Drag Specialties Magazine - April 2021

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CONTENTS April 2021 H Vol. 28 #3 Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Don Emde • don@emdebooks.com Editor: Dennis Johnson • dennis@emdebooks.com

Art Director: Morgan Williams

ON THE COVER 16 2021 Indian Catalog Cover Bike – Carey Hart’s Custom Challenger

Production Manager: Jen Rose • jen@emdebooks.com Copy Editor: Tracy Emde

Webmaster: Jeff Emde

Design Assistant: Kristina Nystul Breaux

Contributing Writers: Kevin Bailey, Beth Dolgner, Don Emde, Dain Gingerelli, Ari Henning, Dennis Johnson, Joe Kress Contributing Photographers: Justin George, Scott Hunter/American Flat Track, Brian J. Nelson To our readers: Editorial space in this publication has been offered on an “advertorial” basis. While we have done our best to check the facts, our readers should be aware that the responsibility for accuracy rests with the manufacturers, vendors or sponsors who provided the information to us. – Publisher.

Drag Specialties Magazine is published by Don Emde, Inc., PO Box 6118, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607. Copyright © 2021 by Don Emde, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without permission from the publisher. Unsolicited photos or manuscripts cannot be returned unless SASE is provided. Don Emde Inc. cannot take responsibility for lost or misdirected mail. Don Emde Inc. assumes no liability for any material published herein.

All statements and information are the responsibility of the authors and/or sponsors. Drag Specialties Magazine, Parts Magazine, Parts Europe Magazine and Parts Magazine Online are trademarks of Don Emde Inc.

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Welcome Letter News & Events Parts Department

SPECIAL FEATURES

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All-Things V-Twin: Introducing the Bagger Racing League Faster Engineering: Saddlemen’s Performance Bagger Eyes on the Prize: Slyfox Prepares for the Bagger Racing League

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nothing but positive since. It was great to see the collective brain-power that had figured out how to take a couple hundred pounds of weight off a stock Bagger, and also how to add some extra ground clearance.

The first race was an entertaining new chapter in the legendary Harley-Indian Wars that has been going on for over a hundred years. In this case the S&S Indian grabbed the first King of the Baggers crown ahead of the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson and ten others.

The number of YouTube views of the television coverage went into uncharted waters as people were so amazed that those giant road bikes – bags and all – could be ridden so fast on a road course.

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his time last year we reported on the announcement at the Louisville NVP about a new racing event called the Drag Specialties King of the Baggers. At that point, the race was going to be held in July at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. Like most things in our lives, however, the Coronavirus forced a delay of the event to October, held in conjunction with a MotoAmerica roadrace weekend.

In the months leading up to the race, what we heard mostly about the King of the Baggers concept from people who are not in the V-Twin segment of the industry was laughter. They just could not imagine people trying to race a Bagger, some compared it to racing motor homes. But those of you who are reading this are into V-Twins and you know the business for Performance Baggers has been growing every year.

When the participating teams arrived at Laguna Seca in October, the public got its first look at the machines they had built, and it has been

So what’s up for 2021? MotoAmerica has expanded the concept from one event to three. The King of the Baggers will be featured at Atlanta, GA (4/305/2), Elkhart Lake, WI (6/11-13) and Monterey, CA (7/9-11) with television coverage on Fox Sports. Drag Specialties helped get it all started in 2020 and to keep it going, has signed on as one of the participating sponsors of the three-race series.

But that’s not all! Rob Buydos, the brainchild of the Race Bagger concept has announced a stand-alone 4th event which will have Drag Specialties as title sponsor. Instead of mixing the Baggers at a race with the metric bikes, Rob has created a whole new package called the Bagger Racing League. The idea is a V-Twin-only event with a bike show and races for Hooligans, Sportsters, Stunters and Big Twins on the same day as the Bagger race.

Details can be found in this issue in our Bagger Racing League story starting on page 32. Save the date: June 25-27 at the Utah Motorsports Campus (formerly Miller Motorsports Park), near Salt Lake City Utah.

Bagger racing is here to stay. ■

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Motorcycle.Michelinman.com @michelinmotorcycle #MichelinOnMyMoto (1) Based on internal test conducted in Fontange, France using a 2016 Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight fitted with 130/90 B 16 front tire and 150/80 B16 rear tire comparing lap times and stopping distances of MICHELIN® Commander® III Cruiser tires with METZELER® Cruisetec™, METZELER® M888 Marathon™ Ultra, and DUNLOP® Elite 4 tires. Actual on-road results may vary. | (2) Based on third-party test in Dallas, Texas on surface roads using a 2017 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic fitted with 130/80 B 17 front tire and 180/65 B16 rear tire comparing wear rates of MICHELIN® Commander® III Touring tires with METZELER® M888 Marathon™ Ultra, and DUNLOP® American Elite tires. Actual results may vary. | Copyright © 2020 Michelin North America, Inc. All rights reserved.

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NEWS EVENTS Don Hotop: 1952-2021

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s a master custom builder, Don Hotop was known as a man of few words and as a craftsman with an impeccable eye for detail and a commitment to perfection. If you were a customer of Don’s, you could be sure that the bike he built for you would get you from one side of the country and back, no sweat or worry.

As the owner of Don’s Speed & Custom in Fort Madison, Iowa for more than 40 years, Don was a longtime associate of Drag Specialties and built nine well-known customs for the FatBook. Under the Drag/Hotop Designs banner, he also developed a number of products that are still available in the FatBook and OldBook.

Don, a member of the Hamsters USA Organization since 1982, and a recipient of the Arlen Ness Lifetime Achievement Award in the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame, died February 22nd at the age of 69.

Don’s relationship with Drag Specialties began back in the early 1990s due to his membership in the Hamsters USA, recalls Drag Specialties’ Tom Motzko. It flourished because of Don’s unsurpassed talent and attention to detail. In addition to his work as a builder, he was also a longtime Drag Specialties dealer.

Don’s quiet demeanor belied his vast motorcycle knowledge. “Everybody will tell you this, Don didn’t say a lot,” says Motzko, “but everybody knew that when Don decided he was going to say something, you knew to pay attention.”

Well-known and well-loved, Don’s reputation as a “builder’s builder” fueled a deep reverence in the custom motorcycle world, whether it was an up-and-comer or one of the legends in the industry, everyone looked to Don for advice. “Whether you’re talking about friends, motorcycle acquaintances or industry colleagues, as a whole, Don was always looked up

A longtime member of the Drag Specialties family, custom builder Don Hotop built nine bikes for the FatBook. He also designed a number of parts under the Drag/Hotop banner.

to, even by Arlen Ness, who would call Don on occasion to get advice,” Motzko says.

His reputation led to an appearance on builder Jesse James’ hit TV show, Monster Garage, in 2004. That expertise and storied status in the upper echelon of custom builders also meant that Don was a good person to consult after completing a custom bike.

“If you brought your bike over and had Don take a look, it didn’t matter what it was, Don would look the thing over and he wouldn’t miss a thing,” says Motzko. “He would fold his arms, and if he gave it a nod, that meant you hit the mark.”

Don is survived by his wife, Terena Hotop of Fort Madison; one son, Garrett Hotop of Fort Madison; two daughters, Alexis (Dustin Gordy) Hotop of Cedar Rapids, and Tara Newton and her children, Morrigan, Genevieve and Loeathan all of Altoona; two sisters, Darla Hotop-Farrell and Debra Kruse of Fort Madison; and his mother in law, Tillie Kramer of Fort Madison.

Online condolences may be left at www.kinglynk.com. ■

» The staff at Drag Specialties Magazine sends our deepest condolences to Don’s family and friends.

This well-known sidecar bike that Don built for the 2005 FatBook is a pristine example of his impeccable eye for detail and commitment to perfection.

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NEWS EVENTS Winter is here and so are those electrical upgrades and repairs.

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Reigning SuperTwins Champion and Drag Specialties/Parts Unlimited/Indian rider Briar Bauman Scott Hunter/American Flat Track photo

Indian Motorcycle: Ready to Rip FACTORY TEAM, CONTINGENCY ANNOUNCED

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ndian Motorcycle Racing has announced its 2021 Progressive American Flat Track race team and privateer contingency program.

Reigning Mission SuperTwins Champion and Drag Specialties/Parts Unlimited rider Briar Bauman, along with Progressive AFT Champion Jared Mees will return to the track and battle for yet another championship as the 2021 Indian Wrecking Crew.

Indian Motorcycle Racing has also committed more than $266,000 in privateer contingency for the 2021 Progressive AFT Mission SuperTwins season. The contingency will pay out $14,225 per race and a $25,000 championship bonus.

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The two-man Wrecking Crew of Briar and Mees, which together combine for the last four championships, return in 2021 with its presenting sponsor, Progressive Motorcycle Insurance. The team will continue to be backed by S&S Cycle, Indian Motorcycle Oil, Parts Unlimited, Drag Specialties and Alpinestars. ■

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The Class of 2021 STURGIS HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES INDUCTEES

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ive-time Grand National Champion and Drag Specialties/Indian rider Jared Mees, Drag vendors Wayne and Donna Pingel, and Nick Trask will join a roster of other industry notables sharing the honor of being inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame’s class of 2021.

• Nick Trask

• Ray Drea

• Rick Ball

• Wayne & Donna Pingel

• Freedom Fighter - Deb Butitta

• Arlen Ness Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient - Mike Corbin

This year’s induction breakfast ceremony will be held on August 12, 2021 at The Lodge at Deadwood. Stay tuned for Hall of Fame Highlights as the museum shares info about each inductee leading up to the ceremony. ■

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DRAG SPECIALTIES RETURNS AS SPONSOR or 2021, Drag Specialties has signed on as one of the sponsors of the MotoAmerica King of the Baggers three-race series.

The KOTB series will be featured at Atlanta, GA (4/30-5/2), Elkhart Lake, WI (6/11-13) and Monterey, CA (7/9-11) with television coverage on Fox Sports. ■

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ance & Hines is taking on the role of presenting sponsor for American Flat Track’s Production Twins Class, and will significantly increase its contingency payments for its riders.

With the combined efforts of Harley-Davidson and Vance & Hines, competitors riding an XG750R in the AFT Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines class are now eligible for their piece of a $7,125 per-race contingency package, tallying an impressive $138,625 in total awards for 2021.

In addition to the per-race contingency payout, the combined championship bonus that is available for XG750R riders now totals $17,500 for the 2021 AFT Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines season.

To qualify for the full amount of available Harley-Davidson and Vance & Hines contingency awards, riders must compete on a Harley-Davidson XG750R, run an eligible Vance & Hines exhaust system, have a Vance & Hines decal on their race bike and a Vance & Hines patch on their racing leathers. ■

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Carey Hart’s Custom Challenger 2021 Indian Catalog Cover Bike

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n a relatively short time the reborn Indian Motorcycle brand has come a long way. Beginning with bikes combining vintage looks with up-to-date mechanicals, the range now includes a number of popular models. There are contemporary styled Baggers, a line of stripped- down Bobbers and cruisers, the flat track-inspired FTR models, and most recently the liquidcooled Challenger, a sport-touring Bagger that breaks new ground for any brand.

Riders have flocked to every one of these Indian models and, V-Twin riders being who they are, immediately began customizing their bikes. Of course, Drag Specialties and Parts Unlimited responded with its first

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FatBook/OldBook catalog dedicated to all the add-ons and accessories just for those Indians. For 2021 that catalog’s cover features a fully customized version of that latest Indian model, the Challenger. It’s a multicolored, panel-painted stunner, the creation of Carey Hart and it deserves a good look.

Carey Hart is best known as a pioneering freestyle motocross superstar and the first rider ever to complete a backflip on a 250cc motorcycle. He’s also behind the chain of Hart & Huntington Tattoo Company shops and is married to Grammy Award winning recording artist Pink. That Carey Hart is also a long-time American V-Twin rider.

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The Indian Challenger is a fantastic platform for customization, as shown here by longtime V-Twin fan Carey Hart. The sporty Bagger offers plenty of good looks and performance.

Before the re-emergence of the Indian Motorcycle brand that meant Harley-Davidsons, plenty of them.

“I’ve probably had 15 or more Harleys over the years,” Hart says. “Softails, Dynas, FXRs, Road Kings, you name it. And, since I was really close friends with Jesse Rooke I’ve had a couple of his hardtail customs, too.”

Primarily though, Hart adds that like many V-Twin riders, he’s a tinkerer. Stock doesn’t stay stock in his garage. “I have a nice shop, and I’ve always prepped my own race bikes,” he says. “It wasn’t much of a stretch to customize all those V-Twins a little.” He’s being modest. Hart has tinkered with custom Harleys that have become magazine feature bikes and show winners. Multiple times.

A ride on a friend’s Indian shortly after the brand’s Sturgis relaunch back in 2013 shifted that V-Twin focus. “I really liked that bike and its Thunder Stroke 111 power,” Hart remembers. “I liked the feel of it, and when I looked into the brand, the direction they were going, I liked that, too.

I was the one who actually pursued Indian Motorcycles to become a partner with them.” All that was a lead-up to Hart’s participation in the debut of the Indian Challenger.

“As much as I liked everything that had come before it, I really liked that bike,” he says. “I immediately knew I had to get a Challenger of my own.” This bike is it, and after Hart’s tinkering, it’s definitely one of his own.

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As envisioned by Carey Hart, this Indian Challenger is a stunner. And, because Hart likes to rip, it's also designed for some high-performance fun.

Carey Hart opted to add a pair of his signature Hart-Luck V-Twin grips from ODI.

Carey is far from alone in his admiration of the Challenger.

With its 120-plus horsepower liquid-cooled PowerPlus engine, its lightweight cast-aluminum frame, inverted front suspension, hydraulically adjustable rear shock and customizable throttle mapping and traction control, the Challenger ticks off a lot of the right boxes.

