UPDATED The annual Motorcycle Dealer Expo in Indianapolis just closed. Intrepid staffers Cherney and Elvidge spent the weekend scouting the show floors for hot new gear for cruiser enthusiasts. There was certainly plenty of cool stuff to see and custom bikes to ogle that showcased the products of builders and aftermarket accessory companies. Choppers are hot this year, and hottest metric chops came were the Barons Yamaha shown below and the Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 Mad Kaw (see separate story)built by Cobra Engineering and Denny Berg. Of course, not all the eye magnets were choppers, as the latest Arlen Ness creation (at left) shows.
But the real meat of the Indy Show (which is not open to the public, just dealers and the industry) is motorcycle accessories and gear. Shown below are a few of the new products that you can expect to find at your dealer or elsewhere this year. The trend toward ever-wider rear tires continued, with a 280 from Metzeler (shown below) and a 300 from Avon. Spread that swingarm! You can now install a network on your motorcycle too. Or peel off your windshield in a flash.
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