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Memphis Shades: Recent new products from the Rossville, Tennessee based
specialist include additions to its Road Warrior fairings for Touring, Softail,
Dyna, Street and Indian Scout applications; Batwing, Gauntlet, Bullet and
Café fairings; popular Memphis Fats and Slim windshields; spoiler
windshields for FLH fairings and a wide range of options for Sportsters,
Indian, Victory and leading metric cruiser models; www.memphisshades.com
into the powerhouse it became on his
watch.
So how does he think he is going to
be able to start doing that? “Well, one
of the most important first stages is to
rekindle our relationships with our
Sport Chrome: The big news from the Westminster, California based
chroming to wheels to accessories specialist is of a new partnership with
Tucker V-Twin for its ‘Reinforcer’ wheel program. CEO Jon Reed told AMD
that “beyond the ‘Reinforcer’s’ pleasing aesthetics, these wheels are
designed to allow the owner to optimize its factory-equipped braking
system. Made specifically for [but not limited to] all 2014 and up Street
Glide and Road Glide models, the ‘Reinforcer’ immediately gives the bike
that sought-after stance of a 21” front wheel”; www.sportchrome.com
use the experience they have.
“I think they need leadership, and the
team to provide that is being
assembled. In Hugh Charvat we have
a new CEO for the whole of MAG who
is the real deal, he ‘gets it,’ he’s an
“we just need to let them
do their jobs”
vendors, our dealers and our sales
teams. We have a lot of really smart
people, who are passionate and who
want to be able to love their company
again.
“I believe they have been in a state of
turmoil with the changes that have
gone on for the past few years. We just
need to help them to do their jobs and
enthusiast as well as a smart operator,
and he and the new management
team, board and ownership partners
are all on the same page. We all know
what we want to do, what we need to
do and there is a plan to get us there.
“The people here at Tucker have had
a blurry windshield for the past few
years. Coming into the company the
Le Pera: The North Hollywood, California seats specialist had a big year in
2018 with three stylish new designs - the ‘Streaker’ for Sportsters; ‘KickFlip’
for ‘06-’17 Dynas and the ‘Sprocket’ Solo for ‘08 and up Baggers - selected
options include ‘Smooth’, ‘Diamond’ and ‘Pleated’ stitch finishes. All Le Pera
seats have 46 years of handcraftsmanship invested into every detail and
feature a powder-coated 16-gauge steel base plate, a specially poured high-
density “Marathon” molded foam foundation and double-stitched
handcrafted cover with bonded polyester thread for durability;
www.lepera.com
www.AMDchampionship.com
BMC Air Filters: Almost 20 years of experience gained from successful
cooperation with the most prestigious teams in Formula 1 and MotoGP
makes BMC a “global leader in the design and production of high-
performance air filters”. To mark its entry into the Harley-Davidson filters
aftermarket, the company has released a limited edition run of 99
individually numbered titanium mesh filters with a hand-laminated
autoclave cured carbon fiber custom cover and CNC-machined one-piece
machined alloy backing plate. The multi-layered synthetic gauze (no oil
needed) is an easy maintenance, airflow-friendly technology that is said to
deliver state-of-the-art filtration capability; www.bmcairfilters.com
Daytona Twin Tec: Following the sale by Allen Alvarez, new owner JMS Chip &
Performance (of Debary, Florida, with Vice President Brad Grissom seen here
on the right), has big plans for development of the product line with a slew
of new products in the making for later this year; www.d-tts.com
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