International Dealer News IDN 146 December 2018 / January 2019 | Page 20

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The competitors themselves chose Dimitry
Golubchikov of Zillers Garage in Russia as their 2018
Avon Tyres World Champion for his superb SR 400
based dragster styled masterpiece
AMD World Championship of Custom Bike
Building - the highlight of the hugely popular
INTERMOT Customized show-within-show concept
that filled Hall 10 at Koelnmesse, this was the
13th ‘AMD’ and the third to be staged at
INTERMOT, attracting an extraordinarily high
standard of 98 customs, more than half of which
were built exclusively to make their global debut
at INTERMOT - a record equalling attendance
total of 220,000 high-mileage, high-value visitors
crammed the aisles on the five public days
There were 85 different competitors from 30 different countries (13 different countries represented in the Top 20 of the
prestigious AVON Freestyle Class alone) who showed an eclectic selection of styles and platforms, demonstrating just how far
custom motorcycle design and engineering has advanced in the years since the Chopper was king - the Avon Freestyle Class
saw a variety of different engine platforms feature in the Top 30, including at least three completely handbuilt engines
Kellermann: The German custom lights specialist continues to get bigger as it gets smaller - in the
shape of its recently released ‘ATTO’ LEDs, probably the smallest custom lights ever designed and
manufactured. Fully compliant, they feature ‘uber-bright’ 3-in-1 combination turn signal, brake light
and running light functionality and the latest advanced circuitry for safe, reliable low-draw
installation in an almost infinite range of possibilities and configurations. Additional recent new
designs also include the Micro S DF Dark and updated bullet light BL 1000;
www.kellermann-online.de
TecMate: The market-leading OptiMate range
of battery testers, conditioners and chargers is
as broad as it is deep, as versatile as it is
reliable and as high-tech as it is ergonomic.
The company’s USB accessories and charge
into the Li-ion battery care sector have set
them apart from their rivals in recent years,
and with products such as their Solar Charger
programme, the company’s technology and
grasp of the fundamentals of what dealers
and riders need will continue to set them
apart in the future too; www.tecmate.com
Langenscheidt: The internationally connected
Datteln, Germany based distributor offers dealers
access to a wide range of parts, accessories, service
and performance components including leading
brands such as SBS pads, Putoline oil, Yuasa batteries,
Italian Rapid Bike tuning tools, D.I.D. chain, Optimate
battery chargers, maintenance and diagnostic
products, Supersprox sprockets and K&N filters;
www.langenscheidt-gmbh.de
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