Add in big, waterproof saddlebags, plenty of wind protection from a chassis-mounted fairing and poweradjustable windscreen, electronic cruise control, full LED lighting and a high-output audio system and the Challenger has all it takes to slip right into Hart’s preferred riding style. “It’s a long-distance machine,” he explains.

“That’s the kind of riding I do with my buddies. We’re not bar hoppers, we go the distance. Week-long trips covering thousands of miles. The Challenger is built for that.”

But remember, V-Twin riders are V-Twin riders so as good as that OEM Indian was, Carey Hart had to make it his own. His changes, other than a spectacular paint job by Chris Wood at Airtrix in Santa Barbara, aren’t immediately noticeable and they weren’t drastic. They

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did, however, add up to a bike customized to meet the very specific needs of its rider, and Hart wanted “. . . a light, well-balanced, good-handling and strong-stopping motorcycle. Not one with just a crazy powerful engine.”

Towards that end Carey called on plenty of his friends and contacts from the racing world, shops that designed a custom-built all-titanium exhaust system, another providing lightweight carbon-fiber wheels.

The work also included re-valving of the Indian’s shockabsorbing characteristics front and rear, and a combo of performance brake calipers and race-style rotors.

To make things even more pleasant on those long-haul rides there’s a Klock Werks windscreen in place of the Indian’s OE screen, a Signature model Saddleman seat and Dunlop American Elites on those carbon-fiber wheels.

“To me, it now feels and handles more like a sportbike than any kind of Bagger,” Hart says. “It’s just a superbalanced motorcycle, the total package. And, with that paint job Chris added, styled like a front-row GP bike from the 1980s, it also has the look.”

That’s what Carey Hart did with his Indian. Other riders on other models like Chiefs, Chieftains, FTR 1200s, Roadmasters, Scouts and Springfields might have different plans for their bikes. And there’s a whole catalog just chock-full of parts and accessories to help them in that quest. Take a look at Hart’s Challenger; it’s worth the time.

And make darn sure Indian riders get a good look at that 2021 Indian catalog. That’s worth the time, too. ■

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ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE & PROTECTION Drag Specialties DS3 Premium Synthetic Oil is an all-new multi-fill lubricant formulated for your H-D® V-Twin motor, primary and transmission.

Its excellent film strength protects against heat and wear while delivering smooth clutch and shift performance. Custom detergents keep your engine cleaner with less deposits while meeting warranty performance criteria for H-D® engines.

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iving V-Twin engines top-notch care just became easier with a new line of Drag Specialties high-performance motorcycle oils and fluids formulated specifically for V-Twins.

New products means new packaging, of course, and this new line is designed to look attractive sitting on a shelf while also imparting clear information at just a glance.

The V-Twin design cues make it obvious what kind of bikes these oils and fluids are made for, and the bold labeling helps customers quickly find the right oil for their model.

It is also worth noting that all items in this new Drag Specialties line are sold “each” instead of just by the case.

That way, dealers can order the exact amount necessary, even if it’s just one quart.

Drag Specialties partners with high-quality brands and manufacturers to give V-Twin riders great quality products for their motorcycles, and of course oils and fluids are no exception. Drag Specialties lubricants use high-quality base oils and motorcycle-specific additives that meet OEM warranty requirements and ensure each product will provide the best protection and performance for the specific application. Additionally, all of the oils and fluids are formulated, blended and packaged in the USA.

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Engine Oil Drag Specialties formulated its V-Twin engine oils specifically for bikes that need extra protection from heat and higher rpms. The formulas are also designed to provide smooth shifting and clutch engagement.

The star of the new Drag lubricants line is the Drag Specialties Premium 20W-50 DS3 Synthetic oil, which can be used as motor, primary and transmission oil. In testing, the 20W-50 DS3 outperformed OEM oil by a significant amount, with a 21 percent reduction in viscosity loss. Since consistent viscosity is critical for protecting transmission gears, the 20W-50 DS3 will keep an engine running longer and more smoothly compared to the OEM version. The oil also has built-in detergents that keep the engine components cleaner, further adding to the performance and longevity of the engine. While the other Drag Specialties oils are available only in a one-quart size, the 20W-50 DS3 Synthetic is available in quart, gallon and 55-gallon sizes.

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The other two Drag Specialties Premium Synthetic oils available are the 15W-60 and 20W-40. Both of these fully-synthetic oils are specifically engineered as multi-fill lubricants for Indian Motorcycle models. The oil enhances

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both engine protection and clutch performance, and they are suitable for air-cooled and liquid-cooled engines.

Additionally, Drag Specialties offers six varieties of mineral-based engine oils. Three of them – 20W-60, 20W-50 and 10W-40 – are designed for V-Twins being ridden in various ambient temperatures. The SAE 50, SAE 60 and SAE 70 mineral oils are specifically designed for pre-Evolution V-Twins, with the three options also covering various operating temperatures.

Premium 80W-140 Synthetic transmission oil

Transmission/Gear Fluids Drag Specialties has four transmission fluids specifically formulated for each of the common Big Twin transmission types. The Drag Specialties Premium 80W-140 Synthetic transmission oil is ideal for riding in hot weather. The fully-synthetic formula is designed for high-performance transmission gear boxes, and it has high-strength film protection and high shear resistance to provide outstanding wear protection and durability. Extreme Pressure (EP) additives further enhance the life and health of the gear box.

High Performance Big Twins Primary Oil

Additionally, Drag Specialties has three mineral-based transmission fluids, including 80W-90 plus Big Twins Primary fluid and a Sportsters fluid for use in 1971 and newer Sportster models.

Additional Products The new Drag Specialties line for V-Twins also includes fuel stabilizer, brake fluid and fork oil. The 12-ounce bottle of fuel stabilizer contains powerful antioxidants to prevent fuel breakdown, system gum and varnish formation. Able to keep fuel stable for up to two years, the stabilizer contains corrosion inhibitors to help protect the fuel system components, as well. One notable feature is what cannot be found in the bottle – Drag Specialties does not put any alcohol in its fuel stabilizer.

DOT 4 Mineral brake fluid

The Drag Specialties DOT 4 Mineral brake fluid is a universal brake and clutch fluid for all systems that require a DOT 3 or DOT 4 fluid. The DOT 5 Silicone brake fluid has a higher dry boiling point than the mineral versions. Both brake fluid options come in a 12-ounce bottle.

Finally, Drag Specialties Mineral Fork Oil in 10W and 20W formulations complete the new V-Twin lubricants lineup.

Specifically formulated for consistent, smooth damping action, these fork oils can be confidently used in all weather conditions. The oil protects the fork internals from wear and corrosion, too. The fork oil comes in onequart bottles. ■

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Specialties oils and fluids for V-Twins, and how dealers can best take advantage of the new program. All of the products can be found in the 2021 Tire & Service catalog.

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SEATS

Sitting Comfortably

New Seat Options for Indians Solo seat

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The low-profile touring seat is made for longdistance comfort, with a tall driver support area and more comfortable positioning compared to a stock seat. It sits up to half an inch lower than the stock seat, and the narrow front is designed to offer better leg clearance and easier ground contact.

Drag Specialties also has a low-profile touring seat with forward positioning. With this version, the rider sits one inch further forward than the standard Drag low-profile touring seat.

Both versions of the low-profile touring seat come in multiple stitching styles and thread color options.

Low-profile touring seat

Drag has expanded the applications for the Predator III seat to include new Indian fitments. The 6-inch tall driver support and narrow front add comfort, while the various finishes available for the automotive-grade vinyl cover add style options.

In addition, Drag now offers Predator III forward positioning seats. The seat moves the rider 1 inch forward and half an inch lower compared to the factory seat, and the seat geometry is two inches further forward than the standard Predator III.

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rag Specialties Seats now has more styles and applications available for Indian models, helping customers get the exact looks, features and finish they want.

The four all-new seat styles and three expanded seat styles share a number of features. They all begin with a 3/16-inch ABS thermoformed seat base, which provides a perfect fit on the bike. The carpeted bottom and rubber bumpers help absorb vibrations and protect the bike’s paint. Molded polyurethane foam is sculpted to provide excellent comfort and styling.

Like all Drag Specialties Seats, these new Indian options are all made at the Drag Specialties Seat facility in the USA. The new low-profile touring seat is made from Drag’s unique solar-reflective leather in the seating area and high-quality automotive-grade vinyl on the sides. The solar-reflective leather reduces the surface temperature by as much as 25 degrees Fahrenheit, keeping riders cool while also extending the seat’s life compared to standard materials.

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The new Drag Specialties solo seats for Indians offer a huge style update as well as an adjusted rider position. The seat moves the rider 1 inch back and half an inch lower than the stock seat, and a 3-inch tall back support adds comfort without interrupting the low-slung lines of the seat. A narrow front adds to the sleek look.

Drag Specialties has added 2018-2021 Scout Bobbers to the applications list for the bobber-style front solo seats.

Giving off a vintage vibe, but made for modern comfort, the solo seat features Drag’s solar reflective leather in the seating area.

Drag’s ¾ solo seat is another option for the latest Scout Bobbers. The café-style look has deep back support and an extra inch of height compared to the stock seat. The rider is also moved about 1 ½ inches back. Solar reflective leather keeps things cool. ■

» Talk to your Drag rep about the latest Drag Specialties Seats for Indians and find all fitments in the 2021 Indian catalog.

You can also find all the fitments for Harley-Davidsons in the 2020/2021 OldBook and 2021 FatBook.

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The Predator III seat features a 6” tall driver support with unique styling covered in automotive-grade vinyl. The molded polyurethane foam provides maximum comfort and has a narrow driver’s cut for better leg clearance.

Available in Double Diamond Stitch with black, silver or red thread. See the complete selection at seats.dragspecialties.com.

Additional coverings, thread colors and stitch patterns are available through our custom order program.

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NEW COBRA FREEWAY BARS. TO TAKE YOU FURTHER ON DOWN THE ROAD. We’ve expanded our line-up of Freeway Bars for Baggers. Now in addition to a traditional hoop shape we have the more aggressive V-Bend and our all new case guard with its smaller profile than a traditional freeway bar. Both are heavy-duty 1.25" round steel in gloss black or chrome finishes. Like all Cobra products these are made here in So Cal.

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Freeway Functionality LIFETIME WARRANTY

Redesigned Highway Bars and Case Guards

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reeway bars and case guards are those often un-noticed and unheralded, but highly functional accessories for motorcycles of all kinds. On Baggers and cruisers, they can sort of disappear, as many riders almost take it for granted that they are on the bike.

That’s why Cobra already offers a full line up covering Harley-Davidsons from Sportsters to Baggers, and even Indian Scouts, and is now expanding its line up to bring attention to these essential products. Beyond providing a revised styling element to the classic V-Twin profile, these new bars provide a host of other benefits.

From the front, the bar takes on an updated look compared with the more traditional hoop shaped offerings. It’s a cleaner, more modern take on the freeway bar.

At low speeds for example, they can offer a degree of protection for the shiny parts of the motorcycle in the event of a classic parking lot tip over. And, they also can offer a mounting location for riders looking to add supplemental lighting or even foot pegs.

Cobra built these two new bars to offer riders more choices for Bagger models. The company has previously made the traditional hoop-style bar for Baggers. Now with more riders, especially riders of Street Glides and Road Glides, moving more toward to the performance end of riding, its necessary to update some of the more conventional products in order to reflect that more aggressive riding style.

The first new bar arrives with an aggressive v-bend shape as opposed to the more old-style round hoop version.

The tighter bottom tuck of the bar gives it its distinctive shape, and offers more ground clearance, while still leaving plenty of room for a rider’s feet.

The Cobra case guard takes that V-Bend style to a new minimal level, and reduces the profile even more.

Cobra has been making high-quality case guards for 15 years, but this one is the first for a V-Twin powered touring bike. The same thinking applies – take a minimalist approach, but leave enough room for Bigfoot-sized feet around the foot controls, and look good while doing it.

The top bend on the bar is similar in width to the hoop style bar, but the bottom tapers far more inward giving this bar its distinct shape and appearance.

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This final product certainly checks all the boxes on the design brief. The height of the bar sits just above the top of the rear brake pedal, with the width of it a bit outboard of the floorboards. A gentle curve arcs the case guard back to join the frame at the front floorboard mounting locations. This elegant design works for those riders looking for many of the benefits of a highway bar, but avoiding the more traditional offerings.

Both bars use 1¼-inch mandrel bent steel tubes, and each is available in a lustrous chrome or shiny black powder coated finish. All your customers need for an easy installation comes in one box. Fitment for both bars

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The rider’s eye view of the V-Bend Freeway bar shows just how much the bar slants inward toward the bottom

The front view shows the height and width of the Case Guard bar.

It rises to be just above the rear brake pedal height.

The Case Guard is quite an elegant piece, one that integrates nicely into the stock mounting locations. It’s unobtrusive in its simplicity, yet sturdy in its construction.

The front of the Case Guard angles forward to increase clearance around the rear brake pedal.

includes Harley-Davidson 2009-2016 FL Touring models and 2017-2021 FL Touring models. Both versions will not work on models equipped with fairing lowers. Like the rest of Cobra’s products, they are made in the USA. ■

» Talk with your Drag Specialties sales reps for details on the new products, and check them out in the 2020 FatBook and 2020/2021 OldBook.

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LED LIGHTING

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A Dynamic Decade

Lighting Solutions Highlight a Milestone The micro LED turn signals really are tiny – smaller than a quarter, in fact. Nevertheless, they pack a big punch of light thanks to the bright LEDs. Available in both dual-color and single-color options, the LEDs are built into an aluminum bullet-shaped housing with a sealed acrylic spherical lens that maximizes the light output. Finish options include both gloss black and chrome, and a 45-inch wire lead is included.

