The results of a survey on “Sports Trips”

I/ The subject of the survey

   The subject of this survey is the creation of a firm which would organize sport trips to foreign countries. The consumer could make a trip doing motor sports like motocross, quad bike, off road…           

   So, it is necessary to know what kind of people would be interested in such a trip, if they are sportsmen or sportswomen, how old they are, do they practise a sport… 

II/ The results of the survey

   60% of the fifteen people who agreed to response practise sports, but only a third of these 15 people answered that they would be interested in a sports trip whereas 5 of the 9 people who practise a sport practise it during holidays. We have to notice that the most of people who would be interested in a sport trip are those who do motor sport. Those who do athletics or team sports seem not to be interested.

   We also can observe that those who do motor sports already practise their sport during holidays to have fun with friends. The sports which are the most practised are the motocross, the jet ski, and the off road. The other motor sports are not yet practised by many people.

   The average budget for holidays of the people who answered is around 1966€ but it is interesting to note that three of them (the oldest and the youngest) do not have any budget for their holidays. It must mean that the oldest people are retired and the youngest are students (because of the limited number of questions on the free version of Survey Monkey, I had to forego creating a question on the people’s job).

   So, in conclusion, we can say that the people who would be interested in this concept of trip already set off on holiday in order to practise their sport with friends. So, this kind of trip could be interesting if it brought something new to those people like a new challenge, or a plan of the places which are to be visited.

Yamaha to complete its MT range ?

A new rumour is “riding” on the web : Yamaha would be preparing a new bike to complete its MT range, for the moment composed with the “doped” MT-01 and the “agile” MT-03.

This MT-02 would be a mid-range model equiped with a “small” motor of 900cm3.

Yamaha would be already thinking to the range of complementary equipments (with high-margin) to create in order to be able to upgrade this bike.

To be continued…

A funny definition of a squid by Jon Davis !

Soup reader Jon Davis sent in this cute summary of how to tell if you're a squid or not. Engage your sense of humor now.

How to tell if you're a squid:

If you trailered your bike to Daytona for Bike Week, and you live in Orlando.

If you think Valentino Rossi is an Italian red wine.

If you think "Deals Gap" is a trendy, discount clothing store.

If the amount of money you've spent on chrome or Carbon Fiber is more than your odometer reading.

If your Sunglasses cost more than your Helmet.

If you've ever uttered the phrase "If an American company started building Sportbikes, I'd buy one." (Caution: saying this in the presence of a Buell rider could earn you a black eye.)

If you've never seen Faster or On Any Sunday.

If your helmet spends more time on your passenger saddle then on your head.

If you wear a T-shirt, jean shorts, and flip-flops when you ride because you "…don't plan on getting in an accident anyway."

If your first bike was a Ducati.

If you install a Jardine pipe on your bike and figure that's good for "another 10-12mph on the top end".

If you've never ridden in the rain.

If you remove the mirrors from your street bike to make it more aerodynamic.

If you think Mick Doohan is the name of "that Crocodile Hunter".

If you've ever traded in your sportbike for a jetski or snowmobile.

If you loved the movie Biker Boyz because it was "so realistic!"

If you've replaced the back tire on your bike three times and the original front tire still looks brand new.

If you honestly believe you were going 180mph on your '92 CBR600 because you "had the speedometer buried".

If the longest trip you've ever taken on your bike was to your girlfriend's house across town.

If you've ever used a belt sander on your footpegs to give the impression that they touch the road when you take corners.

If you've ever purchased a bike strictly because you read about it in Cycle World magazine.

If you actually believe that a slightly modified RC-51 will do 202mph.

If you spent weeks doing exhaustive research before deciding to buy the R1 instead of the ZX10, but you still haven't taken the time to get your motorcycle license.

And last but not least ..

If you're standing around listening to a group of motorcyclists talk about "the King" and you think to yourself "I didn't know Elvis raced motorcycles."

Signs That You're NOT a Squid.

If you rode your bike to Daytona for Bike Week, and you live in Seattle.

If you've ever attended the Isle of Mann TT. (Note: you get quadruple points if you've ever ridden in it.)

If you get your knee down riding to the store for a loaf of bread.

If you think Steve McQueen was a motorcycle racer who "…did a little acting on the side."

If you've been to over a dozen track days and still never gotten your bike up to it's top speed.

If you own a motorcycle…in Alaska.

If you've ever had to replace the knee pucks on your leathers.

If you named your kids Valentino, Rainey, Ago, and Hailwood.

If you've ever seen a Joey Dunlop interview…and you understood every word that came out of his mouth.

If your sportbike has some of it's plastic missing and you ride it anyway.

If you've ever ridden a motorcycle with a broken leg.

If you've ever asked Earl Hayden to adopt you.

If Dave Despain has you on his speed dial.

If the smell of leather gives you a chubby.

If you can tell which brand of tires a bike has on it without reading the sidewalls.

If you know where every motorcycle dealership within a 100 mile radius is, but you can't locate the nearest grocery store.

If your bike has an alarm system, but your car doesn't.

If you own a copy of Faster or On Any Sunday.

If the parts guy at your local dealership delivers to your house.

If you've ever ridden a motorcycle to a funeral.

If you find yourself adjusting the suspension settings on your bike because the road you're on changed from concrete to asphalt.

If your wife asks you how your ride was and out of habit you say "It was great. I'd like to thank my crew, HRC, Dunlop Tires, Joe Rocket leathers…"

ENDS

The coming back of Gilera on the sporting small capacities segment

With its new SC 125, the italian manufacturer Gilera is coming back on the segment of the sporting small capacities motorcycles.

This new bike is the perfect training for young drivers who want to experience the big thrills of a racing bikes.

However, I must remind that the speed is dangerous. So, be carefull !

Superman is back in Moto Racer 3 Gold Edition

Electronic Arts are preparing the launch of the last version of the most popular motorbikes game : Moto Racer 3 Gold Edition.

In this new draft, players will be able to play with 50 different models of bikes in six different disciplines: Superbike, Traffic, Trial, Supercross, Motocross, and Freestyle.

Bulgarians nervous to buy motorcycles

Only 14 motorbikes were sold in January, a plunge from 125 units sold in January 2005.

A motor of competition in a streetbike chassis : an explosive combination for this new FZ-1 2006 !

The engineers of the japanese firm did not take their efforts easy to create their new street sports bike.

The result of this mixing is a bike with the power of a racing motorcycle and the driveability of a raodster. This new FZ-1 N/S is as skilled in the traffic of the cities or on the country roads, as staggering during accelerations.

Ducati to lanch its new radical model

After the success of the presentation of this new model during the Milan Bike show in november 2005, and the huge positive response to the online survey, Ducati finally decided to launch its new off-road : the Hypermotard.

The italian firm has not launched an off-road bike since the 60's, so its designer, Pierre Terblanche, could create a totally new model, in a radicaly different way of design.

The Hypermotard has ever been awarded "Best of Show" during the Milan Bike Show and "Best Bike for 2005" by the Motorcycle Design Association.

AIDDER

 

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