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NOVEMBER 2016 (# 208 )
Comment ...................................................................................... 4 Robin Bradley discusses ' INTERMOT Customized ' in the context of what it means for the ' mainstream ' international motorcycle market , and what access to the ' mainstream ' means for customizing ...
INTERMOT Customized .............................................................. 15-20
Look what Cologne has done for us ! At last , a show worthy of its market ' s price-points , creativity , craftsmanship and innovation - why wasn ' t it always thus ?
AMD 2016 World Championship .................................................. 25-37
What do you get when you bring more than 60 bike builders and 80 of their bikes together from more than 20 countries ? The 12th AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building !
INTERMOT
INTERMOT expo ...................................................................... 41-57
More than 1,000 exhibitors from nearly 50 different countries gave some 220,000 international motorcycle industry trade visitors and high-mileage riders from Germany and surrounding markets much to admire - including over 40 new model launches
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