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ISSN 1354-4047
IDN AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2022 (# 168 )
NEwsROOM ........................................................ 6-33,64 COMMENT - World economic outlook update ............ 4
Robin Bradley revisits his April edition forecast and sees strong evidence in the latest , 2022 half-year registration data that suggests we are indeed going to see a softening in sales of motorcycles in Europe . But how deep will the decline go and how long will it last ?
NORTON .................................................... 29 & 30
A double helping of Norton news this month . As turnarounds go , the one being engineered by new Indian owner TVS at the close-to-bankrupt Norton of the Garner era is dramatic - news this month of a planned comeback for the Commando 961 and first details of its expected pathway into an electric future .
ROAM .................................................................... 25
Opibus is a part-Kenyan , part-Swedish owned business , named as one of Time magazine ' s 100 most influential companies of 2022 , rebranded as ' Roam ', its first full-scale production bike is getting closer . Its aim is to " make low-cost electric transport for the masses ".
REV ' IT ! .................................................................. 20
The internationally respected Oss , Netherlands based apparel designer and manufacturer has joined the M & A frenzy with the acquisition of equally prestigious Italian bespoke race leathers maker VIRCOS .
MotoFUTURE .................................................. 24-25
LM CREATIONS : The noted Dutch custom engineering business has boldly gone where very few have gone before - with electric conversions . Initially with a BMW Boxer conversion , but it says that it plans to do other pre-unit bikes in the future , including Triumphs , Harleys , Moto Guzzis and even Urals .
ASIAN POWERSPORTS NEWS ............................ 26-27
GILERA : Another of the many defunct brands with an illustrious history from the European motorcycle industry ' s past is set to make a comeback , at least in badged model form , with Chinese-made Aprilias set to get Aprilia branding with a 900 cc twin to be made this year by Piaggio ' s Chinese joint venture partner Zongshen .
BRADLEY REPORT ............................................ 28-33
TRIUMPH : The prototype TE1 ( Triumph Electric Mk 1 ) has passed testing and press scrutiny with flying colours and the next challenge for the British ' King of the Cubes ' is to productionise the machine at the same time as it is trying to focus on getting into the Off- Road segment .
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