KTM doing a big emission cheat

[Benni]

Hello,

I read about this in german newspapers a week ago, now something is available in english :

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/20...

Street-legal enduro bikes are derestricted by factory dealers and produce much more emissions and noise than allowed.

Decat, lambda delete, software, air filter, exhaust.

Is this known in GB , is it a non-story because it only violates EU laws, or does it affect GB emission zone bikes as well ?

[MDUBZ]

Benni said:

Hello,

I read about this in german newspapers a week ago, now something is available in english :

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/20...

Street-legal enduro bikes are derestricted by factory dealers and produce much more emissions and noise than allowed.

Decat, lambda delete, software, air filter, exhaust.

Is this known in GB , is it a non-story because it only violates EU laws, or does it affect GB emission zone bikes as well ?

Exhausts and mapping control fueling and airflow. Modification is as old as bikes...

UK MOT:
The exhaust system and silencer should be in such condition, or of such a type, that the noise emitted from the motorcycle is not clearly unreasonably above the level expected from a similar motorcycle with a standard silencer in average condition.

It should also not be marked for track use.

If you take a UK bike to the continent you need to comply by the local laws.. driving a car modified with non TUV approved bits in Germany can get it' driver into trouble.

Edited by MDUBZ on Tuesday 2nd June 18:33

[FezSpider]

Good for KTM. "Highly polluting" they say
About time the rebel was put back into motorcycling.

[Bodo]

It's a non-story since customers have to give permission to their dealer to do it.
It's not even the customer cheating when he uses his motocross two-stroke bike only off roads

[scorcher]

Any dealer fitting non road legal exhaust systems at the request of a buyer/owner that remove the cat and produce more noise is probably on dodgy ground unless the owner is signing a disclaimer to say they’re not using it on the road.