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Windshield options for ZX-10R / RR and Multistrada

Sport screen for the V4 / S / SPORT 2020-2021
Founded in 2009 (" by riders , for riders "), Pesaro , Italy based WRS hasn ' t allowed the pandemic to slow the company down - with new windshield designs seen here for the 2021 Kawasaki ZX-10R / RR available in clear or smoked ( also offered for the Aprilia RSV4 ) and Sport or Touring style options for the 2020 / 2021 Ducati Multistrada V4 / S / Sport . Driven in no small part by technical partnerships and sponsorships with major teams such as Pramac Racing ( Ducati MotoGP ), Team SIC 58 Squadra Corse ( Moto3 ), and most recently the BMW Motorrad WSBK Official Team , the company has invested
ZX-10R / RR - transparent
ZX-10R / RR - smoked
heavily in cutting-edge technologies , creating a dedicated design team and a production department with a reputation for precision and quality . " We combine new technologies for design and development with the use of certified materials with the best parameters of resistance and transparency ," says CEO Nicolas Zavoli . " All our products are designed with the utmost attention to detail and checked one by one to give our clients a product of the highest quality with 100 % ' Made in Italy ' precision . " We are constantly working hard to create innovative products . Physical simulation software allows us to achieve high aerodynamic performance compared to the OE designs our products replace , but with a design harmony that enhances the style of the bike . " Testing is extensive , out on the road in year-round real world riding conditions as well as in our software and on the track . Aerodynamics is about ' feel ' as well as maths , and working this way allows us to offer aesthetically unique products with excellent aerodynamic protection and minimum turbulence values ." WRS windshields are made in high quality acrylic ( Plexiglas PMMA ), which is said to guarantee an excellent " transmittance " ( ability to pass the light ) and correct optical clarity . " They are safe and on impact can absorb the energy by breaking but not
Touring screen for the V4 / S / SPORT 2020-2021
shattering like glass and do not create dangerous splinters . " Our designs are so finely tuned that whether a high or a low design , we gain optimum protection from wind and rain . The basis of our designs has a more dynamic line that protects most of the body from the air , but leaves the face uncovered ."
WRS SRL Tavullia ( PU ), ITALY Tel : + 39 0541 1797778 www . wrs . it

New steering dampers mean improved handling

Italian suspension specialist Matris is noted for manufacturing some of the best " speed sensitive " steering dampers in the world - it has always been a core competency for the brand . Its speed sensitivity design reacts to sudden movements by automatically and progressively increasing the damping without restricting movement at slow speeds . The short wheelbase and powerful engines of many modern sport bikes are , by their nature , inclined to " nervous " or " uncertain " responses to potholes and other sudden shocks , movements or hard braking - regardless of frame or suspension design . These new steering dampers from Matris improve the control of the front axle and front end stability , giving better damping of all the slow oscillations and rapid changes that the bike setting cannot be tuned for . The new SDR series ( racing replica ) and SDK series ( street version ) steering dampers reduce front wheel shake and provide improved safety at high speed . Matris steering dampers offer fully adjustable hydraulic braking with 13 or 16 calibrated holes for " active ", dynamic and micrometric points of tuning - this is the Matris ' secret sauce ' engineering solution that delivers a progressive " speed sensitive " hydraulic damping system . There is a coaxial twin tube system with titanium external cylinder and aluminium alloy internal cylinder and a high-tensile alloy steel single piston rod with hard chrome coating , lapped finished for , effectively , " zero " stiction . The SDR race replica series has an additional TIN ( Titanium Nitride ) surface treatment . The external reservoir tank design gives vastly improved heat dissipation and control of fluid expansion and is pressurised with nitrogen gas for greater stability at high operating temperatures . Matris has asked us to remind everyone that there are a lot of product imitations on the internet of all the best motorcycle suspension and performance products and brands - and to advise dealers to make sure they ( and their customers ) are buying genuine originals through a reputable channel . We here at IDN are happy to associate ourselves with Matris ' remarks - when it comes to safety , impossibly cheap prices are NOT the rider ' s friend . It is almost always true that something engineered to be cheap is engineered to fail !
SDR
SDK
MATRIS S . R . L . Camisano Vicentino ( VI ), ITALY Tel : + 39 0444 411636 info @ matrisdampers . com www . matrisdampers . com
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