The micro LED turn signals really are tiny – smaller than a quarter, in fact – but, they pack a big punch of light thanks to the bright LEDs. They’re available in dual-color and single-color options.

The single-color micro LED turn signal comes in a choice of amber or red LEDs. The amber LEDs can be used as a front or rear turn signal, while the red LEDs can be installed as a rear brake or turn signal.

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t has been a busy decade for Custom Dynamics.

Since the company’s products first appeared in the FatBook 10 years ago, Custom Dynamics has experienced enormous growth. While that is good news for the company, it is also good news for dealers and customers. There is a bigger selection than ever before, with new products constantly being added to the list.

Today, Custom Dynamics offers more than 1,000 SKUs, all available through Drag Specialties. There are exclusive display programs available to give dealers an added sales advantage, and Custom Dynamics has three representatives who are dedicated to working with Drag reps and dealers throughout the year.

Two of the most recent products to join that long list of SKUs are micro LED turn signals and a taillight baseplate for pre-1999 Harley-Davidson models.

The dual-color micro LED turn signals are available in a front white/amber combination that acts as a bright white running light with an amber turn signal and a rear red/amber combination that can be used as a bright red brake light and amber turn signal.

The micro LED turn signals can be placed in just the right spot with the Custom Dynamics micro turn signal mounting brackets that are sold separately. Straight and L-shaped brackets are available, and the finish choice of black or silver ensures that the brackets will coordinate perfectly with the turn signal housings.

Custom Dynamics designed the taillight baseplate for pre-1999 Harley models to be an easy swap with the factory baseplate. By making the swap, Custom Dynamics and ProBEAM LED taillights can be easily and securely mounted. The included wiring harness connects to the factory taillight wiring, making it a true plug-and-play operation. Like the micro LED turn signals, there are both chrome and gloss black finishes available. ■

are exclusive display programs available to give dealers an added “salesThere advantage, and Custom Dynamics has three representatives who are dedicated to working with Drag reps and dealers throughout the year. ”

» Talk to your Drag rep about the

With the taillight baseplate for pre-1999 Harley-Davidson models, your customers can mount upgraded Custom Dynamics and ProBEAM LED taillights for improved visibility.

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latest products available from Custom Dynamics as well as the exclusive dealer display programs. You can find a full range of Custom Dynamics products in the FatBook and OldBook.

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BELT DRIVES & CLUTCHES

Updates for the Oldies New Parts for Vintage Harleys

When it comes time to update an older Harley-Davidson, check out the OldBook for a great selection of belt-drive primaries and performance clutches from BDL.

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hen the goal isn’t a 100-point restoration there’s no law saying vintage bikes must stay married to their antiquated technologies.

Just because a Harley-Davidson has some years on it doesn’t mean it can’t get a new lease on life.

With that in mind, when the clutch and primary drive becomes the focus of attention for any classic-year Big Twin, BDL has plenty available to breathe new life into that bike.

Depending on the level of upgrade desired, the company offers performance clutch packages, full belt-drive primary systems and high-performance lockup-clutches.

All easily installed, all genuine BDL, all designed to help an old Harley kick up its heels one more time.

For a simple clutch upgrade BDL’s competitor kit, CC-100-S can quickly turn a 1936 through early-1984 clutch hub and basket into a newer one-piece design. Eliminating the floating basket syndrome that so easily throws a Knucklehead, Pan or Shovelhead clutch out of whack, the kit is an easy press-fit into an OE basket (or a BDL early-style replacement). And, with a robust double-row hub bearing for strength, along with race-proven aramid fiber clutch plates and an assortment of coil springs for custom-tuning, the result is smoother operation, positive adjustments and a clutch much stronger than OE. Taking the upgrade all the way there are BDL belt-drive primaries for the older Harleys, too. For starters there are 8mm belt drive kits for all 1936 through 1964 Big Twin kickstart bikes. The kits come with a belt, the clutch

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basket, a front pulley and the nut and washer. The front pulleys and clutch baskets are hard-anodized aluminum, the pulleys drilled and tapped for easy removal. Inner clutch hubs and plates are available separately.

BDL also has 3-inch shorty belt drive kits for the 1970 through 1978 electric-start bikes. Offered with or without a late-style starter motor, the kits include a 141-tooth drive belt, the motor plate, clutch hub, starter pinion-gear assembly, a complete set of clutch plates, one of BDL’s patented ball bearing pressure plates, and all the installation hardware.

There are also 2-inch wide open belt systems for the 1990 through 1998 FLHT/FLHR/FLTR applications. Offered in chrome, polished or a black anodized finish, the kits come complete with a performance clutch and that patented ball-bearing pressure plate. The kits work with floorboards and include shaft cones for both OEM heel/ toe shifters and toe shifters.

Don’t forget, BDL’s upgrade kits for those ball-bearing lockup clutches will work here, too. That upgrade comes with a heavy-duty diaphragm spring and a matched set of harder, heavier carbide ball bearings for faster action and increased pressure.

Old bikes are fun. They’re a lot more fun when they actually work well. A Belt Drives Limited (BDL) clutch/ primary upgrade is a big step in that direction. ■

» For more information talk to your Drag reps and check out the products in the 2020/2021 OldBook.

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MA’s hand controls can add a finishing touch to any custom build. Black, chrome or polished, their smooth style goes with everything. The controls are available for cable or hydraulic clutch applications, and, on the brake side, there are single- and dual-disc setups and a variety of master-cylinder bore sizes.

More options include a stripped-bare universal control that eliminates all the switches from the handlebars, and controls with all the switches-and-buttons for turn signals, horn, headlight high beam and the engine start/ stop. The switch housings – black, chrome or polished – are style-matched to the rest of the control set.

All this is easily installed and, with the availability of a custom GMA wiring harness and control module, the wiring’s fast and easy, too.

NAMZ Custom Motorcycle Parts, in collaboration with GMA, developed and manufactured the harness and module kit just for the GMA switches. It’s available separately, with a switch set or as part of a full package that includes hand-controls, switches and harness. All of

GMA has teamed up with NAMZ Custom Motorcycle Parts to develop custom wiring harness and control module kits for GMA’s universal control switches.

it comes with everything needed to easily wire up those GMA switches and have everything up and running.

OEM color-coded wires are all 48-inches long, and the small, 2-inch module to control button operation can be mounted just about anywhere. There are also OEM-style Deutsch 6-pin connectors and pins, and to assure a neat, troublefree installation heat-shrink tubing is supplied along with easy-to-follow instructions and a full schematic. ■

» Talk with your Drag rep for details, and also check out the kits on page 990 of the 2021 FatBook.

WIRING & SWITCHES

Fast Wiring

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Drag Specialties Bagger Racing League founder and Drag announcer Rob Buydos (right) interviews noted V-Twin stunt rider Logan Lackey during the event's launch at Chuckwalla Raceway in early February.

Introducing the Bagger Racing League DRAG SPECIALTIES SUPPORTS NEW EVENT

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ith an eye toward providing race fans with an event exclusive to the V-Twin community, the newly launched Drag Specialties Bagger Racing League (BRL) kicks off in June during a three-day extravaganza at the Utah Motorsports Complex.

Rob Buydos, the brainchild and founder of the BRL and voice of Drag Specialties, and the COO of the BRL John Oakes will capitalize on the booming Performance Bagger trend by offering a venue for everyone from top-level racers to stunters and Hooligan riders. The event runs June 25-27.

The essence of Bagger racing. Rider Tony Sollima leans into it aboard the Speed Merchant Electra Glide during the BRL launch event.

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“With the rise of performance baggers we’ve seen over the last five years, we wanted an event that could help promote those parts that make these bikes so sought after,” Buydos said. “This is just the beginning, and I can’t wait to see where it leads.”

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The BRL launch event Chuckwalla featured a V-Twin only track day that showcased bikes from each of the league's four racing classes.

Make no mistake, these bikes are Baggers through-and-through. Lackey cuts a stunning profile on the straightaway

For the inaugural event in Utah, the Drag Specialties Bagger Racing League launches with four separate classes, each one catering to a very specific type of V-Twin rider. The Hooligan GP class is for bikes like Sportsters or Indian Scouts, FTRs and even Buell bikes. The Big Twin GP is for pushrod Indians, Dynas, FXRs and Softails. The Stunt GP is a unique invitational class where competitors will compete Friday night in a judged stunt competition, then

take the same bike to the track Saturday for qualifying and to the main event on Sunday. The Premier Class Bagger GP is where riders on Harley-Davidson and Indian Touring bikes will duke it out for the big win.

Buydos and a host of vendors launched the new league at a V-Twin-only track day in early February at Chuckwalla Raceway in the Southern California desert. The event

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The Bagger Racing League Big Twin GP class — a sturdy lineup of hopped-up Dynas, FXRs, Softails and the occasional pushrod Indian.

featured a range of riders representing the four new classes that will make up the league, including representatives from the vendors with confirmed race teams. The list – looking like a page right out of the FatBook – includes: • Alloy Art • Barnett • Bassani • Feuling Parts • Performance Machine • Saddlemen • Slyfox • The Speed Merchant • Trask Performance The event will not only serve as a chance to see some heart-pumping V-Twin racing, it will also serve as a platform for a number of Drag Specialties vendors to showcase their performance parts in a Vendor Village that highlights this go-fast market segment.

The man behind the Rusty Butcher, Mark Atkins, is no stranger to go-fast fun. The Bagger Racing League is a perfect venue for like-minded riders.

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Additionally, Cory and Zach Ness have signed on to host a massive custom motorcycle show that Buydos promises will make the weekend, “The fastest bike show in the world.” Spectators will also enjoy live music, camping and other V-Twin-related activities. ■

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Eyes on the Prize SLYFOX TEES UP THE BAGGER RACING LEAGUE

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lex Fox is on a mission. First order of business is to keep the momentum going for his up-and-coming company, Slyfox, as it grows in popularity among the growing Performance Bagger market. In fact, the products bearing the Slyfox name and logo in the FatBook now include carbon fiber body parts, a signature Saddlemen seat, lightweight triple clamps and a custom triple tree to name a few.

The 31-year-old Fox also happens to be a diehard race fan who built and sponsored an entry for last year’s King of the Bagger race that debuted at Weathertech Laguna Seca Raceway. His bike, a modified 2017 Road Glide ridden by Cory West, qualified and finished fifth among the 12-bike field. This year’s mission statement for Slyfox Racing reads, in so many words – Improve on that finish.

Fox’s third goal? As mentioned, he’s a steadfast race fan, one who’s eager to help promote Bagger and V-Twin racing in America.

And so, Fox is doing what he can to help promote the new Drag Specialties Bagger Racing League that’s scheduled a multi-class Bagger and V-Twin premier event at Utah Motorsports Campus near Salt Lake City, Utah, this June.

“The BRL is formatted more for the entire V-Twin market,” Fox explains. “With several classes now, there’s something for everyone who owns a Harley-Davidson or Indian motorcycle, be it a Bagger for the Bagger GP class (the event’s premier class) or other model (such as Dyna Softail or Sportster variations) for any of the support classes.”

“We learned a lot about our bike during last year’s race,” Fox adds.

“We were scraping the primary on the left side and the exhaust pipe on the right side through turns. We’ve worked to fix those things for the upcoming BRL race.”

Additional, and perhaps more subtle, changes were also performed on the bike during this past winter. For instance, Fox points out, “We also have a new billet rear subframe, and we modified the handlebars and moved the foot controls to a more rear-set position, and we raised the seat slightly for a more sport bike seating position for the rider.”

After completing those upgrades, he joined other members of the fledging Bagger Racing League for an open-track test day at Chuckwalla Raceway near Palm Springs, California, to shake out the bike. The test session also served as an ideal time to announce and promote the new Bagger Racing League to the media.

“We had quite a turnout of bikes, not only for the Bagger GP group but for the other classes as well,” says Fox. All that remains now is to line them up on the Utah grid to see who’s fastest. And nobody’s discounting the Slyfox entry’s chances of winning, either. Folks, it’s time to race. ■

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Slyfox founder Alex Fox unleashed his 2017 Road Glide with rider Cory West at last year's King of the Baggers.

For the Drag Specialties Bagger Racing League, he is undertaking a host of upgrades, including modified handlebars and repositioned foot controls and seating.

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Faster Engineering SADDLEMEN’S PERFORMANCE BAGGER

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ne look at Saddlemen’s entry in the 2020 Drag Specialties King of the Bagger event and it’s immediately apparent that this isn’t your standard 2019 Harley-Davidson Road Glide. In fact, it looks to be the very definition of Performance Bagger, the moniker that now defines a thriving segment of the V-Twin market.

Highly customized and engineered by the team at Saddlemen and racer and bike builder Michael Woolaway, the Road Glide is built around Feuling Parts’ front-line 126-cubic-inch performance package. In short, it simply looks fast sitting still.

With the 2020 debut showing at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca now in the rearview mirror, the Saddlemen crew is not adjusting its focus on the newly formed Bagger Racing League as the next opportunity to demonstrate the bike’s true capability. The League’s launch is scheduled for June 2021 at Utah Motorsports Campus near Salt Lake City, Utah. Saddlemen is confident its team will become even more competitive as it spends time on the bike, adding that it is looking forward to a strong finish in June.

A close-up inspection of the bike justifies Saddlemen’s optimism – the bike’s design is immaculate in execution, its workmanship by team Saddlemen is impeccable. Every nut and bolt (most of which are of lightweight titanium) is expertly integrated into the package, and every part has a purpose. Ultimately shedding 300 pounds from the bike’s standard 850 pound dry weight is quite impressive.

For instance, the Kraus Moto KTR inverted front end sporting Öhlins Road and Track fork legs has one purpose – to hug the pavement at speed. It’s coupled with Öhlins rear shocks to position the bike in its race-ready stance. And Alloy Art’s beautiful lightweight swing arm can easily pass as a piece of art in and of itself, matching the custom fabricated featherweight chrome-moly rear subframe to tidy up the rear section.

