UK two-wheeler sales dropped by more than six per cent last month over December 2011 to round off a flat year for the industry. There were 3,699 bike registrations in December 2012, compared to 3,955 in the same month the previous year, representing

down by double-digit figures.The only segments up were Touring (15.9% up to 538) and Trail/Enduro (14.9% up to 564). In terms of sales by engine capacities, only the 126-650cc segment grew (by 5.3%). The Over-1000cc segment stayed more or less flat

WORLD SUPERBIKES is up for sale and the owners of MotoGP have placed a bid to buy it.Sources close to the current rights holders Infront Sports & Media estimate the sersies to be worth €1bn, while our sources say bids are closer to €600m

HARLEY-DAVIDSON'S sales have risen in the second quarter of 2011 – the first time they increased since way back in 2006.The US firm has become something of a marker for the state of the American economy; people don't buy expensive toys when times

BRITISH motorcycle manufacturer Triumph delivered record UK sales in 2009, despite a 10% drop in the UK’s large capacity motorcycle market.The iconic brand increased sales in its home market by 26 per cent in 2009, selling 7,450 new motorcycles

motorcycle sales chart is dominated by 125cc motorcycles, which puts Yamaha as the overall largest, by unit volume across the range.With the decline in sportsbike sales and rise in market share of both the Naked and Adventure market, those focused

TROY BAYLISS' British Superbike championship-winning Ducati 996RS from 1999 is up for sale at 60,000 euros (approx £50,000).Bayliss, who spring-boarded on to the World Superbike stage after winning the BSB title in 1999, took the orange GSE Racing

SALES OF TOURING bikes dropped like a lead brick in October 2010, down a staggering 45.4 per cent on the same period in 2009.BMW's R1200RT topped the figures, recording a measly 39 sales last month; 160 machines were sold in the sector, compared

of the year.The PTW market is characterised by high seasonal differences. Springtime and summer usually coincide with an increase in sales compared to the preceding cold months. After a significant market drop in 2009 (-25%) the expectations of the PTW

Yamaha's YZF-R125 was July's top-selling machineSALES OF motorbikes soared by 22 per cent last month, according to official figures.The number of new motorbikes registered in July was 14,306 – an increase of 2,578 over the same month last year