Dirico Motorcycles USA, the brand of Steven Tyler’s inspiration and Mark Dirico’s innovation, will be appearing at the 2009 Sturgis Bike Week. Plus, rocker Tyler himself will be there performing with Aerosmith, the official band of the event.Music innovator Steven Tyler and master inventor Mark Dirico have merged their art forms to create Dirico Motorcycles, USA.Designed and hand built for seamless function, Dirico motorcycles are statements of craftsmanship, style, detail, and innovation, expressed through modern-age components assembled with old-world skill. They connect with the owner through their lines and inspire the rider through their performance. See them in person at Sturgis.The talent and brains behind this is Mark Dirico, says Talarico plainly. The man whose name is on the tank has an engineering background and specializes in machine design, a field in which he holds more than 20 patents. One of his other companies has the capacity to produce 4 million boxes a dayTalarico’s role is in providing marketing savvy as well as the facilities to build the bikes out of his impressive Manchester Harley-Davidson dealership in New Hampshire.
Three full-time builders work out of the shop, and the company says it takes about 10 days to build a bike from start to finish.To maximize reliability and meet emissions requirements, Dirico uses off-the-shelf Harley-Davidson engines, both standard lumps and also Screamin’ Eagle versions. They are said to be 49-state emissions-legal if the muffler baffles are installed, which they weren’t. Ease of servicing is also ensured by the fitment of H-D switchgear, gauges and various other bits. The frames, however, are proprietary pieces drawn up by Mark Dirico and built by Rolling Thunder in Canada.
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