Front and rear performance brake setups match up nicely with the lightweight 17-inch wheels. An Alloy Art Universal Cush Drive is integrated into the drivetrain, and as with all Bagger entries, Dunlop’s DOT-approved race-spec tires are mounted front and rear.

Saddlemen went deep with this hopped-up Bagger build. From nose to tail, the Road Glide was upgraded with a singular focus: Highperformance handling and power.

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As noted, the Milwaukee-Eight engine’s power is boosted using Feuling Parts’ speed equipment, including 126-inch pistons that fill S&S Cycle cylinders. HP+ Performance push rods, an Endurance Beehive Valve Spring Kit with titanium retainers, and a Feuling Race Series oiling system also compose the heart of the power package. The cylinder heads were expertly flowed by Branch & O’keefe, with an HPI throttle body serving as intake; the custom-made titanium exhaust finishes things off outback.

Perhaps the Saddlemen Bagger’s most obvious features are its replacement body panels, all made from carbon fiber by

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Saddlemen. For instance, the front fairing weighs a mere 3 pounds, and each of the saddlebags (note their beveled bottoms for optimum cornering clearance) weigh slightly more than 3 pounds each (including lids and mounts). And, as you would expect from Saddlemen, the Bagger features a very unique seat. The carbon fiber base with raised pedestal design places the rider in the opti-

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Saddlemen partner and custom builder Michael Woolaway took the honors of riding the company's highly-customized 2019 HarleyDavidson Road Glide at the 2020 Drag Specialties King of the Baggers.

mal position and offers plenty of room to move about for improved comfort and control at speed.

In a nod toward the sportsmanship among the competitors in the nascent Performance Bagger racing scene, Saddlemen’s CEO, Dave Echert, made extra sets of the lightweight carbon fiber body work, as well as custom Saddlemen seats to share with all the teams participating in the Bagger racing series.

Saddlemen wrapped its Bagger build around a Feuling Parts' front-line This gesture wasn’t about 126-inch performance package. The race-ready prep ended up shaving off business — it was about 300 pounds from the bike's standard 850-pound dry weight. communion among likeminded motorheads and a deep love of racing.

And, clearly, the sportsmanship factor remains a major part of Bagger competition that, with the spectacular side-by-side racing displayed at Laguna Seca last year, explains why the new Bagger Racing League will be a must see event in 2021. The racing was clean, professional, and perhaps most of all, exciting.

That June race can’t happen any sooner! ■

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PARTS & ACCESSORIES

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Deep Breather

Performance Air Intake Kits

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hen Vance & Hines introduced the VO2 air intake system at Sturgis about 15 years ago, Harley-Davidson owners quickly recognized the advantages that this bolt-on, easyinstall system offered their engines. The payoff was more efficient air intake for the engine, which typically spells more power. Especially for big-displacement, deepbreathing V-Twin engines.

VO2 Cage Fighter

Buoyed by that early success, Vance & Hines has, over the years, expanded the VO2 line to include additional variations, with all the models priced competitively. That’s good news for Harley owners and Drag Specialties dealers alike because today there’s a VO2 system to fit practically every budget and every styling application.

Currently, Vance & Hines offers five VO2 models, each with its own dedicated mounting bracket to fit Twin Cam, Sportster and Milwaukee-Eight models from 1999 through 2021. The five VO2 models include, in order of pricing, the Naked, Cage Fighter, and the X, Blade or Rogue. All models use similar washable filter elements that were developed and dyno tested by experts in the industry familiar with maximizing a motorcycle engine’s air intake capabilities. As with all Vance & Hines products, the VO2 is made at the company’s facilities in Santa Fe Springs, California.

Naked All VO2 mounting brackets are made of strong, made-inthe-USA steel. The Naked, especially, has an easy-to-install black bracket that comes with Allen-head hardware and mounting instructions for DIY applications or for quick turnaround by your shop’s service department. Provisions also allow for the filter element to fit directly beneath the OEM air filter cover, should a bike owner choose to do so.

X When it comes to eye-catching styling, Harley owners have three more VO2 models to select from – the X, the Blade and the Rogue. Perhaps the most flamboyant in terms of styling is the X. As its name suggests, the billet cover features a prominent “X” in its design pattern. Installation is easy, and the kit comes with ARP bolts mounting hardware.

VO2 X

Cage Fighter The Cage Fighter, the newest addition to the VO2 line, features a stainless steel wrap-around bracket that’s available with a brushed or black finish, and comes with mounting hardware. This is the system that was used by the Vance & Hines entry at last year’s Drag Specialties King of the Baggers race where it finished a close second.

It offers great styling, with minimal weight and maximum breathing capabilities, and will no doubt be a favorite among performance Bagger owners this year, too. As the name suggests, this one’s for fighting!

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Vance & Hines’ range of VO2 air intake systems is now available in a box that’s easy to merchandize, and is labeled with a few messages that reference the company’s longtime go-fast history.

VO2 Blade

Finishes include chrome, black or Black Contrast, making this a favorite among Harley owners looking for some added flash to their bike’s styling cues.

Blade Like the X, the Vance & Hines VO2 Blade is available in three finishes – chrome, black or Black Contrast. Its design pattern is slightly more subdued, using a single center piece that vertically bisects the entire center section for a symmetrical balanced look. ARP mounting hardware is included for a quick and easy installation.

VO2 Rogue

Rogue Chrome or black finishes highlight the Rogue, and its single-radius arm helps give it a custom, yet lightweight appearance. As with all VO2 systems, the Rogue has been dyno tested for maximum performance, and it comes with ARP mounting hardware for quick and easy installation.

No doubt, the VO2 air intake line helps create a uniform package for any Vance & Hines-equipped late-model Harley-Davidson. Although each air cleaner kit adapts well to stock engine configurations, maximum performance gains are achieved when used with a fuel tuner, free-flow exhaust system and a remap. ■

» Talk with your Drag Specialties rep and check out all five VO2 air systems in the 2021 FatBook.

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TIRES

Scaling Up

More Features and Sizes for an Iconic Tire

Avon Tyres’ Cobra Chrome range is an evolution of the popular Cobra line of tires.

The upgrades include improved tire feedback and feel, as well as enhanced wet grip and improved wet braking. They’re also designed to outlast the previous Cobra tire by 10 percent.

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ost cobras shed their skin. The Avon Tyres Cobra evolved instead, morphing into the high-tech Cobra Chrome. With 67 different sizes available, the Cobra Chrome tire is compatible with a huge array of cruisers, touring bikes, customs and even trikes. Of those 67 sizes, 14 of them have a wide whitewall, giving more riders than ever the chance to make a style statement.

While the Cobra tire was a longtime, legendary tire choice for V-twins, Avon Tyres wanted to give riders a high-performance version that had all of the style combined with more confidence-inspiring technology.

The result is the Cobra Chrome. In all, the Cobra Chrome tire has increased stability, better handling and improved longevity compared to its predecessor.

One of the hallmarks of the Avon Tyres Cobra tire is the snakeskin design on the sidewalls. That same feature is on the Cobra Chrome, and it is a perfect complement to the Cobra logo and the unique tread design. The whitewall fitments add even more of a bold statement to any bike.

The advanced tread and carcass designs result in improved maneuverability at all speeds as well as precise feel and tire feedback. Avon Tyres used its Enhanced Stability System (ES) to reduce tire flex, which improves both grip and stability.

The Cobra Chrome tire is efficient in wet weather, too, with improved wet braking distances thanks in part to the enhanced compounds used in the tire’s construction.

While the tread pattern might have a minimalist look, Avon’s Enhanced Aqua Flow (EAF) design gives it optimal water dispersal while still providing an ample contact

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The Cobra Chrome tire is also available in a whitewall fitment, offering a classic style upgrade for any bike build.

patch. The Cobra Chrome actually has a 5 percent larger footprint than the Avon Cobra, further increasing the tire’s grip and wear resistance.

Another aspect where the Cobra Chrome really shows its prowess is longevity. In testing, the Avon Cobra Chrome outlasted the Cobra tire by 10 percent. Avon Tyres achieved this with several new features. In addition to using highly durable compounds, Avon applied its Advanced Variable Belt Density (A-VBD) technology to the rear tires. By using a densely wrapped belt in the center of the rear tire and a less dense belt on the shoulders, the Cobra Chrome rear provides a large contact patch that provides stability as well as longer wear.

Additionally, Force Following Grooves (FFG) increase the wear resistance of the Cobra Chrome tires while also reducing tire noise and improving stability.

Avon Tyres is encouraging riders to purchase the Cobra Chrome tire with a consumer reward program that will run through October 31, 2021. Customers will receive a prepaid card worth $20 with the purchase of one tire, or $60 for a full set. ■

» Talk to your Drag rep about Avon Tyres Cobra Chrome tires and how

your customers can participate in the reward program. You can find all fitments starting on page 154 of the 2021 Tire & Service Catalog.

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Cobra Chrome Trike The Avon Cobra Chrome is available in two trike sizes with premium performance and a stylish Cobra themed design.*

HAND GRIPS

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Hands-On Visibility

Custom Grips with Integrated LED Signals

W Performance Machine’s Vision Series Contour grips feature integrated ultra-bright LED turn indicators in a clear disc at the end of the grips, providing wide visibility in a sleek, minimalist design.

hen it comes to custom grips your customers have a lot of options with Performance Machine. The company’s wide range of grips are a great upgrade for worn-out rubber and the ultimate finishing touch for any new handlebar setup, but of all of Performance Machine’s options none combine function, style and comfort quite like the Vision Series Contour Grips.

The Vision Series Contour Grips feature the same detailed, high-quality construction as all of Performance Machine’s grips, which means compliant and replaceable Renthal rubber and intricately machined billet-aluminum collars in anodized black or chrome. With the Vision Series Contour Grips, however, Performance Machine has integrated ultra-bright LED turn indicators into a clear disc at the end of the grips, providing omnidirectional visibility in a sleek, minimalist design.

As with the other components in Performance Machine’s Vision Series lineup, these grips utilize crystal-clear polycarbonate windows that, when the turn signal is off, blend seamlessly into the controls. Tap the turn signal button and embedded yellow LEDs set the polycarbonate pucks aglow, providing increased visibility for oncoming traffic.

With their 360-degree illumination, the Vision Series Contour Grips are uniquely eye catching, which is good for both style points and visibility out on the road.

Additionally, these grips offer the opportunity to streamline your customer’s bikes by eliminating the unsightly front turn signals and associated wiring.

As advanced as they are, the Vision Series Contour Grips are easy enough for your techs to mount or for your customers to install at home. Designed for the 1-inch bars found on Harley-Davidsons and other V-Twins, the grips slide onto the handlebar with a close tolerance and are secured via set screws with the included hex wrench, so no messy glues are required. Wiring feeds through the end of the handlebar and down to the main harness, keeping the bars and cockpit clean and tidy. The Vision Series Contour Grips are compatible with both standard wiring and CAN/BUS systems, and are offered in a dual-cable throttle setup for older machines as well as a throttle-by-wire setup for modern bikes.

Performance Machine’s Vision Series Contour Grips are available in black anodized as well as chrome finishes, and are in stock and ready to ship. ■

» Talk with your Drag rep to learn more about these

components as well as the many other parts in the Vision Series, and check them out in the 2021 FatBook.

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EXHAUSTS

Return the Roar GNX Slip-On Exhausts

S&S Cycle designed and developed the GNX slip-ons to provide a nice boost in exhaust tone and performance for those Milwaukee-Eight powered Baggers.

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arley-Davidson’s MilwaukeeEight engine is a powerhouse, but a low idle combined with a plugged-up factory exhaust conspire to mute the aggressive exhaust note this machine was destined to sing.

Available in chrome or Guardian Black, the GNX slip-ons feature a race-inspired tip.

Not to worry, the go-fast team over at S&S launched its GNX slip-ons with one thing in mind, and that’s setting the M8 free to sound and perform like a proper American made V-twin should. “We designed the GNX specifically for the M8 powered touring machines, with performance, sound and price point as our top priority” says VP of Marketing David Zemla.

Combining a 4½-inch shell with a tuned baffle and a race-inspired tip, S&S Cycle’s GNX slip-ons let the sound and power flow out of the M8 engine. For those customers looking for something a little more sedate, the GNX features a removable dB reducer that lets them tune the sound as well as back pressure of the exhaust to their liking.

The GNX is manufactured and chromed right here in the USA. It’s also available in the new Guardian Black finish for those looking for a little less bling and a dead match to the factory header. The slip-ons have also been notched out for clearance of shocks up to 13½ inches tall.

Not only can your customers get an exhaust that increases the power and sound of their Milwaukee-Eight bikes, they get all that at a price that’s very wallet friendly. The GNX in Guardian Black retails for $474.95 per pair, $589.95 in gleaming chrome. ■

» Talk with your Drag Specialties sales rep for details and check out the GNX slip-ons on page 475 of the 2021 FatBook.

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Sturdy and Stylish USA-Made Foot Controls

THRASHIN’s TSC shifter tips

Canyon pegs

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hen stock parts won’t cut it, THRASHIN Supply has the American-made components your customers’ need to modify their HarleyDavidsons just the way they want. With THRASHIN’s wide range of footpegs and shifter tips for the Dyna, FXR, Softail and Sportster, riders can modify and refine the look, feel and function of their foot controls.

Since most stock Harley foot controls are rubber clad they can feel mushy under boot soles, and their extra-large size eats up cornering clearance. That’s where THRASHIN’s P-54, P-54 Slim, Canyon, Burnout, and Militant footpegs come in. All models are milled from billet 6061 aircraftgrade aluminum for firm and precise feel, and they feature angled undersides that add cornering clearance for hardcharging riders. All THRASHIN footpegs have adjustable clevises to fine-tune the angle, and each model is now offered in silver, black, blue, red, and gold anodizing.

