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Vance & Hines RaceShop
BRIEFS Components

NEWS
Headed up by former Yuasa
executive Lisa Barton, the
Coppel, Texas based
Universal Power Group
(UPG) has Standard
Conventional, Premium Dry
Charge AGM and Platinum
AGM, LFP and V-twin specific
batteries available in its
‘Kinetik’ brand program of
powersports specific
batteries. Specifically
designed with rugged
construction for the rigors
of V-twin applications, their
Platinum VRLA (Valve
Regulated Lead Acid)
batteries with AGM
separators are said to be
maintenance-free for all
Harley models since 1964.
Polaris Industries has announced
Craig Scanlon, VP of Slingshot and
Chief Retail Officer (CRO) of the
Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) division,
has been named Chief Marketing
Officer (CMO), reporting directly to
CEO Scott W. Wine. Scanlon joined
the company in 2004 in a field
sales role. Meanwhile, the
Slingshot business is being
integrated into the Motorcycle
division, joining Victory and Indian
under the leadership of Steve
Menneto, President, Motorcycles.
Skully, the crowd source
funded San Francisco helmet
company is out of business.
The business had been
planning to sell Korean
made high-tech Skully AR-1
“Augmented Reality” headsup-display (HUD) helmets
using Chinese electronics
and software developed in
India. A final attempt to
rescue the business failed,
and at the time of their
Chapter 7 filing it appeared
likely that all the investors
will have lost their money.
A new three-part mini-series called
"Harley and the Davidsons,"
which “follows the story of the
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
Company,” is slated to premiere
on the Discovery Channel in the
United States on September 5th.
For the first six months of
2016 Harley-Davidson sold
7,488 units in Germany, for a
7.48 percent market share –
making them the fifth highest
selling manufacturer; unit
sales were 14.93 percent up
on the first six months of
2015. BMW is top dog in its
home market.

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Back in February we featured
the first product released by
Vance & Hines in their new
RaceShop Components program
– valves and spring kits for Twin
Cam engines.
The Santa Fe Springs, California,
and Indianapolis based
manufacturer has since released
more additions to the range – a
range that sees the marketleading exhaust manufacturer
leveraging founder Byron Hines’
and Terry Vance’s race
credentials and expertise to
produce a line of components
for street bikes that owes its
pedigree to their decades of
success on the drag strip.
“Our high performance products
are manufactured with state-ofthe-art equipment, utilizing
stringent quality control
procedures to significantly
improve all components for
prolonged durability and
reliability,” says VP of Sales &
Marketing John Potts.
“Whether building a street
performance engine or a drag
motor, Vance & Hines engine
components are drop-in
upgrades providing needed
stability while reducing
premature wear. All components
are made to exacting tolerances
ensuring maximized
performance.”
The additions include these high
performance “Bolt-In”
camshafts for 2006 – 2016 Dyna,
2007 – 2016 Softail and 2007 –
2016 Touring models. Designed
with a silent ramp profile, which
is said to eliminate valvetrain
noise, they ship with high
performance inner cam bearings
and a Cometic gasket set.
Their high performance
pushrods are made from
hardened and tempered 4130
Chromoly. They are designed for
high-stress and extreme spring
pressures (7/16" x 0.095" single
taper 5/16" x 24 TPI) and feature
“witness markings” for quick
install and precise adjustment.
Vance & Hines high performance
‘Beehive’ style spring kits are
designed with “the latest
advancements in valve spring
technology. Our springs are
nano-peened, polished and
100% inspected through load
testing.
“They exceed stringent quality

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standards, offering superior
valve stability at high rpm
range, are the premium choice
for your performance upgrade
and “drop-in” ready. No
machining of heads is
required.”
The retainers are made from
4140 Chromoly steel that has
been heat-treated and
processed to maintain high
strength and lightweight
design; the keepers are type
FMOD7 with 7-degree lock
angle, have triple radius groove
and standard install height.
Equipped with Chromoly spring
bases, the kit comes with Viton
seals designed for maximum
retention of elastic properties
along with “excellent resistance
to fluids, heat and aging.”
Fitment is for 2005-2016 Twin
Cams, 2004-2016 XL Sportsters
and 2009-2013 XR Sportsters.
RaceShop forged 2618
aluminum high performance
pistons feature Moly coated
piston skirts, high-strength,
lightweight Chromoly wrist pin,
and phosphate coating to
reduce micro-welding and pin
galling. Forced pin oiling
prevents scuffing at start-up
and precision-machined ring
grooves prevent ring flutter and
positive ring seal. The kit
includes two pistons, wrist pin,
ring set and pin locks.
They are availab le as Big Bore
107” pistons for 2007-2016
Dynas and 2007-2016 Touring
and Softail models; 1999-2006
Dyna and Touring models and
2000-2006 Softails equipped
with 4-3/8″ flywheels.
Their high performance
hydraulic lifters are described as
having a tighter inner diameter
grind for substantial lower leak
down; they feature direct
lubrication to axle and roller
needle bearings and allow the
use of higher spring pressure
and increased rpm capability.
Available for 1999-2016 Twin
Cams, 2000-2016 XL and 20092013 XR Sportsters.
RaceShop high performance
chrome coated valves are
precision CNC-machined from a
stainless one piece forging for
higher strength and durability.
The high grade allows the
design to withstand high heat
and maintain roundness. They

Forged 2618 aluminum high performance
pistons with Moly coated piston skirts,
high strength, lightweight Chromoly
wrist pin, phosphate coating and forced
pin oiling

Tighter inner diameter grind lifters for
substantial lower leak down, features
direct lubrication to axle and roller
needle bearings

High performance “Bolt-In” camshafts
with silent ramp profile and inner cam
bearings and gasket set

Valve and springs sets include two valves
with springs, retainers, spring bases, keepers
and Viton valve seals

Heat-treated springs with 4140 Chromoly steel
retainers, spring bases and Viton seals
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