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IDN JUNE / JULY 2023 (# 173 )
NEwSROOM ........................................................ 6-37,64 COMMENT - Exhaust anti-tampering regulations .................. 4
Generally speaking , Robin Bradley shares the cynicism of many in the motorcycle community when it comes to regulations that shape riding . However , he is also a realist about why regulations have been necessary . While imposition of exhaust anti-tampering measures is not an innately " good thing ", he welcomes the news that , if we are to have them , then far better that the industry itself writes them . We will know more later this year , but per this month ' s Cover Story , it appears that this may well be what is happening with the upcoming exhaust anti-tampering rules .
E-FUEL : EU forced to embrace the blindingly obvious ! ................ 18
The rhetoric from the European Union over the future of internal combustion engines has started to change - opening the door to a future life for eFuel powered vehicles beyond 2035 . The previously blinkered , single-minded focus on battery-electrics is finally being subjected to successful push-back .
PIAGGIO : The records are tumbling .................................. 32
Despite the economic uncertainties and the other issues that have been impacting motorcycle production and inventory levels in the recent past , it has become almost routine these days to read of CEOs proudly announcing their record results . However , given the travails of the Piaggio Group in the past decade or two , it is especially good news to see the records tumbling at Pontedera .
CAKE : The Bukk starts here ............................................ 20
The latest stage in designer Stefan Ytterborn ' s CAKE electric motorcycle journey sees its latest model Bukk - slated to " prove its chops " as an off-road platform with the CAKE Enduro Factory Team - set to participate in Enduro races with an international debut planned for 2024 .
EMX Powertrain : FIM E-Xplorer World Cup ...................... 18
Dutch former racer Elmar Dohms ' Yamaha backed venture into green , clean motocross motorcycle construction has started to come good for him with EMX XF30s taking the win in the first of the FIM ' s latest championship forays into electric-powered racing .
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