Motorcycle Helmets

Saturday, February 7, 2015

New Biker Patch

OK, I love new biker patch concept:

What do you think?

Motorcycle Sales Up 3.8% for 2014

The Motorcycle Industry Council reports motorcycle sales increased 3.8% for 2014. A total of 483,526 motorcycles were sold during the calendar year, an increase of 17,743 units over 2013. Off-Highway motorcycles registered the highest percentage year-over-year growth at 10.9%, with the On-Highway and Dual segments tallying 3.0 and 3.6% respectively. Scooter sales were the only two-wheeled segment to decline YOY, down 3.5%. Meanwhile, ATV sales showed a steady 0.5% rate of growth.

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The 2014 motorcycle sales total marks the fourth consecutive year of modest growth since the market bottomed out in 2010 at 439,678 units sold. Annual motorcycles sales have since increased by 440,899 (2011), 452,386 (2012) and 465,783 (2013) to its current 483,526 total. This gradual recovery follows the dramatic decline of the motorcycle market during the recession, when annual motorcycle sales plummeted from 879,910 in 2008 to 520,502 in 2009.

ON-HIGHWAY SALES GAIN 9801 UNITS

On-Highway motorcycles represents all street-legal models except for dual-sport/adventure bikes and scooters. The MIC claims 334,488 On-Highway models sold in 2014, up 9801 units (3.0%) for the year. The final tally improved from 2014 Q3 totals, which listed a 2.2% increase YOY.

DIRT BIKES UP, SCOOTERS DOWN

Off-Highway bikes demonstrated the greatest improvement for the year with an 81,013 unit total. After a slow first quarter, dirt bike sales grew to a 10.9% YOY increase of 7955 units. The Dual segment, which is composed of dual-sport and adventure models, grew 3.6% for the year with 34,497 units total.

Scooters sales registered a 3.5% YOY decline for 2014. A total of 33,528 scooters were sold for the year, down 1214 units.

ATV MARKET

The annual ATV sales total of 229,552 units is virtually unchanged for the year, up 0.5% (1247 units) from 2013. However, the MIC’s ATV totals are only a partial representation of the 4-wheeled off-road market, as they exclude the popular UTV/Side-by-Side categories.

MIC sales data is compiled by the reported sales of its member brands: Can-Am, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, the Piaggio Group, Victory, Suzuki, Triumph and Yamaha.

Friday, February 6, 2015

Red Skull Balaclava

Hey!
(hey)
Echo!
(echo)
Helloooooo!
(helloooooo)
I am Red Skull Balaclava!
(you are Red Skull Balaclava)
What?
(what)
I could've sworn...
(i could've sworn)
Nevermind. Whoooop!
(nevermind whoooop)
Wheeeee!
(wheeeee this is boring)
Hey stop it!
(hey stop it)
I'm onto you!
(i'm onto you're stupid)
Let me speak to your manager!
(ok)
(hi i'm the manager)
Your echo has been harrassing me!
(it's your echo dude)
Wait, is this still you, echo?
Hello?
(yeah it's me)
I knew it!
(you knew it)
Listen, sorry I got all worked up
(listen sorry you got all worked up)
And I'm sorry I'm boring.
(and i'm sorry i'm actually boring too)
I've just never been to the Grand Canyon before.
(yeah it's pretty cool)
What would you like to say?
(how about 'roll tide')
Really?
(yeah i love Alabama)
Roll Tide!
(roll tide)
ROLL TIDE!
(yeah roll tide yeah yeah)
That was pretty fun.
(yeah that was good)
Wanna get a burger?
(i love burgers)

Thursday, February 5, 2015

The Hells Angels—yes, those Hells Angels—are selling yoga pants in their new shop

Trendy restaurants and yuppie-friendly shops have a new neighbour: the Hells Angels. The notorious biker club has recently set up a store selling coffee cups, T-shirts and other merch emblazoned with skulls, flames and slogans like “When in doubt, knock’em out!” (Not for sale: anything that actually reads “Hells Angels,” as only club members are allowed to wear those words.) The motorcycle club, which has dabbled in retail before, moved into the storefront several months ago, but were only recently pegged by the city’s media, who suspect that the store might really be a new clubhouse. To be sure, it lacks a few characteristics—like an official name or friendly customer service—common to the gentrifying neighbourhood’s other boutiques. It does, however, sell women’s yoga pants.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Face Masks

Check out our boy Scott with his face mask display.

How many hours do you think it took to set up this baby?

Anyway, I think it turned out great.

Monday, February 2, 2015

Music Monday

I can't believe that we missed Dolly Partons birthday.

She was an odd mix of stylish purity and trashy hillbilly well before Miley jumped on that train. Dolly Parton has always, and will always be cool. Her pop songs are reasonably okay, her country songs are excellent, and she even covered Stairway To Heaven! She's a national treasure and everybody should wish her a great birthday. PERIOD.