The exhaust must comply with the statutory requirements of the EU.

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The political bodies of the European Union want a new, harmonized type approval for motorcycles. At the European Motorcycle Industry Association not push any proposal on reciprocal love.


Of components such as exhaust pipes and handlebars to complete bike – all must meet the requirements of the European Union. The current Framework Directive, which was supplemented with 13 single and 21 amending directives, comes from 2002.

Now the European Commission aims to simplify with the European Council and Parliament to modernize regulations and so a bike that will be standardized in Germany can still be sold in all 27 states of the EU. The goal will also find the motorcycle manufacturer great because it saves money and time. Along the way it crunches in the mills of the Brussels bureaucracy, however, enormous.

In July, the Parliament meets for first reading the Commission’s proposals. By February 2012, technical requirements are defined. When decisions are made, is therefore still open. In view of the ambitious schedule, which already for 2013 changes, it is narrow. This is the first understandable demand of the European Motorcycle Industry Association ACEM follows: Between the established rules and the practical implementation should take at least twelve months time.

Who is affected by the policy at all? The category L are as different two-, three-and four-wheeled vehicles like bicycles with electric drive over 250 watts, scooters, quad bikes, tricycles, motorcycles, carriages, light motorcycles and mopeds with gasoline or diesel engines and hybrid drive, which in turn are divided into subcategories. How far does this, the subclass displays the appealing name L5Be – U. stands for “three wheels of commercial use, solely designed for carriage of goods”.

The first miracle follows: In addition to competitive machines and vehicles are exempt from the directive, which “are designed primarily for use in the field.” A vague wording for trials bikes? This would be the off-roader, an EU-wide street legal, they had been, of course, lose. This will prevent the manufacturer recommended.

What the future brings, however: less emissions. All new motorcycles will meet no later than the 2021 exhaust emission limits, which reached a modern car. What all support. But the end of 2020 fits the motorcycle industry is not in my stuff. Because occurs almost every year if the plan works, a new legal regime in force, some with fresh limits. New non zugelasseneMotorrader which are at the beginning of the validity period of each new limits had not been sold to be used for scrap metal.

Moreover, only a small number of motorcycles in the very last year of the expiring series still roll out the shops of the dealers. What causes a murmur. The real sticking point is the durability of the catalysts. At least 50,000 km targeting the EU as a destination for motorcycles, which at least 130 km / h fast. So long to the same emission levels are a new motorcycle approximate. This prepares the engineers worry. In addition, from 2017 all bikes equipped with on-board diagnostic systems that report losses in the first stage of electronics. The second stage is still under discussion. From 2017 the EU Commission is also on ABS on all new motorcycles over 125 cc and combined braking systems for small machines. The ACEM would exclude enduro and trial machine from this rule.

In future, the seller of motorcycle fuel consumption and CO ² emissions need to specify – as with cars against manipulation, which amount to an increase in the speed or volume, will intervene in the EU. The evaporative emissions from gasoline tanks are to be prevented. How exactly where, but also not yet clear.

What the producers not at all like: In the future, small lot across the EU are only a maximum of 20 vehicles of category L1 (mopeds) and 50 pieces of L3 (motorcycles). get small series, the simplified approvals, defines the current directive of 200 – whether or motorcycle exhaust.

The good news at last France is the performance of motorcycles may no longer be limited to 74 kW. The Commission stated: “The hoped-for link between security and limiting the maximum power was confirmed in several scientific studies have not.”