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Motorcycle Storehouse
catalog V.13
The 13th edition
MCS hard parts and
accessory catalog is
nearly 1,700 pages
with some 50,000
part numbers
Netherlands based distributor
Motorcycle Storehouse has
announced its new Volume 13
catalog. Said to be “effectively
the largest and most
comprehensive single edition H-
D aftermarket parts catalog in
the world,” this latest issue is
some 1,700 pages of motorcycle
parts and accessories with
50,000 replacement and custom
parts featured and almost
20,000 color images with 110
technical drawings and
numerous ‘tech tips’.
MCS details its apparel and
(now) tools ranges in separate,
additional catalogs with their
brand-new tools catalog
launched for 2018 in response
to the growth seen in its
workshop program in recent
years.
It features “a full selection of
both general and specialized
tools for the professional to
cover virtually all applications
for the U.S. V-twin market - and
even quite a few generic metric
tools. A quick search index
makes it functional and fast to
work with for workshop and
service personnel.”
www.motorcyclestorehouse.com
Goodbye Confederate,
hello Curtiss
Described by Birmingham, Alabama
based Confederate Motorcycles as the
“most powerful example of the art of
rebellion to date”, this is the
(extremely!) limited edition FA-13
Combat Bomber, of which only thirteen
examples will be handcrafted by the
company.
Characterized by its 100% carved from
military-spec billet construction, with its
aggressive stance and its distinct
stealth-matt anodized finish, it is likely
to be the last ‘Confederate’ motorcycle
we see.
In announcing his intention to “retire”
the Confederate name after some 1,300
motorcycles, Matt Chambers said: “We
can’t go any further than this, and with
a name that lost us a lot of business, it’s
time to move on.”
“Suddenly it’s 1970 again. The era of the
great American muscle bike is coming to
an end.” His plan is to reincarnate as
Curtiss Motorcycles – a homage to the
early twentieth century bike builder and
record setter turned aviation pioneer
whose business eventually merged with
Wright Aviation.
Chambers plans to move from hydro-
carbon guzzlers altogether and, in
partnership with Zero Motorcycles,
create a new 175 hp cruiser that will be
powered by two Zero electric motors in
a patented modular system.
A first new model, to be called the
‘Hercules’, is slated for a May 2018
unveil.
www.confederate.com
The new MCS
tools catalog is
“functional and
fast to work with
for workshop
and service
personnel
www.AMDchampionship.com
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