Inspired by the clean lines and smooth transitions of the canyon roads near THRASHIN’s Southern California headquarters, the Canyon footpegs are steeply beveled for maximum cornering clearance while the ribbed surface offers adequate traction and a classic appearance. For a little more boot traction and slightly more aggressive look, THRASHIN’s Burnout pegs are a good fit. Measuring about 3½ inches long, and tapering subtly from 1½ inches to 1 inch, the Canyons and Burnouts feature a pronounced THRASHIN logo along the top for added style.

Militant pegs

The Militant pegs were named for their combative and aggressive design, and feature a broad, long platform with three rows of traction teeth for solid footing. While the Militants provide loads of boot support, extensive machining gives these footpegs a minimalist look.

P-54 pegs

The P-54s are a THRASHIN classic, with a simple style that looks good on any Harley. Measuring in at 3½ inches long and tapering from 2¼ inches to 1½ inches, the P-54’s feature deep relief cuts on the sides and intricate machining on the top surface that creates a pattern of pyramids for excellent boot traction and a cool look. They also come with premium ARP stainless steel hardware that’s a definite upgrade over stock.

For an even more minimalist peg, THRASHIN offers the P-54 Slims, which feature the same style but in a narrower design that tapers from about 1½ P-54 Slims inches to 1 inch.

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Rounding out THRASHIN’s foot controls range are the TSC and TSC Shorty shifter tips. Like Harley’s stock footpegs, the stock shifter is rubber clad and can have an imprecise feel. THRASHIN’s TSC shifter tip fits all Harley models and improves feel and style with its clean, ribbed design and pronounced “Made In USA” laser etching. The TSC comes in a Shorty model that’s perfect for the rear shifter on Baggers, and both versions come with premium ARP hardware. As with the footpegs, the TSCs are offered in gold, blue, red, black, and silver.

All THRASHIN components are proudly made in Southern California from high-quality materials, so your customers will be proud to have them on their bikes. ■

» Talk with your Drag sales rep for details, and check out the range in the 2021 FatBook and the 2020/2021 OldBook.

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ENGINE GUARDS

Twin Peak Style

New Engine Guard Matches Iconic Bars

The new Twin Peaks engine guard from LA Choppers cuts the same iconic silhouette as the company’s popular handlebar of the same name. Its design provides protection, and offers a good mounting point for highway pegs.

years of experience building the high-quality handlebars and accessories, it was time to dive into the engine guard category. The new LA Choppers Twin Peaks engine guard is here for late model Harley-Davidson Touring bikes

The Twin Peaks engine guard is available in chrome and gloss black and is designed for easy installation.

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ay back when, LA Choppers developed a handlebar for the motorcycle masses that would eventually become the brand’s flagship product. It was the year 2000 and the iconic Twin Peak bars immediately offered an aggressive new design, absolute comfort and timeless styling for everything from Sportsters to fully built Baggers. To this day this American-made handlebar continues to be wildly popular in dealerships across the country, and around the world.

Fast forward to 2021 and the LA Choppers team is still striving to bring your customers a product line that combines high-quality form, function and fit. The development crew at LA Choppers is mainly known for its wide variety of handlebar options and versatile cable kits, but don’t think the list stops there. The company also manufactures hundreds of other products for the V-Twin market, ranging from air cleaners and lowering kits to risers and wiring kits.

LA Choppers continues to expand the breadth of its product line, creating and adding more new Americanmade products to the Drag Specialties catalogs. With

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The stylish Twin Peaks engine guard inherits all of its good looks from its handlebar predecessor, and offers just as much functionality. The guard itself is 1¼ inches in diameter, so mounting highway pegs to the guards is a non-issue. This three-piece design runs 29 inches wide at the mitered Twin Peaks top, and a very narrow width of 25 inches at the base to provide optimum clearance while still providing ultimate protection.

The Twin Peaks engine guard is sectioned into three pieces for easy installation. Included with the kit is a left side, a right side, the center slug/sleeve and all necessary mounting hardware for the 2009 through 2020 Road Glide, Road King and Street Glide, as well as any Touring model of those years without fairing lowers. This guard is offered in chrome as well as gloss black so your customers will be able to pair it up to any Twin Peaks handlebar.

The Twin Peaks engine guards are readily available and are an easy upsell to any future or existing Twin Peaks customer.

With spring fast approaching, protect your customers investment in style with the new American made Twin Peaks engine guards from the team at LA Choppers. ■

» Talk with your Drag sales rep for details, and check out the 2021 FatBook for further information.

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COMFORT • STYLE • SUPPORT Ape Hanger looks with a T-Bar feel The new Hammerhead Bar from LA Choppers offers you the best of both worlds. That ape hanger look, with the aggressive feel of a T-Bar. At 30.5-inches wide with minimal pullback, no other bar of its kind offers the comfort and handling of the Hammerhead.

On top of that, the 1.5-inch diameter properly compliments the proportions of the Road Glide®.

Best of all, it installs easily and provides a clear view of the gauge cluster. *Available in 12, 14, and 16-inch end rises.

CHEMICALS & LUBRICANTS

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Maintenance Made Easy

Oil Change Kits and Specialty Cleaners Mineral 20W-50 (depending on OEM recommendation), plus a fresh drain-plug Oring and a ProFilter premium spin-on filter in either black or chrome. To make oil changes even easier, Maxima’s ProFilters have a nut welded to the end for easy removal.

Maxima’s Full Change V-Twin Oil Change Kits contains everything necessary for a complete oil change, including both transmission and primary oils.

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o keep a Harley-Davidson looking good and running strong, your customers and techs need the right supplies. Maxima’s sole focus is chemicals like high-quality lubricants and cleaning formulas.

With the company’s V-Twin Oil Change Kits, V-Twin Fork Oil, and Matte Finish Cleaner, your customers will have what they need to handle routine maintenance and keep special finishes like Harley’s Denim paint looking great.

The oil change is the foundation of the maintenance schedule, and Maxima’s V-Twin Oil Change Kits for Harleys make the process as simple as possible. They come in two forms – the Quick Change and the Full Change – with applications dating back to the early ’80s.

With the Quick Change kit, riders get the appropriate amount of Maxima’s V-Twin Full Syn 20W-50 or V-Twin

The Full Change kit takes things a step further by including not only the transmission oil and filter, but also primary oil to put fresh fluid in both sumps. Whichever kit your customers choose, they can rest assured knowing that the lube exceeds OEM specifications and are specially engineered for V-Twin engines. That means Maxima’s V-Twin oils are extremely shear-stable, and cling to metal surfaces for superior protection under the extreme heat and loads that air-cooled engines experience. These oils are also highly oxidatively stable to attain the extended change intervals required for many Harley engines.

A bike’s fork oil needs to be refreshed regularly as well and Maxima’s V-Twin Fork Oil is available in both 10W and 20W for Harley applications. Fork oil lubricates the fork legs and the bushings they slide in, keeps the seals conditioned and pliable, and most importantly provides the damping that controls suspension motion on the road.

Maxima’s V-Twin fork oil is a shear stable, high viscosity index formula engineered to maintain a strong film to help reduce wear on bushings and fork legs. The advanced, Lubricinol-fortified formula minimizes stiction and reduces running friction while minimizing foaming for consistent, long-lasting damping performance. As with Maxima’s V-Twin Oil Change Kits, the V-Twin Fork Oil isn’t just suitable for Harley-Davidson models, it’s optimised for them.

Finally, there’s Maxima’s Matte Finish Cleaner for those hard-to-clean surfaces like Harley’s Denim paint and the matte finish popular on helmets. These finishes look great, but smudge easily and are hard to clean with conventional formulas, so Maxima developed a special cleaner. Matte Finish Cleaner features a special blend of surfactants and detergents that lift away solids without sticking to the surface, leaving the finish looking clean. ■

Matte Finish Cleaner

Maxima’s V-Twin Fork Oil is available in both 10W and 20W.

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Talk with your Drag rep for details and check out the product lineup in the 2021 Tire & Service catalog.

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Featuring a ProFilter Premium Spin-On Oil Filter

MAXIMA OIL CHANGE IN A BOX is designed to ease the oil change process in your H-D motorcycle. Each kit comes with all necessary products to complete a full oil change including engine oil, transmission oil, primary oil plus a ProFilter Premium Spin-On Oil Filter with Wrench Removal Nut in black or chrome. Depending on the year and model motorcycle, synthetic or mineral engine oil kits are available.

MAXIMA QUICK CHANGE KITS include one gallon of engine oil and a ProFilter Premium Spin-On Oil Filter with Wrench Removal Nut in black or chrome to complete an oil change on your H-D motorcycle. Depending on the year and model motorcycle, synthetic or mineral engine oil kits are available.

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TIRES

Creating the Classics

Tire Innovation for More than a Century

Michelin Commander III Touring tires

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ichelin got its start in 1891as a bicycle tire manufacturer, and it was inevitable that the company would eventually expand to include motorcycle tires. The first Michelin motorcycle tire was introduced in 1897, as the company saw the potential of the emerging industry.

Even though it was the first time that the general public had seen the word “motorcycle” associated with the Michelin name, those tires had been in development long before that as Michelin sought to create a product that was both capable and comfortable.

Since then, Michelin has achieved a lot of other milestones, many of them relating to the continued development

Michelin Commander III Cruiser tires

of motorcycle tires. Ever since that first motorcycle tire debuted more than a century ago, Michelin’s engineers have continued to embrace new innovations to help riders feel confident in all riding conditions. The company’s flagship tire for V-Twins, the Michelin® Commander® tire series, is just the latest in a long line of innovation.

The Michelin Commander tire line was first developed more than 20 years ago, and Michelin continues to introduce new design features and technology to that line. Most recently, the Michelin Commander III Cruiser and Touring tires were launched to give riders the exact performance and handling characteristics they demand.

Style is a big part of the equation, too.

The Michelin Commander III tire range offers performance without compromise. The exceptional wet grip and short stopping distances in the wet mean that all-weather riding is no problem. The extended tread life and larger contact patch increase longevity, so riders can go the distance with peace of mind.

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Michelin has approved fitments in the Michelin Commander III and Michelin Commander II tire range for hundreds of motorcycle fitments from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, representing thousands of traditional, classic and vintage models cherished by their owners.

Classic bike owners who want a tire to match their machine can opt for the all-new Michelin Road Classic tire. Designed specifically for classic bikes, the Michelin Road Classic tire uses modern technology while maintaining classic styling cues.

tread grooves. The groove depth supports efficient water evacuation, while biting edges help the tire keep its grip on the road.

The silica and groove combination provides outstanding wet traction.

The Michelin Road Classic tire is the successor to the proven Michelin Pilot Activ tire, but it This year dealers can get an iconic is not just an updated version.

8-foot inflatable Michelin Man with Both the Michelin Commander III Cruiser and The Michelin Road Classic tire is select Michelin sales programs.

Touring tires feature distinctive tread patterns a completely new product that and Michelin’s patented sidewall styling, utilizes the latest in Michelin developed with Michelin Premium Touch Technology. These engineering and materials to create a tire with plenty of attributes combine to give the Commander III a unique but grip and stability. Bias belt construction, new compounds classic look, ideal for pairing with the styling of V-Twins. and a high silica content all combine to give the Michelin Road Classic tire its characteristics. The carcass design inThe Michelin Commander II tire is designed for dramatically creases cornering stability, keeps the contact patch more extended mileage, making it an ideal choice for longconstant at every speed and increases the tire mileage. distance touring riders. The long-lasting performance, handling and stability characteristics are the result of The Michelin Road Classic tire features Michelin Silica Rain Michelin’s Amplified Density Technology (ADT). This Technology (SRT). This technology uses a high proportion highly dense, more rigid tire casing helps deliver excellent of silica in the rubber compound to ensure that tires warm feedback and handling to ensure a stress-free ride. Aramid up faster, even during cold-weather rides, and provide tread plies resist warping, reduce weight and increase the plenty of chemical grip. Originally developed for Michelin’s stability of the Commander II, while the tread pattern and racing tires, this technology has found its way into road sidewall deliver on style. tires. Michelin says that the Michelin Road Classic tire has up to 50 percent more wet grip than its predecessor for a new level of confidence in wet conditions.

Michelin Road Classic

While it was busy creating iconic tires, Michelin also created an iconic character. Bibendum – Bib to his friends, or simply the Michelin Man – was created in 1898. Not surprisingly, his robust form is inspired by a stack of tires. This year dealers can get an iconic 8-foot inflatable Michelin Man with select Michelin sales programs.

Now as much as then, Michelin is focused on giving riders products that enhance the motorcycling experience, always looking for new technologies and designs to ensure performance, confidence and comfort. ■

» Talk to your Drag rep to learn more about Michelin’s history and tires.

You can find all the fitments in the 2021 Tire & Service catalog.

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Mercury Rising

Black Chrome for the Softail Road Rage

Bassani now offers its Milwaukee-Eight Softail Road Rage 2-into-1 exhaust in the unique Mercury Style finish. Not only does that pipe offer up plenty of good looks thanks to that black chrome finish, it provides a nice boost in performance and sound.

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assani calls it “Mercury Style.” It’s a unique darkchrome finish, first seen last year on some of Bassani’s True Duals for the Milwaukee-Eight baggers. An ultra-classy, and really different look, that special finish is now also available on many popular pipes in the Bassani lineup, including the short megaphone Road Rage 2-into-1s for the M8 Softails.

Prototype versions of these Mercury Style pipes for the 2018 through 2021 Street Bobs, Lowriders, Fat Bobs and Slims made the rounds last summer and riders had just one question – When can we get our own?

The answer is now. Mercury-finish M8 Softail Road Rage 2-into-1s are widely available and Drag Specialties has them, right along with the versions in chrome, black and TIG-welded stainless steel.

