Powered two wheeler sales down by 26.8%!

Powered two wheelers (PTW) sales including motorcycles, mopeds and scooters dropped by 26.8 per cent compared to July 2008,as per figures released last week by the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI).

However the drop in sales is not in fact as bad as the raw figure suggests, because in July 2008 registrations were up by 22 per cent caused by the expected introduction of the new test later that year. If the figures are compared with July 2007 then the underlying market decline is only around 10 per cent.

The top selling bikes in July were both 125cc models – the Yamaha YZF R125 (255 units) and the Honda CBF 125M (226 units).

Ride safe.


Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

Is this the future of motorcycling ? - Honda DN-01 review

Just a quick blog to let you all know that I've just put up on www.inter-bike.co.uk, Ian Kerr's excellent road test of Honda's futuristic scooter/motorcycle fusion the Honda DN-01.
Read whether Ian thinks this truly is the future of motorcycles or not?

Ride safe.


Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

Motorcycle Industry hit by Credit Crunch

Yesterday the Motor Cycle Industry Association Press Office put out a press release highlighting the dramatic fall off in powered two wheeler sales in February for the UK, down a massive 25% from February 2008.

The motor cycle industry is now asking the UK government for help! It is asking the government to suspend vehicle excise duty (VED or road tax) and the first registration fee on all new mopeds, scooters and motorcycles for a minimum of one year to support the market and recognise the green advantages of motorcycling.

I wonder after all they have spent out supporting the banks and car industry, if the government will hear the plea or even have the money?

All of us the motorcycle industry have to hope so!!! Up to 15000 UK jobs and £3 billion annual turover depend on it.

Ride safe.


Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

2008 UK Motorcycle sales only down 3.4%

The Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) have just released the figures which show that total motorcycle registrations only fell by 3.4% over 2007. This is fantastic news given the credit crunch and current economic conditions.

139,715 motorcycles, mopeds and scooters were registered in 2008, only 4,866 registrations down on 2007.

Ride safe.

Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

UK Motorcycle Registrations dip!

Figures released yesterday by the Motor Cycle Industry Association reveal that motorcycle registrations were down 16% for November, compared to November 2007. 7,517 mopeds, scooters and motorcycles were registered in November, compared with 8,947 in the same month last year.

However for the 11 months of this year are just 2.4% down with 133,099 powered two wheelers registered.

Not unsurprisingly the biggest seller in November was Yamaha's XC 125 scooter and in 2007, 45 per cent of the 146,000 machines registered for the first time, had engine capacities of up to 150cc.

Motorcycling at last appears to be increasing the Department for Transport released figures last week that show the number of people taking the motorcycling test increased to 88,000 in 2007/08, the highest number since 2000/01.

So the motorcycle industry appears to be holding up well in this credit crunch, as it appears people turn to low capacity powered two wheelers.

Ride safe.


Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

Preparing Your Motorbike for Freight and Trailer Transport

Just published a great new motorcycle feature article on www.inter-bike.co.uk on how to prepare your motorbike for freight or and trailer transport. We all from time to time need to move our motorcycles safely from one location to another, where the distances or logistics involved preclude riding them.

Written by Ben Leffler of uship.com, an online marketplace for Motorcycle Shipment, this article provides great advice on how to transport your motorcycle correctly.

The direct link to the article is here.

Ride safe.

Jon Booth

Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk

Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/

Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

Taz Motorcycles win Aprilia Award!

Neil Steen, Managing Director of Taz Motorcycles at the Aprilia Awards held in Sepang


Taz Motorcycles - Best Performing European Dealer 2008 for Aprilia Motorcycles Trophy


Taz Motorcycles of Peterborough have just won a top award from Aprilia that of Best Performing European Dealer of 2008.

Well done Taz!

Ride safe.

Jon Booth

Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk

Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/

Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/