Author Topic: What do you think is the next big trend in motorcycling? (Read 21317 times)

willowstreetguzziguy · « **on:** June 04, 2016, 04:22:43 PM »

Question: What do you think will be the next big trend in motorcycling? Do you see any signs of it emerging now or is there something that could cause it to occur?

oldbike54 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 04, 2016, 04:24:16 PM »

Flying motorbikes if Craig Vetter gets his way

Dusty

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #2 on:** June 04, 2016, 04:44:52 PM »

I see trends going to more practical utility type bikes like this. A bike that will get you from the tattoo parlor to the tavern. Maybe go get your beard trimmed too on a big ride day.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 04, 2016, 04:48:33 PM »

Quote from: Guzzistajohn on June 04, 2016, 04:44:52 PM

I see trends going to more practical utility type bikes like this. A bike that will get you from the tattoo parlor to the tavern. Maybe go get your beard trimmed too on a big ride day.

Hmm , gonna take a big motor to make that thing "fly"

Dusty

Sheepdog · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:02:01 PM »

I'd really love to see some lightweight roadsters with direct-injection two-stroke engines. With dual-clutch paddle-shifters and electronic features like ABS and traction control, this could really re-define what motorcycles are to a new generation of riders...

oldbike54 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:23:41 PM »

Sorry , the flying bike thing wasn't meant to be snarky . Vetter put up an offer of big seed money if anyone could develop a bike that will operate in the air . So far it hasn't happened , but hey ...

Dusty

Travlr · « **Reply #6 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:24:16 PM »

Smaller, lighter, more fuel efficient motorcycles.
Future environmental standards will require it.

For example, Guzzi will replace the big heavy CARC bikes with a new line of V9 based models.

Mike

Triple Jim · « **Reply #7 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:31:34 PM »

One trend I'm seeing and that I like is the availability and popularity of small bikes like the Ninja 250 and 300, Honda 300, KTM 390, etc.. I rode a KTM 390 on the Dragon a couple weeks ago, and it's a really great handling bike with excellent power. Yesterday I put 100 country road miles on my Ninja 250 and loved every one of them. The more I ride "little" bikes, the fewer advantages I see of having big bikes, and it looks like I may not be alone.

Edit: Typed in parallel with Travlr's post above.

beetle · « **Reply #8 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:34:57 PM »

Ti/carbon fibre composite framed hybrid-engined ABS+T/C self parking self-diagnosing air-bag riddled frappacino making Euro 10 meeting horror. Something that looks like this.

pikipiki · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:41:15 PM »

Yep, We'd all like to see fuel efficient sensible bikes you could tour the world on for a dollar a day but show us a cb125....... oh god no!

interestingly had a ride in a bagain basement suzuki cage the other day. Damned thing was more fuel effiecient than my bike, a quick internet search and Suzuki have started fitting thier car engines with dual direct injection and liquid cooled Egr. unlike turbo nonsence and variable valve controlled thottling this is the kind of tech that might fit well on a bike. 65-70 mpg (us) in a 65-70bhp machine, I think I could live with that. Hope this tech ends up on thier bikes too.

lucydad · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:48:43 PM »

What Triple Jim said...

pikipiki · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:50:20 PM »

Oh and I found where Guzzi are getting thier recent styling cues from:

bobber,scrambler,cafe scrambobulated racer...its all available

http://www.mfcparis.com/preparations_9_mfc-paris_1-SUZUKI-VANVAN

beetle · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2016, 05:56:37 PM »

With names like 'Hedonist' and 'Destroy', how could you go wrong?

willowstreetguzziguy · « **Reply #13 on:** June 04, 2016, 08:26:12 PM »

What about a V9 Stelvio, V9 Norge, or V9 Griso?

Idontwantapickle · « **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2016, 10:57:40 PM »

E.Lec.Tric.

If you're crying over no more CARC then you better stock up on tissues cause the Otto is gonna have to go. Maybe sooner than we think, who knows? But it's coming.

