Official figures for motorcycle sales in Australia during 2009 have been released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) and show a decrease of 13.6% in overall sales. Whilst this may be alarming to many, Australia has actually fared much better than most of the world, with sales in the US down a staggering 44% to September last year and Japan reporting that demand in some sectors has been reduced by as much as 55%.
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Well, I’ve finally done it. Talked the girlfriend into buying a bike that is! She’s decided that coming out with me for the occasional run through the hills is a real fun thing to do. She got her licence some time ago but she’s mostly been riding pillion on the ‘Blade and after a little coaxing she now wants to have her own bike. (Mmmm …. maybe I took a few corners too hard for her.)
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