MIC Survey Report

[nofreeride]

webbikeworld.com reports on 2008 motorcycle owner survey

Some things I found interesting:

• The average age of motorcycle owners is getting younger.
• 23% of the people who rode a motorcycle last year were women.
• People who own motorcycles make more money than the average American.
• Test rides are the most important factor in determining which motorcycle to buy.
• Only a quarter of non-owners have a positive attitude towards motorcycles, while a third are neutral.

Comments?

 

[happyPuppy]

I see a lot more women in mSF classes

Bikers I think are all lumped together from the Club riders, HD , Hooligans to the majority of generic rider, hence the public perception. Except for The Long Way series, The cooking guy Alton on a BMW , and Then Came Bronson are riders portrayed in a positive light?

Age , Seems about the same as always in the NW. HD guys are older, SB's young and touring bikers middle age.

 

[johnny80s]

I see a lot more women in mSF classesBikers I think are all lumped together from the Club riders, HD , Hooligans to the majority of generic rider, hence the public perception. Except for The Long Way series, The cooking guy Alton on a BMW , and Then Came Bronson are riders portrayed in a positive light?

Age , Seems about the same as always in the NW. HD guys are older, SB's young and touring bikers middle age.

Who are you calling Middle Aged? Take that back!

 

[Big Sky]

25 percent of non-riders have positive attitudes and 33 percent are neutral...which implies 42 percent are negative. Hmmmm. I wonder why. Maybe they don't like having the bejesus scared out of 'em by open-piped hogs on full throttle right next to the cage window, or their small children quaking in fear as they walk past a pirate mounting up.

 

[nofreeride]

25 percent of non-riders have positive attitudes and 33 percent are neutral...which implies 42 percent are negative. Hmmmm. I wonder why. Maybe they don't like having the bejesus scared out of 'em by open-piped hogs on full throttle right next to the cage window, or their small children quaking in fear as they walk past a pirate mounting up.

or those "crotch rockets" always speeding and weaving in traffic acting like the road is their personal stunt track.

 

[Crash Cash]

25 percent of non-riders have positive attitudes and 33 percent are neutral...which implies 42 percent are negative. Hmmmm. I wonder why. Maybe they don't like having the bejesus scared out of 'em by open-piped hogs on full throttle right next to the cage window, or their small children quaking in fear as they walk past a pirate mounting up.

That's ok... I have a 100% negative attitude towards car drivers. I don't like the bejesus scared out of me by some idiot almost-left-turning in front of me or any of the hundreds of other dangerous tricks they pull. They're ALL out to kill me.

 

[JRO]

After reading the methodology of this study, it appears that any conclusions would be spurious, at best.

 

[Spook]

25 percent of non-riders have positive attitudes and 33 percent are neutral...which implies 42 percent are negative. Hmmmm. I wonder why. Maybe they don't like having the bejesus scared out of 'em by open-piped hogs on full throttle right next to the cage window, or their small children quaking in fear as they walk past a pirate mounting up.

or those "crotch rockets" always speeding and weaving in traffic acting like the road is their personal stunt track.

I guess every one else is wrong except our little group here

 

[RadioHowie]

MY biggest fear is all those electronic farkles the ST and LD riders put on their bikes.

The EM field they generate can stop a pacemaker.