Motorcycle Production Increases among Japanese Manufacturers

JAMA reported an increase in motorcycle production in Japan, signaling an end to the nearly two-year long decline due to depressed world economic conditions.

The Japanese manufacturers counted includes Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, and Kawasaki.

Motorcycle production in September 2010 was recorded as 57,908 units for the first nine months of the year 2010. Compared with the 45,646 units total recorded for the same month of the previous year, this is an increase of 12,262 units or 26.9%, and production increase on the same month of the previous year for seven consecutive months.

Japan - September 2010 Motorcycle Production Figures by Class

50cc or under	8,410 units, down 73 units or 0.9%
51 - 125cc	9,106 units, up 3,678 units or 67.8%
126 - 250cc	12,870 units, down 747 units or 5.5%
Over 250cc	27,522 units, up 9,404 units or 51.9%

On the other hand, its domestic sales in September 2010 stood at 38,512 units, a decrease of 4.9% as compared with the same month of the previous year.

Japan - September 2010 Motorcycle Domestic Sales Figures by Class

50cc or under	23,160 units, down 11.3%
51 - 125cc	10,316 units, up 19.5%
126 - 250cc	2,917 units, down 34.6%
Over 250cc	2,119 units, up 62.7%

Special Site - Helmet Coating & Spraying Taken in China

This is a confidential scene and movie I took in my inspection of other helmet suppliers. What do you think? Our are getting machine instead. The obsolete style production still needs labor to do this coating job.

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Junior Clothing & Product Designers & Local Sales Rep Wanted

We are currently short of experienced workers and also need talented & potential designers for our clothings and helmet products. Part-time or freelance is acceptable too. We count one job by one job If interested, please contact me to masei_helmet@hotmail.com. Luusama.

Eicma 2010 - the worlds largest motorcycle event

I have been busy for weeks doing orders and designs. We will catch it up!

Eicma! - the worlds largest motorcycle event annually. It started November the 2nd 2010.

They claim each time there is a population of 0.3-0.4 million visitors. (Not sure this year) There are most well-known manufacturers and suppliers filling 6 pavilions & halls.

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Masei Racing Team won 127cc A tournament in CSBK Shanghai with Masei 802 Helmet.

Who want to race with Masei Helmets? Let us know.
We sponsor racing teams with helmets and boots. Luusama.

Driving attitude - the main factor of causing motorcycle accidents

Driving attitude is the most important factor to reduce the risk of motorcycle accidents.

As with all road accidents, the causes and contributory factors of motorcycling accidents are varied and complex.

In Hong Kong, a 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed together with his wife, when his scooter crashed with two trucks in Hong Kong this week. They were found dead on the spot and were considered their dangerous driving attitude was responsible of this tragedy.

As the driver had a provisional license, there is suspicion that his wife was illegally riding pillion on his bike at the time of the accident and had broken other traffic regulations. On the other hand, he was cutting lines in between two med-size transportation trucks in a high speed of over 70 mph with carrying a passenger. He was riding a scooter too in bridge highway. As believed, this motorcycle accident was evitable.

The accident happened around 9:20 am when the two-wheeler was running along a slip road of Ting Kau Bridge towards Kowloon. When approaching Ting Kau Bridge along the slow lane, the motorcycle first risked to cut line into a truck vehicle in the middle lane and then crashed into its back. Then, another coming truck behind rolled over their bodies and head. They were later certified dead on the spot.

According to traffic law, new license holders for motorcycles are given a provisional license for the first year. During that time, they are not allowed to carry a passenger on their motorcycle.

US Motorcycle Sales Down 18.3% in 2010 3th Quarter (June-Sept 2010)

I have shown the US motorcycle sales figures for the first six month of 2010 in my previous article. However, the US motorcycle market contines to slump to the new records.
The Sales data from the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) shows a continued 18.3% drop in annual sales for 2010.

The quarterly sales data claims 555,440 total units sold year to date, compared to 679,806 units from the same time last year. The 18.3% decline is identical to the overall totals in the January through June second quarter report.

