The US Motorcycle Sales is not good for the first six months of 2009, compared to the same time period in 2008. Street bike sales for the first two quarters of the 2009 year so far totaled 212,130, down 46% from the same time period in 2008. Dual sport sales are down 48%; off-road motorcycle sales down 39% and scooter sales are down 67% from the first 6 months of 2008.
On the other hand, some numbers from Japan indicate motorcycle production in May 2009 was down 28,445 units or 40.9% of the May 2008 number of 69,626 units produced. Motorcycle exports from Japan in May 2009 totaled 33,845 units, down 28,203 units or 45.5% of May 2008 figure of 62,048 units. This is the biggest drop in one year in history. Just for comparison, Japanese car exports in May 2009 were 233,217 units, down 295,400 units or 55.9% from the May 2008 figure of 528,617 units. However, the sales are expected to pick up and grow in 2011.
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