Motorbikes

Are motorbikes popular in your country? I only noticed it when we started dealing with motorbikes but in Japan, we see cars and motorbikes together on open roads. I had never thought that it was not a common practice worldwide but as is in Japan, it is not always accepted that motorbikes go on the same roads as cars. In Japan, the Road Traffic Laws were amended about 4 years ago. Until then two-seated motorbikes were not allowed on the motorways but now if the bikes have more than 125cc displacement and the main rider has more than 3 years motorbike riding experience altogether, they can go on the motorways. (The rider has to be 20 years old and over.)

For riders, this change was more than welcome when they want to travel around with someone else and now medium to large size scooters are getting more popular. With a full automatic transmission, the riders do not have to change gears or to use the clutch. Easy to operate and not needing a shaken (Japan’s automobile safety inspection) and cheap to maintain, more 250cc scooters including some female riders are now a common sight on the motorways and in the towns.

How is it in your country? We, at JPC, deal with motorbikes as well as cars. However, talking to customers of different countries, depending on the countries, the demands vary compared to that of cars. In some countries there are no demands (there are no motorbikes on the roads), in some countries because of the geological formation and road conditions only off-road bikes are popular, and there are some countries motorbike riding as sport is popular, etc.

According to one of the JPC’s staff from Uzbekistan, because they had too many accidents in his home country, motorbikes were banned after a current law change. In central Asia, motorbikes are OK in other countries but not in his and people jokingly say “If you want to die, hop on a motorbike.” So there are THAT many fatal accidents caused by motorbikes. In his opinion, people change their personalities once they are on the wheels (?). Is it a reflection of his country’s culture?

Although the countries we are exporting motorbikes to, are still limited, basically they are transported in a container; so if there is a healthy demand in your country and it is accepted by law, we can send them to any destination. (To some countries, we can send them on the automobile carriers with cars but because of the risks of them getting stolen on the way, we can only use this way of transport to certain countries.) The most popular option is 40 scooters in a 20ft container. Its FOB price is JPY2,500,000 per 40 scooters. We pick scooters in reasonable conditions and purchase them for you, then ship them out. We are handling it responsibly. At the moment, only for a few countries, we put motorbikes or scooters inside a car before putting the lot in a container. The car has to be big enough to do that, so it is restricted to SUVs or mini vans (such as Townace). We wrap the motorbike in some blankets and secure it inside the car. This is very popular to put the space to practical use. If you are interested, please contact us.

For a quick change, I found an interesting online motorbike game. If you have time, please check it out.

http://msai.sakura.ne.jp/autban1



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