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RSD ‘Clarity’ and ‘Turbine’ Air Cleaners and Matching Accessories for M-8 Roland Sands Design (RSD) has updated its Black Ops, Contrast Cut and chrome finish engine and transmission accessories with a selection of designs for M-8 Touring, Softail and Trike applications. The ‘Clarity’ air cleaner allows for viewing of internal intake components. CNC machined from billet aluminum with a polycarbonate window, it ships with a K&N air filter included for the “best in filtration and flow”. The backing plate is designed to promote smooth airflow into the carb/throttle body. The ‘Turbine’ air cleaner has hidden internal crank case breathers with slotted breather bolts and oil tubes included for Big Twin applications. All RSD air cleaners can be used on Mikuni carbs with use of Turbine air cleaner, Contrast Cut Clarity timing cover, Black Ops Clarity derby cover, chrome a separately available adapter. Matching the ‘Clarity’ air cleaner, the CNC machined billet aluminum ‘Clarity’ derby cover is a direct replacement for the stock design, with matching timing/cam cover also available. The specialty coating of the polycarbonate windows on the Clarity line does not allow oil and grease to adhere and has a proprietary abrasion and UV- resistant film to protect the surface from yellowing, marring or breakage. Clarity air cleaner, Black Ops finish ROLAND SANDS DESIGN Los Alamitos, California, USA Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.rolandsands.com RWD Shocks Best known for his fenders and conversion kits, Russ Wernimont drew on his race experience to enter the Harley shock absorber aftermarket in 2018, in partnership with Walker Evans Racing as the manufacturer of his designs. The two shocks seen here have black anodized aluminum shock bodies, 5/8” stainless steel shafts, high quality Eibach springs, adjustable compression and spring pre-load (to set “sag”) and feature internal bypass technology “for a superior ride.” The RS1 piggy back coil over shocks have piggy back style reservoirs and are available in 13” or 14” ‘standard’ or ‘heavy duty’ configurations for selected M-8 Softail PARTS AND ACCESSORIES RS1 piggy back coil over ’99-‘19 Touring models, ‘91-‘17 Dyna, and ’04-‘19 XL applications. The 13.5” M-8 Softail shock has a remote mount reservoir, and being longer than stock will raise the ride height approximately 1” to 2” depending on the model. DRAG SPECIALTIES Janesville, Wisconsin, USA Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.dragspecialties.com www.russwernimont.com www.AMDchampionship.com 5AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - FEBRUARY 2019 43