International Dealer News IDN 146 December 2018 / January 2019 | Page 36

PRO GuIDe Vertex 2019 off-road pistons Respected Italian specialist Vertex (VP Racing) has had a great 2018 race year. In off-road terms, Kiara Fontanesi won the WMX, and five titles were won by Vertex riders in the Enduro World Championship with Eero Remes (E1), Steve Holcombe (Enduro GP and E3), Ruy Barbosa (EY) and Andrea Verona (EJ1), in addition to the results achieved by the official teams in MXGP and MX2, including Kawasaki Racing, HRC, Yamaha Monster Energy, Kemea and Wilvo and TM Racing - “once again confirming Vertex pistons as crucial for champions’ engine preparation”. Its off-road pistons line has benefited from all the data and feedback from winning, with an expanded range of high-tech 2 and 4-stroke pistons available in Replica, High Compression, Big Bore and GP- acer's Choice versions for 2019 bikes. Vertex forged aluminium Replica pistons are the “ideal replacement for the original piston, with an excellent quality to price ratio, racing profile, anti- seize MoS2 coating and original segment kit”. Vertex’ Sales and Marketing Director Lina Saccani says that “our High Compression pistons are produced with specific dedicated forgings that have the shape of the top completely revised by our R&D engineers to produce an increase in the compression ratio that improves power and torque. “On the other hand, our Big Bore pistons have a profile that is closer to standard, but with a larger diameter with a relative increase in the displacement, which leads to a considerable improvement in performance. “At the top of our range, GP-Racer's Choice pistons are hot forged with high resistance VP-310 alloy and equipped with the T-Bridge - an exclusive machining concept inspired by F1 pistons. We use a DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) coated pin, segments in chromed or nitrated steel (depending on the application) and a special shape of piston head that allows the maximum compression ratio with a great performance without any loss of reliability”. The GP-Racers Choice range is available for Honda CRF 250/450, Kawasaki KX250/450F, Yamaha YZ250/450F, Suzuki RM-Z 250/450, KTM SXF250/350/450 and Husqvarna FC 250/350/450. VERTEX PISTONS/VP ITALY S.R.L. Reggio Emilia, ITALY Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.vertexpistons.com LV-10 Titanium Developed in collaboration with its Racing Department, the new LV-10 Titanium by Italian exhaust specialist LeoVince has a muffler and collector made using very pure, very light and very strong grade 1 titanium. Hand TIG-welded in a control chamber, the Titanium achieves a 30 percent weight reduction compared to stainless steel and delivers “high ductility, strength and corrosion resistance”. Applying experience gained in the Moto2 and Moto3 championships, the company says that the LV-10 Titanium “expresses the maximum in racing technology applied to a tailpipe designed for standard bikes” and is available as an approved fitment for street bike applications. The LV-10 Titanium exhaust has a sanded finish with a laser-etched LeoVince logo and was unveiled for Universal Muffler Kit LV-10 Titanium selected models and variants at EICMA, including Kawasaki ZX10/Z900/Z1000, Yamaha R1/6, MT-10, Honda CBR 1000, BMW S1000 RR and Suzuki GSX- S 1000. Also seen here, this new LeoVince universal muffler kit has been developed to meet the needs of professional customisers and riders who want to customise their own exhaust system in the home garage. Available in different lines, finishes and diameters, it is supplied without manifold, but including bracket and mounting hardware. LEOVINCE Monticello d'Alba (CN), ITALY [email protected] www.leovince.com 36 INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - DECEMBER 2018 / JANUARY 2019 www.idnmag.com