Bassani’s Mercury Style dark chrome isn’t just one look.

Unlike an ordinary chrome, or stainless finish, the dark chrome Mercury pipes take on different shades and appearances depending on the color of the bike on which they’re mounted, what’s reflecting into that finish, the time of day and what the overall lighting conditions are. All of those factors will have that Mercury Style Road Rage 2-into-1s shimmer and shine in a variety of ways. It’s subtle but definitely noticeable.

Underneath those shade-shifting good looks, of course, is a Bassani Road Rage 2-into-1 exhaust with all the sound and fury that means. More than just eye-catching good looks, the pipes are pure performers. Equal-length stepped headers (a 1¾-inch tube opening up to 17/8-inch diameter tube) empty into a welded-on collector featuring an advanced design insert to maximize scavenging and performance. All this terminates into a short, aggressive reverse-cone megaphone muffler with a removable baffle and a billet end cap featuring a fluted detail. The design is clean and purposeful.

As desirable as all this is, especially when finished off Mercury Style, the real payoff comes when the throttle is twisted. A Road Rage 2-into-1 literally pulls the exhaust out of the engine for maximized flow. The result is increased horsepower and buckets of torque. The performance is everywhere, from a big boost in the lowand mid-ranges to a free-flowing top-end. The looks and performance are paired with a pipe that’s lightweight and features increased ground clearance. ■

» Talk with your Drag Specialties rep for details and check out the exhaust in the 2021 FatBook.

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Ready for the Season New Colorways for 2021

Biltwell Bonanza is the brand’s classic three-quarter lid, and a top seller coast to coast. Gloss Black Spectrum, Gloss Blood Red and Flat Black Factory shown.

Feature creep killed the classic full-face helmet; Biltwell’s Gringo brought it back. Retro styling and modern safety technology make this model an enduring favorite. Gloss Copper, Dice magazine Limited Edition Flames and Gloss Coyote Tan shown.

Gringo’s tuned-up sibling features an optically precise, CE-certified polycarbonate shield for greater protection. Like every Biltwell motorcycle helmet, Gringo S features a removable, replaceable comfort liner for easy maintenance. Flat Red, Gloss White and Gloss Pacific Blue shown.

Lane Splitter was Biltwell’s first ECEcompliant motorcycle helmet, and continues to define the style in the race-inspired retro motorsports niche.

Bronze Metallic, Flat Black and Flat Titanium shown.

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n a turbulent 2020 that saw much of the world grind to a halt during the Covid-19 pandemic, Biltwell kept its foot on the gas and delivered a bevy of beautiful helmets for the 2021 model year.

While some of these colorways have names like Blood Red, Pacific Blue and Coyote Tan, every Biltwell helmet is a golden choice for your customers committed to the company’s signature helmet style. Of course, Drag Specialties is the source for the full range of stylish, protective and supremely comfortable Biltwell helmets.

Biltwell’s broad range of motorcycle helmets is robust and feature rich. Every model is available in six sizes and

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eight colors. Full-face Biltwell helmets meet both US DOT and ECE R22.05 safety certifications, while the Biltwell Bonanza is US DOT compliant.

Every Biltwell helmet is engineered for comfort and protection. Features include injection-molded ABS outer shells, heavily padded, hand-stitched comfort liners, and hand-painted exterior finishes. ■

» For more information, talk to your Drag sales rep, and check out the new Biltwell product range starting on page 73 of the 2021 Helmet & Apparel catalog.

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PARTS & ACCESSORIES

Get Up and Running Spring Tune-Up Necessities

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pring means warmer weather, longer daylight hours and the start of the riding season. That means dealers need to make sure their customers are ready to go with a spring tune-up. The Drag Specialties service line has the items necessary to make sure riders and their bikes are all set for the season.

Batteries and chargers, oil, filters, brake pads, lubricants and even the tools to get those jobs done are available from Drag, whether it’s for an older bike or the latest model.

Drag Specialties combines quality with value for both the dealer and the customer. Additionally, Drag often has sales and product specials that dealers can use to stock up on Drag-branded service items. Deals ranging from monthly to 24-hour and 48-hour specials are constantly being introduced, so talk to your sales rep to find out how you can save while stocking up. You can also see Drag Net Web to find specials and product info.

The first step in getting a bike ready to ride is making sure that it can actually start. Drag has the Optimate 1, Optimate 3 and Optimate 6 chargers available, all with different features like long-term maintenance and the ability to recover nearly-depleted batteries. And if a bike’s battery needs to be completely replaced, Drag makes batteries in three styles: Premium Performance, High Performance and AGM Maintenance Free.

Once a bike is able to start, then it needs to be able to stop.

The Drag Specialties Premium brake pads are designed

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With spring comes riding season and Drag Specialties is the place for everything necessary for your customers to get their bikes up, running and ready to ride.

specifically for Harley models. They are more durable than the stock brake pads, and a high-tech ceramic heat shield keeps heat away from the caliper piston and brake fluid.

Additionally, Drag offers sintered metal, semi-metallic and organic DuPont Kevlar brake pads. The organic pads are the ideal choice for polished or chrome rotors. To go with the pads, Drag also has brake lines, calipers and both DOT-4 and DOT-5 silicone brake fluid.

Giving the engine a spring tune-up will require items like oil and filters. Options include Drag Specialties traditional spin-on oil filters in black or chrome and magnetic ring oil filters that capture small particles of loose metal. Of course, Drag has a complete new lubricant line-up for 2021 to go with those filters.

Clear fuel filters, OEM-style air filter elements and premium reusable air filters are additional must-haves for an engine refresh.

Drag Specialties lubricants cover pretty much every scenario, from engine additives like ethanol treatments and fuel injector stabilizer to transmission oil and fork oil. ■

» Since it’s impossible to list every spring tune-up item

available from Drag Specialties, talk to your rep to get more suggestions, and find everything needed for a successful launch to the riding season in the new 2021 FatBook, 2020/2021 OldBook and 2021 Tire & Service catalogs.

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Service Essentials

Key Equipment for V-Twin Shops

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xperienced shops and home techs stock their toolboxes well beyond the basics.

Specialty tools may not get used often, but when a tricky task pops up they can make all the difference. Motion Pro’s Gasket Scraper, Hose Removal Tool and Pro Plug Sockets are exactly the kind of helpful tools to make your customer or tech’s tasks easier.

Motion Pro’s Hose Removal Tool and Pro Plug socket range are must-have tools for your professional techs and DIY customers. Both make maintenance and service that much easier to perform.

Motion Pro’s Gasket Scraper replaces the age-old razor blade with a brass blade that safely removes gaskets from aluminum cases, making it ideal for engine rebuilds and clutch replacements. With its ergonomic billet-aluminum handle the tool is easy to hold, and it comes with a spare steel blade for stubborn gaskets as well as a storage tube that keeps the sharp tool out of harm’s way.

Gaskets aren’t the only thing that can be hard to remove.

Oil hoses can be a pain as well. That’s where the Hose Removal Tool comes in. It combines a pointed rightDrag Specialties 2021 HalfthePage Template angle tip for breaking seal on stuck hoses, and a wide leed: 8.625 hooked x 5.5˝ end to assist in pulling the hose off the fitting. rim: 8.375 x 5.25˝ afety: 7.875 x 4.75˝

Spark plugs are crucial engine components, and they’re harder to get to on some engines than others. That’s where Motion Pro’s Pro Plug Socket comes in. It has a thinwall design that helps it slip into deep-well engine heads with less maneuvering, and it abandons the old rubbergrommet retention strategy in favor of a mechanical retention system that won’t wear or harden with age and is unaffected by oil. ■

» Talk with your Drag rep for details and check out the Motion Pro line in the 2021 Tire & Service catalog.

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SPARK PLUG WIRES

Smooth-Running Spark Low-Resistance Plug Wires

over, you’ll have to continue applying more pressure to get similar results, and eventually it will be tough to get a clean shave at all.

From the inside-out, ACCEL spiral core plug wires are constructed of a fiberglass and Kevlar stranded inner core surrounded by carbon graphite semi-reactive element, and wrapped in heavy-gauge stainless steel conductor with a conductive coating. All of this is protected by a triplelayer of high heat resistant, high-durometer silicone, fiberglass braid and 8mm silicone outer layer rated for temperatures up to 550°F. This combination of materials promotes durable conductivity and wear-resistant strength.

ACCEL’s upgraded spark plug wires are a vast improvement over a Harley-Davidson’s OEM wire setup. The low-resistance wires help fire up a stronger spark, and are built for long-lasting function.

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hen it comes to the three fundamentals of a gasoline-powered internal combustion engine – air, fuel and spark – many riders focus on modifying air flow and fuel delivery, but often leave spark as an afterthought.

In back-to-back electrical resistance testing with ACCEL wires versus OEM-style carbon core wire, ACCEL wires consistently measured approximately 500 Ohms/ft., whereas the carbon core wires started out at roughly 2500-5000 Ohms/ft. and continued to increase as testing wore on.

From the factory, Harley-Davidson models have been standard equipped with carbon core spark plug wires for generations, and still are to this day. These OEM wires are simply constructed of carbon crushed into cord surrounded by insulation. Carbon core wire is not only easily affected by heat and vibration, but its conductive ability diminishes over time. In fact, the Harley owner’s manuals include a reference chart to help owners know when wires are past their service life.

The 500 Ohm operation mark is not a coincidence. Holley engineers tested five different resistance levels before settling on this as the right balance for V-Twin ignition systems.

Too low and the ECU could experience incorrect readings and retard timing, and too high can overheat the coils.

The development team at Holley has recognized the shortcomings of these OEM wires and set out to reconcile them with their spark plug wire offerings from the ACCEL motorcycle line of products. ACCEL plug wires for Harley models were developed through many hours of testing by Holley’s engineers and R&D staff. During this testing, resistance in OEM wires was found to roughly double after just 10,000 miles of riding. Simply put, high resistance is bad for conductivity, because when resistance goes up, the amount of energy required to fire the spark plug also goes up.

With a steady increase in resistance, the coils continuously work harder to produce enough energy to fire the plug, producing damage-prone heat in the coil. Think of it like shaving with the same razor over and

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Your customers will appreciate the importance of efficient plug wires, whether they’re making additional performance upgrades or just want a smooth-running stock engine. ACCEL plug wires are available for a wide range of Harley-Davidson models and years. ■

» Talk with your Drag rep for details, and check out the wires in the 2021 FatBook and 2020/2021 OldBook.

When your customers upgrade to a set of ACCEL spark plug wires, point them toward one of the company’s performance coils.

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GASKETS

Adding Inches

Gaskets for Big-Bore Builds

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igger isn’t always better, unless we’re talking about Harley-Davidson cylinders!

With Cometic’s new head gaskets, your customers can install a big bore on their Milwaukee-Eight engine without having to modify the oil passages, making the job quicker, easier and more affordable.

Previously, expanding beyond a certain bore size (typically 4.200 inches on oil-cooled engines) meant that the cylinder bore encroached on the oil-passage holes in the head gasket. The fix was to have the oil hole in the head plugged or welded, and for some customers that specialized work made the job too pricey.

With these newly redesigned M8 head gaskets, welding the oil hole up is no longer necessary until your customers reach a massive 4.320inch bore on oil-cooled models like the Softail and Street Glide. On the water-cooled Touring models, they can safely expand to a 4.500-inch bore without modification. That’s 143 cubic inches!

With Cometic’s new head gaskets, your customers can install a big bore on their Milwaukee-Eight Harley-Davidson engine without having to modify the oil passages, making the job quicker, easier and more affordable.

You might be wondering how Cometic pulled this off. The company’s engineers have been hard at work redesigning the M8 head gaskets, reshaping the passageways to keep the holes separate and safely encased in their own embossments. The result of these efforts is three different head gaskets for all of the popular big bore combinations.

First, Cometic has a gasket that will fit both the oil- and water-cooled M8 engines with a 4.250-inch bore. This head gasket features separate embossing that captures the teardrop shaped single hole found on oil-cooled engines and the two round holes found on water-cooled models. Using separate embossments around each target area ensures the most robust sealing possible to avoid leaks and ensure long-term reliability.

Next, Cometic has a no-modifications gasket for the popular 4.320-inch bore, which provides a full 132 cubic inches and is the largest you can go on the oil-cooled engines without the need for passageway modification.

This head gasket features two separate embossments.

One is incorporated into the bore due to the proximity of the bore and the oil hole, and the other is a stand-alone embossment for the other coolant hole.

Cometic also offers a no-mods gateway to 143 cubic inches via a 4.500-inch head gasket for water-cooled models. Again, this head gasket features stand-alone embossing for the coolant holes, oil drains and coolant holes, and no hole modifications are needed.

Cometic’s Milwaukee 8 head gaskets are made to extremely high standards and feature a Multi-Layer Steel (MLS) design consisting of three layers of stainless steel.

Stamped embossing gives the gasket resilience so it can lift with the head on the compression stroke. This is why an MLS head gasket will seal so well in a high cylinder pressure application like those found on big-bore Harley builds. ■

» Talk with your Drag sales rep for more information and get all the details in the 2021 FatBook.

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The Sound of Silence

A Simple Fix for Rocker Arm Tick Let your customers know that by installing a set of Rocker Lockers, they can eliminate that annoying rocker arm tick that’s common to so many Harley-Davidson models.

They can also be installed without any complicated disassembly.

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ne of the things that defines Harley-Davidsons is the way they sound. The noise coming from a Harley is typically a good thing, except when it comes to rocker arm tick, which is just annoying.

Thankfully, eliminating that tick is as easy as installing a set of Rocker Lockers.

The rocker arm tick has been around for years, usually kicking in when the motor starts up and the metals begin to heat and expand. The gap between the rocker arm shaft and the bolt that is supposed to lock it allows the shaft to rotate, which causes the tick. The tick can be especially bad on bikes with high mileage, and on bikes that have cam modifications or a worn rocker arm plate.

