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NEWS Lectron Fuel Systems -
BRIEFS Now Available from Tucker
New motorcycle registrations in
Germany for the YTD May were
+8.551% at 63,719 units - the
best first four months seen
there since before 2009. The top
selling model there YTD remains
the BMW R 1250 GS (6,229
units), way ahead of the Yamaha
MT-07 in second place (1,815
units). With now having seven
models among the top 30 best
sellers, it is no surprise that
BMW has stretched its home
market dominance still further,
having sold 16,280 units in total
YTD for a commanding 18.55
percent market share (up by
+19.46 percent compared to the
first two months of 2018
Record-breaking racer Zef Eisenberg
survived a 195 mph scare to establish
a new record for the Flying Mile at
Pendine Sands in South Wales. Riding
a specially made 400 bhp
supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa that
was built and prepared by Eisenberg’s
MADMAX Racing Team, he set a two-
way average of 182.40 mph on
Saturday 6 April. The Flying Mile
record was set by Sir Malcolm
Campbell in 1927 at 174 mph in the
famous Blue Bird car. Eisenberg raised
that to 182.49 mph in a two-way
average Flying Mile measurement
that could have been higher if the
engine had not blown up at a GPS
recorded speed of 195 mph-plus.
BMW Motorrad increased
deliveries of its motorcycles and
maxi-scooters by 7.7% to 38,606
units (2018: 35,858 units) in the
United States, setting a new Q1
record for the eighth year in
succession. Revenues grew by
+11.8% to € 586 million (2018:
€ 524 million). EBIT also
improved significantly, rising to
€ 89 million for the three-month
period under report (2018: € 77
million; +15.6%). The first-
quarter EBIT margin came in at
15.2% (2018: 14.7%).
KTM increased its European market
share to 12.3% in Q1 2019 with a
registration increase of +22%,
seeing growth in major markets such
as Germany (+29%), France (+34%)
and Spain (+20%). They were also
up +30% in India. Contrary to initial
estimates, the retail motorcycle
market in Europe grew by around
+20% in the first quarter.
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Tucker Powersports has
announced the addition of
Lectron Fuel Systems to its list
of offered brands. Best known
for making strong, consistent
power in sports like two-stroke
motocross, enduro and drag
racing, Lectron is no stranger to
the 4-stroke market, and H-D
kits in particular.
The American company began in
1974 by developing what were
then two carburetor firsts: the
flat slide and the flat metering
rod. "Today, Lectron continues
to build upon these innovations
and supplies both professional
racers and weekend warriors
with technology that improves
torque, horsepower and fuel
economy while adjusting for
atmospheric conditions."
In 2010, Lectron acquired new
ownership and since that time
has expanded its product line
and refined its production
processes. "They now focus on
the total customer experience,
delivering a superior product
while providing world-class
service."
Lectron carburetors are known
for their simplicity, with no jets,
and what is said to be the least
parts of any carburetor. They
compensate automatically for a
wide range of elevation and
temperature changes and have
the only metering rod fuel
system with two circuits. "This
means no harsh transitions
compared to a jetted
carburetor, while still having
two independently adjustable
circuits for bottom end and top
end. You can run leaner
metering rods for crisp response
off idle while making massive
peak horsepower numbers."
Lectron says its technology
achieves better fuel atomization
as the fuel coming off the
metering rod is in much finer
particles than fuel coming out
of a jet. "This creates a much
more efficient and even burn,
which helps make more power,
uses less fuel, decreases
emissions and helps prevent
fouling spark plugs."
The smooth, tapered bore
design creates the "fastest
airspeeds of any carburetor,
which means improved throttle
response. Unlike a choked down
keyhole design, Lectron
products are designed to flow
the most air at the highest
velocity and are the only
carburetors with the fuel pick-
up tube always under vacuum
(on the engine side of the slide)
- it’s always full of fuel, and
adjusting float height for
throttle response is a thing of
the past."
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1970 Jawa 652 'Banana Frame'
ISDT Wins Heritage Award
The AMA has been handing out
awards again with the 2019 AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage
Award, presented at the Quail
Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel,
California, in May, going to a
1970 Jawa 652 'Banana
Frame' ISDT owned by
Chris Carter, the owner
and President of Motion
Pro.
Carter
was
an
International Six Days Trials
rider in the mid-1970s - the
event is now known as the FIM
International Six Days Enduro (ISDE).
Carter's Jawa is a 250 cc single
cylinder two-stroke made in
Czechoslovakia (now the Czech
Republic). The model was dubbed
'Banana Frame' because of the large
curved spars that make up the main
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frame. This bike is one of 25 of the 250
cc machines built in 1970.
Also at the event, AMA President and
CEO Rob Dingman presented the
previously announced 2018
AMA Dud Perkins
Lifetime Achievement
Award to AMA
Motorcycle Hall of
Famer and Hall of
Fame
Legend
Malcolm Smith.
Smith was inducted into
the AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame in 1998 and declared a Hall
of Fame Legend in 2012. Throughout
Smith's storied racing career and
subsequent
business
and
philanthropic ventures, he has been an
advocate for the AMA mission and its
programs.
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From left: Chris Carter, Malcolm
Smith and Rob Dingman
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