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Roland Sands Design checked in last month to let us know all about the Road Glide build the company did for Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. RSD had parts help from S&S Cycle, Performance Machine, Progressive Suspension and others. DUCATI BIKES TAKE HONORS IN EUROPEAN CONSUMER SURVEY The new Ducati Multristrada 1200 was voted first in the "Crossover" category, and the Dia- vel won in the "Cruiser/Chopper" division in the 2015 Motorcycle of the Year reader survey by Motorrad magazine. Nearly 100,000 readers, including 48,000 from Germany, participated in the survey hosted by the Germany-based magazine. The Multistrada 1200 gathered 22 percent of the votes, thanks to its approaches to touring, sport, urban and enduro riding. The Diavel received 29 percent of the votes in the "Cruiser/Chopper" category. The 1299 Panigale finished second in the "Sport" category, and the Scrambler was second in the "Modern Classics" category. K&N RETURNS AS ENDUROCROSS SERIES SPONSOR K&N returns as the official filter of the 2015 Geico Motorcycle AMA EnduroCross Series. "We thoroughly enjoyed our first year of involvement with EnduroCross," said Caitlin Clement, series and track support manager for K&N. "The racing is demand- ing for the riders and exciting for the fans, and it has been a great way to expand the awareness of the full line of K&N Filter and Performance products." "K&N has an amazing product line that extends well beyond just air filters," said Lance Bryson, director of marketing and sales for EnduroCross. "It has been great to work with K&N to help showcase the broad range of products to the EnduroCross com- munity over the past year, and we look forward to continuing that in 2015." MOTOMARATHON HEADING TO WISCONSIN IN MAY The Motomarathon Association will bring its long-distance, motorcycle sport-touring format to Wisconsin from May 29-June 1. The 2015 Wisconsin Motomara- thon will start and end in Wisconsin Dells with overnights in Silver City, Mich., and Hayward, Wis. "Our Wisconsin routemasters have designed a scenic backroad adventure, circum- navigating the entire state through its forests, prairies, rivers, lakes, hills, dales and dells," said Motomarathon founder John Metzger. "In our quest to ride America's great motorcy- cling regions, we're excited to discover what Wisconsin has to offer." For a $50 fee, participants will receive a precisely engineered route for each day, and a copy of Metzger's book "Motorcycling Through Midlife," which he wrote to help baby boomers manage the danger- ous adolescent urges of "midlife crisis" through his personal jour- ney on a motorcycle. Motomarathon routes and checkpoints are kept secret until the night before each day's ride. Participants complete a series of self-recorded checkpoints, photo- graphing their badge numbers at designated landmarks. For more information, visit www.motomarathon.com. MALCOLM SMITH DONATES HIS HUSQVARNA FROM 'ON ANY SUNDAY' The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame announced that a famous motorcycle has been added to its permanent collection: the 1970 Husqvarna 400 Cross that AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend Malcolm Smith rode in the movie, "On Any Sunday." The motorcycle, previously loaned for display at the Hall of Fame, was owned and donated by Smith, who is known affection- ately as "Malcolm" by his legions of fans. "A true legend of motorcycling, Malcolm Smith is one of the Hall of Fame's most recog- nizable members," said AMA president and CEO Rob Dingman. "We're humbled and inspired by this memorable gift. Like Malcolm himself, this Husqvarna has launched many motorcycling dreams, and we're honored to give it a permanent home in the AMA Motor- cycle Hall of Fame." Smith said that he was moved to donate the historic motorcycle, so it would con- tinue to promote motorcycling as a fun and exciting sport. "Many remember 'On Any Sunday' as the reason they started riding," Smith said, "and I continue to hear it today. Whenever I'm at a motorcycle event, people always tell me that watching me enjoying riding so much in the movie was the reason they got into bikes, and they're so happy they did. I always ask them what their lives would have been like if they hadn't discovered motorcycles. ... They can't imagine it!" "I'm happy to donate my 'On Any Sunday' Husky to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, where it can continue to inspire people about motorcycling and remind everyone how much fun it is," Smith said. Many remember this Husqvarna 400 as the motorcycle that inspired their love of rid- ing. Now, those same fans — as well as future motorcyclists — can admire this historic machine for posterity as a part of the perma- nent collection of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio. Soon, fans will be able to learn more about Smith in the upcoming "Malcolm! The Auto- biography," which will include an entire chapter on "On Any Sunday." PSB DIGEST 42 • April 6, 2015 • Powersports Business MOTORCYCLE www.PowersportsBusiness.com 1963, Orla Larsen purchased the company and gave Rokon its namesake. Smaller models of Rokons were also produced in China for a time, but it remains a U.S.-based brand. Modern day Rokons are available in three models: Trail-Breaker, Ranger and Scout. They have a top speed of 25 mph and can withstand intense terrain and strive to live up to their "go anywhere" reliability. The Trail-Breaker and Scout feature a 208cc Kohler single-cylinder, four-stroke engine. The Ranger has a 160cc Honda single-cylinder four-stroke. PSB ROKON CONTINUED FROM PAGE 40 Roland Sands Design goes rock and roll with Road Glide build Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers turned to Roland Sands Design for a blackout of his Road Glide. "Modern Classics" category. extends well beyond just air filters," said Lance Bryson sales for EnduroCross. "It has been great to work with K&N to help showcase the broad range of products to the EnduroCross com- munity over the past year, and we look forward to continuing that Malcolm Smith donated his 1970 Husqvarna 400 Cross to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. The 2015 Ducati Diavel won in the "Cruiser/ Chopper" division of a European consumer survey.