'Arrowhead' filter adds hp to Indian 111
Pine Bush, New York based Lloydz Motorworkz continues to expand its range of performance parts for Indian models with this new 'Arrowhead' high-flow filter for Indian 111 models. The complete assembly includes a black contrast cover and choice of black, neutral or red filter; also available in chrome billet.
Said to flow 120 percent more air over stock, Lloydz say the filter alone delivers an extra 5 - 6 hp, or by adding their slip-on exhaust they see an impressive 8 - 10 hp gain using a Power Commander V with Dyno tune.
LLOYDZ MOTORWORKZ
www.lloydz.com
9th October, 2016, Japanese customiser Suicide Customs scored a convincing first place in the 12th AMD World Championship at ‘INTERMOT Customized’ at Cologne, Germany, October 10th to take the coveted title of AMD World Champion of Custom Bike Building.
Voted for by the competitors themselves, this is the third time that a customiser from Japan has taken the Championship ring home, and in a close field of Freestyle class entrants, Suicide Customs was the clear choice of his fellow competitors as their Champion for the next two years.
Suicide Customs’ 1000cc V-twin “Rumble Racer” has quite a back story. Crated for dry shipping to Europe several weeks before the show, Koh Niwa had tense days and late evenings at the World Championship before managing to get the bike fired up and completing the necessary run test (video available) to be able to qualify for prizing – his determination in the face of tough odds won the admiration of the “Class of 2016”.
In a very broad international spread of top honours, second place, and first reserve champion, went to Michael Naumann of Germany for his Ironhead Sportster-engined “Simple Iron”; with third place, and second reserve champion going to 2014 World Champion Fred “Krugger” Bertrand of Krugger Motorcycles in Belgium for his S&S Cycle 103” engined “LADD”.
Altogether 42 bikes competed in the Freestyle class, with no less than 14 different countries featuring in the Top 20, with the equally back story rich TEAM USA’s Larry Moore of Witchita, Kansas, taking fourth overall for his “Kontrolled Kaos”, with North Coast Custom taking fifth for “Alcatraz 521”.
The ever-popular Modified Harley-Davidson World Championship was won by German-Motorcycle-Authority (Christoph Madaus) with his 1340cc (S&S heads) “Milwaukee Mile”.
In an extremely high quality field, this year’s Retro Modified class was taken by PDF Motociclette of Italy with “Big Kahuna”, a 1000cc engined 1927 JD 8-valve.
Flying the flag for Eastern Europe, the Cafe Racer class was won by Kharkov, Ukraine based Iron Custom Motorcycles (ICM) with “Beckman”, featuring a hand-made 56bhp, 555сс 3-cylinder 2-stroke engine.
In another success for the small but fast-growing and innovative Irish custom scene, 2013 World Champions Mick O'Shea and Don Cronin (Medaza Cycles) took the demanding Street Performance class with “Road Fever”, a 1978 Ducati 750.
In total, 82 bikes competed at the AMD World Championship this year, entered by 67 competitors from 23 countries in total.
Staged as the lead feature at the first ever ‘INTERMOT Customized’, the show-within-a-show concept created to showcase custom industry excellence, was widely praised by exhibitors and visitors alike as delivering an inspirational and aspirational show environment that is set to champion the professionalism of the international custom market for years to come.
In addition to the AMD World Championship bikes, the 200,000 plus high-mileage riders that visit INTERMOT (some 80 percent plus of whom visited Hall 10) saw presentations of custom excellence from a wide range of exhibitors that included several of the leading OEMs such as Harley-Davidson, BMW, Triumph, Yamaha and Kawasaki; Ural from Russia and German V-8 specialist Boss Hoss.
Additional Hall 10 features included displays from the OEM/aftermarket-backed Essenza and Sprint race series, a Garage Area featuring customising, technical and workshop displays, photography by legendary motorcycle industry photographer Michael Lichter and history and memorabilia from the Ace Café, London.
