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ISSN 1354-4047
IDN AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2021 (# 162 )
NEWS ........................................................................ 6-35,64
MOTO FUTURE ...................................................... 20-23
WHITE MOTORCYCLE CONCEPTS .......................... 23
Just how fast can an electric bike go ? The internal combustion engine world land speed record may well have gone as high as it ever will , but we are just at the start of a golden era where the electric motorcycle record is concerned - meet the WMC250EV .
CAKE ............................................................ 22
Not ( yet ) one for price-sensitive consumers , but definitely one for the environmentally conscious , the much admired Swedish brand CAKE is aiming to produce the world ' s first ever 100 % fossil-free motorcycle by 2025 . Its new 20,000 capacity factory will help !
ASIAN POWERSPORT NEWS .................... 24-25
ZONTES ........................................................ 24
With a likely output of around 150 hp , the most powerful motorcycle yet to come out of China is coming to the market soon in the shape of its three-cylinder , 1,000 cc triple-cylinder sports bike - get ready for the form book to be rewritten .
BRADLEY REPORT .............................................. 26-35
DUCATI .............................................................. 26
Record results for June , a record forward order book , and a first half year that is + 9 % over the same period of 2019 show that Ducati is getting it right .
BENELLI ............................................................ 33
With the TRK 502 sitting at the top of the Italian sales charts , the Chinese rescue of the 100 year-old Benelli brand shows just how far the Chinese motorcycle manufacturing industry has already come and points to how much further it could yet go .
PROGUIDE ExTRA UNIT GARAGE ................................................ 39
The brainchild of former racer Fabio Marcaccini , Unit Garage is a custom parts and accessory and model-specific kits manufacturer that specialises in products " for riders with adventure programmed into their riding DNA ".
ERMAX .............................................................. 44
Ermax specialises in aluminium and plastic thermoformed parts for motorcycles and scooters . Sold in France by some 1,450 dealers and distributed worldwide to more than 50 importers , the original 50 m2 workshop may have gone , but there is a 6,000 m2 factory with 24 people to replace it !
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