Tucker Powersports

Tucker Powersports Launches New Boating and PWC Product Line

Tucker Powersports has returned to the personal watercraft (PWC) and boating business with an extensive catalog of accessories, parts and apparel - this marks a return to this segment after a fifteen-year hiatus. 

"Nearly 1,500 of our current customers sell watercraft in their dealerships," said Brad Turner, Tucker's VP of Sales. "Those dealers and their customers are demanding greater access to PWC accessories and gear, it's only natural that Tucker will have the products they need."
The new Tucker Water catalog features a broad range of products for watercraft owners. Wearables include life jackets, fishing shirts and shorts, gloves, aqua socks, boots and sunglasses. Replacement parts include marine-grade batteries, engine components like gaskets, filters, fuel pumps, regulators, starters, stators and bilge pumps and grips. There are also trailer parts and upgrades along with safety equipment, cleaners and waxes, anchors, lubricants and tools.
Brand names found in the 132-page catalog include Airhead, Gator Waders, West Marine, 100%, Yuasa, NGK, Motion Pro, K&N, ProTaper, Scott, Kenda, QuadBoss, Red Line, Maxima, Motul and BikeMaster.
"This is an exciting and rapidly growing market segment," continued Turner. "We plan to expand this product line with more gear and more great brands. When a dealer needs products for on-road, off-road, two-wheels, four-wheels, e-bicycles, scooters or great gear for their watersports, Tucker will be there to help."  
www.tucker.com

MIC - 'Ride With Us'

MIC - 'Ride With Us' Market Expansion Initiative

Officially launched in June, the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC - Irvine, California) says that its 'Ride With Us' program is the powersports industry's first multifaceted market expansion program.
"In late 2019 at MIC's Communication Symposium, we shared the MIC's vision for growing ridership - more riders, riding more," said Paul Vitrano, chairman of the Motorcycle Industry Council Board of Directors and senior vice president and senior assistant general counsel of Polaris. 

"We were excited to begin operationalizing the plan in early 2020, but the pandemic caused us to pause and refocus our efforts on helping powersports businesses remain open."
Erik Pritchard, president and CEO of the MIC, continued, saying: "While we were navigating the coronavirus, we were also working hard to prepare for the post-pandemic environment. Our preparation included a number of initiatives tied to each phase of the new rider journey - inspire, explore, engage and integrate - as well as bringing on new talent and supporting new-rider education initiatives.
"Ride With Us is purposefully being launched within the first post-coronavirus riding season, and we will be rolling out various tools and campaign elements to help grow the industry. We also will be announcing the Vice President of Market Expansion to execute the expansion strategy."
The MIC says it is leading a task force composed of industry-leading marketing talent to help develop the program. The task force provided direction on the brand, logo and style guide for the 'Ride with Us' campaign and will deliver additional elements of the program, including social media content syndication and social media best practices for MIC dealer members.
As a part of the 'Ride with Us' program, the MIC is also delivering new 45-minute first-ride experiences for people who have never ridden a motorcycle before. The activation was beta-tested at Comoto's three-day Get On! Moto Fest in Texas in May.
"Our industry has needed a unifying market expansion effort targeting potential and returning riders, and the MIC is delivering it with Ride With Us," said Vitrano. "We urge all industry stakeholders to rally around this initiative as it rolls out to support people at every stage of their journey to becoming a lifelong rider."

Polaris

Polaris Names Chris Wolf as New Chief Product Excellence, Quality and Safety Officer

Polaris has announced that Chris Wolf has been named to the role of Chief Product Excellence, Quality and Safety Officer to replace Todd Gross, the existing Vice President of Global Product Safety and Quality, who is to retiring.

Polaris CEO Mike Speetzen said: "Polaris has set out to make product safety and quality a competitive advantage and accelerate how we deliver on our commitment to product excellence across all our brands and businesses globally. Elevating this role reinforces those goals and the importance of this work. Over the course of his career, Chris has been a terrific advocate for our customers. Along with his extensive leadership experience and robust engineering and technical background, Chris' deep understanding of our businesses, products and processes will be a tremendous asset to our efforts to deliver safe, quality vehicles."
Wolf will lead the Global Product Safety and Quality team and continue to serve as a member of the company's executive leadership team, reporting to Ken Pucel, Executive Vice President of Global Operations, Engineering and Lean.

