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Internationally respected vehicle and performance engineer Ricardo has opened an Electrified Propulsion Research Centre ( EPRC ) as a global centre of excellence for electrified transport engineering . " It is enabling the research and development of the next generation of electrified vehicles , from component level subsystems to fully integrated powertrain ." It is servicing vehicles across all platforms including automotive , commercial vehicle , defence , industrial and off-highway , high performance and motorsport , and motorcycle .
Figueres-based Spanish moped and off-road motorcycle manufacturer Rieju has announced the death of its 84-year old former president Jordi Riera Baró . The business was founded by his father Luis Riera Carré . Riera joined in 1968 and when he succeeded as president , he subsequently masterminded its expansion and development into being a major international player in the small displacement market with distributors in some 40 countries .
Kawasaki Racing Team and Catalan brake system specialist J . Juan have signed a new two year deal to extend their eight year technical partnership for the 2021 and 2022 seasons . In those eight years , KRT has won seven WorldSBK championships and six manufacturer titles , with J . Juan supplying the KRT WSBK team with mesh type hydraulic hoses .
Surflex , Italy - declared a " Historic Brand '
Italian clutch specialist Surflex has been granted ' Marchio Storico ' - the " Italian historic mark " - recognising its 70 years as a motorcycle component manufacturer . Surflex was the first Italian company to produce clutches for motorcycle use , and it is still the only one dealing mainly in clutches to fit motorcycles , and the only one still producing completely and exclusively in its Italian facilities from the design to the production , with in-house engineered equipment and tools . Those 70 years have resulted in a range of 15,000 clutch components for motorcycles dating back to 1920 , right up to 2021 models , from discs to complete clutches - often developed in close design and testing co-operation with motorcycle manufacturers . Clutch assemblies for classic bikes are still produced , using updated tooling and manufacturing technologies in order to provide older bikes with the same grade of replacements and upgrades offered for contemporary and late model machines . Surflex also manufactures replacements and OEM upgrades using more than 300 different friction materials - organic , semi-metallic and metal powder sintered , all three
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