American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 208 November 2016 | Page 18

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 18 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