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Indian opens Experience Center Indian Motorcycle has opened a new Experience Center for visitors at its Spirit Lake, Iowa factory. The new facility will offer current and historic Indian Motorcycle displays and host free of charge tours of its high-tech factory. Visitors will be able to observe the assembly process from start to finish with robotic machinery and witness new Indian motorcycles come right off the line. “As America’s first motorcycle company, we have a rich history and a loyal following of motorcyclists,” said Steve Menneto, President, Indian Motorcycle. “Right in America’s heartland, the Experience Center not only serves as a unique destination for motorcyclists to engage with the brand, but also showcases our outstanding people who build premium motorcycles.” The Experience Center will be open for complimentary tours on Mondays and Fridays from August 21 through November 3, 2017. Tours will reopen in 2018 and will be conducted through appointments only, which can be made by calling Indian Motorcycle Spirit Lake at 712-336-6955. Motonation, Malaysia, to host an AMD World Championship Affiliate Custom Bike Show The latest show to join the line-up of AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building affiliates is Motonation, being staged at the PICC (Putrajaya International Convention Centre) in Malaysia, December 1 – 3, 2017. One of the biggest events in South East Asia, Motonation is an automotive and lifestyle celebration, and this year features an AMD World Championship affiliate custom bike show for the first time, with the winner receiving travel and bike freight expenses to compete at the 2018 AMD World Championship at ‘INTERMOT Customized’, Cologne, Germany, in October. The show is open to competitors from throughout the region, and AMD will be there to supervise the judging. www.motonation.com.my Baum Fest, Barcelona, Spain - September 29 to October 1 Baum Festival is an established Art and Urban lifestyle festival being staged at the Fira de Barcelona (Montjuic) that includes everything from skateboards, BMX and cars, to the 20th International Tattoo Exhibition and a custom bike show with prizes sponsored by Motorcycle Storehouse. The winner will receive expenses to go and compete at the ‘Verona Show’ (Motor Bike Expo) in Italy in January 2018. 16 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - OCTOBER 2017 Zodiac International is sponsoring tech sessions on engine tuning, Electronic Fuel Injection and re-mapping ECUs, with a two-team Build-Off and Mechanics High School feature in addition to some 50 plus custom bikes of all platforms expected to be in competition. www.baumfest.com www.AMDchampionship.com