International Dealer News IDN 145 October/November 2018 | Page 23

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Touratech - the one-stop
shop for a fully “loaded” GS
Initially only being sold in Germany
and Switzerland, German Adventure
Touring specialist Touratech is offering
a complete motorcycle for the very first
time - the Touratech World Travel
Edition, a fully touring-equipped BMW
R 1200 GS.
The bike has the Touratech Desierto V
fairing trim kit (a decal set developed
by Rubber Dust) with yellow powder-
coated components and powerful
side-mounted auxiliary. The original
fork legs are replaced by expedition-
compatible components from
Touratech Suspension. All functions of
the electronic suspension are fully
“The Touratech World Travel
Edition is built on a brand-
new BMW R 1200 GS (LC)
with “full technical
equipment” and full BMW
warranty
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retained, but the suspension package
is said to greatly improve off-road and
long distance on-road handling.
“With its comprehensive protector
equipment, the World Travel Edition is
prepared for even toughest use,” says
Touratech. “Starting with the robust
crash bar and the extended rally
engine guard to the cylinder
protection, headlamp grid and
numerous other protectors, all
components are fully protected
against off-road challenges.
“Due to their foldable design, which
prevents breaking, the ergonomic foot
levers are individually adjustable (and
hand controls are fully adjustable)”;
the one-piece comfort seat with the
heat-reflecting ‘Fresh Touch’
technology provides the “best riding
comfort”, and the Desierto V fairing,
with its adjustable windshield, is said
to ensure best weather protection and
riding comfort.
The luggage can be stored in the two
anodised Zega Pro2 aluminium
panniers that are mounted to the
“tried and tested” stainless steel
Touratech racks. A Remus ‘Black
Hawk’ exhaust silencer is said to
combine a low weight with a “sporty
sound”.
The selection of vehicle-specific
components is “designed to
guarantee maximum functionality and
practicality with an attention to detail
that comes from our years of
experience - such as shifting the
gimbal vent to increase the wading
depth or the little protectors at the
throttle valves, all proving our long-
distance travel expertise”. The
purchase price includes two days of
extensive training.
www.touratech.com
New brake shoes and discs for 2019
Based near Turin, Italy, Newfren
is one of the mark et’s leading
brake pad, disc and clutch plate
manufacturers, which started as
a brake shoe specialist. The
company says it still offers “the
most complete catalogue of
motorcycle and scooter brake
shoes in Europe”.
Founded in the 1950s by
Alessandro Barbero, Newfren
were innovators and early
adopters of a number of new
brake technologies - such as
bonded friction material,
gravity and high pressure die
casting, and brake shoes
without rivets.
The revolutionary glues that
Barbero developed are said to
have “changed the production
of brake shoes forever”.
Replacing the rivets for fixing
the friction material on the jaws
(“bells”) with glue established
the first motorcycle and scooter
brake shoe bonding
manufacturing process in
Europe.
The process has since evolved
of course, with production
techniques such as the
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introduction of grinding with
the open tumbling shaft
perfecting the stopping power,
and durability and reliability of
brake shoes thanks to the
parallel evolution of industrial
machinery for specific purposes.
Today Newfren remains the
largest manufacturer of brake
shoes in Europe and has
continued to innovate with
developments such as their
new, patented water-grooved
friction material for brake
shoes.
The company says that EICMA
this year will see it introduce a
new 2019 range of brake shoes
and additions to its discs and
pads programmes. In brake disc
terms, Newfren has enjoyed
considerable success with its
factory direct replacement and
upgrade disc options for
Triumphs and other brands, and
its classic floating discs for
street bike and off-road
applications are top-sellers.
The company is still in family
ownership with Valter Barbero
at the helm, and in recent years
has invested heavily in new
manufacturing technology at
their 65,000 sq ft
facilty/100,000 sq ft site.
Ahead of industry requirements
where environmental
manufacturing and compound
formula requirements are
concerned, Newfren has been
granted UNI EN ISO 9001-2000
certification for their quality
control systems and ABE
certification from the German
KBA for many of their products.
As part of a continuing process,
they are on the way to
obtaining environmental
certification ISO 14000.
www.newfren.com
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