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Motorcycles:
United States

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Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Supply Overview
Legal and Regulatory Issues | Technological Trends | Global Overview

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Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US motorcycle demand and production in units to 2016. Total
demand is segmented in terms of:

scooters, mopeds, and motorbikes

light motorcycles
medium and heavy motorcycles
electric motorcycles.

Total demand is also forecast in US dollars at the manufacturers level.

Three-wheeled motorcycles are included in the product scope and encompass both
sidecar motorcycles (two-wheeled motorcycles with an attached one-wheel sidecar) and
traditional or purpose-build motorcycles used for recreational purposes that are fitted
with a two-wheeled axle in either the front or rear.
Excluded are separately sold sidecars and three-wheeled auto rickshaws.
To illustrate historical trends, total demand is provided for 2001, 2006, and 2011, while
production and the various segments are reported for 2006 and 2011. Forecasts
emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and
other historical trends/events as well as their expected progression/impact over the
forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported years of a given total or
segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound annual growth rates
(CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGRbased descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2%
annually through 2016. The result of any particular year over that period, however, may
exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically
illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Motorcycles: United States is based on World Motorcycles, a comprehensive industry
study published by The Freedonia Group in January 2013. Reported findings represent
the synthesis of data from various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and
demographic sources including:

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firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2012
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

336991

3751

Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts

Manufacturing

Motorcycles, Bicycles, and Parts

Copyright & Licensing

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Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Market Size & Trends .............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Motorcycle Demand Trends ......................................................................... 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Motorcycle Demand by Type, 2011 ............................................................. 3
Internal Combustion Engine. .............................................................................................................. 3
Medium & Heavy Motorcycles. ...................................................................................................... 3
Light Motorcycles........................................................................................................................... 4
Scooters, Mopeds, & Motorbikes. ................................................................................................. 4
Electric Motorcycles. ........................................................................................................................... 5
Supply Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Chart 3 | United States: Motorcycle Supply & Demand Trends (thousand units) .............................. 6
Legal & Regulatory Issues ....................................................................................................................... 7
Technological Trends ............................................................................................................................... 8
Global Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Chart 4 | World Motorcycle Demand by Region, 2011 ....................................................................... 9
Demand Forecasts ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 10
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Motorcycle Demand (billion 2005 dollars) .................... 10
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 11
Table 2 | United States: Motorcycle Demand by Type (thousand units) .......................................... 11
Internal Combustion Engine. ............................................................................................................ 11
Medium & Heavy Motorcycles. .................................................................................................... 11
Light Motorcycles......................................................................................................................... 12
Scooters, Mopeds, & Motorbikes. ............................................................................................... 12
Electric Motorcycles. ......................................................................................................................... 12
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 13
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 13
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 14
Harley-Davidson Incorporated .......................................................................................................... 14
Honda Motor Company Limited ........................................................................................................ 15
Yamaha Motor Company Limited ..................................................................................................... 16
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 17
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 18
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