General topics » D- day has been announced

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/petrol-ban-motorbikes/

So, on current trajectory the R1300RS will be launched about 6nmonths before this date

Oh dear, let's all respond to the consultation suggesting a later date....
At least it's after 2030 which seems far too ambitious for cars, especially as hybrids are included in the 2030 cut off.

Zitat von Becksy im Beitrag #2

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Oh dear, let's all respond to the consultation suggesting a later date....
At least it's after 2030 which seems far too ambitious for cars, especially as hybrids are included in the 2030 cut off.

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #3

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Zitat von Becksy im Beitrag #2

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Oh dear, let's all respond to the consultation suggesting a later date....
At least it's after 2030 which seems far too ambitious for cars, especially as hybrids are included in the 2030 cut off.

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I did not know that about hybrids in the 2030 proposal - wow ! Charger rage is going to be worse than I thought !

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #5

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will there be much of a market for petrol motorcycles by 2035? The majority of the post war baby boom driving current sales will be over 80 if they are still alive.

the people with the highest disposable income by then will be the millennial generation and there is little interest in motorcycles amongst them. My son born in 1990 doesn't drive, let alone ride a motorcycle. He travels more miles in the UK following his passion for football (soccer) using trains and buses than I cover in my fleet of 3 vehicles!

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #5

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will there be much of a market for petrol motorcycles by 2035? The majority of the post war baby boom driving current sales will be over 80 if they are still alive.

the people with the highest disposable income by then will be the millennial generation and there is little interest in motorcycles amongst them. My son born in 1990 doesn't drive, let alone ride a motorcycle. He travels more miles in the UK following his passion for football (soccer) using trains and buses than I cover in my fleet of 3 vehicles!

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To save you 'old-timers' ;) from such dark thoughts I can tell you that the love for motorcycling is alive and well among the future gens elsewhere if not locally
As someone their age that started riding 4 years ago our new riding buddies just keep coming. Last 2 years 4 of my friends both male and female that are under 30 bought something ranging from Kawa Vulcans, Ducati Supersports, CB650's, Yamaha R3's etc.

I'm the hero that went all the way with the RS hating the SUV/ADV craze but that segment is booming, there's a group we keep seeing on weekend rides that probably by this time has matching V-strom tattoos alongside their bikes - a bunch of friends from work.

At my work (can't comment on age there) the motorcycle parking area keeps growing with neat machines such as NC750's, Scramblers and such and far less so with scooters.



That being said the average vehicle age in my country is around 11 years, average utility vehicles (various trucks) still roll around on EURO2/3 regs, gov't is struggling to fully implement the recycling and waste separation programs. I fully support the need to manage the ecology and implement changes but I hardly find motorcycles as the critical segment whose forceful and immediate electrification at year 20XX will bring about much in the grand scheme of things.

One thing that I can't wait to start booming are the electric replacements for the 50cc city fart-scoots. I hate them with a passion (sound - and so slow it just doesn't go away).

I expect the manufacturer's development budgets for new ICE powered bikes will be severely curtailed well before the end of the decade, so don't expect many more new generations of current models, and even fewer completely new bikes.