NZ sees bike sales boom?

[Bob]

Motorcycle registrations in New Zealand have almost tripled in the last five years, according to figures from Land Transport New Zealand.

Latest figures from show registrations for the year to September 2006 at 11,000 units, up from almost 9,000 on the previous year. Industry experts say it appears rising petrol prices are a key factor in why people are buying more motorbikes and scooters.

[35tickets]

It would also explain the down turn in motorcyclists waving as most of the people riding or buying bikes now just seem to be commuters intent on looking straight ahead and behaving like their former selves in cars

"Oh why is that biker waving at me???" DOH, its because we ride, not what we ride.

[Riff Raff]

Is that why 2nd hand bikes are way overpriced as well?

[Big Dave]

Scooters are lumped in with the bikes - distorts the figures.

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

Is that why 2nd hand bikes are way overpriced as well?

Agree Riff Raff - I have been looking at 2nd hand bikes and they are not cheap. I think crikey just add a couple of grand more and I could have a brand new one!

[McJim]

Agree Riff Raff - I have been looking at 2nd hand bikes and they are not cheap. I think crikey just add a couple of grand more and I could have a brand new one!

Just wait until we really get cookin' with the used jap import market - then the prices will drop like stones (just as happened with cars) we'll also get a lot of burnt out shit coming through too.

[scumdog]

Just wait until we really get cookin' with the used jap import market - then the prices will drop like stones (just as happened with cars) we'll also get a lot of burnt out shit coming through too.

'Sources' tell me with different set of regs over there for bikes and the high Yen it won't happen to the same extent.

[Motu]

But I don't see an increase in bikes on the road.Back in the scooter boom of the mid '80's they were everywhere,but I don't see more people on bikes.

[McJim]

But I don't see an increase in bikes on the road.Back in the scooter boom of the mid '80's they were everywhere,but I don't see more people on bikes.

S'coz they're all in Auckland I think. I've certainly noticed an increase over the past Year.

[JimO]

i would say a few would have been dragged out of the shed and re-regoed so arnt "new" as such

[JimO]

But I don't see an increase in bikes on the road.Back in the scooter boom of the mid '80's they were everywhere,but I don't see more people on bikes.

there is a lot in Dunners and i see a lot on the open road around dunedin, oamaru, omarama, central otaaaaaaago

[Squeak the Rat]

Is it registrations or sales? Multiple shit loads of dirt bikes are being sold recently.

[Ixion]

But I don't see an increase in bikes on the road.Back in the scooter boom of the mid '80's they were everywhere,but I don't see more people on bikes.

I'm definately seeing more commuters over a few years back. And bear in mind we're just coming out of winter .

And if you go into Queen St , there's little scooters zooming all over. And lots parked up on footpaths and such.

I doubt you'd see so many extras on the Hammyhole to Dorkland grind during the communter time.. But around town, yeah, lots more.

Still nothing remotely like what it was in the 80s let alone the 70s , but more than 5 years ago.

[McJim]

I'm definately seeing more commuters over a few years back. And bear in mind we're just coming out of winter .
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Like the Scottish idiot on a 250 that you met on the approach to the motorway on-ramp the other week?

[Ixion]

Nah, I was menaing an increase in commuters. Nutters on bikes is pretty much a constant over the years. You're just replacing some earlier nut job.