NEWS
BRIEFS
BRP has announced it is to build a new North American HQ at Plano , Texas . The move is designed to situate them “ closer and better connected to our largest market ,” according to BRP GM Sandy Scullion .
Windy City Motorcycle Company is set to open its 15th dealership – Windy City Harley-Davidson at Rosemont , Illinois .
Ducati will stage its biennial ‘ World Ducati Week ’ at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli from July 20-22 , 2018 .
With it widely expected ( indeed hoped ) that the remaining 83 new bike models to be launched by Harley in the next nine years will include Off- Road and / or Adventure Tourer platforms , it might be timely for Harley to look again at what ATK Motorcycles , the USA ’ s only off-road motorcycle brand , could bring to the party ?
Motorcycle Industry Council Government Relations staff met with Department of Agriculture and U . S . Forest Service officials in November to highlight the importance of OHV recreation in national forests . The MIC says it urged department officials to prioritize recreational access , stating that OHV recreation in national forests is vital to the industry and that it is a local and national economic engine .
Metzeler has introduced a new 18 ″ tire for classic racers . With rim sizes of classics often outside the sizing parameters of modern stickies , they now offer the Racetec RR DOT range K1 ( softest ) compound in 110 / 80- ZR18 ( 58W ) front , and 150 / 65-ZR18 ( 69W ) and 160 / 60- ZR18 ( 70W ) rears .
The reported death of Bimota may have been exaggerated . Originally created by Valerio Bianchi ( BI ), Giuseppe Morri ( MO ) and Massimo Tamburini ( TA ), there can never have been a motorcycle brand whose potency has seen it survive so many near death experiences . The latest came in the form of an article that appeared in Cycle World in the United States that the Rimini based “ boutique ” high- performance marque vehemently denies . There is no secret that relocation ( s ) and the recent state of the market have made it tough for Bimota , but the Last Rites may still be a tad premature .
Lowbrow Customs founder recaptures Land Speed Record
Tyler Malinky , founder and CEO of Lowbrow Customs , has successfully reclaimed a land speed record on his 1955 Triumph motorcycle . Starting his land speed racing career in 2010 , he has set record speeds in five different classes , including the A-VG 750 record back in 2011 . “ It feels great to set a goal and then accomplish it , especially when that goal is difficult to achieve , such as a land speed record ,” said Malinky . The new record is 124.593 mph on his 1955 Triumph , which was originally only 33 horsepower at the crankshaft . Malinky ’ s custom-built race bike ‘ Poison Ivy ’ touts almost double the power and torque of the original . “ Going fast is fun no matter what , but taking something slow and making it go faster than it should is what I enjoy ,” said Malinky , “ especially when I built it in my home garage out of swap meet junk , tubing and sheet metal .” The prior record , just over 1 mph slower , was set at Bonneville Speed Week in 2016 by the Cheetah race team out of Switzerland on a 1950s Triumph motorcycle with a speed of 123.534 mph . They had increased the record from the 117.108 mph speed set on ‘ Poison Ivy ’ by Malinky back in 2011 . “ We ’ ll be back on the Salt in 2018 with ‘ Poison Ivy ’ to bump up the speeds on this new gas record and try and take the fuel record as well ,” said Malinky , not missing a beat , “ the real competition is between myself , my bike and the salt flats . The trouble with speed is that once you get going , you always want more .”
www . lowbrowcustoms . com
W & W : “ Go Fast , Go West ” for 2018
The W & W Cycles catalog is always a highlight from the Würzburg , Germany based distributor , and never short of adventurous spirit and creativity , this year said that “ our 2018 motto is ‘ Go West !’ Our constant urge to go riding and explore new roads saw Paul and our 1915 Model 11F undertaking an epic jaunt across the USA with the Motorcycle Cannonball . “ We shipped two specially built bikes , a Pan and a Knucklehead , to the States , to follow in the tracks of steam trains , wagon trails and wild horses in the wide-open spaces of North America . “ Wrenching on your Harley is the last frontier of motorcycle tuning and customizing , and our all-new 2018 catalog shows the trail to endless horizons of boss hardware to turn your hoss into
the best Harley the world has ever seen . “ With more than 1,100 pages , featuring over 20,000 broncin ’ parts , we rounded up herds of pictures from the old times and everything but the beans for maintenance , restoration ,
customizing , tuning and hopping up your ride , plus some stylish apparel for when yer riding to town .” www . wwag . com
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Lowbrow Customs founder
BRIEFS recaptures Land Speed Record
NEWS
BRP has announced it is to build
a new North American HQ at
Plano, Texas. The move is
designed to situate them “closer
and better connected to our
largest market,” according to
BRP GM Sandy Scullion.
