What motorcycles do young people want?

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Sorry I can't figure out how to get this pic on here but I believe this version, while not ideal, has a better "tush" than the 401.

As far as young folks and bikes, I just don't see it. I employ about thirty young folks. Mostly in the 20-25 year old range. No talk of bikes unless they are trying to have a conversation with me about them. And I can tell you they know nothing about bikes. In fact one called my CBR300R a "hog". They just have no interest in anything that is not dealing with their phones and instafacetweetchat. It's sad really.

That is also my experience. It seems that slowly but surely motorcycles are becoming something from the past, like those early bicycles with a HUGE front wheel and tiny rear wheel, or like sidecars, or like steam engines.

Young people are certainly interested in electric bicycles and scooters. Convenient, pleasant, silent transport vehicles that are relatively light-weight, easy to ride, clean, affordable and will need very little maintenance. Motorcycles do not fall in this category. Young people consider them too unpredictable, too old-fashioned, too noisy, smelly, and too difficult to ride ("Gears?? What are those?").

Mind you, this is only the case in North America and (in a lesser degree) Europe. In Asia, motorcycles are very much alive and kicking.