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The sales are good and will remain so - for a while...
As the riding population ages you get more of them in the ‘fat years’, where they have a much higher disposable income. Which is temporarily good, since they go for all bells and whistles.
The issue is that you can milk that only for those who rode a moped and bikes when they were younger. Even if there was a long break in between. Not had their license by the age of thirty, the chances of catching them are infinitesimally small of them ever doing it. And the pool is dying out, not because of accidents but due to old age. Too low an inflow...
But I hear you, with the exception of Germany and the Isle of Man it’s getting increasingly difficult to really enjoy cars on the road - not sure it’s the same for motorcycles. Fortunately I have still enjoyed some vehicular mayhem in my day - but I believe all of it past the statute of limitations (or whatever the English expression is) by now 
Motorcycles and chicken strips
I love it when I see cars and motorcycles driven or ridden the way they were intended. Ducati Supersport Desmodue 900 Look at how far to the edge these Dunlop D2's are worn! Who else rides here? (Of course I know Le Bimb is Mr. Cray Cray... 🙏) ...
I love to ride my bikes (in the summer😬)
The two bikes i ride the most are a MV Agusta F4 and a Harley D. Vrod . ...
Thanks Filip it sure is a great bike 👌🏻
I bought it 13 years ago and it still gives a huge smile on my face when i drive it
F4! NICE!
What's the cafe racer in the back? And the Hulk in front? Interesting front end... I actually prefer riding in the cold, but then LaLaLand is two seasons...😉
Cafe racers are so cool! 👍🏻
But aren’t you too tall for a bike like that?? (at least that’s what Ducati drivers always told me; to forget it)
Thanks Arie , it sure isnt comfortable for me to ride the old machines 😬( never do frankly, there just garage Queens 😉)
My F4 is perfect for me but also on the long run a hard machine to ride . For a nice cruise (mostly with my daughter ) i take the HD .
wooaaaaaah..... what a garage!! and is that an old MV right at the back??
Feel free to show more pics of your MVs!
Yes please!
If you could do more along with the f4, a vintage vs modern side by side, that would be awesome!
When I first started riding, and I joined groups to go out riding....
I noticed that the first thing everyone looks at were the tyre treads and chicken strips. I couldn't push the bike to its limits at first (it takes years to get there!), so even tried to think of a manual way to scrub in the tyres so as not to be embarras...
Couldnt agree with you more!
Hi, ik2000, I'm still a squidly noob myself, and I respect ANY bike or car well ridden or driven, from 50cc scoots to superbikes. The other day I was leading two bikes - a Ninja and a Harley cruiser. I pulled right to let them pass as I started worrying a...
Le Buell
My last bike was a 1998 Buell S1 White Lightning, and I wore the tires down like your Duck. Current bike is harder to wear the tires to the edge, but I sure have ground down some floor boards! ...
Beauties! (And a disclosure:
The Duc wasnt mine, I saw it at the Snake overlook in Malibu. I am FAR from the edge - about 8mm...after 600 miles on new tires...
Nice to see it used as it should be.
A lot depends on several parameters Is this done on a track or on some great canyon roads with a nice layer of asphalt (in the summer preferably) ? Climate plays a huge part as well, since i started riding my Scrambler in october i still have over 1 cm le...
Yep, couldnt agree with you more, Bimb...
A true analogue bike that requires real skill...he just did a track day at Big Willow (Willow Springs) and I met him at the famous Snake overlook on Mulholland Highway in Malibu / Agoura Hills. NUTTER indeed...
Not a rider but a funny story...
I don’t have a license and acquiring one now is unlikely. However there were two events that are relevant. First was when I was six and my dad took me to Austria to have a look at a children’s motocross model. You see he used to race in his youth and want...
When on the road ...
.. you don't see many bikers out here compared to 20 years ago. I used to get bored waving at the oncoming motor riders in those days, nowadays i feel like a lone ranger whenever i'm on a Ducati ... even on a sunny day. But strangely sales of motorcycles ...
The sales are good and will remain so - for a while...
As the riding population ages you get more of them in the ‘fat years’, where they have a much higher disposable income. Which is temporarily good, since they go for all bells and whistles. The issue is that you can milk that only for those who rode a mope...
Digesting...
So many nuggets in your post...but that last statement OMG NOOOoOOOOO 🤤😨😱
LOL I would love to have a Trump ....
... but a Trump that is a nutter when it comes to cars ... inventing rules like: Cars should at least have 300 hp The more power a car has the less tax the owner pays Petrol is free No speed limits Big parts of nice driving roads should be converted in on...
Parts exist...
I believe fuel is so cheap in Turkmenistan as to be almost free I really miss the old times, especially relatively empty yet interesting country roads. Still out there, unfortunately none really close to where I live so as to make for a fun detour on the ...
Herr Doktor K:
I would LOVE to read the abstract of your dissertation! I rode dirt bikes in my youth but put all the toys away when I had to act adult...then started riding again back in 2012...had an inexplicable off (from a red light turning left, no rain, no loose gr...
I will see if I can dig something up :)
It’s not too late for you - you rode dirt bikes when young. That’s the major difference. Without this or a similar experiences it’s difficult. You don’t fully forget to ride a bike and it’s the same if it has an engine or not. And if you start at over 30 ...
Hi Thomas, You reminded me of this reflection on my testing days......
Inside Line: Sampling the Future Curvilicious Lycra®-clad ladies, melting sun, shimmering wristwatches, cool shades, sticky snaky tarmac, glinting prototype bikes and an endless supply of paid up riding time. That’s why I got in to this line of work. Nope...
OMG Velociphile, sir, you had my rapt attention to the very last word...
With my short hairs erect and goosebumps at full plucked chicken! Where can I buy the book!?!? Thank you for sharing that reverie, I havent read something at once so engaging yet so chockablock full of easter egg hints and references in a VERY long time, ...
Another passionate driver/rider
I ride And I drive I do both passionately but not madly. R. ...
Thats a impressive garage 😳👌🏻😘
Would love to see more pics from your BMW bike 🤗 my father is working on a project looking like your bike . And that porsche 😱👌🏻😘