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GPR Exhausts Looking for International Expansion, including USA Italian manufacturer GPR Exhaust Systems is best known in Europe for its race and ‘metric’ sportbike and ‘street’ exhausts. All designed and manufactured in-house, GPR is well-known for its race success and is one of the longest established exhaust manufacturers in Europe - founded in 1969 the company has been celebrating its 50th anniversary. Known for precision manufacturing, advanced materials, low and mid-range RPM power and torque gains where it matters most, GPR also offers a wide range of fully emissions compliant exhausts for Harley-Davidson applications. Visually, these are the kind of exhausts that scream “performance”- designs that have race pedigree and that are built for performance and deliver that unique “Euro- Style” performance look, that sets them aside from the mainstream of the custom exhaust design culture both in terms of looks and results. G.P.R. ITALIA S.R.L. Cerro Al Lambro (MI), ITALY Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.gpr.it Round Evo: “classic style with the best performance.” Made from special stainless steel 304 with carbon style indelible treatment, for a customized look without any risk of color change. Homologated to Euro 4 level for noise, it provides a 4 hp power increase. Conical line: A racing style exhaust available in natural stainless steel and with carbon style indelible treatment, linke pipes and protection can be in black with ceramic treatment. Euro 4 homologated. Slash line: A “best seller dedicated to the amazing Guns n’ Roses guitarist”, this pair of stainless steel pipes is available in chrome look or in back with ceramic paint. Euro 4 homologated. Curtiss Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign and Seeks Zeus Deposits Birmingham, Alabama based Curtiss Motorcycles is launching an Equity Crowdfunding Campaign to “accelerate production of its innovative battery electric motorcycles.” It is using the Wefunder portal and opened its equity raise in November at $0.20 per share, with investment open to the public with a minimum investment of $1,000 USD, equating to 5,000 shares of common stock in the company. “We formed Curtiss to lead the growing premium all-electric motorcycle market,” said Curtiss CEO and Chairman Matt Chambers. “With equity crowdfunding, we’re inviting our customers, followers and fans to join us as we accelerate production of our first battery electric motorcycles, and ultimately lead the electric motorcycle revolution. 16 “Unlike traditional brands like Harley- Davidson, Honda, BMW and KTM, we don’t have a portfolio of gas-powered motorcycles (and their associated factory overhead) to protect,” Chambers explained. “Our balance sheet is clear of such burdens, which frees us to pursue the best and finest solutions to sustainable motorcycling without regard to the inevitable disruption to revenue from gas- powered product lines.” The company has also announced that it is “accepting reservations for their highly anticipated all-electric Zeus motorcycle” – two new production versions, which were unveiled at the EICMA/Milan Show in November. Both will feature carved billet aluminum and carbon fiber construction and can be had in either raw or anodized black finishes. Pricing is set at $60,000 USD for both models, AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - JANUARY 2019 which can be reserved with a 10% ($6,000 USD) pre-payment. Both Zeus models are slated for production in early 2020. Utilizing a proprietary powertrain system optimized to balance power and range, the Zeus models have a target range of 280 miles (450 km) and it is hoped they will produce 145 pound-feet of torque from a 140 kW motor. www.curtissmotorcycles.com www.AMDchampionship.com