Road motorcycles continue to be a popular choice in 2014, with Australians purchasing 10,744 new road motorcycles in the third quarter of 2014‰ÛÓbringing the year-to-date total to 32,416. The 32,416 sales represent a 3 per cent increase on September 2013 sales.
Releasing the 2014 third quarter motorcycle sales figures, FCAI Chief Executive Tony Weber said Australians purchased 79,548 new motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and scooters between January and September 2014; only slightly less (0.8 per cent) than in the same period in 2013.
‰ÛÏRoad motorcycles accounted for 40.8 per cent of the 79,548 sales. Off-road motorcycles accounted for 32.5 per cent of sales, ATVs accounted for 19.6 per cent and scooters accounted for 7.1 per cent,‰Û