THis came through the MCC delegates list. The Vic numbers are the only ones going down.... Bad weather? Speed cameras? You'd think that with free tollways they'd be more popular. (I don't know if this includes posties and ag bikes or not) Sales by State, 2002 vs 2003 State Jan to Jan to December 2002 December 2003 New South Wales 9,746 10,730 Queensland 8,028 9,649 Victoria 7,238 6,995 Western Australia 3,288 3,767 South Australia 2,736 2,917 ACT 1,988 2,011 Tasmania 566 687 Northern Territory 403 381 TOTAL MARKET 33,993 37,137
In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 01 Dec 2004 20:45:57 +1000 I don't know. They've been published in AMCN and such, maybe someone with back issues can check. Bike figures aren't in a decline this year... Zebee
Zebee said.... Doubt the "freeways" would have much to do with it. Most seem to ride where it's fun. Posties generaly don't factor in the national asales, according to previous reports that I've read in AMCN and Two Wheels. Do you have any figures over the past 5 or 10 years? An article in yesterday's Fin Review called for the banning of bikes through a prohibitive tax regime. It stated amongst other things, that bike sales were on the decline, yet casualty crashes (including death and injury) were up. It's on the mcnews.com.au website somewhere. And it's getting a good airing on the Netrider forums.
From the Motor Vehicle Census of 31-3-2003 Motorcycles 1993 = 288,813 2003 = 377,271 a rise of 30.6% over the 10 years Passenger vehicles 8,279,408 10,364,941 25.2% Light commercial 1,453,762 1,879,755 29.3% Rigid trucks 336,490 348,673 3.6% Articulated trucks 52,498 64,261 22.4% Non-freight carrying trucks 46,568 56,936 22.3% Buses 46,611 70,122 50.4% Motorcycles 1999 = 333,782 2002 = 370,982 2003 = 377,271 These numbers are only registered Vehicles. I do have more stats if you want. Smiley
I bought 2 new bikes in 2002 and only 1 new bike in 2003 NT figures were down too.. and ACT was only up by 1%. Is it considerably cheaper to buy or register a bike in the ACT compared to the surrounding regional NSW areas? Seems like a disproportionate number of bike sales there. ACT population is lower than Tas, weather is possibly worse for riding than Tas, roads are (apparently) nowhere near as good as those in Tas, but there are 4 bikes sold in ACT for every 1 sold in Tas... Nev.. '03 ZX12R
Rego is cheaper than NSW or Vic for sure, I don't know about Tassie. There's also a lot more money per capita around here than in Tassie, and you know what bankers & public servants with too much money are like... BTH
Tasmanians, not Taswegians. Two-headed Tasmanians. Get it right please. cousin abacus. born queen alex 1961-62.
It depends a bit on whether scooters are counted as bikes . VIC is the only State that applies the same rego rates to bikes as well as scooters, all the other States have drastically cheaper rates. Also some States like QLD, SA and WA allow scooters up to 50cc to be ridden on a normal car license , ie no bike license needed. There has been a major increase over the last 12 months in the number of scooters being registed in Aus , mainly due to the hi price of petrol, but also due to the rising performance of scooters. Ive been riding big bikes for 35 years and I recently traded down to a scooter, and I was very impressed on just how fast a little 125 cc bike can go. Even better is the cost of filling the tank, just $6. MD
I think you better line up for some random drug testing. Registration rate are the same for all bikes regardless of capacity $32, but the total cost of registration (i.e. compulsory third party premiums) vary wildly. In a high risk zone (suburban Melbourne) TAC charges vary ... 1cc-60cc = $62. 61cc-125cc = $246 . 126cc-500cc = $325. 501cc and over = $445. Nev.. '03 ZX12R
