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In 1991, the Italian manufacturer Gilera released the ‘Nordwest’ model, the first factory produced supermoto. Other European manufactures quickly followed suit, among them KTM, Husqvarna, Husaberg AB and CCM Motorcycles, all-terrain were important at the time. Models were developed for both track and road. It took another 10 years until the mid 2000s, Japanese manufacturers such as Yamaha (2004) XT660X Yamaha, Honda (2005) and Suzuki (2005) to start introducing supermoto models in the European mecardo, dedicated models for road use more that for racing. Dual-purpose motorcycles such as Kawasaki KLR650 are good examples. In the spring of 2006, the Italian manufacturer Ducati announced their entry to the machine “Hypermotard, which has more resemblance to street style motorcycles before being considered a supermoto racing. In 2006 KTM machine has available a 950 cc engine and twin-cylinder “V” that can be described as the ultimate superbike. In 2007 other major brands such as BMW have models ready to take to market.