Biker Fest 2018 to Host AMD World Championship Affiliate Custom Bike Show
The 32nd annual Biker Fest ( aka Italian Bike Week ) at Lignano Sabbiadoro , on the Adriatic coast of Italy , north of Venice , is being staged from 10-13 May 2018 . The event will again be hosting the final of the 14-round Italian Custom Bike Championship and will be the official affiliate round of the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building for Italy . Last year saw thousands of bikers descend on Lignano Sabbiadoro for one of Europe ’ s oldest custom bike events , the brainchild of father and son team Moreno and Micke Persello ,
The program of advanced Adaptive series headlights from Germantown , Wisconsin based J . W . Speaker is now available to dealers in Europe through Parts Europe . Described as “ the world ’ s first dynamically Adaptive Motorcycle Headlight ,” they are said to “ dynamically fill in the darkness caused by lighting black spots created by fixed conventional fixed lights with bright , white light , making riders feel safer and more comfortable .” Backed by a manufacturer ’ s 5- year warranty , they use on-board sensors and advanced
HardDrive American V-Twin Products continues to expand its list of products available to V-twin dealers across the United States with the addition of Brass Balls Cycles products . Brass Balls Cycles designs and creates premium custom parts and has been hand-crafting uncompromising American motorcycles since 2006 . The company “ lives , loves and breathes motorcycles and has been honored with numerous awards , including winning the Production Bike World Championship at the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building twice . “ Brass Balls has developed parts for the Dyna , Softail , Sportster and now the Touring bikes . They ’ ve also developed parts for Indian and will be introducing a significant number of original and cool Bagger parts into the
creators of the original Chopper and Custom Show at Padua back in the 1990s , and publishers of leading Italian custom lifestyle magazine Biker ’ s Life . This will be the seventh time the everpopular Biker Fest will play host to the climax of the Italian Bike Championship with no less than four builders winning 1,000 euro each of expenses to compete at ‘ AMD XIII ’ at INTERMOT ‘ Customized ’ in Cologne , Germany , in October 2018 . Over 100 bikes in total were on display at the impressive Terrazza Mare last year , and classes will again include Freestyle , Modified Harley-Davidson ,
electronics to calculate bank angles on a realtime basis , automatically directing the light array up or down as the motorcycle leans and intelligently “ tune ” low beam and banking optics in a way that maximizes visibility in corners . Designed with an integrated optical system that includes both an adaptive low beam
Brass Balls parts line as well . The Brass Balls parts line includes items such as its Moto floor boards , Moto grips , master cylinder covers , derby covers , air cleaner kits and handlebar top clamps , to name just a few . “ Look for Brass Balls Cycles products in the 2018 HardDrive American V- Twin Products catalog , available to dealers from HardDrive ’ s six regional warehouse locations . HardDrive is the American V-twin division of Western Power Sports ( WPS ) and has been in the powersports distribution business for 58 years . Headquartered in Boise , Idaho , HardDrive offers V-twin products to dealers nationwide through its six regional warehouses
Metric , Streetfighter / Sportsbike , Cafe Racer , Scrambler , Bagger and Old Style , with the three ‘ Best in Show ’ winners and ‘ Public Vote ’ pick scooping the ‘ AMD ’ prize money being put up by the show organizers . With a larger vendor presence at the event last year , an expanded additional “ customizer ” vendor area was set up opposite the Terrazza ( in addition to the usual vendor lot at Luna Park ), where there were opportunities for builders and custom shops to present their work - a new feature that is developing into a popular opportunity for custom
Parts Europe adds J . W . Speaker Adaptive Headlights
as well as J . W . Speaker ’ s proprietary ComfortLite high beam , they are said to “ provide bestin-class foreground illumination and light “ above the horizon ” that dramatically improves ” the night-time driving experience . Made with a heavyduty , die-cast
Now HardDrive Has Brass Balls
located in Boise , Idaho ; Fresno , California ; Memphis , Tennessee ; Elizabethtown , Pennsylvania ; Ashley , Indiana ; and Midlothian , Texas . HardDrive welcomes Brass Balls Cycles to its family of vendors .” builders to connect with the over 35,000 riders who attend . Exhibitors backing Biker Fest will again include Custom Chrome Europe , Motorcycle Storehouse , Free Spirits , Italian suspension specialists Andreani and Bitubo , Asso Special Bike and motorcycle manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson , Indian Motorcycle , BMW , Honda , Aprilia , Ducati ( Scrambler ) and Moto Guzzi . www . bikerfest . it
aluminum housing and state-ofthe-art LEDs , the “ sleek design not only delivers premium performance , but also gives the bike a unique look .” Available as a plug ‘ n ’ play solution for 7 ″ round motorcycle fairings and 5.75 ″ round bucket mounts , they are DOT and ECE dual compliant “ with 18 different fitment kits available to make them a simple retrofit install on over 1,000 different motorcycles .” Available in Europe through Parts Europe , Canada through Parts Canada and the United States through Drag Specialties . www . partseurope . eu
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