World Motorcycles

Global demand to rise 7.6% annually through 2013
Global demand for motorcycles is forecast to rise 7.6 percent per year through 2013 to 114 million units, spurred by rising standards of living in poorer developing parts of the world, which are making motorcycles a more affordable alternative to walking, bicycling or using mass transit. Higher energy prices, along with a rebound in economic growth after a recessionary period that began in a number of nations in 2008, will also contribute to motorcycle market gains in both developing and developed areas.

Product sales will expand at a slower pace in value terms, climbing 7.2 percent annually to .6 billion in 2013, because of an expected decline in sales-weighted prices.

Some offsetting support will be provided by the introduction of new models equipped with sophisticated emissions control systems and increased sales of machines with more features, boosting motorcycle dollar demand.

Africa/Mideast, Asia/Pacific markets to grow the fastest
The strongest market advances through 2013 will be registered by the Africa/ Mideast region. This will be due to several factors, including the fastest population growth of any region in the world, the lowest median age and the lowest (but climbing) per capita GDP. Population increases and higher standards of living will also help stimulate motorcycle sales in the Asia/Pacific region, which will post the second strongest gains, followed by Eastern Europe (rising from a very small current market base) and Latin America. China alone will account for 55 percent of all additional product demand through 2013, solidifying its position as the biggest national market by far for motorcycles. Growth is also expected to be healthy in lowervolume markets such as Nigeria, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. Product demand will expand at a more moderate rate in developed countries, where automobiles and other light vehicles are the primary form of personal transportation, and motorcycles are generally considered to be luxury goods used for recreational purposes. Nevertheless, high energy prices, city center congestion (especially in Western Europe) and personal income growth will provide some impetus to motorcycle sales advances in these areas.

Electric motorcyles to lead gains, ICE types to remain dominant
Electric motorcycles will register the strongest market growth of any major product type. Demand for batterypowered bicycles, scooters and other two-wheelers will be driven by their generally lower purchase prices, low cost of operation and lack of harmful emissions. However, ICE motorcycles will continue to account for two-thirds of all sales. ICEs are a proven, widely accepted motorcycle powerplant technology, and improvements continue to be made in engine designs. In addition, ICE motorcycles can travel further before needing to be refueled, and larger ICE models are more powerful than most currently available electric motorcycles. Light motorcycles — which offer greater power and better performance than scooters, mopeds and motorbikes, but have lower price tags and are less expensive to operate than medium and heavy motorcycles — will outperform other ICE product types and maintain their position as the largest single segment of the motorcycle market.

Study coverage
This new Freedonia industry study, World Motorcycles, is available for 00. It presents historical demand data (1998, 2003 and 2008) plus forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by motorcycle type, worldwide regional market as well as for 21 national markets. The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 competitors in the global industry.

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Motorcycle Batteries

The stylish and faster motorbikes are most popular means of transportation among today’s generation. The motor cycles are usually cheaper and require less maintenance as compared to four wheeler transportation options like car. Therefore motor cycles have become the preferred choices for those whose want a stylish, fast and equally affordable travelling option today. If you possess a motor cycle you must be aware of how important is a battery for the proper running of the motor cycle.

A motorcycle battery is a very essential component of any motor bike that supplies the basic electrical energy required for the functioning of various parts of the vehicle. The lights, blinkers, indicators, audio devices and various other technological equipments found in motor cycle all demand power to be fed constantly for their functioning and this power is supplied to them by the motorcycle batteries. These are the electrical storage devices in a bike that produce electrical energy by using a reversible chemical reaction between the lead and the acid present in the battery.

The motorcycle batteries are normally classified into two types as conventional and sealed motorcycle batteries. Conventional batteries are the lead acid batteries containing the electrolyte in a liquid acid form and require much maintenance as they need to be periodically checked and topped up to the upper level mark with distilled water for their functioning. On the other hand maintenance free or sealed motorcycle batteries are supplied with the acid separately which when once filled up in the battery requires no further monitoring and no topping up of the acid is required.

However different kinds of motor bikes require different kinds of motorcycle batteries. The electrical properties like battery charging rates, discharge rates, duration and optimum amperage and voltage of discharge differ from one battery to another. In order to cope up with these requirements the battery manufacturers are now coming up with motorcycle batteries manufactured in different formats, shapes, sizes and power capacities according to the requirements of various kinds of bikes.

One should always buy motorcycle battery according to his/her motor cycle requirements from a reputed, trust worthy battery suppliers. Now-a-days many of these suppliers offer batteries online at affordable rates especially for the replacement needs. Purchasing affordable replacement motorcycle batteries for motorcycles from these online battery suppliers will the best option for getting branded motorcycle batteries for replacement at lower costs. The most popular kinds of motorcycle batteries now-a-days available in the market include Honda battery, Yamaha battery, Suzuki battery, Harley-Davidson battery, Kawasaki motorcycle battery, Aprilia batteries, Ducati batteries, Bombardier batteries, Polaris motorcycle batteries and many more. While purchasing these batteries one should always consider a reputed supplier to get high quality product at affordable costs without being cheated.