SVsick50
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I am way out of the motorcycle in-scene by choice, and kinda stick to nasty roads less ridden, so I don't frequent motorcycle hangouts very much.
For Mother's Day, I took my family for a drive up the coast and ventured to Alice's. There were some Crazy Rich Asians in exotic sport cars and fast bikes (looked like they were doing it for the 'gram because everybody had cameras and mounts), and a handful of Harley peeps. Not a single bike was at the general store (I know it's closed, but it's still a good stopping point).
I don't go up there much anymore, and the last couple of times I went up there, I was so surprised to see how many bikes there were compared to the late 90's early 00's. When I frequented those roads back in the day, there were SO many riders. Now, I know it's COVID19 crowds, but even the last time I went up there, there really weren't that many people.
Are younger people just not into it like they used to be? Is it a finance thing, or a cultural thing? I just feel like I saw waaaay more bikes on the road among young people than I do now. I may be way off on this, but I thought I read somewhere that motorcycle sales are down among millennials and younger. Millennials are now in the becoming-parents age, so I'd assume it'd be even more of a decline.
Were the baby-boomer parents of these millennials successful in their "it's-not-a-motorcycle-it's-a-murdercycle" campaign? For my fellow Gen-X'ers, the latch-key kids, it was a bit different. Thoughts?
Financially, it may be a struggle, as well, for younger folks. Or maybe priorities.
Curious about your thoughts on this...
For Mother's Day, I took my family for a drive up the coast and ventured to Alice's. There were some Crazy Rich Asians in exotic sport cars and fast bikes (looked like they were doing it for the 'gram because everybody had cameras and mounts), and a handful of Harley peeps. Not a single bike was at the general store (I know it's closed, but it's still a good stopping point).
I don't go up there much anymore, and the last couple of times I went up there, I was so surprised to see how many bikes there were compared to the late 90's early 00's. When I frequented those roads back in the day, there were SO many riders. Now, I know it's COVID19 crowds, but even the last time I went up there, there really weren't that many people.
Are younger people just not into it like they used to be? Is it a finance thing, or a cultural thing? I just feel like I saw waaaay more bikes on the road among young people than I do now. I may be way off on this, but I thought I read somewhere that motorcycle sales are down among millennials and younger. Millennials are now in the becoming-parents age, so I'd assume it'd be even more of a decline.
Were the baby-boomer parents of these millennials successful in their "it's-not-a-motorcycle-it's-a-murdercycle" campaign? For my fellow Gen-X'ers, the latch-key kids, it was a bit different. Thoughts?
Financially, it may be a struggle, as well, for younger folks. Or maybe priorities.
Curious about your thoughts on this...