Courier questionnaire

BikeDesigner · L Plate Warrior Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Karma :

Hi everyone!!

I am a Motorcycle design student (and avid rider!) with the aim of designing and manufacturing a bike specifically for the courier industry.

For those of you who are in the Courier Business/have been throughout your motorcycle careers/or know of anybody who has, could you please take 2 minutes and complete my survey Very Happy

Any and all information is greatly appreciated

Link to questionnaire

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MWLTDR9

Rob
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covent.gardens · World Clap Champion Joined: 09 Jun 2012 Karma :

If you target a small market segment, you'll have low sales and high costs, so the purchase price will have to be set very high. Now from my understanding of couriers, they want a cheap to run, economical bike with proven reliability. I doubt they'd be prepared to pay so much more for the "perfect" bike when they could get a bike that ticks most of the boxes and is known good for the job, for a fraction of the price.

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Marmalade · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Apr 2009 Karma :

Given up on the courier forums now have we?

Bikedesigner is an 'avid biker' who felt the need to ask why shaft drive would be preferred over chain drive.
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pits · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Karma :

So your plan is to design the Honda Pan European Thinking

Why not design something useful, like a bike with a hole in the tank you can put your willy in whilst riding and it "massages you" as you go?
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BikeDesigner · L Plate Warrior Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Karma :

@Marmalade

No i haven't given up on the courier forums, I'm trying to gain a better insight into the courier industry so i can produce something that could make YOUR job easier.
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BikeDesigner · L Plate Warrior Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Karma :

Yeah obviously I want to get a good grade im not an idiot,

At the end of the day im not forcing anybody to take the questionnaire, if you do not wish to take part don't. All im trying to do is get a bit of info about your job, nothing more.
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More and more bikes look like that.
It's very rare when couriers buy new bikes. It must be something about NC700S why there is so many in London now.
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This any help?
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C1REX · Traffic Copper Joined: 20 Sep 2012 Karma :

I've heard that the reason is in MPG, reliability and Honda's warranty with unlimited mileage.

Many couriers got a small top box + an over shoulder bag. That's it.
So the storage is not the number 1 most important reason.
Some companies put the huge box on their bikes but most couriers don't need them.

My guess is: #1 reliability, #2 running cost, #3 Comfort, #4 quick in town, #5 storage

There is plenty of scooters and CBF125 as well.
Another guess about bike popularity: 60% seems to be Honda, 20% Suzuki, 15% Yamaha, 5% Kawasaki.
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map · Mr Calendar Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Karma :

As an 'avid' biker I thought the ideal courier bike had already been done.

Wasn't it Honda's NTV600. No wait, the NTV650. Or was it the Kwak GT550 and/or GT750. Longer distance there's the Pan European. Then again the Divvy 900. Or wasn't it any bike with a working engine and a top box. I get confused!
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