International Dealer News IDN 154 April/May 2020 | Page 22

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BS Battery supports
BRIEFS French riders in MotoGP
and WSSP
NEWS
The 2020 SEMA (Specialty
Equipment Manufacturers
Association) Show will be staged
at the Las Vegas Convention
Center from Tuesday 3 November
through Friday 6 November 2020.
Car firm SEAT has unveiled its first ever
motorcycle - "an electric vehicle which
could cost the average biker just £1 per
week in running costs". Power is from a
11 kW motor, which is equivalent to a
125 cc petrol engine, and gives it a 0-
31 mph (50 kph) time of 3.8 seconds
and a top speed of 62 mph (100 kph),
with a range of 71 miles between
charges.
In USA data from IHS Markit
shows a 41% decline in national
automobile registration volume
on a week-over-week basis for the
week of March 23. The states
experiencing the most significant
deterioration in automobile
volume are New York (-85%),
California (-78%), Texas (-43%)
and Florida (-16%). Automotive
production for North America is
projected to fall by -2.3 million
units to 14.1m units for 2020; with
European automotive production
expected to decline by -3.0m units
to 18.1m in 2020.
BS Battery is well known for its full
range of powersport batteries,
chargers and boosters specifically
designed for high performance
motorcycles and scooters -
"innovation, passion and performance
compose the heart of our research and
development and that allowed us to
be at the forefront of Lithium-ion
motorcycle and powersport battery
development," says General Manager
Benjamin Sebban.
In recent years BS Battery has taken
that expertise to the race track and the
further experience gained in that most
punishing of power-hungry
environments has been fed back into
the BS range of, and continues:
"Premium products that have allowed
us to deepen our relationships with the
motorcycle manufacturing community
and becoming the official and original
equipment of choice with a growing
list of manufacturers and race teams."
"For 2020 we have renewed our
partnership with Fabio Quartararo
who competes in the MotoGP
Championship, and recently we
concluded another partnership with
BS Battery has
renewed its
partnership
with Fabio
Quartararo
the famous independent French team
GMT94, which competes in the World
Supersport Championship.
"BS offers real and valuable technical
support to GMT94, who use our new
BSLi-03 lithium battery, confirming our
position as a leading player in sprint
races.
"Lithium BS Batteries have been
designed for the most demanding
riders who have specific needs like
faster acceleration, lighter weight,
extensive cycle life, higher and safer
performance. Compatible with lithium
batteries, our BA10 charger optimises
lithium battery power and life with
microprocessor control, with no risk of
overcharging."
www.bs-battery.com
Bihr in spare parts deal
with SHOWA by GPE
Benelli QJ (Pesaro, Italy) has donated
two pulmonary ventilators and 1,000
Tyvek suits (high protection material) to
the Pessaro Committee of the Italian
Red Cross and 3,500 Tyvek suits to the
Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord hospital.
Benelli was founded in Italy in 1911,
initially as the Benelli Garage repair
shop. It was bought by Qianjang Group
(Geely) in 2005.
When the calendar permits,
Putoline is going racing. The
Dutch oil specialist has announced
partnerships with long-term
partner the EAB Ten Kate Racing
team in the WSS 600 cc class with
Steven Odendaal on a Yamaha YZF
R-6 and Glenn van Straalen in the
WSSP300 series on the YZF R-3;
and with Gebben van Venrooy
Racing, a Yamaha supported
MXGP team with riders
Alessandro Lupino, former Junior
Motocross World Champion, and
two MXGP rookies Thomas
Covington and Calvin Vlaanderen.
All three will represent Putoline
Oil in the MXGP class on a
YZF450F Yamaha.
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Bartenheim, France based
distributor Bihr has agreed a
deal with Barcelona based
Genuine Parts Europe (GPE) to
sell official SHOWA suspension
replacement and service parts.
"As key players in the off-road
and street bike markets, Bihr and
SHOWA by GPE have decided to
join forces in a very natural
partnership," says Bihr CEO
Christophe Piron. "By
distributing SHOWA by GPE
products, Bihr can offer a
complete line-up of service kits
for off-road and Harley-Davidson
bikes."
INTERNATIONAL DEALER NEWS - APRIL/MAY 2020
SHOWA by GPE provides
everything needed for a rebuild -
all the internal and external
seals, guide bushings, dust
covers and rebound bumpers -
the company says that it "has
everything available in a handy
kit-specific application. These
kits are a great boost for
workshops - they improve parts
accuracy and are a real time
saver".
The range is completed by the
full range of SHOWA fork and
shock oils. "By using SHOWA by
GPE service kits and oil, the rider
can regain the feeling they got
from their OEM set-up. With
experience from many years of
racing, SHOWA has developed a
comprehensive line of very high-
performance suspension oils.
"The famous SS05 has better
absorption qualities than
standard oils thanks to its
specific ultra-low friction
feature, providing a better
response whilst extending the
life of bushings and seals." A
specific oil is available for off-
road racers - the A15-00 -
developed and tested in MGXP
and AMA championships.
SHOWA front fork and rear shock
service kits are available for all
the popular 250 and 450 cc bikes
from Honda, Kawasaki and
Suzuki - all the CRFs, KXFs and
RMZs are covered, right up to
the latest 2020 models.
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