Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

A story in the March 30, 2004 USA Today online edition highlights the rising popularity of naked sportbikes.

The story quotes the Motorcycle Industry Council’s Discover Today’s Motorcycling as reporting naked sportbike sales were up 111 percent from 1998 to 2002, whereas “traditional” sportbike sales were up 88 percent over the same period.

The story states in 2002, overall motorcycle sales were up 6.4 percent, the 11th consecutive year of sales growth.

To read the full story, follow this link:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2004-03-30-naked-bikes_x.htm