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GP07 and HYDROFORM RS for R nineT
Italian exhaust manufacturer HP Corse is celebrating 100 years of the legendary BMW Boxer engine with the launch of a GP07 application and all new HYDROFORM RS versions for 2021 and up R nineT models . New this year , its Euro 5 homologation ( Regulations 134 / 2014 and 2016 / 1824 G )
HYDROFORM RS exhaust features a hydroformed conical jacket in low-thickness stainless steel with two side ribs - one external and one internal - on the wheel side . The silencers are made of circular and stamped stainless steel , with the inlet in a smaller diameter than the outlet . An outlet flange in anthracite anodised aluminium is machined from solid and both the silencer and flange are satin hand-finished . Versions of the HYDROFORM RS configuration include the 300 mm long high satin , high fitting , manual TIG-welded 1-2-1 single ( also available in ceramicised black coating ), single high satin 1-1 fitting ( also in black ), single low exhaust 1-1 fitting in satin or black , and 1-2 fitting high or low pass double exhausts in satin or black . The GP07 has been one of the most popular exhausts offered by HP Corse for R nineT riders ever since it launched . Short ( 220 mm ), compact , manual TIG-welded and aggressively styled , the circular silencers are satin ( or black ) hand-finished stainless steel with a smaller inlet and larger outlet , also with the anthracite anodised aluminium flange CNCmachined from solid . The high-pass version features two heat shields in hand-stamped and satin stainless steel . The logos are laser-engraved and all versions are Euro 5 approved .
HP CORSE by STEELFORM SRL Bologna / Udine , ITALY commerciale @ hpcorse . com www . hpcorse . com
Over 900 spoke set configurations - and still counting
Leading international spoke set manufacturer Cross- Center in Sweden has told IDN that the company has passed another landmark in the growth of its inventory with the 900th model- specific spoke set configuration added to its database . The most recent were # 50-0913 and # 50-0914 for the 2016 Triumph Bonneville Bobber . With over 1,000,000,000 registered motorcycles in the world , and most of them using spoked wheels , owner and ' Wheel Meister ' extraordinaire ' Tobbe ' Bergh told IDN that " of all the sectors of the market , I think ours is still a growth market and the demand we are seeing just continues to increase - we expect 2024 to be a tenth year of consecutive growth for us ." Manufactured in-house using high-quality Swedish steel and shipped worldwide , in addition to spoke sets for ( at least ) 57 different brands and more than 5,000
different models , Cross-Center is also a wheel builder , and through its ' CC Products ' brand also makes and sells motocross and enduro racing parts . " From a distributor perspective , we are a great business to work with , because we always carry a deep inventory . We are the world ' s ' Rapid Responders ' where the motorcycle wheel industry is concerned . " We can turn orders around on a same day basis sometimes , because once we have put a spoke configuration on the shelf for the first time , we can repeat manufacture very quickly , which is the kind of service level that distributors and dealers need ."
CROSS-CENTER INTERNATIONAL Habo , SWEDEN Tel + 46 ( 0 ) 36 466 64 www . cross-center . com