Honda Motorbikes: Bikes in the Fast Lane: Switzerland: Motorcycle Sales Increase in 2011 plus 2 more

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Switzerland: Motorcycle Sales Increase in 2011 plus 2 more

Switzerland: Motorcycle Sales Increase in 2011
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Switzerland: Motorcycle Sales Increase in 2011

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST

Some countries do great in terms of motorcycles sales, some do less, and some do worse. Switzerland, a country that has always been neutral, sits exactly in the middle.

During 2011, 9.48% new motorcycles and scooters were registered in the country of chocolate, cheese and secret bank accounts. It's not a bad figure for Europe, so maybe the financial crisis has not hit the Swiss.

If you look at purely motorcycle sales, that figure was up by 16.23% during 2011.

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Ads: Harley-Davidson Spirit - Baby and Tattoo

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:00 AM PST

Again, Harley-Davidson is seen promoting the Harley motorcycle lifestyle, not their motorcycles. In these two print advertisements, made in Brazil by Momaprograganda, they're showing the future Harley riders.

The first one is not bad, the second one is just plain weird. The first one, a kid pasting fake tattoos is kind-of funny, but as someone pointed out at the source site (see Via: below), you'll notice that there aren't any motorcycle in the tattoos, just a few cars.

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