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		<title>Twin-Pot Dictatorships</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Germany exported some of the most enduring bike technology on the planet]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Although Germany is not synonymous with passionate success in biking or motorsport, the fact is that motorcycle knowledge, know-how  and technology introduced by German companies has been exported to every corner of the planet. We gathered together fifteen of the most interesting German two wheelers ever produced.</p>
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