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LeoVince back into new
product activity
MORE good news for the Italian
LeoVince exhaust brand following
their widely reported difficulties this
past winter, with a return to new
product introduction activity.
The LeoVince NERO is a new
e x h au st system " esp eci ally
dedicated to motorcycles and maxi

scooters. This new product combines
a modern design with an aggressive
look" and is "perfect to give a special
touch of power and style", according
to the company.
Features include a new stainless
steel sleeve in a ceramic based black
metallic finish that is said to give

improved high temperature
resistance and thermal and
mechanical stress tolerance.
The company says that "the
silencer’s shape is the result of a
development that redefines the LV
ONE line through a precision design
study that combines style, finish and
performance in full accordance with
regulations."
Available in two different sizes,
according to the motorcycle model, it
has durable and versatile easy-fit AISI
stainless steel brackets, is TIG

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welded, and has "asymmetric and
aggressive cut" carbon fibre end
caps for long life good looks and
weight saving.
The company says that all the
silencers in their NERO line are EVO
II homologated with an extractable
dB-killer, and available as slip-ons or
full systems for a wide range of
selected models and years, including
the T-Max 530, X-Max 400, Burgman
650, KTM 1190 R Adventure, Triumph
Tiger/ Explorers, Piaggio MP3
400/500, Kawasaki 750/800, Honda
Integra and Suzuki GST 750.
www.leovince.com

KISKA-designed KTM
Rally Replica
Available for selected motorcycles and maxi scooters, the TIG welded
stainless steel LeoVince 'NERO' line of exhausts is available as slip-ons or full
systems and features a high-tech heat and stress resistant ceramic based
coating and carbon fibre end caps

FOLLOWING their 1-2 finish in the
Dakar Rally, KTM has announced
upcoming availability for what it is
describing as an “all new” KTM 450
Rally Replica bike.
The new model made its debut at
the Morocco Rally in October last year,
and then went on to complete the
9,000km Dakar Rally with Marc Coma
taking KTM’s 13th consecutive win.
KTM’s previous rally motorcycle was
constructed in the 690cc era, and KTM
CEO Stefan Pierer said of the new
model: “The success this year in the
Dakar Rally has highlighted the
experience and hard work of our
KTM people who worked closely with
KISKA’s team on the new rally bike
project”.
The new model is slated to be
available through KTM dealers at
€
24,000 plus tax.
Not to be confused with the
Canadian Pacific Island occupied by
the Japanese during WW2, Kiska is a
leading Salzburg, Austria based
industrial and commercial design
consultancy founded in 1990 by

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Gerald Kiska. Their work for KTM is
headed up by Piers Spencer-Phillips
and recently also won acclaim for the
final production version of the 1290
SUPER DUKE R when it was unveiled
at EICMA in November 2013.