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Dailies Bred obsolescence: why 2011 won’t be a bumper year for bikes

Bred obsolescence: why 2011 won’t be a bumper year for bikes

The Great Recession has hit the motorcycle industry hard, evaporating disposable income and cheap credit. In many Western markets, where motorcycles are seen as luxuries and toys, sales virtually disappeared, unsold stock piled up and dealers deeply discounted sales in efforts to stem the disaster. Predictably, new model launches were significantly reduced, postponed or canceled. Now with the worl...
By Michael Uhlarik 21 September 2010
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