New bike sales not looking very good.
Discussion
Prof Prolapse said:
Two reasons manufacturers won't get involved;
1) Theft doesn't adversely affect their revenue.
2) They've already made the basic security to an acceptable standard. I.e. you need a key to start it. So now you're talking very advanced stuff, physical security, reinforcements, and substantive design costs, and big modifications to a product which is sold worldwide where not all markets have this problem (not an issue in Japan reportedly). It's difficult to see how manufacturers could/should front the cost.
If someone should be lobbying the government it is insurers and motorcycle groups, to the best of my knowledge I thought they were doing so?
I think we, the people, need to get behind it a bit more personally.
Japan is a tiny market for 600cc+ bikes1) Theft doesn't adversely affect their revenue.
2) They've already made the basic security to an acceptable standard. I.e. you need a key to start it. So now you're talking very advanced stuff, physical security, reinforcements, and substantive design costs, and big modifications to a product which is sold worldwide where not all markets have this problem (not an issue in Japan reportedly). It's difficult to see how manufacturers could/should front the cost.
If someone should be lobbying the government it is insurers and motorcycle groups, to the best of my knowledge I thought they were doing so?
I think we, the people, need to get behind it a bit more personally.
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