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DAYTONA TWIN TEC: Florida based fuel injection tuning specialist.
International Sales Consultant Hector Melendez told AMD that “sales in
Europe are strong. There is a very real demand here for products that
combine comprehensive features with ease of use”;
www.daytona-twintec.com

FRED KODLIN: The well-known German customizer was one of several
prior exhibitors to return to INTERMOT to contribute to the critical mass
achieved at the first ‘INTERMOT Customized’ show-within-show concept
that saw exhibitors benefit from the draw of the AMD World
Championship; www.kodlin.com

DETLEV LOUIS: Bought last year by legendary US investor Warren “Sage
of Omaha” Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway investment group, Hamburg
based Detlev Louis is a well known parts and accessory distributor, mail
order specialist and owner of a network of over 70 retail stores in
Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The company can trace its origins back
to the 1930s and used ‘INTERMOT Customized’ to launch its new custom
parts and accessories program. They also entered their bike “Alouise”
into the Cafe Racer class at this year’s AMD World Championship of
Custom Bike Building; www.louis.de

INDEPENDENT CHOPPERS: Independent Choppers of Dusseldorf,
Germany, was founded in 2000, and 15 years on have built a strong
reputation, garnering awards and international press recognition for
their work; www.independent-choppers.de

ESSENZA: A collaboration between leading customizers and selected OEs (Harley-Davidson, BMW, Kawasaki, Moto Guzzi, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha),
“ESSENZA – The Essence of motorcycles” is a 1/8 mile sprint race series for custom bikes (as opposed to dragsters) – 16 bikes in 2016, including a custom
R nineT by Winston Yeh of Taiwan, the 2013 AMD World Championship Modified Harley-Davidson World Champion. The concept is limited to twin cylinder
machines of no more than 1200cc displacement. Two prizes have been at stake – fastest bike and a design prize sponsored by German parts and accessory
specialist Detlev Louis – with both counting 50/50 towards an eventual winner; www.essenza-the-essence-of-motorcycles.com

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