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NOVEMBER 2021 (# 268 )
COMMENT - Hubris or Sage ?...................................... 4 Robin Bradley speculates on how markets will react to the upcoming Harley and Polaris Q2 Fiscals - reminding us that , when it comes to forecasts , economists were invented to make meteorologists look good !
BIKERFEST - 35th Anniversary ...................................... 20 Celebrating its ability to have been held in 2020 and 2021 thanks to a date switch from May , BikerFest in Italy is one of the longest established AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building Official Affiliates .
THORCAT - Making Illegals , Legal ! ................ 31-33
The German retrofit exhaust specialist is one of the few to work successfully with the KBA - one of Europe ' s toughest emissions compliance testers .
BRADLEY REPORT - an international motorcycle industry round-up ........ 24-26
Featuring news about a SuperSingle derived from the Buell Rotax Helicon V2 engine ; Royal Enfield ' s Antarctic Derring-do ; Piaggio going 2-up Vs Peugeot after wins in Paris and Milan , and Energica being bought by a NY based FinTech .
PRODUCT EXTRAS ............................................................................
Vance & Hines ................................................ 40
Getting adventurous ! As Vance & Hines announces its Mojave Desert proving grounds , it launches its first ADV pipe - for the Pan America , of course .
Motorcycle Storehouse .................................... 52
Additions from the company ' s in-house brands , Arlen Ness , Rough Crafts , Wannabe Choppers and Westland Customs .
OptiMate ........................................................ 46
Where Lithium batteries are concerned , prevention is better than cure .
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