A bike is stolen every 18 minutes, 75% are stolen from their owner's house.
The Honda C90 is the best selling motorbikes at around 35 million (as at November 2002), end-to-end they would stretch 4 1/2 times around the world or half way to the moon, since 1966, on average, a C90 is made every 30 seconds. UK sales ceased in 2003 after 36 years of production but the bike is still being made in Indonesia and Thailand
Motorbikes and mopeds travelled 5.1 billion kilometres in 2002 (figures privided by DfT).
Commuting accounts for two thirds of all motorbike journeys (figures privided by DfT).
Travelling by motorbike can reduce journey times by up to two thirds.
Up to eight motorbikes can fit in the same parking space occupied by one car.
Car drivers with a full licence obtained prior to February 2001 are automatically qualified to ride a 50cc bike on the road. Research proves that other road users are primarily at fault for around 60% of all bike crashes
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