Marc LeBaron, Chairman and CEO of Lincoln Industries:“ Our experience with heat management and thermal technologies in trucking, automotive and powersports mean we now have great opportunities to bring new technologies that help with rider comfort and safety. Our customer base is large OEMs, who have high standards. We have been designing and engineering products for trucking, motorsports and UTV / ATV for many years. We are able to bring these high standards and technical expertise to the Khrome Werks product line.”
“ best known as a Tier 1 supplier for Harley-Davidson”
finishing processes in addition to metal forming. Those finishing processes extend way beyond simple and traditional chroming to include anodizing, cadmium coating on steel, chromate conversion coatings, diamond-like carbon( DLC) decorative chrome, hard chroming, satin nickel finishing on steel and brass, ceramics and fluoropolymer coatings, metal polishing and high temperature coatings, as well as thermal insulating textile materials. OE customers include Peterbilt, Kenworth, Daimler, Volvo and Polaris, in addition to Harley-Davidson, with tube bending and fabrication at the core of their manufacturing operations, including multi-axis configurations from 3 / 8 to 8 inches in diameter.
Drag-style headers for 883 / 1200cc Sportsters with 1.75” to 2.125” 16- gauge stepped interconnected headers; 2.50” 220 degree 16-gauge heat shields, 18mm and 12mm O2 bungs welded into the primaries; conical formed port caps for optimal flow and HP-plus baffles. Available in chrome, black or eclipse.
“ Hyper-secured” 2-into-2 interconnected crossover headers with 2.5” diameter heat shields for‘ 09 and up Tourers. Features include 1.75” 16-gauge headers with obround 1.875” crossover and 18mm and 12mm O2 bungs. Available in chrome, black or eclipse.
4” high-performance mufflers with high-flow baffle and billet tips. Available black, chrome or eclipse for‘ 95 and up Tourers, 16-gauge“ absorptive” mufflers with 1.75” inlets.
Jim Preisler has always been known as an enthusiastic amateur drag racer and builder of notable“ beasts” with impressive performance credentials. Under Lincoln’ s ownership it is clear that performance will remain the beast that growls in the heart of Khrome Werks. With manufacturing remaining at the Pine Island, Minnesota facility, Bill Ellerbee, Lincoln Industries’ President and former VP Operations, told AMD Magazine that“ Khrome Werks has been a manufacturer of the best fitting, high-performance aftermarket accessories for Harley-Davidson motorcycles for more than 35 years.” Ellerbee, who was closely involved with the
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