Currently in France motorcycles are limited to a maximum of 100 bhp. Now the European Union is considering of following France’s footstep and impose this limitation to cover the whole of Europe.
If this ruling is implemented and then followed by others like US then it will be likely that Japanese and Italian
manufacturers may just produce motorcycles with less than 100 horses.
Several
motorcycle groups all over Europe has sent in protests demandingt hat the plan be dropped as there is no link that increase in horsepower will lead to increase in road mishaps.
Triumph Signs Marlon Brando
What’s in a name you may say. Yeah, if it your name and mine of course there's not much value to it, even when we are alive. Some names however keep on pulling the crown even after the owner of the name is long dead. Marlon Brando is one such name. Triumph Motorcycles has just sign a lucrative deal with the estates of Marlon Brando for the use of the stars name for a replica leather jacket.
The original jacket was worn by Brando in the movie The Wild One. In the movie Brandon rode a Triumph
motorcycle.
Rising from the Grave ....... Ossa Motorcycles.
Ossa, the once famous Spanish
motorcycle brand is back. Given up for dead, not many alive will believe that the name will make a comeback. Well they actually do and has launched their first bike a Trial model TR 280i.
1,250 units will be made this year, with 250 units going to the Spanish and Portuguese market. Next year, they are preparing to pick up the pace, and produce some 3,000 units. An new enduro model is in the pipeline. Maybe we can see one at the EICMA this year .
India vs Austria for KTM
Remember we carried a news that India’a Bajaj
motorcycle company was ready to take the controlling share in KTM? Well, unfortunately it was not going to be realized. KTM’s shareholder CROSS Industries has declared that it was not going to give its share. Maybe Bajaj will just have to wait.
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