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Battistinis Grips
Style comes full circle with these hand grips from Battistinis Custom Cycles, offering their unique, innovative design. Available in chrome finish, or the unique black anodizing which is applied before final machining to offer a bold, two-tone look, Battistinis grips will set your bike apart from the rest. These grips include a roller bearing which neatly slides into the end of you handlebar allowing for smooth, fluid operation. Throttle grip accepts 1976-up single or dual cables. Matching footpegs and shifter peg are also available to complete the Battistinis look for your bike. Battistinis products are available from Denis Babin Parts & Accessories. For more information visit www.denisbabin.com
AGVSPORT Releases 2007 Forza 2-Piece suit
With its AGVSPORT trendy design, the Forza 2-Piece suit is made of premium 1.3-1.4 mm cowhide leather, with double-triple stitched seams, advanced safety seam construction and removable CE approved armor in shoulders, elbows, forearms, knees and shins along with a removable dual-density foam pad in the back.
The Forza 2-Piece suit is fully ventilated with Schoeller Keprotec® Kevlar® stretch panels in the arms and legs and has a trendy look with a Neoprene collar for maximum comfort. For nighttime visibility there are reflective AGV Sport badges. The suit comes with a two-year warranty and is available in black/blue, black/gunmetal, black/yellow and black/red in US sizes 40-52 with a manufacturers suggested retail price of $400.
For more information on the Forza 2-Piece Suit and AGV Sports Group Inc., visit www.agvsport.com
Morgan Advanced Ceramics’ Diamonex products division announces DLC coatings for the performance racing industry
Diamonex® Diamond-like Coatings (DLC) for the performance racing industry are superior-performance, thin-surface coatings that provide high hardness, excellent chemical resistance and low friction. They increase wear life and reduce surface friction of internal engine components, including intake valves, wrist pins, spring retainers and cylinder sleeves.
The DLC coatings also offer the same attributes when camshafts are coated, providing 40 percent less friction than chrome coating and 10 percent greater surface hardness than tin, leading to less friction-oriented power loss and more wear protection. The coatings also reduce engine sludge build-up, allowing the engine to maintain balance for more horsepower.
Other applications include coating shock shafts and fork tubes for motocross and motorcycle racing, which helps to reduce friction and minimizes scoring on critical surfaces of these components.
Using patented plasma chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technologies, Diamonex has created a coating with chemical and physical properties comparable to diamond, but without long-range crystalline order. The coatings are applied to the product at near ambient temperature, thereby maintaining tight dimensional tolerances. The high degree of vapour ionization used in Diamonex DLC processes produces smooth, highly dense, conformal coatings with excellent adhesion. The coating can also be specifically engineered to meet the performance requirements of each unique application.
For more information on Morgan Advanced Ceramics visit www.morganadvancedceramics.com or contact the North American sales office in New Jersey at 800.433.0638
PANOPTX EYEWEAR INTRODUCES SEVEN BY PANOPTX LIMITED EDITION III EYEWEAR
Panoptx is introducing Seven by Panoptx Limited Edition III, featuring a bold new "7" logo and detailed temple art. The series consists of the Taku and Whirlwind frame styles, two of the best selling frames in the Panoptx line. Both Limited Edition models feature a chrome "7" badge on the outer temple and surprise artwork on the inner temple. The Whirlwind comes in a glossy black frame with a tattoo art inspired design on the outer temple and the iconic "knucklehead" motor design on the inner temple, MSRP $149 or $199 depending on lens type. The Taku, also in glossy black, features a subtle red pin stripe design on the outer temple and a giant exploding fireball image on the inner temple, MSRP $99 or $139 depending on lens type. Both styles offer the choice of the color-enhancing ColorTec Copper lens or the classic 24/7 riding lens, the Day/Night in NXTR. The Day/Night lens uses a new photochromic formula that enables the lens to react faster to changing light conditions. The Day/Night lens now darkens to a darker gray tint, making it better than ever for all-conditions riding. For more information, visit www.panoptx.com
DMC Releases The Rhino Twin Exhaust
Exhaust manufacturer DMC has just release its new product for the side by side enthusiast. The new dual Quiet system for the Rhino offers greater performance than the stock with a smooth powerband that responds from low-end to top-end, all under 96db. The system utilizes an ultra tough T304 stainless steel midpipe with a spring mounted connection to the lightweight Afterburner extruded silencer. Simply remove the four screws on the endcap to rebuild in minutes (no rivets!). Other features include the use of aircraft grade, billet aluminium brackets and a
removable USFS/USDA approved spark arrestor. For more information visit www.splashndirt.com
SUPERTRAPP LAUNCHES NEW PAUL YAFFE END CAPS
Paul Yaffe’s newest line of end caps for SuperTrapp SE Series Slip-Ons and Kerker Slip-Ons is inspired by staying on the cutting edge of style.
The Yaffe Afterburners look like something you might find on a jet fighter and they bring a whole new look to the industry. They're available in a colour stable, black anodized, ceramic with a contrasting aluminum inset finish (MSRP $149).
“The Yaffe Big Poppa is a distinctive fish mouth cut turndown end cap that appears to be devouring the open road as you’re cruising along,” says SuperTrapp Marketing Manager, Gina Pastuszynski.
“The Yaffe Claw looks like that of a fierce predator and the pavement its prey. A sleek, pointed, turndown end cap with three holes in the top, decreasing in size the closer to the point of the Claw the hole is, will make the bike appear to be clawing its way across the pavement while hovering above the open road of any adventure the rider takes it on,” says Pastuszynski. Both the Yaffe Big Poppa and Yaffe Claw available in chrome, MSRP $89.
In addition, SuperTrapp offers eight other end caps for SE Series and Kerker Slip-Ons and Systems such as the Turndown / Out 90 degree rotatable end caps, Tapered, Fishtail , Java Jugs, Slash Cut, Fluted Billet, Tapered Billet and Grooved Billet.
Visit SuperTrapp at www.supertrapp.com for these and other new products.
Jammer™ Universal Exhaust Builder’s Kit
A selection of pre-fabbed 1-3/4” tubing, header flanges and exhaust tips that puts the art of custom exhaust building in your hands! Each kit includes: two 16-inch-long (350mm) straight sections, two 3.5-inch radius (90mm) U-bends with Panhead flanges (flanges not shown in picture), two 5-inch radius (134mm) U-bends with STD 3-hole flanges (flanges not shown in picture), two Evolution cylinder flanges, two Shovelhead cylinder flanges, two Ironhead cylinder flanges and two pinched tips. Everything needed to build a set of pipes for one bike, with enough scraps left over to start on another! Simply cut/weld as required, using the flanges that fit your engine. Finish them off with the exhaust wrap also featured in the Exhaust section for a bad-ass look! Kit does not include mounting brackets, clamps, snap rings and exhaust flange collars for Evo’s, which are offered separately. Raw steel. From our buddies Magoo & Chris at Biltwell, Inc. Jammer #632735 Universal Exhaust Builders Kit ― $169.95 Retail ― $115.95 Dealer. For more information visit www.customchrome.com
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