So in 5 years time...

VAST said:

all of that added HP....here is a fun little stat: in Germany today there are more paralyzed individuals from motorcycle accidents then there were in all of WW2.

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Phil said:

and how many dead vs. killed in WW2???

what a bullcrap statistics. what does it say? nothing.

i could start an own thread about how lack of a taste this statement is

more relevant:

alcohol deaths per year
drinking and driving causes over 25,ooo deaths a year. overall 100,000 deaths occur each year due to the effects of alcohol.Correction: According to the NHTSA web site (nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2006/810686.pdf), there were 43,443 alcohol related traffic fatalities in 2005 in the USA. As a comparison, AIDS claimed 18,000 lives in 2003.

vs.

Annual U.S. motorcycle deaths[1]
Year Deaths
1994 2,320
1995 2,227
1996 2,161
1997 2,116
1998 2,294
1999 2,483
2000 2,897
2001 3,197†
2002 3,244
2003 3,661‡
2004 4,028
2005 4,576
2006 4,837
2007 5,174
2008 5,312
2009 4,462
2010 4,502

put helmets on stupid riders heads and you get that # cut in half.


back on topic:

i want 150 kg / 250 HP bikes.

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bronch said:

I'm not sure what the point would be though with the speed limiter intact.

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Twistedracer said:

When they replace fossil fueled belching thundering music with the whirring of electric motors, that will be the last superbike I buy.

In 5 years Ducati/Audi wil be racing motogp with the DesmoDiesel producing 200hp/450torque. Demolishing the competition on 1 litre of diesel fuel.

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VAST said:

all of that added HP....here is a fun little stat: in Germany today there are more paralyzed individuals from motorcycle accidents then there were in all of WW2.

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JeffD said:

I'm going to say not likely. The recent statistics have shown that the average age of the motorcycle owner is getting older, something north of 40 IIRC. Newcomers to the sport are declining as a percentage from previous years, and the sportbike market has suffered one of the largest contractions of all motorcycle segments. 600cc sportbikes were all the rage only a few short years ago, and that market has fallen flat on its face. The MV Agusta F3 and Triumph 675R are getting all the attention, but that is press attention and if you look at the actual sales numbers of the category, they are seriously down as the weakened worldwide economy makes those bikes non-affordable.

Liter-size sportbikes are right behind, but buoyed by the older gents (like myself at 42) that can afford them and the insurance that comes with them.

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d1098man said:

i hear what ur saying....but didnt the 1199 sell more than all models last year in such a dying sportbike market? Atleast thats what ferracci told me as well

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