DUNKS Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 Drove into town a few days ago and noticed local triumph dealership was deserted .Usually at least a dozen bikes outside, now place deserted not even a table or chair left in the spacious offices and showroom. Appears the whole group, A triumph dealers a Honda one and a Ducati one all within a few miles of each other and run by the same family have gone under overnight. Been there for years. Must be a major downturn in sales! Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN749 Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 Everything is against bike sales these days, cost of living,inflation,the expensive and complicated licensing system,the rip off road tax on anything above 125cc,my old Honda 500 costs £84 a year! insurance for new riders,glad I took my simple test in 1976. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 Thank heavens for my classic Rickman. Zero tax and very reasonable insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 (edited) 3 hours ago, TOPGUN749 said: Everything is against bike sales these days. If you wanted in invent a machine to get people killed it'd be a motorcycle. It's not YOU that gets yourself killed it's the other idiots on the road that do it for you. In the 1980s it used, anecdotally, to be be Volvo drivers! I have had a full fat motorcycle licence for thirty five years now and my last 'bike was a Kawasaki GPx GPz 750 Turbo. I wouldn't now even consider anything other than a simple moped safe for myself. There's just too many other road users who aren't "bike aware". Not nearly as bad perhaps as it was but still bad enough. Edited November 9 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 1 hour ago, enfieldspares said: If you wanted in invent a machine to get people killed it'd be a motorcycle. It's not YOU that gets yourself killed it's the other idiots on the road that do it for you. In the 1980s it used, anecdotally, to be be Volvo drivers! I have had a full fat motorcycle licence for thirty five years now and my last 'bike was a Kawasaki GPx 750 Turbo. I wouldn't now even consider anything other than a simple moped safe for myself. There's just too many other road users who aren't "bike aware". Not nearly as bad perhaps as it was but still bad enough. Never knew they did a GPX Turbo, GPZ yes but dont recall a GPX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 (edited) 22 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: Never knew they did a GPX Turbo, GPZ yes but dont recall a GPX. They didn't. Only the GPz. Sorry it was a typo...trying to drink coffee and type without looking at the keyboard. Now corrected. Edited November 9 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 9 Report Share Posted November 9 1 hour ago, enfieldspares said: They didn't. Only the GPz. Sorry it was a typo...trying to drink coffee and type without looking at the keyboard. Now corrected. It had been done I believe, seem to recall some guy in Australia did one but not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted November 14 Report Share Posted November 14 On 09/11/2024 at 13:02, enfieldspares said: If you wanted in invent a machine to get people killed it'd be a motorcycle. It's not YOU that gets yourself killed it's the other idiots on the road that do it for you. In the 1980s it used, anecdotally, to be be Volvo drivers! I have had a full fat motorcycle licence for thirty five years now and my last 'bike was a Kawasaki GPx GPz 750 Turbo. I wouldn't now even consider anything other than a simple moped safe for myself. There's just too many other road users who aren't "bike aware". Not nearly as bad perhaps as it was but still bad enough. We’ve lost 4 locally this year all within a mile of my house . The last one had a car hit him and they were talking about insurance etc and a truck hit him standing there . my friend was pulling out a junction on green light in a car , a bike jumped to sets of red and hit him . Biker was killed instantly. my other friends wife was driving and a bike went the wrong side of the central reservation. Hit her ( dead ) I do love my bikes 😁. Currently got a tenere 700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nublue 22 Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 (edited) I personally think it's the end for motorcycles, I had 13, 18months ago and am down to 4, the last 3 up for sale had very little Intrest so of to auction they went, bike 1 gsxr slabside sold £2800 bike two, gsxr slingshot sold £1800 bike 3, kawasaki w650, no bids, all very nice, had mots and ran lovely, it's very nearly the end me thinks. PS I thought they were worth a little more 🙁 Edited November 18 by Nublue 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyH Posted December 1 Report Share Posted December 1 Motorcycle will never end I dont think. I would suspect alot more people are becoming bikers than you think. I know the days of lads wanting to become ‘Bad Boys’ are probably gone, but I don’t think it’s dying. I do think that all bikers still have that cliche feeling of putting on the helmet, every worry disappears. It still does for me after 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rellum Posted December 3 Report Share Posted December 3 I’ve been riding bikes since I was 12 my Dad ran the family business selling motorbikes It is a cut-throat business the profit margins are very slim on new bike sales. Bike dealers are dropping like flies at the moment sales are slow and overheads are high staff need to be paid and so do business rates and electric & heating bills 👎👎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Bikes have largely become a very expensive,luxury item ,and like all of those,many people are reducing spending on such things given the economic situation. Two Tier and Co have rocked the confidence of the nation with there barrage of negativity in the media .Worried ,intelligent ,people aint spending as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 On 18/11/2024 at 14:51, Nublue 22 said: I personally think it's the end for motorcycles, I had 13, 18months ago and am down to 4, the last 3 up for sale had very little Intrest so of to auction they went, bike 1 gsxr slabside sold £2800 bike two, gsxr slingshot sold £1800 bike 3, kawasaki w650, no bids, all very nice, had mots and ran lovely, it's very nearly the end me thinks. PS I thought they were worth a little more 🙁 The new series of the motorbike show they are restoring a slabside GSXR 1100 They paid £7k for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nublue 22 Posted December 6 Report Share Posted December 6 Suzuki UK did a 750 slabside a few years ago and it was on there stand at the classic bike show, now as nice as it looked there was just so thing about it that didn't look or feel right to me, my thoughts are they will never go up in value much higher then today's prices. Intrestinly the Bonhams auction in Dortmond prices seemed strong,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted Wednesday at 15:24 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 15:24 ive not had a bike since the 70,s.i now have a historic honda cx500 trike,from 1983.tax an mot free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted Wednesday at 15:54 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 15:54 28 minutes ago, hawkfanz said: ive not had a bike since the 70,s.i now have a historic honda cx500 trike,from 1983.tax an mot free. My brother in law has something of a collection of old bikes from europe. Here is his latest purchase with my father in law astride. No idea what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Wednesday at 16:18 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 16:18 48 minutes ago, hawkfanz said: ive not had a bike since the 70,s.i now have a historic honda cx500 trike,from 1983.tax an mot free. Likewise, not had a bike since the early 70’s. May be my sense of humour, but I couldn’t resist buying this last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted Wednesday at 16:24 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 16:24 Thats cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Wednesday at 16:50 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 16:50 26 minutes ago, oowee said: Thats cool. It’s ruddy perishing this time of year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted Wednesday at 16:52 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 16:52 1 minute ago, London Best said: It’s ruddy perishing this time of year! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted Wednesday at 20:42 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 20:42 3 hours ago, London Best said: It’s ruddy perishing this time of year! Only if you are wearing the wrong kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Wednesday at 20:44 Report Share Posted Wednesday at 20:44 Just now, amateur said: Only if you are wearing the wrong kit. To be fair, I’m only playing at it. I have kit, but probably not the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted Thursday at 09:28 Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:28 its just a toy for the warm weather boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted Thursday at 23:44 Report Share Posted Thursday at 23:44 14 hours ago, hawkfanz said: its just a toy for the warm weather boys. Has it got a reverse gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted 23 hours ago Report Share Posted 23 hours ago unfortunately not but its only 500cc so not too heavy to push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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