The annual industry awards at the V-Twin Expo saw Steve Menneto, Vice President of Motorcycles for Indian and Victory at Polaris Industries (and recently elected MIC Board Member), named Industry Leader of the Year, with Terry Vance, co-founder of Vance & Hines, being chosen for a lifetime achievement award.
Performance Product of the year went to Daytona Twin Tec for their ECM CAN Bus Twin Scan 3; Metalsport 3-D ‘Big Homie’ wheels were named Accessory of the Year.
Rick Whitehead of legendary Californian parts and accessory manufacturer Custom Cycle Engineering saw his steering damper design for Baggers named Value Product of the Year.
There were awards too for the burgeoning audio sector of the market, with John Lazzeroni’s J&M Corp’s Rokker XT DSP Amp named Tech Product of the Year, and Canadian Hogtunes taking Audio Product of the Year for their saddlebag speaker lids.
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| Hogtunes saddlebag speaker lids were named Audio Product of the Year at the V-Twin Expo awards |
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| Performance Product of the Year – Daytona Twin Tec for their ECM CAN Bus Twin Scan 3 |
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| Value Product of the Year – Custom Cycle Engineering for their steering damper for Baggers |