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Russian motorcycle brand Ural has unveiled new engine and powertrain updates for 2023 , including a new engine case , can , roller tappets , a new rubber rocker cover gasket to replace the old , time-honoured cork design in 2019 and up engines , and a new CV sidecar driveshaft to replace the old U-joint shaft . Excepting for the new gasket , the upgrades are all reverse compatible with all 750 cc air-cooled horizontally opposed flat-twin Ural engines . Founded in 1941 to provide transport for Russian troops in WWII , the war between Russia and Ukraine forced Ural to relocate assembly from its spiritual home at Irbit in Russia to Petropavlovsk in Kazakhstan . Urals are sold through an international dealer network in over 40 countries across five continents . The company is led by a small team in Redmond , WA , that coordinates worldwide distribution and works directly with the factory " to develop and refine the best adventure-ready sidecar motorcycles ".
Bike and Business ( Germany ) reports that with a total of 195,006 newly issued twowheeler driving licenses , 2022 has achieved the best result since the introduction of the new regulation in 2013 ( IVM data ). The AM driver ' s licence , which has been on the rise since AM was introduced nationwide at the age of 15 , is particularly popular . Since the start of the pilot project to lower the minimum age for the AM driving licence from 16 to 15 years , in 2013 , the number of new permits has been growing almost every year . Since the nationwide lowering of the minimum age in July 2021 , the number of new permits has increased by almost + 43 percent from 22,105 new permits ( 2021 ) to 31,580 new permits last year . Compared to 2012 - the year before the start of the model test - there has been an increase of over + 180 percent .
Harley ' s new megastore for the Cologne-Bonn region in Germany has opened , plugging the gap created by Harley Europe ' s controversial termination of the dealer contract for K & K Holding ( Georg Kierdorf ) at the end of 2021 . Being operated by Managing Director Max Sedacek and Workshop Manager Peter Blittersdorf , it is the fourth location in the successful group owned by Andreas Reibchen , Stephan Kaminski and Peter Eul , the Managing Directors of H-D Bielefeld , Düsseldorf and Osnabrück .
SIP Scootershop Open Day
Bavaria based SIP Scootershop held its annual Open Day at its architect designed headquarters at Landsberg am Lech near Munich in May this year . Despite it being a busy weekend for area events , more than 2,500 visitors came to enjoy the hospitality - friends , guests , suppliers , club members , racers , Sunday drivers , hobbyists and scooter fans . Vespa fans came from the north , south , west and east of Germany and from Switzerland , Croatia , Austria , Holland , Belgium , France , Bosnia , Belarus and even Israel . They came by car , bicycle , camper van , train , plane as well as Vespa , Lambretta and other two-wheelers . At the SIP flagship store , the queue at the checkout was almost as long as at the grill and pizza oven . The large selection of motorbike helmets in particular generated a lot of interest . Dozens of horsepower freaks waited patiently with their scooters for the performance test on the test stand , or
Two-time Grand National Champion Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Parts Plus / Jacob Companies KTM 790 Duke ) took an emotional and historic victory in the Lima Half Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle and Drag Specialties at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima , Ohio ( June 24 ). Following a first half-season spent developing an all-new racebike for an all-new team , Briar Bauman kicked off the second half of 2023 by claiming the first premier-class ( Mission SuperTwins presented by S & S Cycle ) victory for a KTM twin in the history of Progressive American Flat Track . Bauman , who earned the crown in 2019 and 2020 , took the inaugural KTM SuperTwins win in a final that had seen him embroiled in a non-stop dogfight with the rider who currently they pestered the experts at PINASCO , EGIG PERFORMANCE and NISA with their questions . Cold and hot drinks were provided , as well as ice cream , and DJ Leo Ernst played in 60s style with real old vinyl records . The very brave ventured onto the Matscho Karatscho cross-country course and went for a spin on their Vespa . Still others basked in the sun
has the inside track on this year ' s title - Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ). It was a four-manufacturer top-10 with four Indian FTR750s , three Yamaha MT-07s , two KTM 790 Dukes and a Royal Enfield 650 taking the top- 10 spots . KTM made it a two-win double in round 10 of the 2023 AFT season , with reigning Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER champ Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F ) notching up a timely victory in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles class too . The Yamaha YZ50F was second and fifth , Husqvarna FC450 ( basically a badged KTM ) third , and another KTM 450 SX-F in fourth . www . americanflattrack . com and engaged in lively petrol talk . " We would like to thank the entire SIP Scootershop and SIPERIA team for their great organisation and tireless efforts . We hope that all exhibitors , clubs , manufacturers and dealers will come back next year . And , of course , we would like to thank all our visitors ". www . sip-scootershop . com
KTM first ever SuperTwins win
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