The weekend of August 26/27 saw many of the industry’s vendors who sell through Drag Specialties at their annual Madison NVP Dealer Expo. AMD Magazine presents a round-up of vendor news with the focus on products and brands available through the Drag Specialties sales team …
Andrews Products: The hot news this year from the Mount Prospect, Illinois based manufacturer is of four new cam grinds for the M-8 Tourers - offering stock replacement and high-performance upgrades for improved horsepower and torque right in the sweet-spot of the rpm range where riders need it. As featured in AMD Magazine recently, Drag Specialities are also stocking Andrews cams for ‘37-’48 U, UL and ULH Big Twins. Similar to the original stock cams, the lobes have been redesigned using modern computer cam design and smoothing techniques; www.andrewsproducts.com
Custom Cycle Engineering: One of the founders of the V-twin aftermarket, the Oceanside, California based manufacturer brings pedigree and heritage to its ranges of triple trees, fork trusses, swingarm kits, motor mounts, dresser steering dampers and fork tubes – including titanium nitride treated DOM 1026 steel that has been centerless ground to create an outside diameter that matches OEM specifications. CCE has coverage for every Harley-Davidson fork tube model all the way back to 1949, with a large inventory of sizes from 4 under stock FL to 20 over stock FL; www.customcycleengineering.com
S&S Cycle: Leveraging their technical support and involvement with the runaway success of Indian’s FTR750 American Flat Track Twins race series this season, S&S’ ‘Grand National’ branded 4” diameter slip-ons for H-D touring applications feature a high-flow baffle, removable dB reducer and aluminum end cap, available in chrome or ceramic black finish with fitment for 1995 through 2017 Baggers (including M-8 and Tri Glide trikes). 50-state legal on most touring models, S&S is one of the few exhaust manufacturers in the market to include a secondary stainless steel baffle (db reducer), allowing riders to tune for sound and performance. In additional news, their new 50-state legal ‘El Dorado’ performance exhaust system features their MK 45 muffler/header package for ‘09-’16 Harley touring models that ships complete with optimized and matched Power Tune headers and a set of 4.5” MK45 mufflers fitted with the latest S&S designed, proprietary high-flow cat technology; www.sscycle.com
Custom Dynamics: Available exclusively through Drag Specialties, the Youngsville, North Carolina based designer and manufacturer offers state-of-the-art high performance, durable and highly creative lighting solutions and accessories that make any Harley stand out from the crowd. Check out their ‘TruBEAM’ halo headlamps and passing lights, and a range of options for batwing style fairings; www.customdynamics.com
Khrome Werks: The latest news from the Lincoln Industries owned Pine Island, Minnesota based manufacturer is that its 2017 4.5” HP-Plus slip-on mufflers and patent-pending 2017 2-into-1 torque booster conversion kit are now certified 50-state emissions compliant and are therefore “qualified manufacturer declared emissions replacement parts” when used on 2017 Harley-Davidson Touring models. Made from 16-gauge carbon steel and “engineered for performance, style and sound,” they are dyno tested to show a +8% increase in torque and a +13% increase in power, compared to stock when used with a high-flow air filter. Additionally, their 4.5” patent-pending 2-into-1 torque booster conversion kit means dealers can give their customers the performance of a 2-into-1 system without the cost or installation of a full system. The kit converts the existing 2017 stock header “into a torque and power producing 2-into-1 system providing performance increases of up to 12%; www.khromewerks.com
Motion Pro: Founded in 1984 by 6-day ISDT gold medal winner Chris Carter, his Loomis, California based specialty tools and accessory enterprise marked the re-boot of the AFT Twins Presented by Vance & Hines series this year by being the official cable, tool and control vendor and brand for the series. Under the guidance of V-Twin Product Planner Joe Fratis, the company continues to grow its specialty V-Twin program of tools, cables, throttles and accessories; www.motionpro.com
Barnett Clutches & Cables: The latest news from the Ventura, California based manufacturer includes a direct-fit upgrade clutch kit for 2017 FLs with Barnett’s segmented Kevlar friction plates (designed for more oil flow, longer life and smoother clutch operation) and an extra-plate clutch kit for the 2014-’17 Chief/Roadmaster that includes 8 Kevlar friction plates, 7 tempered steel plates and a set of 5 heavy-duty springs. This year saw Mike Taylor, the 2016 ‘Industry Leader of the Year’ award winner at V-Twin Expo, and his wife Colleen Barnett, whose father founded the company in 1948, inducted into the Sturgis Museum Hall of Fame in recognition of their contribution to the industry; www.barnettcables.com
Misfit Industries: Out of Addison, Texas, and founded in 2007, the Misfit mission is to “do things in a blatantly different way - our philosophy is not to simply break the mold, but to completely reshape it.” Misfits’ handcrafted and precision-engineered line includes ‘Nasty Bastard’ 2-into-1 exhausts, raked neck kits, deep drawn 14-gauge steel fenders, handlebars and a host of tuning parts and custom accessories for Tourers, Softails, Dyna and Street models, with many more new products available soon; www.misfitmademotorcycles.com
Alloy Art: Quality OEM replacement and aftermarket parts, made in-house at its Glendora, California facility with CNC-machined 6061 aircraft-grade aluminum and injection molded polyurethane. Latest designs include a 50-state legal polyurethane cush-drive replacement for ‘09-’16 FLT, FLHT, FLTR, FLHR, FLHX and ‘15-’16 XG500/750; www.alloyart.com