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After aquiring Indian firm JV KBX from Bosch last October, Brembo has opened the doors of its brand new plant in India this week. The plant will be dedicated to the production of disc brake systems for scooters and motorcycles between the displacement of 125cc and 250cc’s in the Indian market.

The move positions Brembo to challenge the Lombard Group, which currently holds over 50% of the market share for disk brakes of motor vehicles in India. In case you didn’t know, the Indian market is mainly composed motorcycles between 50cc’s and 350cc’s. This makes the acquisition and new factory a huge strategic move for Brembo in a rapidly developing nation.

Brembo is selling the brake products under the name Breco, which is their mark specifically dedicated for motorcycles and scooters with small and medium displacements in developing countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China and in the other nations of Southeast Asia.

Brembo’s activities in India began in 1998 through a license of its technology for the production of brake discs for motorcycles to the Indian Kalayani Brakes, later acquired by Bosch Chassis Systems India Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of the German multinational of a similar name. In 2006 it was turned into KBX, the Joint Venture Joint between Brembo and Bosch.

In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. In California, it is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale. In Florida, if an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. In Texas, it is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don’t need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.

Yes, America has some stupid laws, but not nearly as this one just passed in Vietnam where it is now illegal for anyone with a chest size of less than 28 inches to operate a motorcycle. Not to make stereotypes, but we don’t know that many barrel chested Vietnamese bikers, and the averages would seem to back us up on the generalization that Vietnam leans more to the petit side of things (the average woman weighs 102lbs and the average man 121lbs…whereas the average American weighs the combined weight of both a Vietnamese man AND woman).

For those who haven’t been to Vietnam, nearly everyone rides a motorcycle/scooter on the city streets. The Vietnamese government cites safety being the reason for the law, so…I guess having millions of people walking around while the 10 remaining “fatsos” of Vietnamese jet-rocket down what should be barren city streets is safe. Ok Universe, You win.

Source: Lawguru & Autoblog

I’m pretty sure Kate Moss would still be allowed to ride a motorcycle in Vietnam…but only pretty sure.