Tue, 03 Mar 1998 22:56:18 +0200 - Message No. 2265
From: Phoebus Katsanos

Subject: [Fwd: PR0398:Voluntary 100 bhp limit dropped]


Simon Milward wrote:
> 
> News from: INTERNET:Edwin.Hofbauer@siemens.at
> 2 March 1998
> 
> VOLUNTARY 100 BHP LIMIT DROPPED IN AUSTRIA
> 
> On 1st January 1998, the Austrian motorcycle dealers
> association ARGE Zweirad dropped it's voluntary self
> restriction on the sale of bikes over 100 bhp. This
> limit was implemented by the dealers years ago
> to prevent the implementation of a legal ban.
> 
> MAG Austria sees this as a result of the announced
> TNO report which found that there is no link between
> bikes over 100 BHP and accidents.  Also BMW's approach
> to build more powerful bikes might have helped to revise
> the attitude of ARGE Zweirad.

Good news or what?!


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