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Self-tinting AGVisor
AGV has launched its 'AGVisor' selftinting visor as an accessory for its
Pista GP, Corsa and GT-Veloce
helmets.

The AGVisor is an LCD helmet visor
that changes from clear to dark in one
second at the touch of a button. It is
powered by a small, built-in,
rechargeable battery, and can be
operated while riding, even when
wearing gloves.
The LCD technology used in the new
option adheres to the visor, also
performing an anti-fog function, and a
reduced-edge design ensures that
visibility is not impaired.
The AGVisor can be fully charged in
two hours, and when fully charged can

be used in dark
mode for 12
hours, and for
situations when the battery’s charge
has been depleted, an innovative Fail
Safe system allows the visor to return
to clear mode.
www.agv.it

PARTS AND ACCESSORIES

KTM reports +26.9 percent unit
sales growth for first quarter
KTM have seen sales grow by a
massive +26.9 percent in the first
three months of 2015, to 41,858
units; that growth is compared to
a first quarter of 2014 which was
itself the best the Austrian
manufacturer had ever recorded.
Revenue EUR 249.5 million
compared to EUR 196.9 million in
the first quarter of 2014, an
increase of +26.7 percent. The
company recorded an increase in
EBIT to EUR 21.7 million, which is
up by +46.4 percent over the first
quarter of 2014, and represents
an EBIT margin of 8.7 percent.

www.ktm.com

'Paris Show', December 2015
THIS year sees a return for the biennial
'Paris Show', under the direction of a
new executive manager, Etienne
Cochet.
Salon de la Moto, Scooter, Quad &
Equipments (to give the show its full
name) will be held at the futuristically
remodelled Paris Expo Centre at Port
de Versailles from December 1st to 6th
2015.
Tracing its origins back to the first
'Cycle' exhibition at the historic Grand
Palais in 1901, the Mondial du deux
Roues was attracting over 400,000
visitors until the recession forced its
cancellation in 2009.
Returning in 2011 and 2013 as
Salon de la Moto, the expo is now

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shorter, at 6 days (a decision
welcomed by the exhibitor
community) and recent attendance
figures are said to have seen the event
still manage to attract over 200,000
visitors.
Many important manufacturer and
accessory exhibitors are already
confirmed for this year (Harley-

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Davidson and Bihr for example);
Monday November 30th and Tuesday
December 1st (up to 4:00pm) are
trade/press preview attendance days.
The show is organised by Paris
based AMC promotions - visit the
website for exhibitor booth and trade
attendance information and contacts:
www.lesalondelamoto.com

Bullet 1000 wins
Red Dot 'Best of
the Best" design
award

GERMAN lights designer Kellermann
GmbH has added to its trophy cabinet
with another award, indeed another
Red Dot Design award, this time for its
new Bullet 1000 indicator.
Winning the highest ranked ‘Best of
the Best’ award, the Red Dot Design
awards are seen as one of the world's
most important design recognition
programmes.
Kellermann launched the unique
LED indicator last autumn at the
INTERMOT expo in Cologne, Germany,
the biggest motorcycle show in the
world. Widely regarded as market
leaders, the ‘Classic meets Hightech’
LED equipped, bullet shaped indicator
features many additional functions as
well as great styling.
The classic Bullet shape received a
fresh interpretation by Kellermann. A
real highlight is the newly developed
light technology (the Kellermann-HPT)
that allows a continuous ring-shaped
light to be built in to the outer ring of
the lens. Th