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YAMAHA: Now headed into its third year, Yamaha’s ‘Yard Built’ program
has seen dealers and noted guest customizers (such as 2010 and 2014
AMD World Champion Fred “Krugger” Bertrand) reinterpret their ‘Sport
Heritage’ platforms; www.yamaha-motor.co.jp
DELTRAN EUROPE: Headed up by European motorcycle industry veteran
Erwin Van Hoof, Deltran Europe is a subsidiary of the Deland, Florida
based manufacturer of the Battery Tender range o f charging and
diagnostics products; www.batterytender.com
DR JEKILL & MR HYDE: German/Dutch exhaust manufacturer Dr Jekill & Mr Hyde specialize in electronically adjustable exhaust systems. They showcased
their new system for the Harley XL Roadster – the first Harley model before the new 2017s to achieve its European homologation after new EU noise
measurement rules (ECE R 41-04) came into force in 2016. It is available with choice of end caps, in black or chrome, as a muffler only or as a complete
system with a stainless steel manifold; www.jekillandhyde.de
BOSS HOSS: The German V-8 specialist has grown from Monte Warne’s
Dyersburg, Tennessee workshop where he created the first Chevvy V-8
powered motorcycle that maintained cruiser looks in 1990 into a 22,000
sq ft manufacturing facility. In 2006 they became the first V-8 motorcycle
manufacturer to receive full vehicle type approval from the European
Commission; www.bosshoss.com
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AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - NOVEMBER 2016
HARLEY-DAVIDSON was one of several motorcycle manufacturers to
invest in a second INTERMOT booth – adjacent to the AMD World
Championship in ‘INTERMOT Customized’ as aftermarket vendors and OEs
came together to launch the unique and uniquely powerful new “showwithin-show” concept; www.harley-davidson.com
www.AMDchampionship.com