INTERMOT Motorcycle Show Germany for Motorcycle Product News

1. 70 January 2009 www.MPNmag.com
I
love the autumn because you get
to see all the new models being
released in Europe! Here’s my
two-minute recap of Intermot and
EICMA. At Intermot, Honda had a great
concept bike, the V4, everyone has been
lauding it, but it wasn’t as impressive
as the concept bikes they’ve had the
last few years at EICMA, where this
year they released a new version of
the Silverwing. With the Streetfighter,
Milan let Ducati show off on its home
turf, and it knocked my socks off.
Malaguti dubbed its new scooter “The
Blog.” At EICMA, Aprilia introduced
the big bore version of the Scarabeo
300. A similar release a few months
ago was the Vespa GTS 300 Super. In
the Chinese pavilion, I found Buyang
Group, which is moving an incredible
number of ATVs and Buggies in the
Italian and German markets. The
Daelim booth was impressive and there
is no announcement as to who will
continue to do warranty or parts since
the US importer has ceased to operate.
Taiwan Golden Bee had an incredible
display at both shows, mainly to focus
on its new ATV line — with their 525 on
display — as well as their new 125cc
scooters. The company is expanding
its offerings in Europe and the United
States. Kymco also displayed some
of its new motorcycles as well as the
700cc scooter, which will hopefully
come to the United States in 2010. MRP
had a chance to display for the first time
at Intermot this year. Our booth actually
had several visitors from the American
Pavillion and U.S. dealers that came to
the event. Working with our partners at
Namura Technologies, we showcased
our new full range of scooter pistons.
—Joel Martin
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PIT PASS Photo Captions
1. Daelim will be returning to the U.S. with a new
importer in 2009
2. Thousands prowled the Euro shows, including
U.S. dealers
3. U.S. Piston pro Namura made its Euro launch
4. Nifty custom airbrushing
5. I took full advantage of the German hospitality!
6. The new Honda concept bike
7. SYM had an incredibly impressive booth
8. Buyang had some amazing buggies on display
9. Munich at sunset — can’t beat this job!
10. MRP on display with its newest designs
11. The custom scooter show drew quite the crowd
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