Positive response to 2014
Motorcycle Trade Expo
MOTORCYCLE Trade Expo, the UK’s trade-only motorcycle show took place over 19-21 January, at the NEC in Birmingham. Over the three days more than 3,000 visitors representing over 1,500 companies attended putting visitor numbers up 20 percent on 2013.
Among the 181 exhibitors there was a strong show of European businesses and a marked rise in the number of electric bikes and Chinese machinery on display. The former was reinforced with an indoor test track giving visitors a chance to try many of the new electric motorcycles coming to the market out for themselves.
Among the selection of electric bikes was the Kuberg line of trails bikes from the Czech Republic, which has machines available for rides from age five upwards through to an adult trials bikes.
Baotian was one of the Chinese manufacturers represented by UK distributor Clements Moto, which is offering a range of nine machines from the 50cc Apollo 10 through to the Citibike125.
The importance of the UK market was demonstrated by the presence of European-based businesses including Parts Europe, Fehling, Paaschburg & Wunderlich, and Segura Clothing. This is in addition to European businesses, such as Peugeot and Alpinestars, that were represented by the UK agents and distributors.
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