The 13th AMD World Championship will be staged at INTERMOT Customized at the Cologne Exhibition Center (Koelnmesse) in October 2018.
www.amdchampionship.com
Drag Specialties dealers headed to Indy in February 2017
Drag Specialties and sister company Parts Unlimited have announced that they will stage one rather than two dealer expo events in the spring of 2017, but that they are changing things up a bit by heading to Indianapolis.
Formerly the host city of the annual Dealer Expo, the Lucas Oil Stadium, adjacent to the downtown Indianapolis Convention Center, will stage the Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties Spring NVP Product Expo on February 18-19, 2017.
This two-day show “is the perfect time and place to start the spring motorcycle season,” according to Drag Specialties.
Meanwhile the company has also confirmed the date for its increasingly popular annual Fall NVP Product Expo, which will continue at its traditional Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin venue, August 26-27, 2017.
www.dragspecialties.com
Unleash your inner Hooligan
Whether you’re Hooligan racing or just want more power, S&S Cycle say their Hooligan kits for ‘00-’16 Sportsters models “will give you an edge over the competition.”
They are said to boost the 883 Sportster to 1200cc, or an existing XL 1200 engine to 1250cc. These bolt-on big bore kits are easy installation with no machining and no rebalancing. S&S says that adding their bolt-in cams and premium tappets will help “make the most of the added displacement.”
Available in silver or black powder-coat that matches stock finish, they work with the stock heads, pushrods and fuel system.
S&S CYCLE INC.
www.sscycle.com
Ness detail options
Arlen Ness Enterprises is offering forged billet aluminum speaker grills that have been “intricately machined for a clean, sculpted look.”
Available in 10-gauge, deep cut and beveled with a black anodized or chrome finish, they are sold in pairs and include a stainless mesh, range of matching billet dash accessories, windshield trim and horn kit, with more also available.
Also seen here, Ness’ billet gauge trim is CNC-machined from billet aluminum, available in deep cut, 10-gauge and beveled styles; each style has matching speaker grills and tank dash accessories for a complete look.
ARLEN NESS ENTERPRISES
www.arlenness.com
Upsweep 2-into-1
These Upsweep 2-into-1 full systems from Vance & Hines are said to “capture the essence of the urban scene.”
Available for ’06-’16 Dyna and ’07-’16 Sportster models, they have CNC-machined billet end caps, optional quiet baffle and a “sculpted” collector design and collector heat shield.
Available in black or chrome, they are said to deliver improved cornering clearance and “street focussed power.”
VANCE & HINES
www.vanceandhines.com
XL brake and shift pedal kits
Italian custom parts specialist Free Spirits is offering this brake and shift pedal kit for Sportsters. A bolt-on kit, it mounts directly onto the footrests and completely replaces the original levers. CNC- machined from top quality billet aluminum, making them stiffer and stronger than the stock parts, they come in a silver or black anodized finish, are quick and easy to mount and do not require any modifications. All Free Spirits products are completely reversible installs; all hardware and full instructions provided, spare parts available. FREE SPIRITS, Italy, www.freespirits.it
‘Road Rage’ 2-into-1 for ‘Octane’
California based manufacturer Bassani Xhaust has released an updated version of its popular ‘Road Rage’ 2-into-1 full exhaust system tuned specifically for Victory’s new ‘Octane’.
Featuring 2-into-1 equal length headers with stepped 1 ¾” to 17/8” head pipes, Bassani say they “use an advanced inner collector for maximum performance and a short or long megaphone muffler.
“Owners will find the stock exhaust on the ‘Octane’ to be mediocre in performance terms and less than satisfactory where sound is concerned – they’ll be able to feel and hear the difference with our new ‘Road Rage’ 2-into-1 system.”
The system has full coverage heat shields, a removable baffle, black billet end cap and 18mm O2 sensor bungs with 12mm adapters.
BASSANI XHAUST
www.bassanipipes.com
