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Rapid Bike: Recent new tuning applications from the Italian performance
specialist (part of the Dimsport Group) include a model-specific version of its
fuel injection and ignition remapping technology for the 2019 Moto Guzzi
V85 TT 2019 - either its EVO or RACING add-on fuel injection tuning modules.
Also available for the 2017-19 Benelli TRK 502 and Leoncino, Kawasaki 2019
Versys 1000 four-cylinder engines, and for the 2017-19 BMW GS 310, for
which the company says it can deliver an additional 600 rpm using its EVO
fuelling kit; www.rapidbike.com Remus: Recent new exhaust applications from the noted Austrian
manufacturer include race and street version 'Black Hawk' slip-ons for the
KTM 690 SMC-R and 790 ADV, Moto Guzzi V85TT slip-ons and a black
stainless steel slip-on for the BMW R1250 R/RS; www.remus.eu
Thor Motorcross: Distributed exclusively in Europe by Parts Europe
(Wasserliesch/Trier, Germany), Thor is one of the most storied and longest
established MX/off-road apparel brands in the industry having celebrated
its 50th anniversary in 2018; www.thormx.com Matris: Recent new products from the Italian suspension specialist have
included Triumph Speed Twin 1200, KTM 790 Duke, MG V85TT, along with the
most popular Classic and Scrambler style shock absorbers, SDK/SDR steering
damper design updates and scooter twin shock options, including for the
demanding T-Max and Honda X-Adv; www.matrisdampers.com
Supersprox: Recent new products include a new generation of sprockets
for KTM and Husqvarna applications. With some modern engine
performances moving beyond the tolerances of conventional technologies
for the production of engine drive sprockets, Supersprox has developed a
new technique - closed die, hot forging. The process is said to increase the
sprocket tooth and core strength by more than 20%. Compared to billet
machined parts, the process offers significant advantages. In a part made
from billet, flow lines develop in the microstructure. The properties
become anisotropic - that is to say that the physical properties of the
material have a different value when loaded equally in different
directions, meaning parts can fail under dynamic stress. However, as
General Manager DJ Maughfling explained "during forging, impurities
align themselves along these flow lines. The microstructure flow lines in a
forged part will be much finer than a billet microstructure and therefore
stronger and more durable. Special details are being added into the
forging to provide the highest strength at the teeth and spline area -
something that can't be done
with CNC-machining a billet".
DJ says that a unique, ultra-low
carbon steel (purchased in
Japan) has been used for the
sprockets, helping to provide a
very stable condition in the
base metal;
www.supersprox.com
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