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1.2 MINIMUM PRODUCTION QUANTITIES AND MARKET
AVAILABILITY
The minimum required production quantities consist of units with identical
equipment intended for sale to customers.
Evidence of production quantities must be provided to the FIM, certified by the
manufacturer’s auditing firm and/or any other institution which may provide
reliable documentation. This certificate must be written in English or French and
the model/type must be specified.
Market availability and sale to the public may be demonstrated by waybills, bills
of lading and/or any other import, export or customs documents duly certified by
the relevant authority.
1.2.1 Homologations for Superbike, Supersport and Superstock.
A manufacturer that requests homologation for a motorcycle for Superbike,
Supersport or Superstock, must observe the following rules:
• The manufacturer must have produced at least a quantity of 125 motorcycles
prior to the homologation inspection (this number may be adjusted
upwards in 2013, for 2014 models). The motorcycle must be on sale to the
public at that time.
• The minimum quantity of 500 units must be reached by the 30 th June of the
current year.
• The minimum quantity of 1000 units must be reached by the 31 st of
December of the current year.
• The minimum quantity of 2000 units must be reached by the 31 st of
December of the following year.
• The ABS or non-ABS variant of the homologated model must be
produced with identical specifications as for the engine, the complete
chassis and for all electric/electronic components. The only exception
will be for all components required with the installation of the ABS
version (i.e.: pump, ABS ECU, hydraulic lines and related wire-loom
and sensors).
• All ABS and non-ABS versions will count towards the total required
production number into one FIM homologation.
• The homologated sub variant (i.e. ABS version or the non-ABS version)
will be produced in 250 units as minimum quantity.
• Only one homologated throttle body and air box may be used or
approved without regard of the sub variant.
• Proof of production quantities must be provided by certified documentation
as stated in Article 2.9.2.
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