On-highway motorcycles sales, which is the largest segment of the report, continues a 14.3% decline with its 265,095 sales down 44,327 units from last year. Scooters sales are down 10.9%, at 2856 units off 2009’s pace, though a slight improvement of the -12.2% of the Q2 report.

2010 MOTORCYCLE SALES YTD JAN - SEP

	2010 YTD Sales	2009 YTD Sales	% Change
Totals:	555,440	679,806	-18.3%
ATVs:	186,688	244,309	-23.6%
Scooter:	23,432	26,288	-10.9%
On-Hwy:	265,095	309,422	-14.3%
Dual:	19,969	23,174	-13.8%
Off-Hwy:	60,256	76,613	-21.4%

FREE Helmet Adding Foam Pad for Motorcycle Riders Worldwide

Free Masei Helmet Adding Pad for motorcycle riders worldwide! We get few complaints about helmet sizing these months.

In order to make a perfect fit for all of motorcycle helmet users, we make these adhesive foams for you to stick them behing the helmet liner and put them in forehead and bottom.

These are foam sizing adjustment pads. Use as needed Behind the linerfor a more snug fit. It can size down from half size to one & half size. Test fit with pads in place before peeling the adhesive backing off. Once fit is satisfactory, peel it and apply against the EPS headform (styrofoam) belind the liner. See pictures.

All of our new helmets are attached with these adding pads all at our cost starting from Nov 2010. If you need them now, leave me a messge in facebook and twitter and send you one for free (you pay for shipping fee of US$3.50)

Masei 832 Helmet "Luusama Wanted"

Our recent helmet graphics design for Masei Helmets.
This is Masei 832 Helmet and DOT & ECE certified.

Tom Cruise 's Motorcycle Crash & Accident in LA

You may have watched "Mission Impossible 2" By John Woo that Tom Cruise rides as a special agent with one wheel on the ground in a super highseed gunning down "bad ass". Not in reality.

While riding his bike around El Lay on Sunday, Tom Cruise had an unfortunate accident. He was at an El Lay intersection on Sunday when an SUV ran a stop sign, causing Tom's red Ducati motorcycle to spin out in order for him to avoid hitting the vehicle. "It was like a scene from 'Mission Impossible,'" said an onlooker.

Cruise struggled to his feet and was seen limping after the accident, but he's fine. Tom sat outside KOI Restaurant on La Cienega, where he made two phone calls and waited for paramedics.

Tom Cruise's publicist, Amanda Lundberg, tells that the 47-year-old Cruise was not involved in any such incident. "Totally false," she says of the report, which also claimed Cruise needed medical attention at a nearby hospital. "Not true at all."

Motorcycle Show in Eicma, Milan, Italy - Nov 4-7th, 2010

Motorcycle Show in Eicma, Milan, Italy - Nov 4-7th, 2010 (10am - 18:30pm)

This is the biggest motorcycle event annually in Europe. There will be 44 Motorcycle-related companies joinning the shows with mos big brands of motorcycle products ranging from motorcycles of latest models to even LED lights...

Every year, there is a population of 300,000-400,000 visitors mostly within Europe including motorcycle-related vendors, manufacturers, agents, businessmen to spend days over there (tired of walking there... better bring a good and comfortable shoes)

As close as I know personally, I have few helmet companies of two friends from China joinning them. They said last year's was not as good as those before 2007.

Honda Motor Co makes US$600 Motorbike to Fight Chinese & Indian Rivals

Honda Motor Co., the world’s largest motorcycle maker, will introduce a new motorbike that may be its cheapest to raise sales in emerging markets among rising competition from Chinese and Indian rivals.Honda will build and sell the motorbike for as little as 4,000 yuan ($599) in China starting next year and also introduce it in Nigeria and Latin America. The company will compete with Chinese and Indian motorcycle makers, targeting low-income customers in developing countries.

Currently, the company’s cheapest motorcycle in China is the 100cc Wave that retails for 4,600 yuan, while in India the 36,350-rupee ($817) 97cc CD-Dawn is its lowest priced model. Honda’s most expensive offering is the 1,800cc Gold Wing that sells for 3.68 million yen ($44,370) in Japan.

