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    Motorcycle market for March 2010 has seen its best sales in 11 months

    Here is some interesting numbers for those of you who like your stats. Check out this Motorcycle Trader article that covers new road bike sales in the NZ market by brand. All the lucky 749 of you that purchased brand new beauties congrats you made March 2010 one of the biggest selling months.

    Suzuki came in as being the number one biggest selling brand for the month of March. See the link below for more:

    http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/Vi...rket/1107.aspx

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    I thought it was up. Just watching trademe starting to move, and getting some enquiries here too.

    What happened to the old story of bikes selling well before summer, and shit sales over the winter?


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    11 months..So march sales were better in 2009.Don`t break out the champagne just yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DangerousBastard View Post
    What happened to the old story of bikes selling well before summer, and shit sales over the winter?


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    You got the point

    Quote Originally Posted by Blackflagged View Post
    11 months..So march sales were better in 2009.Don`t break out the champagne just yet.
    You didn't
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    you dont get 180+ hp out of 998cc by being nice to trees.

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    interesting. perhaps these sales going into the colder months were a majority of dirtbikes?
    Suzukis pervious biggest seller was the gn250 wasnt it?, however i dont see the gn125 being such a big seller.
    So my money isnt on roadbike sales. I'd say the farmers and dirtlovers know the price is good going into winter.
    "I saw, I came, I conquered".

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    of coarse suzuki is on top they are the best bike out there and it dosn't matter if it's dirt or road. IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by trailblazer View Post
    of coarse suzuki is on top they are the best bike out there and it dosn't matter if it's dirt or road. IMO.
    Or maybe it's because they are the cheapest of the Japanese manufacturers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trailblazer View Post
    of coarse suzuki is on top they are the best bike out there and it dosn't matter if it's dirt or road. IMO.
    Or maybe it's because they are the cheapest of the Japanese manufacturers.
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    where opinion holds more weight than fact.

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    maybe it's not that they are cheap it maybe more the fact that they are not as over priced as some of the other manufacturers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R6_kid View Post
    Or maybe it's because they are the cheapest of the Japanese manufacturers.
    or they've got the best strategic marketing gurus

    unlike Harley Davidson who posted a $219 million lost for the last quater of 09

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    shit how can a company sustain that sort of loss.

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    by living on its good will...and writing off buell. I wouldnt want to see harley go under. Ive never owned one but the new 48 is cool, except for the 8 ltr tank, thats a real off-puter. i do a 30km round trip to work, and id have to fill every 3 trips!.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trailblazer View Post
    of coarse suzuki is on top they are the best bike out there and it dosn't matter if it's dirt or road. IMO.
    that's why you have a Hyosung?
    Shaken, not stirred in the shakey city!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mudfart View Post
    interesting. perhaps these sales going into the colder months were a majority of dirtbikes?
    Suzukis pervious biggest seller was the gn250 wasnt it?, however i dont see the gn125 being such a big seller.
    So my money isnt on roadbike sales. I'd say the farmers and dirtlovers know the price is good going into winter.
    These stats are based on new Road Bike sales only

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    Nice heads' up! Motivates me to get going on sale of my bike asap!

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