The 71st International Motorcycle Exhibition opened its doors last week at the Fiera Milano centre in Milan, Italy, and we were invited by the leading motorcycle dealer in Lebanon and exclusive Piaggio Group and KTM distributor, ANB Motorcycles to attend the event.
ANB Motorcycles witnessed the worldwide debut of KTM’s small-capacity RC series, and the launch of the final production version of the mighty 1290 Super Duke R in a private pre-event launch on Tuesday, November 5; this was followed by interviews with KTM officials who revealed exclusive information to ANB. Three-times Dakar Rally winner Marc Coma was also present at the event.
In similar fashion, Piaggio Group unveiled the all-new Vespa Primavera, one of the longest running and most beloved motorcycles in the history of Vespa; ANB Motorcycles were at the private event as well. After the big reveal, ANB interviewed Piaggio Group high-level personnel in addition to former 250cc MotoGP World Champion and current Aprilia factory driver Marco Melandri.
Piaggio Group has several international motorcycle brands under its wing, including Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi and Gilera.
The EICMA 2013 relied on an exhibition area extending over 130.000 m2 of indoor and outdoor space, accommodating 1,408 brands from 38 Countries, four delegations (China, Taiwan, the U.S. and Great Britain), within 6 Pavilions hosting European and world previews of vehicles and accessories for the two-wheel sector.
Expect a full photo album and video from the EICMA 2013 soon!