In pictures: The 42nd Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2015 - Gizmag
These riders were also a welcome sight for the many manufacturers at this year's show as motorcycle sales in Japan have recently slowed, dropping 0. 6 percent last year compared to 2013 (416,723 units down from 419,398 units). The majority of these sales are in the under 50cc category, but sales of bikes over 125 cc are on the rise. This could in part be due to the growing trend of middle-aged "return riders" looking to revisit their misspent youth of the 60s and 70s on suitably retro-styled machines – a trend reflected in the many 1960'- 70's style machines on the show floor. In terms of motorcycle production within Japan, the big four produced almost 600,000 motorcycles in 2014 (Yamaha 222, 297, Suzuki 150,985, Honda 142,388 and Kawasaki 80,532 and all brought their wares to Tokyo along with an wide assortment of... Honda Honda had the biggest presence on the floor with its chunky Bulldog Concept grabbing plenty of attention. Other concept/prototype Motorcycles from Honda included the CRF250 Rally, an adventure model based on the CRF250L with styling inspired by the CRF450 Rally. the RC213V-S road-bike, which shares design features with the RC213V MotoGP works machine. Source: www.gizmag.com
