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Northwest Motorcycle Adventures
(360) 241-6500

13150 NW Airport Way Bld 2
Portland, OR

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Polaris of Portland
503-872-0000

815 Southeast Oak St
Portland, OR

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Dr Brown Motorcycle
(503)232-5150

118 N E 16Th
Portland, OR

Vicious Cycle
(503)285-8824

3961 N E Martin L King Blvd
Portland, OR

Motocorsa
503292-7488

2170 NW Wilson St.
Portland, OR

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Columbia Scooters
503-872-8565

205 SE MLKing Blvd.
Portland, OR

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Platt Auto Group, Inc.
503-453-0121

205 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Porland, OR

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P-Town Scooter
(503)241-4745

1725 N W Quimby St
Portland, OR

Ptown Scooters
503-241-4745

3347 SE Divison St.
Portland, OR

Tonkin MotoCorsa
503-292-7488

2170 NW Wilson Street
Portland, OR

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Tire Review - Switching Gears; Motorcycle

With the sudden surge in fuel prices last summer, one would think sales of motorcycles and scooters would have drastically increased as well, as consumers looked for fuel-sipping transportation rather than their gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs.

While there is some truth to that assumption, a deeper look shows otherwise. Yes, sales of scooters and dual sport bikes rose roughly 42% and 23%, respectively. But overall cycle industry sales were down 7.2%, with off-road bikes falling 30% and street bike sales falling 5%, according to the Motorcycle Industry Council.

“There was a short-lived spike in only a few segments when the cost of fuel went up, but without financing available, consumers are finding it difficult to make new unit purchases,” said Stan Foxworthy, marketing director for Pirelli/Metzeler Motorcycle Tire.

“New bike sales are in parallel with the automotive industry – there are plenty of people out there who want to buy motorcycles, but they can’t get credit for them,” agreed Bob Graham, senior manager of motorcycle & kart products for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations.

But one thing is for certain: even if sales haven’t increased drastically, miles driven on motorcycles and scooters has.

“I don’t think people went out and bought a motorcycle, but the people that already owned them began riding them more when they were faced with the mid-summer fuel costs,” Graham said. ...

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