American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 245 December 2019 | Page 8

Larry Moore scored 4th place with
the much admired 'Kontrolled Kaos'
at the 'AMD' in 2016
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Olimpico, Rio de Janeiro, on May 28-
31. The program had an event in
Mexico one year, and there have been
two entries from an Argentine
customizer before, but this is a South
America first for the 'AMD' and a show
we are very happy to welcome to the
world stage.
The same weekend sees a welcome
return for the program to France for
the Gérardmer Motordays at
Gérardmer, near Nancy in North
Eastern France on 29-31 May, located
in the stunning Parc Naturel Régional
des Ballons des Vosges with its
exceptional riding.
France is another European market
with superb standards of custom
creativity and craftsmanship and one
that is certain to provide an AMD
World Champion before too long.
Located very close to the German and
Swiss borders, Gérardmer Motordays
is ideally situated to also attract top
builders from southern Germany and
Switzerland.
The following weekend sees the 46th
annual Custom Bike Show,
Sweden, on June 6. Staged by Twin
Club MC, in collaboration with the
hugely supportive and motorcycle-
friendly Norrtälje city authorities, this
is the longest established AMD
Affiliate show and is believed to be (by
a few months) the oldest custom bike
show in the world.
Twin Club celebrated its 50th
anniversary last year, and located on
the Swedish coast around an hour
north east of the capital Stockholm,
the event regularly attracts some 200
bikes entered in six classes, with
competitors coming from all over
Scandinavia and northern Europe for
what is one of the world's primary
showcases of custom motorcycle
design and engineering - competitors
from Custom Bike Show always do
well at the AMD World Championship,
and Sweden is one of only seven
countries to have produced an AMD
World Champion in the program's 13
year history.
The focus then shifts to the United
States for the first of our two Affiliates
there for 2020. First up is a second year
for the always popular Republic of
Texas Motorcycle Rally, at Austin,
Texas, on June 11-14, followed by a
third straight year for the fast growing
Cherokee Blue Ridge Run in North
Carolina, September 11-13.
Both U.S. shows already have winners
slated to enjoy an expenses paid trip
to compete in Germany in October
2020 from their 2019 and prior
competitions - including a World
Championship return for Larry
Moore of Moore Customs
(Witchita, KS) fame, who won in
2019, having scored 4th place with
the much admired 'Kontrolled Kaos' at
the 'AMD' in 2016, and Brian
Buttera, Buttera's Metal Werx
(Lakeland, FL), who won at the 2019
Blue Ridge Run.
They will be joined at the 'AMD' in
2020 by Tim Dixon, of Gas Axe
Choppers, TN, who was a World
Championship competitor in 2018
and will be another returnee in 2020,
having won the 2018 Blue Ridge Run,
and Paul Shadley of Shadley
Brothers (Whitman, MA), who took
second at the 2019 Blue Ridge Run to
qualify as an Affiliate Program 'Wild
Card' entrant at the World
Championship and round out the
2020 'Team USA' to four competitors.
AMD World Championship Affiliate
Program winners receive the necessary
expenses paid by the show for them to
compete at the 'AMD', and our thanks
go to all those organizers for their
investment in helping to build the
future of our industry!
NAMZ 20th Anniversary Catalog
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this
year, Oreland, Pennsylvania based
NAMZ Custom Products' new catalog
for 2020 is a veritable cornucopia of
all things electrical - all the 'must
haves' and all the 'you didn't know you
needed'!
"I founded NAMZ in September 1999
with the idea of providing quality
motorcycle products at an affordable
price," says owner, CEO, motorcycle
electrics guru and author Jeff Zielinski.
"I wanted to show people that
electrical work really isn't that scary.
Now in our 20th year, and as our
company continues to grow in size, we
feel we're doing just that, while
learning something new every day!
"It's been a few years since we
released a catalog, so our marketing
team has been working long hours to
bring you a new, updated version. The
2020 version is filled with many new
products that we're sure you'll be
thankful for! NAMZ has always tried
to keep its customers' best interests at
heart when creating new products -
designs that cater to your customers'
wants and needs.
"So from everyone here at NAMZ,
thank you for your support over the
past 20 years, and here's to 20 more."
www.namzccp.com
Tools Volume 2 - Double the Number, Double the Size
Volume 2 of MCSH's popular Tools
Catalog is "double the size with double
the number of workshop must-haves -
increased from 128 to 256 jam-packed
pages of workshop goodness with an
improved, easier to use, dealer-friendly
layout.
"Front of house you’ll now see 12
individual brand chapters, including
premium manufacturer Wera, Italian
specialists Bike-Lift and plier-pros
Knipex, alongside established favorites
such as Teng Tools. Delve further and
there are dedicated chapters for those
specialist V-twin items, clothing,
workshop essentials and our Quick-
Tool-Index."
motorcyclestorehouse.com
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