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Tecmate International : The Belgium based European head office for the market leading OptiMate range of battery chargers and maintainers has marked its 20th anniversary this year , with range updates , including integral power supply ( PS ) for the OptiMate 6 and 7 Select and OptiMate 7 Select come with a power supply ( PS ) mode that provides stable support power to the battery . This mode is pre-selectable prior to battery connection or can be selected whilst charging a battery . Originally meant to support the battery during troubleshooting or setting up of a motorcycle by the vehicle owner ( e . g . electronic suspension , Bluetooth connectivity , sound system and the like ), this feature has also gained popularity with dealers for showrooms where new electronic / electrical features are demonstrated to customers , and at remote locations such as exhibitions where manufacturers demonstrate their electronic aftermarket products on a nonrunning motorcycle . The PS power supply mode of OptiMate 6 Select delivers up to 5 amps , and the more powerful OptiMate 7 Select delivers up to 9 amps at 13.6V ; www . tecmate . com , www . optimate1 . com
Bitubo Race Suspension : The Italian specialist ' s most recent additions to its range of front fork and rear shock absorber suspension applications includes performance and handling upgrades for models such as the BSA Gold Star , Honda CB 750 , Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 and selected Triumph and Royal Enfield models ; www . bitubo . com
Artein Gaskets : The Spanish specialist will move to a new , larger custombuilt 5,000 sq m facility near Girona in 2025 , and EICMA saw the company further consolidate its reputation for advanced technical materials with the announcement that further new materials are being added to the Artein Parts Catalogue - such as Artein Flex and Klingersil . A highlight was the visit from the Sherco Racing Factory Team riders Adam Raga and Emma Bristow with her recent 10th World Trial Championship title , and Trial , Rally Raid and Enduro stars Lorenzo Santolini and Teodor Kabakchiev ; www . arteingaskets . com
SBS Friction : The Denmark based braking technology leader continues to take the ' science of stopping ' to places that we didn ' t realise it could go . Their latest quantum leap is ' HeRidium ' brake pad backing plate technology for its top-level racing compound , DS Dual Sinter . To improve backing plate strength and stability , and significantly reduce the risk of deformation ( bending ) and compound taper wear , race developed ' HeRidium ' backing plate technology is composed of high-tech steel with a specialised heat treatment that meets the challenges set by the increasingly more powerful engines , new tyre compounds , suspension components , and a lot of technological integrations that have taken place in the last decade - all placing ever greater demands on brake pad backing plates all the time ," says SBS ' internationally respected Race Manager Allan Ostli Jorgensen ; www . sbs . dk
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