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/