International Dealer News IDN 145 October/November 2018 | Page 29

PRO GuIDe UFO Plast ‘Quiver’ Italian off-road and MX specialist UFO Plast is introducing new entry level helmets - ‘Quiver’, the latest neck brace-ready and ECE EXHIBITOR 22.05 homologated design from the UFO R&D team. Made from high-strength polycarbonate (high resistance thermoplastic resin), the EXHIBITOR removable and washable internal pads are said to offer excellent fit, and features such as the air vents and rear air extractors, adjustable visor height and double D straps make this a well featured product with an excellent price/quality ratio. Available in five new graphics “with simple lines to create a trendy and classic, elegant helmet with cutting-edge technical and aesthetic characteristics”, UFO Plast says ‘Quiver’ is designed, specified and targeted to sit at the top of the entry-level market. UFO will be exhibiting at INTERMOT (Hall 9, Stand A021) and EICMA (Hall 22, Stand O-37). UFO PLAST S.R.L. Bientina (PI), ITALY Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.ufoplast.it Colour-matched Stealth sprockets for Ducati models Sprocket specialist Supersprox can claim to have been the first manufacturer to make dual material sprockets, inventing the concept 18 years ago and patenting the connection method in 2001. It has been quietly developing the range ever since, for off-road and street machines, and now has more than 3,500 different items in the range. In recent years Ducati sprockets have become important to Supersprox, and the significant weight savings offered by their Stealth sprocket for Ducati applications have made it a top-seller. An example is the difference between the 1.1 kg OEM Multistrada steel sprocket and the 780 g Supersprox- Stealth - a 30 percent weight saving. But its popularity isn’t only because of the weight reduction, the Stealth sprocket life is considerably extended compared to the OEM item. Its steel teeth construction offers reduced sprocket wear, and in turn this helps to also increase the wear life of the chain. The central part of the sprocket is made from 7075-T651 black anodised aluminium, giving a significant reduction in rotational mass. This is a big advantage over aftermarket aluminium sprockets – and Supersprox says that its Stealth can last three times longer than one with all aluminium parts. However, aluminium 7075-T651 is very difficult to anodise, especially when the thickness of the part is greater than 10 mm – some parts of the Supersprox sprocket core are up to 25 mm. The Supersprox solution to maintain a high-quality optical presentation, without compromising on the technical characteristics, has been to remove 1 mm of the EXHIBITOR aluminium core and make a separate 1 mm disc. That 1 mm disc can be anodised to a high quality standard, and the dealer has a modular stocking opportunity where each single (all black) sprocket can be model/manufacturer colour-matched from a choice of four anodised coloured discs. SUPERSPROX Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine [email protected] www.supersprox.com