Recently I ran across a unscientific survey of the 10 most popular colors for motorcycles. Here’s the list…
All three bikes in our stable are black. What color do you own?
While reading a forum today, I ran across this unusual story posted at CNN.com . It states more Marines have died on motorcycles this year than on the battlefield in Iraq.
One of the things I enjoy doing after a 10 hour day, is to have a beer and read the paper. So Tuesday night I stopped by one of my favorite establishments to do just that. While reading USA Today, and sipping on a tall Killian’s, I caught a small newsflash from South Carolina’s AAA.
The article stated motorcycle deaths are up 40% in South Carolina in the past 5 years, and this trend is expected to increase as more people are purchasing bikes as a way to escape rising fuel prices. Agency head, David Parsons said there were 87 motorcycle related fatalities in 2003, and 122 deaths in 2007. He went on to say that although motorcycles make up only 4% of registered vehicles in his state, they involve 11% of the traffic fatalities.
Keep The Rubber Side Down!
2007 Not Great For Motorcycle Sales.
The stuttering U.S. economy has apparently affected motorcycle sales, which decreased dramatically in December of 2007. Weak sales in the 4th quarter have dragged down the average for the year.
Comparing December 2007 to December 2006, sales of off-road bike were down 27.7%; street bikes were down 19.7%; scooters were down 21.1% and all motorcycle categories combined were down 23.2%. ATV sales were also off 28.3%
The poor showing in December brought the year to date sales of off-road bikes (compared to 2006) down 17.1%; street bike sales were down 4.9% and scooter sales remained unchanged. The dual-purpose motorcycle category showed the only increase at +6.7%.
Initial reports show overall motorcycle sales (all categories) for 2007 averaged a decrease of 7.2% compared to 2006.
BMW Motorcycles Increase Sales in 2007
BMW Motorcycles succeeded in recording a new sales volume record in 2007. After surpassing the 100,000 mark for the first time in the previous year, the motorcycles segment continued to grow and recorded a sales volume of 102,467 units in 2007, which is +2.4% greater than the 2006 sales total of 100,064 units.
source: web bike news
What would you pay for a gallon of gas around the world? As you can see below, the price ranges from almost triple the US average across most of Northern Europe (due to fossil-fuel taxes and emerging carbon-cap regulation) to small fractions of the US average in many heavy-production countries (due to government subsidies for its citizens).
| Country | Price per US gallon | Percent of US average |
| Norway | $ 8.67 | 279% |
| Netherlands | $ 8.52 | 274% |
| Belgium | $ 8.36 | 270% |
| Germany | $ 8.06 | 260% |
| United Kingdom | $ 7.91 | 255% |
| Italy | $ 7.68 | 248% |
| France | $ 7.46 | 240% |
| Spain | $ 7.34 | 237% |
| Poland | $ 6.55 | 211% |
| Japan | $ 5.19 | 167% |
| Brazil** | $ 4.14 | 134% |
| United States | $ 3.10 | 100% |
| Russia | $ 3.03 | 98% |
| Kazakhstan | $ 2.73 | 88% |
| Mexico* | $ 2.46 | 79% |
| China | $ 2.27 | 73% |
| Nigeria | $ 2.23 | 72% |
| Saudi Arabia | $ 0.45 | 15% |
| Iran | $ 0.42 | 13% |
| Venezuela* | $ 0.11 | 4% |
* All prices from November 2007, except Mexico and Venezuela in August 2007
Motorcyclists are at high risk in traffic crashes, particularly for head injury. A review of studies concluded that helmets reduce the risk of head injury by around 69% and death by around 42%. There is, so far, insufficient evidence to compare the effectiveness of different types of helmet. Some studies have suggested that helmets may protect against facial injury and that they have no effect on neck injury, but more research is required for a conclusive answer. The review supports the view that helmet use should be actively encouraged worldwide for rider safety. Read More…
1. Detroit Mi.
2. St Louis Mo.
3. Flint Mi.
4. Oakland Ca.
5. Camden N.J.
6. Birmingham Ala.
7. N. Charleston S.C.
8. Memphis Tenn.
9. Richmond CA.
10. Cleveland Oh.
Here’s the average age of of luxury vehicle buyers.
Audi- 44
BMW- 45
Infiniti- 45
Volvo- 46
Mercedes- Benz- 49
Lexus-51
Lincoln-55
Cadillac-55
Jaguar-57
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, recently released a study finding riders of “crotch rockets”, are killed nearly 4 times as often as the riders of “cruiser” bikes. The death rate of the supersport riders was 22.5% in 2005, compared to 5.7% of cruiser riders. Ride Safe!
Here’s five things about blogs that are super annoying…
1. Blogs that are not updated!
2. Blogs that play music!
3. Blogs with small type!
4. Blogs with long post!
5. Blogs that complain about other blogs!
Recently I read an article entitled, “5 Simple Moves To Boost Her Desire”. Here they are…
1. Place her arms behind her head.
2. Slip your hands into her hair.
3. Be vocal in response to her efforts.
4. Sweet talk her.
5. Pay attention to her entire body.
Any thoughts ladies?
