Italian precision hydraulic spring preload adjustment custom shock options
Founded in 1963, Italian suspension and vibration dampening specialist Bitubo entered the motorcycle suspension market in 1975 and since then has become a familiar name in the street, sportsbike and MX markets with a fine pedigree of track success and product innovation.
WME22V2
Precision Cast 3D Wheels
These precision cast wheels by Ormond Beach, Florida based Coastal Moto were described as the“ first ever‘ cast’ one-piece design wheels” when they were first introduced by Jason Spillers in 2016. Said be“ a fraction of the cost of billet or forged wheels,” they include bearings and valve stems installed by Coastal Moto.
The brand name of‘ Bitubo’ originates from a famous pair of shock absorbers connected by two compensating rubber pipes that were an immediate hit in the paddocks of MotoGP and other race series. Fast forward to the 21st century and Bitubo’ s product for their Harley aftermarket and custom V-twin applications is gaining a growing reputation for their construction quality and race-bred technology. An upgrade for Harleys and custom bikes, WME22V2 shocks feature stepless rebound and compact hydraulic spring preload adjustment than can be tuned manually with a simple hex tool or the optional 20 click adjustment knob that delivers 10 mm of spring preload tuning. The shock body is constructed from high-resistance alloy steel with a CNC-machined aluminum head. The shocks are Nitrogen gas pressurized with internal oil / gas floating piston. The shock body is completely black; the piston rod is in steel alloy and the springs are in chrome silicon steel alloy and available chrome or black. They are also available in longer and shorter hydraulic spring adjustment versions. Also available in longer or shorter versions, the added compression tuning on Bitubo’ s top-of-the-line WMT22V2‘ Dark Edition’ custom shocks allows for a more sophisticated and precise set-up with more adjustment options, meaning the installation can be
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WMT22V2
tuned to the rider’ s weight and the use of the bike( two-up, luggage, urban cycle, highway cruising etc).
BITUBO Selve di Teolo( PD), ITALY Tel: + 39 0499 903 475 info @ bitubo. com www. bitubo. com
‘ Atlantic’ 3D rears for 2009- 2018 FLHT / FLHR / FLHX / FLTRX / FLTRU with or without ABS; and‘ Largo’ 3D front in black / natural for 2008 – 2018 FLHT, FLHR and FLHX with ABS.
DRAG SPECIALTIES Janesville, Wisconsin, USA Tel: 608 758 1111 drag @ dragspecialties. com www. dragspecialties. com
Atlantic
The front wheels accept lug-mounted OEM or aftermarket‘ 14-‘ 18 FL Touring front brake rotors; the rear wheels accept stock cush-drive, pulley and brake rotor; available for ABS and non-ABS models. Each ABS wheel is available with intelligent ABS bearings that are " linked brake ready "; no ABS system reprogramming is required. Available designs are the chrome or black / natural‘ Atlantic’ 3D fronts for 2008- 2018 FLHT / FLHR / FLHX / FLTRX / FLTRU with or without ABS; chrome or black / natural
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