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Revealed: KTM's secretly derestricted and highly polluting motorcycles
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Revealed: KTM's secretly derestricted and highly polluting motorcycles

Le Monde (English) · May 27, 2026, 8:14 AM

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The Austrian manufacturer KTM is facilitating the systematic removal of speed and power restrictions from some of its motorcycles in France and across Europe, making them illegal and highly polluting, according to the investigation 'Unrestricted' by a media consortium including Le Monde.

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