Bagger Nation

Updated 'SHARKNADO' Kit Packs Added Bite

Paul Yaffe's Phoenix, Arizona based Bagger Nation first dropped its award-winning 'Sharknado' fairing into the crowded Bagger parts and accessory waters back in September last year.
The reaction, internationally, has been enthusiastic and 12 months later Yaffe has updated the package to offer more parts and components such as the headlight and wiring harness and an additional 'Flare' windshield option.

"Our 'Sharknado' fairing certainly caught the imagination of the market last year with a unique and completely new, aggressive style for Sport Glides and other H-D models (including Fat Bob). We have a talented crew of craftsmen here at Bagger Nation and hand make the fairing right here in Phoenix.
"This mini shark nose profile will set your client's custom project apart. Each 'Sharknado' fairing includes our patent-pending integral EZ Mount system, which makes it a simple 'bolt-on' job for most applications."  
The 'Sharknado' utilizes the 2018 and later Fat Bob style LED headlight, and Bagger Nation are now able to offer a choice of two sizes of Klock 'Flare' tinted windshields. "The Klock Werks 'Flare' windshield not only enhances the lines of this style of fairing perfectly," says Paul, "but its advanced aerodynamics means even better handling and rider comfort."
The 'Sharknado' is 3-D formed from hand-laid composite, finished inside and out, and arrives in a pro-grade gelcoat finish ready for scuff and paint.
In addition to being able to add the 'Sharknado' headlight to their order, Bagger Nation's new headlight is 40% brighter, has a lower retail price point, and a full dealer margin. Dealers wanting to use or sell the 'Sharknado' can also add a Bagger Nation M-8 Softail turn signal wiring harness to make it even easier to install Bagger Nation Quad-Pod lights or any other aftermarket turn signals.
"Also new, if your customer wants a heads-up display, then just add the 'Sharknado' digital gauge plate to mount the new Softail digital gauge cluster to the fairing. This lightweight aluminum housing houses the digital gauge and creates a clean, finished look - if you order it at the same time as your fairing purchase, then our technicians will give it a professional factory installation at no extra cost."
The 'Sharknado' digital gauge plate requires the purchase of a Harley Softail digital gauge, but Bagger Nation now also offers the M-8 Softail instrument module harness for easy install of the Softail digital gauge to the inner fairing.
Among a slew of additional Bagger Nation options, customers can also add Paul Yaffe designed 'Quad-Pod' light pod kits for the 'Sharknado' fairing with daytime running lights "for a perfect custom signal install."

PAUL YAFFE'S BAGGER NATION
www.baggernation.com

HardDrive

Keep It Clean with Moroso Air-Oil Separators

Exclusive to Boise, Idaho based HardDrive, the Moroso air-oil separator/catch can system keeps the H-D cylinder head breather system fully functional by filtering out the crankcase vapors, oil mist and condensation that normally vent to the intake system.
This will keep the air filter, throttle body, intake, pistons and valves free of excessive oil and carbon build-up.

 

Headquartered near New Haven, Ct., and with a specialty ignition wire manufacturing facility in Pa., Moroso Performance Products have been manufacturing oiling systems and oil system accessories for over 50 years. One of the world's most respected suppliers of automotive equipment for racing and street performance applications, Moroso manufactures over 4,000 products, from oil pans and oiling systems to ignition wire and components, valve covers, fuel system equipment, air cleaners, hard core racing tools, chassis and suspension equipment and numerous other performance parts. The company has an impressive list of customers, ranging from grassroots racers to top level NASCAR and NHRA/IHRA race teams.
Their air-oil separator/catch can system for Harley applications is different than others on the market. It separates the vapors breathing from the engine, collecting them in their air-oil separator/catch can system while clean, filtered air (rather than contaminated air) recirculates back into the intake.

