Motorcycle registrations show big rise in 2007
Latest figures just released by the Motor Cycle Industry Association show that motorcycle, scooter and moped registrations were up by 8.6% in 2007 against the previous year, which is the biggest rise in registrations in 7 years.
In total, 144,583 powered two wheelers were registered in 2007 compare to 133,086 registrations in 2006.
The biggest rise was in motorcycle registrations which were up by a huge 9.4%, next came scooters which were up by just over 9% and then moped which was up by 4%. The best selling of all models was the Yamaha YBR 125 which sold a staggering 2,272 units.
Not suprisingly , the biggest growth area in 2007 was in the adventure sport category which was up 32%. This area has been well publicised recently by the adventures of Ewen McGregor and Charlie Boorman in their Long Way down trip through Africa, which received a lot of television coverage.
A 13.4% increase in the registration of naked motorcycles can at least partially be contributed to the fact that commuting through London in a car or on public transport has never been so expensive or difficult and with a bike a lot of the hassle and cost is removed.
A big increase in the sub 125 cc category shows that there are more new people entering motorcycling for the first time too. This is substantiated by the fact that 3 of the top 10 best selling bikes in 2007 were from this category.
We already posted a thread previously which shows the cost of bike insurance is coming down too, so really its good news all around. All we need is the weather to stay mild, as it has been so far in 2008 and then maybe we can see some great figures like this again.
Article by Dan
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