American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 180 July 2014 | Page 33

SBS 'Street' pads SBS, the Scandinavian manufacturer of high performance quality brake pads, has shown its commitment to the American V-twin market by launching brake pads in three different compounds for the all-new HarleyDavidson Street family before the bikes have become widely available. While the name SBS may not be widely known in the US market, the brand has been available for many years when it supplied Drag Specialties with brake pads under the brand name ‘Drag Specialties by SBS’. The full line of V-twin specific brake pads received a brand change for 2014 and is now promoted as ‘SBS Brakes for American Motorcycles’. The company’s Sales Manager for North America, Johan Rauff Kristensen, said: “We are proud to supply riders of