France limits motorcycles to 100hp

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Originally Posted by pdog

The fact that the US is not part of the EU?

The US wasn't putting pressure on car manufacturers to limit top speeds to 155 mph (250 kph) but most European cars sold here are governed to that speed anyway. As I remember the pressure also came from Europe to limit bikes to 186 mph (300 kph) but it carried over to here as well. We often have to deal with the same restrictions even though we aren't a member nation.