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In Switzerland Harley sold 1,942 units in the first six months of 2017 for a 4th place in market share terms .
Further proof ( if any were needed ) that despite its draconian emissions and other motorcycle ownership and riding regulations , not least where custom style bikes are concerned , Switzerland continues to earn its reputation for being motorcycle and , specifically , custom style bike friendly with Indian way out-performing its first half 2017 sales performance in the much , much larger German market by selling 205 units for a 12th place in market share terms . It may help that Switzerland is home to Polaris ’ European headquarters of course !
September sees the 20th anniversary of Harley-Davidson ’ s European Bike Week at Faak in Austria , and with it the 15th annual Custom Chrome Europe International Bike Show Series Ride-In at the Custom Chrome Europe Village at the Arneitz camping resort on Saturday September 9th .
ChopperExchange , an American V-twin motorcycle buy / sell website says that it has seen a 9 % decrease in the selling price for “ average ” used American V-twins ; a 1.2 % decrease in the asking price for new American V-twins and 1.5 % decrease for used ; a 15 % difference between initial asking price and eventual selling price , and that it takes an average of 66 days for an “ average ” condition American V-twin to sell on their site . The site gathered its data from some 100,000 listings in the past year .
Polaris has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $ 0.58 per share payable on September 15 , 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1 , 2017 .
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In Australia , Harley sold 4,433 units in the first half of 2017 to score first place in onhighway street bike share terms , ahead of Honda and Yamaha ; their top seller was the FXSB ( 711 units sold ).
Italian suspension specialist to make AIMExpo debut
In collaboration with its U . S . distributor Fast Bike Industries ( Hendersonville , NC .), noted Italian suspension specialist Andreani Group is to make its AIMExpo debut as part of its drive to develop its American business . " After the great interest in our products in America , we decided to take part in this worldwide event , presenting , together with our distributor Fast Bike Industries , our line of suspension upgrade performance kits and workshop suspension tuning equipment dedicated to helping dealers and motorcycle engineers arrive at the best possible suspension set-ups and handling for the bikes they are working on ,” owner and former racer Giuseppe Andreani explained . “ The goal is to further stimulate the American market by showing that although the Andreani brand is well known in the pit lanes of the world ’ s major race series , it is also one of the top suppliers of suspension products for street bike and off-road riders of all kinds – including Harley riders . “ We put our 30 years of experience
into every one of our products , and that includes our products for V-twin and ‘ Naked ’ style motorcycle owners .” Those products include the ‘ Misano ’ easy install replacement cartridge line we wrote about in AMD Magazine last month . Featuring 20mm pistons with increased oil passages , “ our ‘ Misano ’ fork cartridge kit substantially upgrades the stock design . It has adjustable compression , extension and spring preload and a sophisticated hydraulic system that is said to guarantee excellent performance and
‘ Indy is Back ’ Part II
“ The move from the Lucas Oil Stadium to the remodelled Indiana Convention Center allows for a 50 percent increase in show floor space “ Each day will begin with exclusive dealer product training directly from industry professionals , and dealers are invited to our Meet & Greet / Bike Show on the Saturday evening ”
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1629 improved handling in sport , urban and touring style riding .” The ‘ Misano ’ is available for most naked and custom bike applications with 39 and 49mm forks , and many Harley models , including the 2016 - 2017 Dyna Street Bob / Fat Bob / Superglide , Dyna Low Rider S and Superglide , 1999 – 2004 Dyna Switchback , 2011 – 2015 Dyna Wide Glide , 2011 – 2017 Sportster 1200 Custom , 2010 - 2014 Iron 883 , 2010 - 2015 Fortyeight 1200 , Nightster XL1200N , XLH Standard ( 883 , 883R , 1200R ) models and V-Rods , and the 2003 – 2012 Nightrod Special . In addition to their suspension upgrade kits , Andreani ’ s expertise has produced a series of tools and machines that facilitate the work of suspension technicians , including the company ' s flagship DB4 test bench (“ a dynamometer for suspensions ”), their advanced SP5 vacuum pump and specialist equipment for tuning front fork and shock absorber set-ups on road and off-road motorcycles . www . andreanigroup . com www . fastbikeindustries . com
LeMans has announced February 10- 11 2018 as the date for its Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited Spring Premier NVP Product Expo at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis – the venue for many years for the now closed Advanstar Dealer Expo . Following a highly successful ‘ Indy is Back ’ trial event earlier this year at the Indiana Colts Lucas Oil Stadium just down the road from the remodelled convention center , “ the expanded format of the expo will see some 300 or more exhibitors taking advantage of the 50 percent increase in show floor space to show more of their newest products and industry leading brands .”
www . dragspecialties . com
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