Windy City Motorcycle Company is
set to open its 15th dealership –
Windy City Harley-Davidson at
Rosemont, Illinois.
Ducati will stage its biennial
‘World Ducati Week’ at the
Misano World Circuit Marco
Simoncelli from July 20-22,
2018.
With it widely expected (indeed
hoped) that the remaining 83 new
bike models to be launched by Harley
in the next nine years will include Off-
Road and/or Adventure Tourer
platforms, it might be timely for
Harley to look again at what ATK
Motorcycles, the USA’s only off-road
motorcycle brand, could bring to the
party?
Motorcycle Industry Council
Government Relations staff met
with Department of Agriculture
and U.S. Forest Service officials
in November to highlight the
importance of OHV recreation in
national forests. The MIC says it
urged department officials to
prioritize recreational access,
stating that OHV recreation in
national forests is vital to the
industry and that it is a local
and national economic engine.
Metzeler has introduced a new 18″
tire for classic racers. With rim sizes of
classics often outside the sizing
parameters of modern stickies, they
now offer the Racetec RR DOT range
K1 (softest) compound in 110/80-
ZR18 (58W) front, and
150/65-ZR18(69W) and 160/60-
ZR18 (70W) rears.
The reported death of Bimota
may have been exaggerated.
Originally created by Valerio
Bianchi (BI), Giuseppe Morri
(MO) and Massimo Tamburini
(TA), there can never have been
a motorcycle brand whose
potency has seen it survive so
many near death experiences.
The latest came in the form of
an article that appeared in Cycle
World in the United States that
the Rimini based “boutique”
high- performance marque
vehemently denies. There is no
secret that relocation(s) and the
recent state of the market have
made it tough for Bimota, but
the Last Rites may still be a tad
premature.
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Tyler Malinky, founder and CEO of
Lowbrow Customs, has successfully
reclaimed a land speed record on his
1955 Triumph motorcycle. Starting his
land speed racing career in 2010, he
has set record speeds in five different
classes, including the A-VG 750 record
back in 2011. “It feels great to set a
goal and then accomplish it, especially
when that goal is difficult to achieve,
such as a land speed record,” said
Malinky.
The new record is 124.593 mph on his
1955 Triumph, which was originally
only 33 horsepower at the crankshaft.
Malinky’s custom-built race bike
‘Poison Ivy’ touts almost double the
power and torque of the original.
“Going fast is fun no matter what, but
taking something slow and making it
go faster than it should is what I
enjoy,” said Malinky, “especially when
I built it in my home garage out of
swap meet junk, tubing and sheet
metal.”
The prior record, just over 1 mph
slower, was set at Bonneville Speed
Week in 2016 by the Cheetah race
team out of Switzerland on a 1950s
Triumph motorcycle with a speed of
123.534 mph. They had increased the
record from the 117.108 mph speed
set on ‘Poison Ivy’ by Malinky back in
2011.
“We’ll be back on the Salt in 2018
and take the fuel record as well,” said
Malinky, not missing a beat, “the real
competition is between myself, my
bike and the salt flats. The trouble with
speed is that once you get going, you
always want more.”
with ‘Poison Ivy’ to bump up the
speeds on this new gas record and try
www.lowbrowcustoms.com
W&W: “Go Fast, Go West” for 2018
The W&W Cycles catalog is
always a highlight from the
Würzburg, Germany based
distributor, and never short of
adventurous spirit and
creativity, this year said that
“our 2018 motto is ‘Go West!’
Our constant urge to go riding
and explore new roads saw Paul
and our 1915 Model 11F
undertaking an epic jaunt
across the USA with the
Motorcycle Cannonball.
“We shipped two specially built
bikes, a Pan and a Knucklehead,
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