International Dealer News IDN 146 December 2018 / January 2019 | Page 3

• CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • PUBLISHER/CO-OWNER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF IDN DECEMBER 2018 / JANUARY 2019 (#146) NEwS ........................................................................6-17,64 ROBIN BRADLEY Comment ..........................................................4 [email protected] Not all statistics are equal! Robin Bradley loves statistics but hates it when he sees them abused or misunderstood. He thinks there is more to the major show attendance figures and current crop of registration data than is superficially apparent ... PUBLISHER/CO-OWNER INTERNATIONAL EDITOR SONJA WALLACE [email protected] GENERAL MANAGER INTERMOT 2018 ..........................................19-29 SARA VINEY A record equalling crowd of highly motivated, high spending, high mileage riders and an AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building that had the fans drooling in admiration [email protected] DESIGN & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR BEN OAG [email protected] 5 Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2SZ Great Britain TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone] EICMA 2018 ..............................................51-59 With manufacturers "incentivised" to launch new models at Milan rather than Cologne, the "Show Wars" rivalry that has been rumbling on for nearly two decades looks set to reach a crescendo soon. Meanwhile the interests of the aftermarket are being marginalised. PROGUIDE ................................................................30-49 p30 p13 p30 TOLL FREE… FROM USA/ CANADA: TEL: [phone] FAX: [phone] If for any reason you can’t connect via our toll free numbers then dial TEL: [phone] Fax: [phone] DISCLAIMERS No part of IDN may be reproduced or used in any way without permission. The views contained in IDN are not necessarily the views of the publishers. Every effort is made to ensure that all material included is as accurate as possible, however the publishers cannot be held responsible for any erroneous statements, facts, figures or mistakes. All trademarks, brand names and other key words are used purely for descriptive purposes. No approval, endorsement of, or involvement in the contents of IDN is implied by the use of these or any other words, names or marks associated with all or any companies. All trademarks acknowledged. IDN (ISSN 1354- 4074) is published six times a year by Dealer-World.com, 5, Rendlesham Mews, Rendlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2SZ, Great Britain. Send address corrections to us at the address shown on this page, or e-mail to: [email protected] Print by Warner’s Midlands bourne, lincolnshire, Gb ISSN 1354-4047 • p33 p36 p46 p46 p44 CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS • CONTENTS •