Tyres & Accessories January 2010

Now available to subscribers online, January 2010's magazine includes features on agricultural tyres and motorcycles tyres. For more details and to view the virtual magazine, click more.

Tyres for Two Wheelers

Statistics show the motorcycle to be anything but a ‘toy for big boys’ – according to the MCI, 52 per cent of all motorcycle journeys made last year were for the purpose of traveling to and from work, as opposed to just 22 per cent for cars. Yet despite their functionality, sales of new motorcycles have declined markedly this year; as of October year-to-date new bike registrations were down 19.4 per cent on last year – good perhaps for sales of replacement market motorcycle tyres, but a headache for the OE sector. Should calls for an incentive programme to match the successful scrappage scheme for cars be heeded, however, this situation may dramatically change in 2010. Start your new year with T&A as we bring you news from this interesting market segment.

Reaping the Benefits of a Good Tyre

Farming today is a precise business where modern technology is very much at home, and this certainly applies to the tyres used on agricultural equipment. The need to reduce soil compaction and the balance between on and off road performance are only two factors that need to be weighed up by those that supply or use these tyres. Be ready for a bumper crop of news and information next month when Tyres & Accessories harvests its annual agricultural tyre feature.