The system plumbs inline of the breather system. Once the air-oil separator system fills, it is simply drained as a service item. This can be done at oil changes and normal service intervals. The two-piece design simply unscrews for easy cleaning and service. The system does not vent into the atmosphere like other breather kits on the market - keeping the oil in the canister.
It is available with a polished or black body for most H-D Twin Cam and M-8 Touring models and works with the stock and Screamin' Eagle air cleaners and selected Vance & Hines V02 and S&S teardrop air cleaner and filter applications.
For other and custom applications (including 1991 - 2013 Sportsters), Moroso offers a universal air-oil separator for air cleaners that do not bolt to the cylinder heads, or when factory breather bolts are not used with an air cleaner backing plate.
All kits include the Moroso billet air-oil separator/catch can, mounting bracket and hardware, 6 ft of 3/8" PCV compliant breather hose, two 3/8" barbed inlet fittings and installation instructions.

Moroso also offers high performance Ultra 40 spark plug wires as a stock upgrade for selected Touring (1980 to present), Softail (1984 to present), Dyna, FXR, XL (1986 to present), Shovelhead and Street models.
WPS/HardDrive ships to its dealers in the United States from some one million plus sq ft of distribution center space at facilities in Midway, Georgia; Fresno, California; Midlothian, Texas; Ashley, Indiana; Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and its Boise, Idaho headquarters.

HARDDRIVE V-TWIN
www.hdtwin.com
www.moroso.com

S&S Cycle

Serious Breathing for Serious Inches

S&S Cycle, the Viola, Wisconsin based home of 'Proven Performance' had quite an impact with its tuned induction air cleaner when it was first introduced a few years ago.
"Air flow is everything in a performance engine, and naturally it begins at the air filter," says S&S' David Zemla. "Factory units are downright boxy and can be pretty restrictive, so what’s the answer? Our new tuned induction air cleaner deals with these challenges with not one, but two air filters mounted to highly engineered runners.

"The tuned induction system utilizes laser cut tubes merged into a single collector and is fed by high flow air filters placed directly in an unobstructed air stream. The end result is maximum performance for your engine and a stylish package as well."
The tuned induction system offers twice the filtering area over stock intake systems and increases horsepower and torque across the rpm range.

The unique filters are washable and designed to last for years and can be paired with an available rain sock as well. Available in chrome or black and now in brushed stainless, the TIG welded intake is "the perfect solution for the performance and style-minded rider."
Fitment is available for most M-8 powered models as well as 2008-2017 Twin Cam Touring and Softails.

S&S CYCLE INC.
www.sscycle.com

Zodiac

Zodiac Additions

Replica Linkert M88 Carburetor

 

Completely built in Europe from all new parts, this replica carburetor looks 100% the same as the original that is found on 1940 and later WLA and WLC 45 ci side valve (Army) models.

Final Drive Chain Conversion Sprockets for 2008-Up Touring

 
Convert from the stock final belt drive to chain without losing the cush drive system in the rear wheel. The adapter features two regular (OEM 9276B) wheel bearings and fits 2008-2016 Twin Cam Touring and 2017 to present Milwaukee-Eight Touring models.

5 3/4" Odyssee Bottom Mount LED Headlights

This EU-approved 5 3/4" (146 mm) diameter LED headlight has a high-intensity hi and low beam and position light. It has a heavy-duty reinforced bottom mount and comes prewired.

ZODIAC INTERNATIONAL BV
www.zodiac.nl

Custom Chrome Europe

Magna Power Will Change to RevTech Power

Custom Chrome Europe is rebranding its well-known Magna Power battery range under its popular RevTech brand - the RevTech Power AGM batteries are identical in construction to the Magna branded items and therefore CCE says it is able to continue to offer OEM quality Made in the USA AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) batteries.

AGM are advanced lead-acid batteries that provide superior power to support the higher electrical demands of today's vehicles and start-stop applications. AGM offers better cycling performance and minimal gassing and acid leakage when compared with conventional lead-acid batteries.
Features of RevTech Power AGM batteries include secure and versatile poles with the blind hole (produced using a special drilling technique) ensuring 100% contact between the screw, cable and pole. The cables can be side or top mounted, and stainless steel battery pole screws prevent rust and corrosion.
RevTech Power batteries offer "very high cold starting performance, low discharge and arrive factory activated, pre-charged and maintenance-free."

CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE
www.custom-chrome-europe.com