Rocker Lockers not only eliminate the ticking noise, but they also center the rocker plate so that it is always located in the same position. That means there won’t be any uneven wear patterns on the rocker arm or valve, and there will be a better alignment with the pushrod and holes.

The tapered design of each Rocker Locker allows them to self-lock, wedging the bolt and shaft in place to prevent any movement. While the initial goal of Rocker Lockers was to eliminate that annoying ticking sound, they eliminate a number of other problems, too. These include issues associated with the rocker plate being twisted during installation, the shaft hitting the bolt, the push rods rubbing the push rod tubes and the improper wear of the rocker arm feet.

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Installing a set of Rocker Lockers doesn’t require any complicated disassembly. They can be installed while the rocker arm assembly is still on the bike, though it is recommended that the plate is removed since the assembly needs to be loose for installation. The included Teflon tool helps align the rocker arm shaft with the bolt hole, then the Rocker Lockers can be inserted.

Getting Rocker Lockers just right took a lot of research, engineering and rider feedback. Various lengths, diameters and even construction materials were tested until the right combination was found. One of the challenges was that the inserts needed to be hard enough to keep their shape, yet soft enough for them to conform to the hole they are pressed into. They also needed to be completely encapsulated in the tower to ensure they couldn’t escape into the motor.

Rocker Lockers offer a permanent solution to a problem that has persisted for years. Before the introduction of Rocker Lockers, one solution was to add a set screw to lock the rocker arm shaft, which could cause the tower to break.

Another solution was to use a strong adhesive to keep the shaft in place, but that fix was only temporary. Finally, Rocker Lockers came along to silence the tick for good. ■

» Talk with your Drag rep about Rocker Lockers and find them in the 2021 FatBook and 2020/2021 OldBook.

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Power Up with Bigger Throttle Bodies

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ngines are systems, which means every component plays a role in the motor’s performance, from the air filter all the way to the exhaust tip.

As the gateway to the cylinder head, and the place where fuel and air get mixed, the throttle body is an especially important link in the chain. That’s where Horsepower Inc. comes in with its Big Bore and Max Flow throttle bodies, available for Harley’s 2001-2005 Twin Cam engines and most 2006-2016 Twin Cam models.

Drag Specialties is carrying an expanded lineup of Horsepower Inc. components for 2021, and the throttle bodies are now offered in a wider range of sizes and finishes to suit all your customers’ custom-build needs.

Horsepower Inc. now offers its Big Bore and Max Flow throttle bodies in larger sizes and in both a raw aluminum and a black powder-coat finish. The throttle bodies are a quick way to add bolt-on power and performance.

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Horsepower Inc. has two models of throttle body available, both of which are a direct bolt-on design and offered in both raw aluminum or a black powder-coat finish. The Big Bore throttle bodies are offered in 51mm and 55mm bores (as measured at the throttle butterfly) in six different intake-runner sizes to match a huge variety of heads.

The throttle bodies have a consistent bore size from the plate to the intake runner that helps optimize midrange performance.

Big Bore throttle bodies are bench-tested and dyno-proven to increase airflow into the engine, and, just like with an athlete, bigger breaths equal more performance. To ensure the smoothest, fastest flow, Horsepower Inc. puts each casting up on a CNC machine to create a sculpted and smooth pathway for the intake charge.

Beyond a larger bore and precision machining, the Big Bore throttle bodies are equipped with a sealed double-roller bearing for smooth throttle operation and a sturdy brass throttle blade that resists deflection for accurate response.

Made in the USA, Big Bore throttle bodies completely replace the OEM throttle body and manifold and are fully compatible with stock injectors and throttle cables.

For those looking to boost midrange performance as well as high-rpm power on big-inch builds, Horsepower Inc.’s Max Flow throttle bodies are the way to go. These designs feature a big 58mm bore as measured at the throttle plate, but extensive testing has resulted in an intake runner that gently expands to 62mm. This gradual taper balances midrange performance (where a smaller bore creates more intake velocity for better cylinder filling at lower rpm) with the larger size needed to stuff more air into the cylinders at higher rpm.

As with the Big Bore throttle bodies, Max Flow setups are built in America with sealed bearings, brass throttle

plates and stainless steel springs for precision and durability. To suit your customers’ needs, these throttle bodies are also offered in a raw silver finish or an attractive black powder coat. ■

» For more information reach out to your Drag Specialties rep and see the 2021 FatBook.

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CLUTCH PRODUCTS

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Nimble Fingers

Clutching Made Easier, Smoother

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f all the products produced by Müller Motorcycles, the Power Clutch is its most popular.

Developed by company founder Werner Müller in 2003, the Power Clutch significantly reduces the power needed to pull the clutch lever on Harley-Davidson Evo, Twin Cam and Milwaukee-Eight models.

Large-displacement engines require a strong clutch, and oftentimes a strong clutch requires a strong hand. The Power Clutch is a small part that makes a big difference, especially on those really long days of riding or sitting in traffic, when the clutch hand can get especially tired.

Müller Motorcycle says the Power Clutch reduces the effort required to engage the clutch lever by more than

forty percent. In 2018 and newer Harley models, the team at Müller has seen up to a 45 percent reduction.

The Power Clutch replaces the OEM inner and outer ramp assemblies. It doesn’t require any drilling or spacers, and once it is installed, it is completely invisible to observers.

In other words, riders can still ride with pride without giving away their clutching secret.

Werner Müller designed the Power Clutch with a revised geometry of the ball pockets, and this patented product achieves two objectives – it makes using the clutch lever easier and it ensures that the clutch separates cleanly for a smooth ride.

Müller Motorcycles’ Power Clutch is a small, yet mighty, solution for significantly reducing the power needed to pull the clutch lever on Harley-Davidson Evo, Twin Cam and Milwaukee-Eight models.

Drag Specialties has four versions of the Power Clutch available, including one that fits right-side drive transmissions. Each Power Clutch is made at the Müller Motorcycle headquarters in Germany and comes with a lifetime warranty. ■

» Learn more about Müller Motorcycle V-Twin performance products from your Drag rep. You can find the Power Clutch in the 2021 FatBook and 2020/2021 OldBook.

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any customers want to add comfort to their ride by installing new handlebars.

Unfortunately, with an older bike, they may not want to spend a lot to achieve that goal.

Magnum Shielding’s solution for that situation is their budget friendly 1-inch handlebars. With Magnum’s 1-inch handlebars, customers get great looking handlebars and the comfort they want without the big price tag.

Magnum’s 10-inch, 12-inch and 14-inch Bagger and ape-hanger style 1-inch handlebars are offered with chrome or gloss black powder-coat finishes.

The CNC bent handlebars have aggressive looks with comfortable wrist angles. Bagger style bars incorporate the correct clearance for Harley-Davidson Batwing models.

Aside from their great looks and comfortable design, Magnum’s 1-inch handlebars have that built-in quality they are famous for. Magnum’s 1-inch handlebars are manufactured with a premium construction that includes burr free holes for internal wiring, electronic throttle control slots and 3½-inch on-center knurling.

Magnum Shielding’s 1-inch Bagger and ape-hanger style handlebars are a high-quality and economical option.

Magnum has complete handlebar installation kits for most Harley models 1996 and up for every budget. From economically priced XR Stainless kits to the premium Designer Series, Magnum has your customers covered.

Pair up XR Stainless installation kits with Magnum’s 1-inch handlebars and your techs have a recipe for quick installation turnarounds with wallet-friendly consumer pricing.

Magnum Shielding is a Tier-1 manufacturer of premium, matching braided products for over 38 years, including brake lines and control cables. Magnum Shielding brake lines are pressure tested, fully compliant with DOT FMVSS-106 specifications and are assembled in the USA. ■

» Talk with your Drag sales rep for details, and check

them out on page 1,195 in the 2021 FatBook, and on page 23 of the 2020/2021 OldBook Update.

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SEATS

Showing Off

A Seat for Adventurous Riders The TailWhip from LePera Motorcycle Seats features a unique shape that gives riders a platform for their own creative riding styles.

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he word “adventure” can mean different things to different kinds of riders. When it comes to the TailWhip seat, LePera Motorcycle Seats has designed a versatile choice for Harley-Davidson riders who crave an adventurous, adrenaline-fueled style of riding.

Like the KickFlip seat, the TailWhip gives riders a platform for their own creative style. Its name is inspired by the seat design, which features a whipped-up tail that adds style as well as support for both the rider and passenger. Of course, no one wants to show off all the time, which is why LePera designed the TailWhip to be as comfortable as it is edgy.

The TailWhip is now available for 2008 through 2021 Baggers, 2003 and newer XLs and 1996 through 2003 Dynas.

Finish options include Basket Weave, Double Diamond and Pleated, all made with a durable BikerTec cover.

Although the TailWhip is built for riders who like to push the limits of what a motorcycle can do, the construction methods and materials are based on LePera’s traditional craftsmanship, which has been a hallmark of the company for nearly 50 years.

Each LePera seat begins with a steel base, which ensures a perfect, contoured fit on the motorcycle. The natural dampening characteristics and tough-but-beautiful powder coated surface are enhanced by a carpeted bottom.

On top of the steel base plate, LePera’s specially-poured and formulated high-density Marathon molded foam gives the TailWhip its unique shape as well as comfort, so a rider feels good whether they are on the road or showing off. ■

» Talk to your Drag rep about the TailWhip seat and find all LePera Seats in the FatBook and OldBook.

GRIPS

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Stylish, Comfortable Hand Grips

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here’s a misconception among some HarleyDavidson enthusiasts that Avon Grips are imported from afar. Nothing could be further from the truth or, for that matter, from each hand grip’s place of origin.

“All of our rubber hand grips are made right here in the USA,” boasts Dave Kelly, spokesman for Avon Grips. And specifically, “right here” means that all Avon Grips are manufactured in Kingwood, Texas, a suburb located just north of Houston.

Actually, Avon Grips’ manufacturing facility consumes two buildings in Kingwood where 45,000 square feet are dedicated to designing, developing and manufacturing upwards of 1,000 sets of motorcycle hand grips each day.

This output includes a variety of stylish and comfortable hand grips for all late-model Harleys.

Avon Grips are unique, incorporating a special blend of soft, yet durable, Kraton Rubber that’s injection molded into specific models that comprise the product line. Most models use the Custom Contour Core Bar to form the

Avon Grips designs, develops and manufactures all of its rubber hand grips at its facilities in Kingwood, Texas.

padded hand grip, while Avon Grips’ popular Air Cushion hand grips are formed using the Air Cushion Core Bar, configured to create actual air pockets that trap air inside each hand grip. These air pockets help dampen vibration to the rider’s hands, minimizing what Avon Grips describes as “tingle” that causes fatigue during long rides.

Through years of product development Avon Grips has developed a unique range of hand grips, often by working closely with Harley enthusiasts to create specific hand grips for Harley owners. It’s all part of Avon Grips’ long-standing “Made in the USA” creed. ■

» Talk with your Drag rep for details and check out the range of Avon grips in the 2021 FatBook and 2020/2021 OldBook.

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Satisfied Customer

A 60-Day Tire Tryout Guarantee

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ontinental Motorcycle Tire USA wants riders to be 100 percent satisfied with their tire choice, and the company is giving riders plenty of time to decide with the new 60-Day Rider Satisfaction Guarantee for Continental ContiTour tires.

This new rider satisfaction program for Drag Specialties dealers and their customers gives cruiser and touring motorcycle enthusiasts an unprecedented tryout period for tires. Customers who purchase a new set of Continental ContiTour tires from an authorized dealer and aren’t completely satisfied with their tires can return them within 60 days or within 2/32-inch tread use for a refund.

Continental’s ContiTour tire was designed for heavier models that require highmileage tires.

Of course, Continental is confident that riders will be more than satisfied with the ContiTour, which was designed

for heavier models that require high-mileage tires.

Continental’s MaxComfort design provides a smooth, easy ride while maintaining the correct tire shape and balance over long distances, even when the bike has two riders and is fully loaded. Continental’s MileagePlus technology gives the ContiTour a compound that significantly extends mileage while maintaining exceptional handling.

In addition to the standard sizes already available, the ContiTour is now available in four new sizes for custom builds, including two front (120/70B21, 130/60B21) and two rear (160/70B17, 180/55B18).

Riders who want a classic look can opt for the Continental ContiLegend. This whitewall tire is designed for modern handling as well as consistent performance throughout the tire lifetime. The modern construction is paired with classic styling to give any cruiser or touring bike a distinctive, timeless look. ■

» Talk to your Drag rep for more details about Continental’s

new 60-Day Rider Satisfaction Guarantee. Find the ContiTour and the ContiLegend in the 2021 Tire & Service catalog.

Power Connection Race Series Lifters

When upgrading to a highperformance camshaft, point your customers to Feuling Parts’ lineup of performance lifters, a critical component that connect the cam lobes with the engine’s pushrods.

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oday’s Performance Bagger market is here to stay, and a key component that Bagger owners seek for their engines is high-performance camshafts.

Feuling Parts offers a wide range of performance-profile cams, especially for the Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight 114-inch and 117-inch engines that power many Baggers on the road today.

Most Harley enthusiasts understand the benefits of a high-performance cam, but many of those same enthusiasts rarely consider the engine’s lifters, those cylindrically-shaped workhorses that unite the cam lobes with the engine’s pushrods. Feuling Parts offers a wide range of M-8 performance lifters, and perhaps the most popular among Harley Bagger owners are its Race Series Full Travel Lifters and Short Travel Lifters, which exceed the demands of heavier valve spring pressures associated with large-lift camshafts and performance valve springs.

