09-22-2017, 11:37 AM
(09-22-2017, 10:41 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Doesnt explain the drop in motorcycle sales and rise in RV sales though.
(09-22-2017, 10:43 AM)Capo_imp Wrote: They are unrelated. It's like trying to correlate a rise in broccoli consumption with a decrease in the number of people bowling.
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Interesting hypothesis, ferret, but I'd agree with Capo. There is simply a tsunami of Baby Boomers retiring with fat pensions and retirement savings accounts who want to hit the road in an 8-1/2' wide, 40' long mobile hotel suite.
(09-22-2017, 10:53 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Tough to say, but I can't imagine many 70-year old retirees have an interest in getting into motorcycling (physical limitations, lack of stamina, declining eyesight, perceived risks, spouse disapproval) but I could definitely see them getting behind the wheel of a Winnebago for the first time. Maybe it's just me.
Indeed. And the laws of probability would predict that the 'she' of the 'he and she' would rather travel in a motorhome than ride pillion on a bike.
My own mother, Momma Stichill, was not amused when the realization dawned on her that Pappa Stichill's motorhome came equipped with a full kitchen that had to be stocked, operated, and cleaned up - just like the one found at home - by her, while on 'vacation'.