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Text and photos by Sharon Stanley
Wow! The massive show floor at this February’s Powersports Dealer Expo in Indianapolis was overwhelming.
And with so many motorcycling goodies to choose from, it was difficult to hone in on just a few. But here’s my
best shot at recapping the ones I felt you, as fellow Wingers, wouldn’t want to miss.
Three Companies to Keep Your Eye On
MXL and its Universal 3-Snap Photochromic Flip Shield
MXL Industries, a leader in designing and manufacturing optical protection
products for motorsports enthusiasts, introduced a new product
this year that you’re bound to love, a universal 3-Snap
Photochromic Flip Shield with the photochromic coating applied
directly onto the motorcycle face shield.
In the past, optical clarity was compromised by the need to add
photochromic functions to your helmet shield by applying a plastic
sheet insert. Otherwise, you were inconvenienced by having to haul
around a tinted shield.
Now MXL, in an exclusive partnership with Beloptix, Inc, offers you
the best of both worlds—optical clarity in a two-for-one shield with
amazing light sensitive technology that rapidly transitions from clear to
tint when exposed to UV rays. In fact, this shield darkens so much, it
allows only 40 percent light transmission on super-sunny days and is so
fast changing to clear that it deactivates by 80 percent within just three
minutes.
The shield comes with an abrasion-resistant coating to enhance
durability and has a ratcheting mechanism that allows you to flip it up
easily. It’s available at dealerships now for approximately $69.95. For
additional information about MXL Industries and its photochromic
process, contact www.mxl-industries.com.
Display of MXL’s Photochromic Flip Shield darkening under UV light.
Wing Bling and its Custom Finishes and Accessories
A plethora of
recent GWRRA rally
bike show winners
can’t be wrong! Wing
Bling’s patent-pending
process offers custom
finishes and accessories
folks don’t keep
seem to get enough of.
With almost a hundred
colors and patterns
of underlay
topped with clear coat
to choose from—from
Candy Apple Red
Marble to Titanium
Snake Skin—bikers
everywhere are sure
to find just the right
combination to make
their Gold Wings
uniquely their own.
Wing Bling coowners
Garland and
Michael (who still prefer
a leisurely firstname
basis) say they
began their company
just last year, aimed
specifically at the Gold Wing market, because of their own love of the
bike. But the Florida-based company has expanded so rapidly that it’s
now branching out to other specialty application areas, like automobiles,
golf clubs, even gun stocks, as well.
Check them out to see how you can make your dash, speaker covers,
accent panels and much more a one-of-a-kind creation. (New this
year—GL1500 and GL1800 air deflectors!)
Prices vary per request. Contact www.mywingbling.com or (352)
601-2323 or (352) 586-7181 for details.
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