International Dealer News IDN 150 August/September 2019 | Page 14

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As a patron of the event, FEMA (the
Federation of European Motorcyclist's
Associations) will speak at the First
International Conference on Road Safety
for Motorcyclists - Friday 20 September
2019 at the AISICO Test House & Lab in
Pereto, Italy. Staged in collaboration with
the European Union Road Federation
(ERF), the ongoing work to make
guardrails more motorcyclist-friendly is a
priority theme. FEMA says the need of an
international debate about this subject
arises from the release in April of a new
Italian decree about the road safety
system for motorcyclists. The decree
follows the EU regulation CEN/TS
17342:2019 and describes the technical
specifications to reduce the impact
severity of motorcyclists' collisions with
safety barriers.
Vertex Pistons of Italy (VP Italia)
scored a first and second in the 85
cc 2019 European Motocross
Championship Class, winning with
young Latvian Edvards Bidzāns
(first, Husqvarna) and Valerio Lata
(second, Marchetti Racing, KTM) at
Loket in Czechia, July 27-28.
BMW Motorrad was able to increase
deliveries of its motorcycles and maxi-
scooters in the second quarter of 2019 to
54,582 units (2018: 51,117 units;
+6.8%), resulting in a corresponding
increase in revenues to € 727 million
(2018: € 658 million; +10.5%). Six-
month deliveries rose to 93,188 units
(2018: 86,975; +7.1%). Segment
revenues amounted to € 1,313 million
(2018: € 1,182 million; +11.1%). EBIT
increased to € 191 million (2018: € 175
million; +9.1%), resulting in an EBIT
margin of 14.5% (2018: 14.8%).
After three years in Berlin and a
'Road Trip' in 2018, BMW's
Pure&Crafted Festival is moving
from Berlin to the Taets Art and
Event Park at Amsterdam for three
days from Friday 27 to Sunday 29
September - three days of beer,
bikes, bands, food and culture.
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Cooking the Press
Granollers, Barcelona based
brake components specialist
Galfer hosted several of
Europe's leading journalists for
a two-day factory visit in June.
Press representatives from five
different countries got to see
the advanced manufacturing,
expensive R&D and exhaustive
quality control procedures that
are behind every Galfer brake
pad, disc and hose.
Galfer demonstrated its semi-
metallic and sintered metal
brake pad manufacturing
technologies as well as its 'Disc
Wave' precision laser-cutting
operation, live dynamometer
brake testing with brake discs
reaching a maximum
temperature of up to 680
degrees C.
The heat continued the
following day when, on bikes
loaned by KTM España, Galfer's
guests enjoyed a 150 km brake
test and demonstration ride
through the Montseny Massif,
which rises up to 1,700 m above
sea level between Barcelona
and Girona - just as most of
western Europe baked in record
heat with temperatures on the
ride of up to 42 degrees C!
www.galfermoto.com
Silkolene One Shot range
has counter appeal
World famous oil brand FUCHS
Silkolene says it has given motorcycle
retailers and dealers a boost with the
introduction of its new One Shot range.
The small 100 ml One Shots are the
latest addition to the Silkolene
maintenance family and designed to
"offer added protection and boost
engine performance. The One Shot
products can either be simply added
into the fuel tank or added to the
engine oil prior to a scheduled oil
change," says Sally Travis, Marketing
Manager at FUCHS Silkolene.
"They have been designed to stand
either on the counter or on vibrant
Silkolene product stands, giving
dealers the chance to increase sales
and profits." The range includes PRO
FST, Engine Flush and Octane Booster.
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"This new range complements our
current 'Maintain' range and offers
dealers the chance to secure brand
new sales from existing customers. The
products come in 100 ml brushed
metal tins, using the designated blue
'Maintain' range colours. They clearly
display the famous Silkolene brand
name and product information on the
front label and are competitively priced
as an 'added value' impulse buy, either
at the counter or as a customer
browses the shop floor."
To celebrate the launch, FUCHS
Silkolene UK is offering UK-based
dealers the chance to buy one case of
Engine Flush and one case of Octane
Booster and receive one case of Pro FST
and optional countertop P.O.S. free of
charge.
www.silkolene.com
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