Honda Motor Co., needs to look for growth from emerging economies, since the unit sales plunged 41 percent in North America last fiscal year. In India, Honda is expanding an existing motorcycle plant and building a new plant to add 2.2 million units of capacity next year in India.

For a long term, profits from emerging markets will become a main source of motorcycle makers' incomes, as developed countries struggle from economic woes.

Motorcycle HELMET Graphics in mass production (Dust Free Environment)

Confidential Movies By Luusama

See how helmets are put up graphics in mass production
- 1000-2000 units per day

Not painting one by one that takes few days that you usually see.

Yamaha's 2009-2010 Global Motorcycle Sales Trumbled on Debt Crisis & Stronger Yen

Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s 2nd motorcycle maker, said sales in North America and Europe may fall twice as much as forecast, since the spreading debt crisis damps demand. Combined sales in North America and Europe may decline as much as 20 percent this year. Slumping demand for motorcycles in developed countries is forcing Yamaha to slash jobs and close plants. The company will shut five factories in Japan and one making boats in the U.S. by 2012, adding to the closure of a motorcycle plant in Italy last year. Yamaha will cut as many as 1,000 jobs this year after eliminating 1,100 positions in 2009.

The company last year posted its first loss since the year ended April 1984 as sales tumbled 45 percent in North America and 25 percent in Europe. Declining demand for large leisure-oriented models in the U.S., such as the 1.3-liter $19,690 Royal Star Venture, contrasts with a recovery in car sales.

US Motorcycle Sales Down 17.3% in the first six months of 2010

First six months of motorcycle sales in US are still down, compared to the same reporting period in 2009, according to various sources.

The motorcycle sales in America has kept slumping down since the financial year of 2008, especially the sale of off-road motorcycle. It is understandable that, in any bad economy, more people are concerned about their works than leisure.

The YTD motorcycle sales figures for Q1 and Q2 (combined) 2010 and a comparison to 2009:

	Q1-Q2 2010	Q1-Q2 2009	Change	% Change
Dual Sport	14,045	15,700	-1,655	-10.5%
Off Road	44,673	54,416	-9,743	-17.9%
Street Bikes	181,542	212,129	-30,587	-14.4%
Scooters	14,122	16,079	-1,957	-12.2%
Totals	254,382	298,324	-43,942	-17.3%

Photo Shooting of Helmets

Here is our photo workshop in Foshan, China.
We shoot our helmet products once a month.

Tragedy of US Motorcycle Off-Road Maker - U.S. Highland

The future of US Highland, an upstart American off-road motorcycle manufacturer, is now facing an uncertain situation, after the deaths of company President Mats Malmberg, Chief Operating Officer Chase Bales and Chief Financial Officer Damian Riddoch, in a plane crash near Tulsa, Oklahoma, late Saturday, July 10.

The three men were returning to their Tulsa-area homes from a business meeting in Detroit. Bales was piloting the private plane, a twin-engine Cessna 421, at the time of the crash.

The plane crash-landed in a densely wooded area less than a mile north of the airport. They were pronounced dead at the scene. The reason investigated was due to the the plane running low on fuel.

U.S. Highland had just recently completed construction of a new motorcycle factory in Mounds, Oklahoma, and was starting production of its first customer bikes with deliveries scheduled for August - the 1050cc Viking streetfighter & 950cc Desert X enduro.

The company has the 30-plus employees currently working at the main U.S. Highland facility in Tulsa. The company's stock value fell by 44 percent in over-the-counter trading on the news of the crash.

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Masei Motorcycle Racing Sponsorship By Luu

Hi! Bike friends!

I am luu and I am on trip for 3 days. Thanks for your usual support.

Recently, I received few emails and twitter messages about our racing sponsorship.

Let me clear this out here. Yes, I can sponsor any racer in formal motorcycle racing tournaments for our helmets, boots, and T-shirt. We can customly make them for racing friends.

On the other hand, I also can give out some of our motorcycle accessories to related organization for charitable purpose.

Please email me personally to masei_helmet@hotmail.com, but I reply slowly sometimes, due to the frequent trips. Or you can leave me a message in our facebook group. I want to hear from you my pals! Keep in touch

Luusama