Dual Sport sales show largest increase

I stopped by Performance Cycles in OKC this past week and chatted with Richard Meadors, the general manager. He pointed me to an article from the Motorcycle Industry Council, a manufacturer's trade group, that says dual sport motorcycle sales had the largest increase of all segments in 2006, a whopping 23% growth increase from 2005! Compare this to total motorcycle sales which were up 3.7%. The actual number of dual sport motorcycles sold is small in comparison to other models, but it looks like other people are discovering what we already know - dual sport rocks!