Innteck: The specialist off-road parts and accessories distributor (exclusive worldwide distributor of the Swedish made SKF two-wheeler sealing solutions), Innteck has had a busy few years with the establishment of a U.S. subsidiary and a move to larger premises at the start of 2017; www.innteck.com
Airoh: 2017 saw the 20th anniversary of Antonio Locatelli’s first own brand helmets. Now sold in more than 60 countries, the on and off-road helmet manufacturer’s race and safety credentials have seen it become one of the major players in a crowded market at a time when the always cut-throat helmet market became over-supplied and under price pressure like never before. This year saw the company add the Enduro GP and Enduro 2 to its line-up of over 80 World Championships. At EICMA, Airoh added further to its award-winning range with three new high performance composite helmets - the small and lightweight ST 501 dual shell full-face, ‘Terminator Open Vision’ off-roader and the advanced design ‘Commander’ on and off-road dual shell modular convertible, with included sun screen and Pinlock visors; www.airoh.com
Schuberth: The latest news from the German helmet manufacturer concerns a link-up with Head Up Display add-on manufacturer NUVIZ. Backed by a $10m strategic investment from KTM owner Stefan Pierer, the NUVIZ is the first stand-alone HUD unit to come to market, and Schuberth are believed to be the first helmet manufacturer to enter into a joint venture application partnership with the United States/Finland based start-up. The company will be offering the NUVIZ Head Up Display (HUD) as of spring 2018 with a specially designed Schuberth helmet mount and says that “as a result, the HUD needs no cables and is easy to use with the Schuberth C4 and R2 helmets”. Jan-Christian Becker, Schuberth CEO, says: “Schuberth stands for innovation and continuous development. We want to offer our customers the best solutions and the latest developments. For this reason, we are very proud to have NUVIZ as a partner, a company that offers the best and currently the only HUD for motorcycle riders worldwide. The HUD sits perfectly on our helmets and can be connected wirelessly with our SC1 communications system. This set-up gives the rider complete freedom”; www.schuberth.com
Ermax: Recently added to the French specialist’s extensive range of custom parts and accessories for the widest range of popular current makes and models include styling upgrades for the 2017 Kawasaki Z900, including a 30 cm sport style nose screen made in thermoformed PMMA (Polymethyl Methacrylate), a plastic noted for its high light transmission, extremely long service life, high resistance to UV light and weathering, and what is said to be the greatest surface hardness of all thermoplastics. Another benefit is its ability to take unlimited colouring options - Ermax are offering its nose screen in 16 colours, with 16 optional screen-printed designs available. Also available are model-specific thermoformed ABS two-piece belly pans, seat cowl, an undertail in stock Kawasaki colours, carbon or raw; www.ermax.fr
Rapid Bike: The Italian (DimSport) made range of add-on modules and racing parts is considered one of the most advanced and user friendly available for street, touring and sport bike riders of all levels of experience, with three product levels: Easy, Evo and Racing; www.dimsport.it
Moto-One Europe: Top selling products from the Italian apparel specialist include feature rich 3-layer ‘Rider’ 360 pants, ‘Jackson’ 360 3-layer smart jacket, ‘Vert’ 360 3-layer 4-season jacket with safety LEDs in 520D Cordura Nylon and ‘Luke’ riding/casual jeans with Kevlar insert; www.moto-one.com