Both Race Series lifters (full and short) are designed to exceed the needs of largerlift cams and higher valve spring pressures by offering a slow bleed-down rate to maintain proper oil flow at all times to the engine’s top end. Short Travel Race Series lifters, in particular, are designed to help reduce the amount of oil that is required to fill the inside of the lifter, which reduces oil aeration inside the lifter on steep, fastaction high-lift cam lobes. For optimum top-end oil control, Feuling recommends including a high-performance pump such as Feuling Parts’ Race Series Oil Pump. ■

» There are many more advantages to replacing stock lifters for M-8, Twin Cam, Evo and XL models with Feuling’s Race Series lifters, and to learn more contact your Drag Specialties rep. All components are made in the USA and can be found in the 2021 FatBook.

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Unique Style, Big Performance Exhausts for High-Output Milwaukee-Eight Engines

This feeling of freedom goes hand-in-hand with performance, which is why many Harley devotees, and even newly intrigued riders, had their curiosity piqued with the new Milwaukee-Eight engine platform.

Available from Harley in up to 117 cubic inches, depending on the model, this next-gen Big Twin boasted an all-new design and all-new performance. However, this was just the beginning of the engineering and tuning possibilities for the crew at Trask Performance.

With over two decades of experience building, developing and tuning hair-raising V-Twin engines, performance parts, turbo systems and even complete motorcycles, Trask eagerly went to work on the best methods to up the output of M8 engines.

One of the latest results of Trask’s efforts are new ‘Big Sexy’ 2-to-1 stainless exhaust systems. These complete systems are designed to reward the efforts of your customers who have massaged their M8 powerplants to produce well into three-digit horsepower numbers.

Recommended for use with 117-cubic-inch M8s making 140-plus horsepower, Big Sexy exhaust systems feature a three-step header design, increasing the diameter of the exhaust tubing twice between the cylinder head and the muffler. Combined with a highflow, 2-to-1 merge muffler design, exhaust flow is better optimized for increased power over stock systems.

Trask constructs Big Sexy exhaust systems in the USA using high-quality stainless steel and mandrel bending techniques, which allows the tubing to retain its original shape and size throughout the bends. These systems are available in three different finishes to complement just about any look your customers are going for – raw stainless, polished and ceramic black. Regardless of the finish, each system is equipped with assault-style heat shields, providing a unique, custom look in addition to heat protection.

The new Big Sexy exhausts from Trask Performance are a great addition for customers with big-inch Milwaukee-Eight bikes that are making 140-plus horsepower. They come in raw stainless, polished and ceramic black.

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ecades of evolution of Harley-Davidson motorcycles have brought endless improvement in performance and handling, along with a seemingly never-ending supply of custom work and modifications from passionate riders everywhere.

Harley models and setups vary in a range of degrees from rider to rider, but one thing many of your customers can agree on is that the combined dosage of endorphins and adrenaline that twisting the throttle on their machines gives them is the motivation making them lifetime riders.

Big Sexy exhaust systems back up their custom look and performance with monster sound that creates instant attitude. The sound they produce is a seriously awesome rumble.

Trask’s Big Sexy exhaust systems are designed to bolt up to 2017 through 2020 Harley-Davidson M8 FL Touring models with high-output engines for a complete package of unique style and impressive performance. ■

» For complete product details and availability, contact your Drag rep and check out the 2021 FatBook.

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DRAG SPECIALTIES SEATS PREDATOR III 2-UP SEATS High-quality automotive-grade vinyl cover 6 1/2˝ tall driver support with unique styling Molded polyurethane foam for maximum comfort and styling 3/16˝ABS thermoformed seat base for a perfect fit, with a carpeted bottom and rubber bumpers to protect paint Fits with all Drag Specialties and most H-D sissy bars Includes all mounting hardware Made in the U.S.A.

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FOR 08-20 FLHT/FLHR/FLHRC/FLTR/FLHX/FLHTC/FLHTCU MODELS; 30 1/2˝ L OVERALL (15˝ L X 12˝ W FRONT) (11˝ L X 9˝ W REAR) PART # DESCRIPTION SUG. RETAIL 0801-1303 Smooth $329.95 0801-1304 Double diamond, black thread 376.95 0801-1305 Double diamond, silver thread 389.95 0801-1306 Double diamond, red thread 389.95

DRAG SPECIALTIES ALTERNATOR ROTORS Feature encapsulated magnets in a reinforced steel shell Direct OEM replacement

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DESCRIPTION For 18-20 Softail (40-amp); repl. OEM #29900058

SUG. RETAIL $129.95

FRONT DUAL-RING TURN SIGNAL INSERTS 2˝ diameter LED clusters Feature an outer ring of 24 white LEDs for a bright cool-white driving light Inner ring has 24 amber LEDs for an exceptionally bright amber turn signal When a turn signal is activated the white LEDs turn completely off for the entire turn signal cycle, providing greater visibility to the amber turn signal Must be used with a clear or smoked lens (sold separately) May require the use of a load equalizer Sold in pairs

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PART # DESCRIPTION 2020-1807 Bullet-style 2020-1808 Flat-style

SUG. RETAIL $94.95 94.95

FORWARD CONTROL EXTENSION KITS Extends the OEM forward controls 3˝ Aluminum construction Hardware included An extended length custom rear brake line is required when installing

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FOR 18-20 FLSB, FXBR/FXBRS, FXFB/FXFBS PART # DESCRIPTION 1622-0553 Chrome 1622-0554 Black

SUG. RETAIL $289.95 289.95

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SADDLEMEN PRO SERIES BRIAN KLOCK SLIM SEAT Black SaddleHyde™ cover with black stitching Driver’s portion measures: 19” L x 14.75” W x 7” H Passenger’s portion measures: 13” L x 8.5” W Made in the U.S.A.

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DESCRIPTION SUG. RETAIL For 14-21 Chief Classic/Vintage/Dark Horse, $489.00 Chieftain Classic/Limited, Roadmaster Classic/Dark Horse, Springfield/Dark Horse

PRO 1 PERFORMANCE BLACK ANODIZED BILLET GRIPS Available in millennium or grooved designs Sold in pairs

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FOR 99-17 TWIN CAM AND 86-20 XL MODELS (EXCEPT 08-17 DRESSERS, H-D FL TRIKE, 16-17 SOFTAILS, 16-17 FXDLS, 13-15 FXSBSE, 11-12 FLSTSE AND MODELS W/ AIR-ASSISTED FORKS) PART # DESCRIPTION SUG. RETAIL 0630-2564 Millennium $114.95 0630-2563 Grooved 114.95

BASSANI ROAD RAGE 2-INTO-1 EXHAUST 4˝ muffler with removable baffle Includes full heat shields that cover header pipes 4˝ slash-cut end cap Show chrome or black ceramic finish available Made in the U.S.A.

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FOR INDIAN CHALLENGER 20 DESCRIPTION PART # Chrome 1810-2778 Black 1810-2779

SUG. RETAIL $1,149.95 1,199.95

MAGNUM 1 1/4˝ VIKING “WARRIOR” HANDLEBARS Viking handlebar internal design allows for easy installations of complete wiring harnesses Without taking away from the clean look of the peak, the novel design creates enough room to allow the complete wiring harness with factory vinyl covering and the terminal connections along with their respective shrink sleeve to easily pass through without chaffing Using a unique flaring process, the burr-free internal radius creates a generous pocket of additional clearance within the troublesome peak of the handlebar To make wiring installations even easier, Magnum preloads the bars with E-Z pull-thru plastic woven sleeving Manufactured with the highest quality construction, including machined control mounts (not swaged) plus burr-free internal wiring holes and electronic throttle control slots Warrior handlebars have 1 1/4˝ diameter center clamping area section, 3 1/2˝ on-center knurling and work with standard controls, including hydraulic clutch and OE heated grips

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» Each handlebar is CNC-mandrel bent for an accurate fit and incorporates an aggressive look with wrist angles engineered for riding comfort » Work with OE risers and clamps, are knurled, have the factory wiring hole location, do not require removal of the riser pin and incorporate over 30° of adjustability for comfort

» Available in 10˝, 12˝, 14˝ and 16˝ high styles with high-luster chrome or gloss black finish » Made in the U.S.A. FOR 15-20 FLTRX/S, 16-19 FLTRU, 20 FLTRK CHROME PART # SUG. RETAIL GLOSS BLACK PART # SUG. RETAIL END RISE WIDTH CENTER WIDTH PULLBACK 0601-5438 $389.95 0601-5442 $389.95 10˝ 33 3/4˝ 8˝ 6˝ 0601-5439 389.95 0601-5443 389.95 12˝ 34 1/4˝ 8˝ 6˝ 0601-5440 389.95 0601-5444 389.95 14˝ 34 1/2˝ 8˝ 6˝ 0601-5441 389.95 0601-5445 389.95 16˝ 35˝ 8˝ 6˝

S&S CYCLE OIL PUMPS FOR M-EIGHT PART # 0932-0267 features 20% flow increase on supply side and 52% flow increase on scavenge PART # 0932-0266 features 44% increase on the supply side and 58% flow increase on scavenge Pumps are made from precision-machined billet aluminum Independent scavenge sections for flywheel cavity and cam chest Debris screen in both scavenge pickups Magnet in the cam chest helps prevent debris from entering the pump Increased flow capacity on both feed and scavenge side Adjustable pressure relief valve can be adjusted with unit in engine Blue anodized finish Made in the U.S.A.

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DESCRIPTION For 17-20 M-Eight water-cooled Touring models For 17-20 M-Eight oil-cooled models

SUG. RETAIL $477.95 477.95

KLOCK WERKS FLARE™ SERIES WINDSHIELD TRIM Machined from billet aluminum and offered black contrast Perfect accent for a new Flare™ windshield or a stock windshield on a batwing-style fairing Black with KEFR (Klock Werks logo) Hardware and instructions included Made in the U.S.A.

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DESCRIPTION For 15-20 FLTRX/FLTRXS/FLTRU/FLTRK models

SUG. RETAIL $139.95

KHROME WERKS 2-INTO-2 TWO-STEP CROSSOVER HEADER EXHAUST SYSTEM Enlarged interconnected headers make for improved horsepower and low-end torque 1.75˝ to 1.875˝ high-flow 16-gauge stepped primary headers Feature a full 2˝ left side crossover and 4.5˝ muffler bodies with 2˝ inlets 2.50˝, 220°, 16-gauge heat shields Removable baffles are wrapped in stainless steel wool and high-temp fiberglass for a rich mellow tone 18mm and 12mm O2 bungs welded into the primaries

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» Heavy-duty, AccuSeal® reaction-block header-to-muffler clamps included » Black finish with gloss black Edge billet tips that can be rotated 360° at 90° increments » Made in the U.S.A. PART # 1800-2481

DESCRIPTION For 17-20 FLHT/FLHR/FLHX/FLTRX/FLTRU/FLTRK

SUG. RETAIL $1,449.95

NOTE: Not legal for sale or use in California on any pollution-controlled motor vehicles.

TRASK 530 CHAIN CONVERSION KIT Upgrades stock belt drive to chain drive Heat-treated and coated for added durability Custom steel 51-tooth rear sprocket 6061-T6 aluminum carrier with black finish Includes 25-tooth front sprocket Sprocket ratios comparable to stock gearing High-quality O-ring chain recommended Made in the U.S.A. Requires 130-link 530 chain (sold separately)

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DESCRIPTION SUG. RETAIL For 09-20 FLHT/FLHR/FLHX/FLTRX/FLTRU/FLTRK models w/ cush drive $699.95

LA CHOPPERS 1 1/4˝ TWIN PEAKS TOURING HANDLEBARS Handlebars with an emphasis on touring comfort Stainless steel finish More parallel wrist angles for a perfect pullback angle and stress-free riding Flowing bends on the uprights designed specifically for batwing fairing bikes 1˝ clamping area Drilled for internal wiring Work with hydraulic clutches Can be used on cable and TBW (Throttle-By-Wire) applications Accept H-D OEM heated grips Made in the U.S.A.

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FOR 99-20 FLHT/FLHX/FLHTCUTG/FLHXXX PART # SUG. RETAIL DESCRIPTION END RISE 0601-5404 $379.95 10˝ Bagger 10˝ 0601-5405 379.95 12˝ Bagger 12˝ 0601-5406 379.95 14˝ Bagger 14˝

WIDTH 33 1/2˝ 33 1/2˝ 33 1/2˝

CENTER WIDTH 12˝ 12˝ 12˝

PULLBACK 5 1/4˝ 5 1/4˝ 5 1/4˝

WILD BOAR AUDIO 400-WATT 2-CHANNEL AMP 400-watt, 2-channel amp features R.E.M.I.T. technology for excellent FM reception from a Class D amp Includes inner fairing mounting for FLH and FLTR models Included mounting plates have provisions to easily add a second amp A third amp can be added by using Hogtunes FLH side plate (PART #4405-0531) or FLTR side plate (PART #4405-0543) Includes high-quality plug-and-play wire harnesses and everything needed to complete the installation

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NOTE: A Techno Research/OEM dealer radio reflash is required for Street Glide/Road Glide models.

PART # DESCRIPTION SUG. RETAIL 4405-0653 For 14-20 FLHT/FLHX/FLTR/FLTRU/FLHTCU/FLHTK/FLHTCUTG models $499.95

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Make Your Mark.

Cafe Fairing on @sk801cody’s 2002 XL883C Sportster Custom.

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Challenge yourself

Our 2021 Catalog Cover Bike was designed and built by Drag Specialties brand ambassador

Carey Hart. He took the racer’s approach to modifying the 2020 Indian® Challenger by improving the bike’s handling and suspension and trimming some of the weight for overall performance gains.

Ready to create your own Indian custom?

The 2021 Parts & Accessories for Indian Motorcycles Catalog features just what you need to make your bike uniquely yours and keep it running for years to come. See the catalog online or contact your Drag Specialties Rep. for more information.

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