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Various mc dealers, new and used specific have gone under this year due to 1) c19 not helping, but 2) mc sales keep going down in this part of the world*
*because of every reason already mentioned. Folk just aren't as interested. Also go look at sailing/yachting/boating in general, more sail boats are being sold for literally £zero or exported to other countries where there is marginally more demand. The things people are interested in is changing, for me (30 something) and others I know, its not lack of interest, its that huge % of your annual income is soaked up in rent/mortgage, way more than the previous 2 generations who did have available spare cash doing similar jobs.
Recently heard the saying "If it floats, flies or fucks, rent it". And yeah, I can see where that comes from!
Scooter sales are way up (used prices are mental) as for a lot of folk its now a necessary way to work (if they don't have a car license). I'm seeing 3-5 year old scooters with normal miles and less than nice condition sell for barely £500 less than new, mental.
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It a hilariously angry wank piece from someone who was very swiftly became irrelevant and is trying so desperate to.
Just as an add on. ALL motorcycle sales in Europe are down (10% for mopeds? and that's mostly for deliveroo/uber).
It has nothing to do with it being a more viable mode of transport, it's simply that the new generation isn't interested, just like they're not interested in car ownership.
Why buy a big expensive machine when a stand up scooter is a fraction of that cost and feels like you're doing 100mph and gets you around faster around town.
Whole thing is a bit 'get off my lawn'.