In China, a cheap bike is sold for only US$250-450, similar to the price of any Icon helmet. Chinese people are starting seeing motorcycles as a form of recreation; not just simply a life utility. Their quality and style is catching up in coming 10 years. In future, when their manufacturers have started exporting to the third-world countries and then soon the motorcycle world will face a significant change. Just like Japanese cars invaded into US market and bankrupted GM and Chyrsler. US, Japanese, and European countries are trying to stop their imports with emission and other regulations, but can not stop them to export to developing countries. As I image, a China-made Harley Davidson kind of lookng bikes will only cost riders only around US$1000.
On each day, there are ten thousand of motorcycle bikes piled up in waste field in China, waiting for disposal or recycling.See the facts.
1. There are more than 130 motorcycle manufacturers in China
2. Chongqing-based manufacturers produced 10 million units
3. Twenty-three Chinese OEMs each produce more than 100,000 units annually
4. Twelve manufacturers produce more than 500,000 units a year
5. At least five manufacturers produce more than 1 million units a year (four are based in Chongqing)
6. China produced 27.5 million bikes in 2008, nearly half the world's production
7. China has passed Japan as the number-one motorcycle producer
8. More than 15 million motorcycles are sold annually in China
9. Less than 20% of China's production goes to foreign markets
10. Chinese bikes sold in export markets like America are often marketed by independent companies operating under different names
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