American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 236 March 2019 | Page 8

NEWS Tucker V-Twin Exclusive
BRIEFS Distributor of Letric Lighting Co.
Indian Motorcycle has
announced it is to accelerate
the July 2018 announced plan
to manufacture Scout models
for Europe at its Polaris
ATV/UTV facility in Poland. The
intention is to “reduce the
impact of the retaliatory tariffs
on motorcycles imposed by the
EU in response to the Trump
administration’s aluminum and
steel tariffs.” The facility in
Poland will assemble CKD kits
(Complete Knock Down)
shipped there from its Spirit
Lake, Iowa motorcycle
manufacturing and assembly
facility.
February saw the return of the
Harley-Davidson edition F-150 pick-
up in a collaboration with Fox Factory
Holding subsidiary Tuscany Motor Co
- a specialist in special and limited
edition Fords. The formal special
edition collaboration between Harley
and Ford ended in 2012, but from its
inception in 2000 some 70,000
Harley F-150 specials are said to
have been sold.
To put Harley’s Livewire
ambitions in context, in 2018
the 28 markets that (currently!)
make up the European Union
(which is widely accepted to be
at least a decade ahead of the
USA in terms of its E-bike and
Urban Mobility market
acceptance) was only worth
7,378 units (according to full
year data from Brussels based
international motorcycle
industry trade association
ACEM). Indeed, total electric
PTW registrations, which
includes E-Scooters, Mopeds
and ‘PedElecs’, were only
47,179 units. While both figures
were up substantially over 2017
in percentage terms (+44% and
+51% respectively), the still low
volumes suggest that beyond
ride share, leasing and city
rental schemes, take-up and
market acceptance still have a
long way to go before anybody
can expect to start making
reasonable profits and ROI from
the sector.
US non-farm payrolls shows that US
firms created 304,000 jobs in
January, according to the US Labor
Department. Average hourly earnings
rose by 3.2%. However, the job
numbers for December have been
revised down from 312,000 to
222,000 and data also shows the
number of Americans claiming
unemployment benefits has reached
its highest level in more than a year.
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Created by leading electrical
component manufacturer NAMZ
Custom Cycle Products
(Oreland, Pennsylvania), the
new LED lighting product line is
available exclusively from
Tucker V-twin.
One of several new exclusives
added by Tucker in recent
weeks, the Letric line features
over 150 parts. Created and
tested in just a few months, the
program made its debut at the
2019 Tucker Dealer Show, Fort
Worth, Texas in January.
CEO Jeff Zielinski (seen here,
left, with Midwestern-based
Sales Manager Mark Fossler)
said that “the Letric line
includes premium Plug-n-
Play LED motorcycle lighting
with a vast array of
offerings for V-twin models
including headlights, taillights,
turn signals, and accent lighting.
Even more, Letric Lighting
products boast anywhere from a
one-year to industry-leading
Lifetime Warranty.”



AMA 2019 Vintage Flat Track
National Championship Series
The 2019 AMA Vintage Flat Track
National Championship Series
schedule features 13 rounds, including
the series' first visit to Plymouth, Ind.
The schedule includes three rounds on
Half Mile tracks and eight rounds on
short tracks, before wrapping up with
the series' final rounds at the 3/8 Mile
Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Ind.
“With the addition of the two rounds
at Plymouth Speedway, our Vintage
Flat Track competitors will be
challenged by three types of tracks in
2019,” AMA Track Racing Manager
Ken Saillant said. “It's great to see so
many of yesterday's flat track
motorcycles brought back to life to
compete in this championship.”
The 2019 season gets underway with
three races at 2019 Daytona Bike
Week and visits venues in eight states,
including a round at the 2019 AMA
Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring
Honda.
The series recognizes national
champions in period-correct classes
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - MARCH 2019
that reflect the storied history of AMA
flat track competition. Class
champions are recognized as AMA
National Champions and awarded
AMA No. 1 plates.
www.americanmotorcyclist.com
2019 AMA Vintage Flat Track National
Championship Series Schedule
March 9
March 11
March 12
May 4
June 14
June 15
July 6
Aug. 3-4
Sept. 1
Sept. 21
Sept. 22
Oct. 12
Oct. 13
Oglethorpe Speedway, Pooler, Ga. (Half Mile)
Volusia County Speedway, De Leon Springs, Fla. (Half Mile)
Volusia County Speedway, De Leon Springs, Fla. (Short Track)
Trail-Way Speedway, Hanover, Pa. (Short Track)
Square Deal Riders, Harpursville, N.Y. (Short Track)
Square Deal Riders, Harpursville, N.Y. (Short Track)
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days,
Ashland County Fairgrounds, Ashland, Ohio (Half Mile)
Mid-America Speedway, Indianapolis, Ind. (Short Track)
Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill. (Short Track)
Oakland Valley Race Park, Cuddebackville, N.Y. (Short Track)
Oakland Valley Race Park, Cuddebackville, N.Y. (Short Track)
Plymouth Speedway, Plymouth, Ind. (3/8 Mile)
Plymouth Speedway, Plymouth, Ind. (3/8 Mile)
www.AMDchampionship.com