U.S. Motorcycle Sales Report for January - June 2007

July 24, 2007 - U.S. Motorcycle sales are mixed over the first 6 months of 2007. Dual Sport sales continue to improve, with a sales gain of +2.8% from 2006 for a total of 21,322 in the first two quarters of 2007.

Meanwhile, sales of off-road motorcycles are continuing to suffer. There were 19,340 fewer sold so far in 2007 over 2006, which is a 15% decrease. So far only 109,893 off-road bikes have been sold this year.

Street bike sales are also off slightly, down 5.0% from the same time period in 2006, with 389,765 units sold, compared to 410,421 sold during the first 6 months of 2006. Scooter sales were relatively steady, down 0.6% (181 units) at 29,719 versus 29,900 for the same time period in 2006.