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Posted: 11:56 - 12 Sep 2017 Post subject: August 2017 new registration statistics |
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Oops, sorry about the delay. There was some danger of the professional motorcycling press reporting these first this month!
https://www.mcia.co.uk/Uploads/Statistics/Press-Statistics-201708.pdf
Bigger bikes are up-a-bit, down-a-bit, but 125s are just fvcked, down 36% on August 2016.
That's the 2016 pre-reggers well and truly gone from the dealers, but new sales are still dropping so it looks like a £2K+ price floor for the cheapest FI/CBS Whang Dongs and close to £3K OTR for the cheapest YamaHonda (made in China anyway) has managed to properly gut the market for cheap transport. Round of applause, Brussels, I hope you're proud of what you've achieved.
Surprisingly though, Lexmoto still manages to bag the #4 spot, which suggests that other Chinabike sellers might be really struggling, and YamaHonda sales aren't exactly rampant either.
Honda pips BMW in the still-strong Adventure Sport category with the CRF1000, but the big Nazi Tractor retains the litre-plus crown.
The new CX500 "Rebel" tops the 126-650 category, and the PCX 125 is the best selling 125, with the CB125F topping the naked sales. Woo, thrills-a-plenty.
BMW and Harley have unusually low sales, but I expect that's just buyers holding out for their PCP plans to rent them new-plate bikes this month. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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Supersports have been on a downwards spiral for some time, but that is limp.
YZF-R125 is still going strong though. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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I know, right. Assuming you use your whole 4k a Year allocation (wow, such adventure) you're at 44p a mile before you've put fuel in it and the rest of the usual expenses. That's of course assuming you don't drop your wow such adventure bike whilst parking up on the village green in East Sussex to get your bacon roll. |
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Posted: 08:31 - 13 Sep 2017 Post subject: |
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And you only have to pay them £4K up front in order for them to allow you to rent one of their bikes and return it in pristine condition.
The CMX500, you should be able to meet other owners easily enough and compare beards: they'll be at petrol stations, filling up that 11.2 litre tank. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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It depends what you want it for. If it's for serious adventure riding the 650-800 class is a much better bike for off road, less weight etc.
If its for tarmac touring a la 90% of sales, even Honda make a better bike, the VFR1200X and I'd take the Yamaha Tracer, the Triumph Explorer or Tiger Sport over the Africa Twin as well. All are as cheap or cheaper
To me Honda missed a trick with the new Africa Twin. It should have been a simple, light, powerful bike. it's actually just another adventure rehash. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 252 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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