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Post by kz1000st on Mar 18, 2012 16:57:58 GMT -6
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Post by Bashan on Mar 19, 2012 3:28:21 GMT -6
Maybe CF Moto has the right idea focusing on the 250 Jetmax. It's definately a scooter you could use for transportation and very affordable in the maxi scooter market. Yeah, there's a ton of bikes around here now, more than I've ever seen. However, they seem to mostly disappear when I'm riding to work. I think they must be a bunch of weekend warriors. They wouldn't want to mess up that do or not be able to glue the cell to their ear. Like KZ said, we'll see what happens when the gas pops four, they might have to muss up the coiffure. Rich
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Post by ccprof on Mar 19, 2012 4:46:07 GMT -6
Gas is $3.79 here. I'm definitely seeing more bikes out but the weather's been great. There are at least 2 scoots I haven't seen before here at the lake.
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Post by kz1000st on Mar 19, 2012 6:28:42 GMT -6
Here's something very telling.
While new bike sales remained virtually flat last year, there was positive news within other aspects of the industry. Spending on maintenance and repairs has been rising since April 2010, according to the business advisory, suggesting that the market for consumers taking care of bikes they’ve long owned, or improving used bikes they've recently purchased, could continue to improve.
Recent tire sales also reflect this trend, as well as data confirming that owners are putting more miles on their motorcycles. The MIC's Motorcycle Tire Sales Report shows that replacement tire purchases, among eight leading brands, rose 9.6 percent in 2011. Even off-highway tire sales increased by 11.7 percent last year, during the same time that sales of new off-highway motorcycles declined by more than 13 percent.
What they've missed is that used bike sales are probably soaring in comparison to new bike sales. Witness all the garage queens and barn finds up for sale on Craigslist. They were selling close to a million new bikes a year up until recently. How many ended up being used for a year or two then parked? The 1981 250 Yamaha I just bought has a colossal 6,500 miles on the odometer and sat in the last guy's garage for five years unrunning and in need of minor repair. I've got close to that now on my 2008 scooter as does the wife on her Rebel.
People like us actually use our bikes. With the price of gas soaring the regular troops out there seem to be joining in according to repair and new tire sales.
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Post by imnts2 on Mar 19, 2012 9:40:02 GMT -6
A scoot is probably great for going to work and back - till it rains. sure, you pop up gas prices and - who knows. but my bet is for most of us, the car is still the grocery wagon, runs for most any shopping etc.
of Course it is a great excuse to get a fun machine with a bit less fuss from the lady. And she will get her mind on something else soon enough and pretty much forget it in a few months.
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