The Motor Cycle Industry Association has adopted the slogan 'Have You Got the F Factor?' for this years National Motorcycle Week 16th -23rd July. The slogan will help promote four key factors that express the joy of riding a bike or scooter.
Latest statistics from the MCI show that 16,898 bikes and scooters were registered for road use in March 2006, up 11% on March 2005 figures. The top selling bike so far in 2006 is the new Yamaha R6, with over 630 registrations, plus the CBR1000RR and GSXR1000 aren't far behind, sportbikes are at last making a comeback.
Overall registration figures of motorcycle, mopeds and scooters were up eight percent for the year to date in March 2006. Year to date statistics for motorcycle registrations saw a notable increase of nine percent, scooters increased by five percent and mopeds remained stable.