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ISSN 1354-4047
IDN FEBRUARY / MARCH 2021 (# 159 )
NEwS ........................................................................ 6-31,64
SUPERSPROX ...................................................... 23 It ’ s all about stability - " It is not by chance that Supersprox sprockets have been fitted on all the winning bikes in the Dakar Rally since Cyril Despres in 2005 ," says Supersprox General Director DJ Maughfling .
TECMATE ............................................................ 52
The OptiMate Lithium 4s 10A delivers " Double the Power , double the features ," according to CEO and CTO Martin Human . " Like every OptiMate battery charger , there is always more built into the advanced circuitry ."
RESURGENCE GEAR .............................................. 12
Launched in Canada in 2013 , UK based European DOT4 Distribution says that the ' secret sauce ' in Resurgence Gear ' s new riding jeans is PEKEV - " an innovative protective lining material " that meets CE EN13595-1 with a level 2 status .
BRADLEY REPORT .............................................. 24-31
BMW ................................................................ 24
Delivering over 169,272 motorbikes and scooters in 2020 despite the pandemic , ' Munich ' says it recorded its second-best sales result in its history . See also Page 64 for news about BMW ' s decision to shake up the motorcycle industry Expo orthodoxy .
KYMCO .............................................................. 30
" Made in Italy " by KYMCO ! The Taiwan manufacturer is to make its new 127 mph RevoNEX - a conventional layout-friendly electric scooter - in Italy as it specifically targets European customers .
BIMOTA .............................................................. 30
The new built-in-Italy , Kawasaki-backed Bimota iteration finally started releasing production models of its " radical and innovative " limited edition Ninja H2 powered Tesi H2 in the final quarter of 2020 .
KTM .................................................................. 26
The new KTM 1290 Super Adventure S is clearly aimed at taking sales away from BMW ' s sector dominance . Ushering in a " new era of engineering mastery " and " performance-focused technology ", KTM claims it is " invigorating the over-1000 cc Adventure segment ".
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