International Dealer News IDN 145 October/November 2018 | Page 49

PRO GuIDe
OptiMate SOLAR, getting the
Drag Specialties motorcycles
‘ready to ride’
at Sturgis!
TecMate’s advanced OptiMate
brand Solar battery charging tools
have been gaining traction in the
market place rapidly since their
introduction. At this year’s Sturgis
Motorcycle Rally in the United
States the company was set up
with Drag Specialties / Parts
Unlimited - the company’s
exclusive North American
distributor.
Though there primarily to help the
sales team promote the OptiMate
range, with some sales of the Solar
chargers being made - especially
to people who had transported their bikes
in closed trailers - one classic opportunity to
showcase their Solar products came with
the show bikes that TecMate’s distributor
uses at events within the USA.
These bikes don’t get ridden very often and
subsequently their batteries are not always
charged well enough to fire the engine up
or demonstrate the installed accessories,
especially the electronics and lights.
TecMate CEO/CTO Martin Human takes up
the story: “We mounted an OptiMate Solar
20W