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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In the mid 1970s we got a batch of new 250cc Yamaha bikes at the police driving School in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). One morning I sent out an instructor with about 6 trainee riders. They had reached the end of their two week training course and had earned a road ride for their efforts. It was supposed to be a ride of about 50 or 60 kms but for one unfortunate it turned out to be a little longer.
This young man was not the brightest of recruits … (more…)
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