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COMMENT - Does anyone know what ' business as usual ' looks like now ? ........ 4
200,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
Spanish registrations to September
146,884
+ 11.74 %
Italian registrations to September
100,000
226,811
+ 19.29 %
270,573
164,127
2022 2023
PTW MOTORCYCLE
108,494
+ 13.48 %
123,118
PTW MOTORCYCLE
135,005
2022 2023
+ 13.06 %
152,640
Rather belatedly , Robin Bradley has come to the conclusion that the politicians , economists , central bankers and so-called financial gurus that dominate the economic media flow we consume have no better understanding of how to cope with our 21st century economies than any of the rest of us do . Thank goodness motorcycle demand is still strong !
OXFORD PRODUCTS - Sustainable Pathway ........................ 32-33
Our thanks to British distributor Oxford Products for being so open about its chosen pathway towards a zero carbon emissions future . Not the easiest ambition for a distribution business dependent on packaging , logistics , single use plastics , energy and assorted other ' squares in need of a circle ', but if you are concerned about how to move your business towards the ' Circular Economy ', here is a valuable test case study that will get you thinking .
GALFER MOTO - Recent new products making ( disc ) waves .......... 18
The past few years have been huge for Barcelona based Galfer in terms of new product introductions , the capital resources it requires and the kind of results needed to make them pay . But in very much a results-based game , Galfer ' s investments are already showing returns as its Floatech discs and Racing G1310 sintered racing brake pads produce the goods .
StatZONE : Registrations still ( mostly ) growing .......................... 6-7
Although the pace of growth appeared to have slowed down a little as the market headed into the summer , the UK aside , the other European ' majors ' that we have data for - Spain , Germany and , especially , Italy - are ' pulling up trees ' with YTD records and little signs of the feared downturns that our politicians and economists have been warning us about .
BRADLEY REPORT - The other BMW GS story .................. 24-31
The big news at BMW for 2024 is undoubtedly the launch of the all-new R1300GS . It is likely to be a best-seller across the world , but the company hasn ' t ignored its smaller GS range - launching a trio of heavily revised machines to replace the old F850GS and F750GS .
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