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EVERY brand is involved in this. Mozilla org investigated literally every car manufacturer available in the United States last year and gave them all an F for privacy.
I dunno if motorcycles have the infrastructure. I guess if you were willing to ride a motorcycle, that might avoid it.
Obviously it's possible to stick telemetry on even small vehicles like that, given that the e-bike and e-scooter rental companies rely on it.
I love riding motorcycles. Unfortunately I doubt that motorcycle manufacturers are missing out on that sweet, sweet data money. I don't need to worry about it with my bike though, considering it's from the 90's and was originally a dirt bike