[Hal @ Honda Direct Line]

Click here:

http://www.bigbikeriders.com/docs/05120801.PDF

 

[dkwinger]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting that, Hal.

 

[Matt(BCNV)]

Better to have a good even flow of selling, you don't lose much when s*%t hits the fan... that and depenable product, people will come back... flash in pan sales are huge but when the novelty wears off sales plummet....turtle and rabbit???

Matt(BCNV)

 

[Hal @ Honda Direct Line]

I would imagine that most of the 14,248 Honda Touring Units that are listed are Gold Wings.

 

[g1nomad]

It still kills me about the BMW & Ducatti sales. I am no fan of them, especially the Ducatti, yet they always get a full model review every Month in my motorcycle magazines. They both have less than 2% of the market, yet get 25% or more coverage in the magazines. Even MC Consumer news which doesn't take advertisement money. Bribes or what?

Herb

 

[DBohrer]

Based on those statistics, I would say that Harley Davidson will be around for at least another 100 years.

 

[laen]

Looks like Harley sell the most bikes

 

[kentonroberts]

I would imagine that most of the 14,248 Honda Touring Units that are listed are Gold Wings.

I would guess so too. But I wonder how they define "touring" when I see that HD sold 91,000+ units. That's about 40% of their total sales.

 

[Vordak]

You guys forget that those numbers only represent sales in the USA. Worldwide numbers would most likely see BMW and Ducati have much more market share. Also, H-D barely sells any bikes outside the USA...

Please do remember that there are other countries on Earth besides the USA.

V.

 

[DT]

...Also, H-D barely sells any bikes outside the USA...

You might have a different perspective then most...one third of HD sales are international and that's even with China's heavy restrictions on HD sales.

AFP - Washington..."The Chinese market should be a hog heaven for US motorcycle companies, but China's unfair trade practices are slamming the brakes on Harley sales," said Senator Charles Schumer.

Harley-Davidson sales in China are virtually non-existent due to municipal regulations.

The rules reflect "arbitrary, non-tariff barriers" erected by China that have the effect of unfairly limiting access to the vast market, they said, adding that such action called into question Beijing's compliance with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization.

"Fair trade must be a two-way street," said Senator Robert Casey. "China's roadblock to Harley-Davidson is unacceptable. There will always be a demand for a classic like Harley-Davidson motorcycles..."

"As we import billions of dollars worth of Chinese products each year, American companies like Harley-Davidson deserve fair access to Chinese markets," said Senator Claire McCaskill.

 

[thekid]

bike sales

Did you notice that each set of numbers uses the word "estimate".
So how accurate are these numbers?

Also with numbers relating to touring bikes:

Honda 14,248
Kawi 12,357
Yam 2,106

Could someone tell me what model Kawi sells 12,357 touring bikes?
If they include their Vulcan, why are Yamaha's numbers not much higher with their similar models.

Does Honda include ST in touring models? If so, does appears Yamaha does not include FJ.

 

[cosmic_chariot]

WOW - the hard core Wingers won't be happy to read this... it will be interesting to see the 2009 report..

cosmic

 

[Clarkster]

If they include their Vulcan, why are Yamaha's numbers not much higher with their similar models.

When I traded my 05 Vulcan 1600 Classic for my 07 Wing in Feb '07, I never considered it anything but a cruiser. Certainly didn't fit the category of a touring bike (no windshield, saddlebags, etc...) :shrug::shrug::shrug: