EST 1895 MOTORCYCLE MARCH 2019 The EssentialTRADER Guide to the Motorcycle Trade and Industry ■ www.motorcycletrader.net E-BIKES CHARGING ON Latest news from the electrics sector SMC ATVs Taiwanese quad bikes MOTORCYCLE TRADER MARCH 2019 for all purposes ZONTES New 310 series on test PROS & CONS OF FINANCE Help your customers spread the cost TYRES SECTOR New rubber ranges and specifications The latest.... ■ NEWS ■ PRODUCTS ■ OPINIONS +PLUS TRADE MART THE DIRECTORY 4 PAGE FC MAR19_dB.indd 1 04/03/2019 11:23 The essential guide to the motorcycle trade and industry New Vehicle Registration Statistics in the UK for 01 JANUARY - 31 JANUARY 2019 Highest registering Registrations by Style 2019 vs 2018 model this month within each style MOPEDS Jan 2019 Jan 2018 % Change 2019 YTD 2018 YTD % Change Lexmoto Echo 50 53 SCOOTER 270 347 -22.2 270 347 -22.2 Yamaha YM 50-10 RE 17 OTHER 94 69 36.2 94 69 36.2 TOTAL MOPEDS 364 416 -12.5 364 416 -12.5 MOTORCYCLES Jan 2019 Jan 2018 % Change 2019 YTD 2018 YTD % Change Honda CRF1000 158 ADVENTURE SPORT 948 801 18.4 948 801 18.4 Honda CMX500 Rebel 37 CUSTOM 362 347 4.3 362 347 4.3 Honda CB650R 80 NAKED 1,453 1,493 -2.7 1,453 1,493 -2.7 Honda PCX125 227 SCOOTER 1,433 1,040 37.8 1,433 1,040 37.8 Kawasaki Z1000SX 34 SPORT/TOUR 109 113 -3.5 109 113 -3.5 Lexmoto LXR125SY 57 SUPERSPORT 333 395 -15.7 333 395 -15.7 BMW R1250RT 37 TOURING 102 130 -21.5 102 130 -21.5 Husqvarna TE 300 105 TRAIL/ENDURO 805 683 17.9 805 683 17.9 UNSPECIFIED 1 3 -66.7 1 3 -66.7 TOTAL M/CYCLES 5,546 5,005 10.8 5,546 5,005 10.8 SUMMARY Jan 2019 Jan 2018 % Change 2019 YTD 2018 YTD % Change Total Scooters 1,723 1,408 22.4 1,723 1,408 22.4 Total Mopeds, M/Cs 4,212 4,050 4.0 4,212 4,050 4.0 & Tricycles TOTAL REGS 5,935 5,458 8.7 5,935 5,458 8.7 Highest registering Registrations by Engine Band 2019 vs 2018 model this month ENGINE BAND Jan 2019 Jan 2018 % Change 2019 YTD 2018 YTD % Change Lexmoto Echo 50 53 0-50cc 374 423 -11.6 374 423 -11.6 Honda PCX 125 227 51-125cc 2,171 1,882 15.4 2,171 1,882 15.4 Husqvarna TE300 105 126-650cc 1,494 1,279 16.8 1,494 1,279 16.8 Honda CRF1000 158 651-1000cc 972 917 6.0 972 917 6.0 BMW R1250GS 115 Over 1000cc 924 957 -3.4 924 957 -3.4 TOTAL REGS 5,935 5,458 8.7 5,935 5,458 8.7 New Motorcycle registration statistics supplied by The Motor Major manufacturers by UK powered two wheeler market Cycle Industry Association. For brand this month background information more detailed information about No. of motorcycles in use; the motorcycle market please Honda 1,496 (2014) 1.24 million (2015) 1.25 million contact: KTM 589 (2016) 1.27 million (2017) 1.26 million Yamaha 535 Motorcycle rider test passes; Motorcycle Industry Association BMW 403 (2014/15) 34.5 thousand (2015/16) 37.9 thousand 1 Rye Hill Office Park Lexmoto 356 (2016/17) 40.6 thousand (2017/18) 40 thousand Triumph 293 Birmingham Road Total distance travelled by motorcycle; Husqvarna 256 Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9AB (2014/17) 4.6 billion km (2.8 billion miles) Kawasaki 231 T: 02476 408000 Harley-Davidson 225 W: www.mcia.co.uk Piaggio 197 E: [email protected] Motorcycle Trader, Newhaven, BN9 0EF Tel: 01273 616040. 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December 2018, January 2019 WMD 7 www.motorcycletrader.net • March 2019 03 p003004_contents.indd 3 04/03/2019 14:11 5 Litres for the price of 4 Litres* *Limited offer on Guardian Motorcycle 10W-40 and Synthesis Motorcycle 10W-40 December 2018 www.motorcycletrader.net 04Designed •and manufactured in the UK - contact your distributor NOW! p003004_contents.indd 4 04/03/2019 14:11 NEWS: MoreMore newsat www.motorcycletrader.net at www.motorcycletrader.net ­­– Updated –­­ Updated every every day day BRING IT ON FOR BEN LATEST TRADE & Ben, the automotive industry charity, is inviting the industry to “Bring It On 4 Ben” and take on fundraising challenges. The charity INDUSTRY NEWS is calling on automotive industry people to challenge themselves, their friends and colleagues to ‘bring it on’ and raise money for their industry charity. There are 18 different challenges available, Yamaha UK appoints including skydive, trekking to a lost city, scaling a mountain or running a marathon. For more details, visit: Potski PR www.ben.org.uk/bringiton4ben Potski Media to deliver social media and PR support Yamaha Motor Europe N.V., Branch UK has contracted Leicestershire- DAKAR SUCCESS based PR agency Potski Media to work across its social media and PR FOR MOTOREX platforms. The account will be headed up by experienced journalist and Motorex is celebrating its motorcycle PR expert Andy Downes. Downes is joined in the growing sponsored riders having dominated Potski Media team by Oli Rushby, who started at Potski Media earlier in the 2019 Dakar Rally. The Swiss February 2019. oil and lubricant supplier filled the Yamaha Motor UK marketing manager Jeff Turner: “We have a long top-five places. The 41st running of relationship with many of the Potski Media team and have seen the the race was held entirely in Peru, agency develop and grow over the last couple of years. We know Potski and was won by Toby Price, joined Media will become an integral part of our brand, and a partner that on the podium by Mathias Walkner creates opportunities and excitement to further develop the world of and Sam Sunderland — a Motorex Yamaha.” and all-KTM top three. Potski Media owner Marc Potter commented: “Ever since I was a teenager sticking photos of a Yamaha Super Tenere inside my school folder, I’ve had a massive admiration for Yamaha and its range of products. Our aim is to help develop and deliver solutions across Yamaha R&G CATALOGUE Motor UK’s PR, social media and customer experiences to increase the The 2019 R&G catalogue now presence and impact of the Yamaha brand. available online now for dealers “I couldn’t be happier to be working with Yamaha, alongside Andy and and customers to view the whole Oli.” range of R&G products. The 62-page catalogue gives a clear description of each product range and lists the part numbers and machine/model application. View it here: https://bit.ly/2GFXkp2 HJC SIGNS CAL HJC Helmets has reached an agreement with Cal Crutchlow to become his official helmet sponsor for 2019 and 2020 in MotoGP. Crutchlow earned his first MotoGP victory in Brno 2016 at the HJC Helmets Grand Prix Ceské Republiky. This new partnership hopes to see many victories together, perhaps at the HJC Helmets Grand Prix Deutschland in 2019. Yamaha UK has appointed Potski Media www.motorcycletrader.net • March 2019 05 p05-12_news_dB.indd 5 04/03/2019 11:14 NEWS: More at www.motorcycletrader.net ­­– Updated every day MEPs vote for insurance directive exclusion for motorsports Exemption possibility offers hope to off-road industry japanese quality On 13th February, MEPs voted to decide to keep motorsport in this more lap to go but, as always, it’s exclude any vehicles not used ‘in legislation.