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AMD •• AMD •• AMD DECEMBER 2017 (#221) EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Comment ............................................................4 ROBIN BRADLEY [email protected] "Speak it Softly - "Flat" will be the new "Up" in 2018 PUBLISHER Robin Bradley thinks he sees the first signs of some reasons for (relative) optimism in the 36 months ahead SONJA WALLACE [email protected] GENERAL MANAGER EICMA 2017 ..............................................20-29 SARA VINEY [email protected] With the Italian market doing well, this was a great 'Milan' Show - just don't take any notice of the "official" attendance stats and pity about custom being dropped DESIGN & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR BEN OAG [email protected] PHOTOGRAPHERS Arch Motorcycles ..............................................30 ONNO WIERINGA MADNESS PHOTOGRAPHY, NL www.madnessphotography.eu Arch Motorcycles stepped up at EICMA to introduce a 2018 KRGT-1 for 2018 and two new models, which sees them using S&S' T143 big incher on a limited edition special and going single sided with the T124 FRANK SANDER THUNDER MEDIA, DE www.thunder-media-service.de TOLL FREE… FROM USA/ CANADA: Davida ............................................................55 TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone] Davida enters the "big helmet" market with the world's smallest full-face - a design with contemporary Zeitgeist stamped all over it If for any reason you can’t connect via our toll free numbers then dial TEL: [phone] Fax: [phone] 5, Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 2SZ United Kingdom PROGUIDE: The new, the best and the must-haves ...................... 34-59 TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone] p.36 DISCLAIMERS No part of AMD may be reproduced or used in any way without permission. The views contained in AMD are not necessarily the views of the publishers; the views of the publishers are not necessarily the views of any third parties. Every effort is made to ensure that all material included is as accurate as possible, however, neither the publishers or any third parties can be held responsible for any erroneous statements, facts, figures or just plain silly or honest mistakes or inaccuracies, howsoever caused. All trademarks, brand names and other key words are used purely for descriptive purposes. No approval , endorsement of, or involvement in the contents of AMD is implied by the use of these or any other words, names or marks associated with all or any companies. All trademarks are openly acknowledged by AMD and by any third parties included in AMD. All AMD editorial content is just exactly that, independently sourced, compiled and written editorial content for which no financial or other beneficial transaction or other kind of relationship, contractual or otherwise, has been entered into. No consequential losses or any other liabilities are accepted arising from content of any kind in AMD, howsoever caused. p.41 p.34 p.43 p.47 ‘World Championship of Custom Bike Building’ is a registered trademark of Robin A. Bradley, Dealer-World.com POST MASTER AMD (ISSN 1465-7627) is published monthly by Dealer-World.com, 5, Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2SZ, United Kingdom. Subscription price $200 per year. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: AMD, Dealer-World.com, 5, Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2SZ, United Kingdom or e-mail to [email protected] Print by Warners Midlands bourne, lincolnshire, Gb ISSN 1465-7627 www.AMDchampionship.com AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - DECEMBER 2017 3