Hunter

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #15 on:** June 04, 2016, 11:00:39 PM »

In general I think for the next few years you are going to see sales of upper end bikes selling to people with money and a whole bunch of economy priced smaller bikes and scooters to the rest with the more mid priced bikes having declining sales.
GliderJohn

pikipiki · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2016, 12:54:44 AM »

Quote from: gliderjohn on June 04, 2016, 11:00:39 PM

In general I think for the next few years you are going to see sales of upper end bikes selling to people with money and a whole bunch of economy priced smaller bikes and scooters to the rest with the more mid priced bikes having declining sales.
GliderJohn

this is the problem, bikes are increasingly designed for 2 markets: the Asian highly budget orientated market and the western inpulse buying millionare who's parents worked hard for a living market, there's little inbetween.

Green1000S · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2016, 06:33:44 AM »

Smaller dual sport bikes, 375-500cc's.
More Scramblers with knobby tires. That will be be "new" cafe sport section for custom builders.

Jim Rich · « **Reply #18 on:** June 05, 2016, 06:44:11 AM »

This article by James Parker in Motorcyclist Magazine is interesting, regarding the design trend in new bikes to make them less cluttered.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/motorcycle-design-and-demographics#page-2

John A · « **Reply #19 on:** June 05, 2016, 07:02:30 AM »

Obviously it will be the big diesel/electric units.....

Triple Jim · « **Reply #20 on:** June 05, 2016, 08:56:41 AM »

Quote from: Jim Rich on June 05, 2016, 06:44:11 AM

This article by James Parker in Motorcyclist Magazine is interesting, regarding the design trend in new bikes to make them less cluttered.

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/motorcycle-design-and-demographics#page-2

Yes, it's interesting, but it sure isn't the direction I want them to go in, since "smoothing" means to me "harder to work on". Hidden coolant lines, for example, are not my friend when I'm on the road and notice a puddle under my motorcycle.

Orange Guzzi · « **Reply #21 on:** June 05, 2016, 09:20:06 AM »

A dealer magazine I get said that if H.D. dealers don't have an exit plan by 2018, they will be on the losing side of the heavy bike sales. The economy is slowing and new unit sales are slowing also. April sales were slightly up over previous months, but down from the previous year. Indian/Victory/Polaris has put a hurting on H.D.

I have not figured out why a manufacturer builds a 180 h.p. bike and then dumb's it down with electronic intervention. Why not just by the 6o h.p bike and some new gear?

RayB · « **Reply #22 on:** June 05, 2016, 09:31:21 AM »

One the next trends I believe will be restoring all the hacked up cafe bikes to their proper original glory.

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #23 on:** June 05, 2016, 09:40:32 AM »

If I could predict the future, I'd be in great demand..

Yeahoo Whoyah · « **Reply #24 on:** June 05, 2016, 09:47:27 AM »

The next big trend=Electric bikes.

Red07 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 05, 2016, 10:09:56 AM »

I'm not sure what the future holds, but I do hope it includes a "street" version of Victory's Pikes Peak race bike!

Also HOPE Guzzi has a replacement for the Griso, or 1200 sport in the pipeline!! (If not, see above)

Randy

John Ulrich · « **Reply #26 on:** June 05, 2016, 11:11:57 AM »

I see myself buying a Burgman type scooter in the future.

jas67 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 05, 2016, 11:16:02 AM »

Quote from: oldbike54 on June 04, 2016, 04:24:16 PM

Flying motorbikes if Craig Vetter gets his way

Dusty

Triple Jim · « **Reply #28 on:** June 05, 2016, 11:19:35 AM »

Quote from: Yeahoo Whoyah on June 05, 2016, 09:47:27 AM

The next big trend=Electric bikes.

I'm afraid there will be a couple other big trends before that big trend happens.

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #29 on:** June 05, 2016, 11:27:49 AM »

Electric zappers

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Author Topic: What do you think is the next big trend in motorcycling? (Read 21317 times)

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