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I expect this to change ten times before the season starts.
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Edit: Just realised there is no race in the US, that sucks..
No Japan
No Australia, or New Zealand
No US, or Canada
No South Africa
But we get Turkey, China, Hong Kong, and Indonesia twice.....all are totalitarian regimes.
Never discount bike sales in Asian market.
As an example the US market sales is around 500.000 bikes a year.
In indonesia the market is slightly (...) bigger with 6.000.000 bikes! Cheaper models for sure, but it is still a huge difference.
Honda sells over 4.000.000 bikes in that Country vs. 310.000 in US.
The specific sponsorship agreement for Yamaha MGXP factory 450 team for those two rounds is no surprise then:
https://www.mxgp.com/motocross/news/‘semakin-di-depan’-joins-monster-energy-yamaha-factory-mxgp-indonesian-grand-prix-rounds
The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team and Yamaha Motor Europe will celebrate their fruitful relationship with Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing (YIMM) and the Indonesian fans by racing the Indonesian rounds of MXGP, in Pangkal Pinang and Semarang, with a special livery dedicated to the Asian market.
Factory Riders Romain Febvre and Jeremy Van Horebeek's special livery will be complete with the 'Semakin di Depan' logo. "Semakin di Depan" is the spirit of Yamaha Indonesia, it means "one step ahead" and is a philosophy that embodies everything that Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing (YIMM) is trying to achieve.
Under the spirit of the 'Semakin di Depan' motto and as an Official Sponsor of the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team, Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team, Yamaha's R3 bLU cRU Challenge, and now with added support to the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team, YIMM is continuously highlighting its dedication to the growth and strength of Yamaha's racing community and the Yamaha Family.
The Indonesian rounds of the Motocross Grand Prix will take place back-to-back on the weekends of July 1st and July 8th at two different tracks and locations in Indonesia. The first of the Indonesian GP's will take place at a circuit that hosted its maiden round last year, Pangkal Pinang, while the second venue is completely unfamiliar, it is a new track in Semarang and it will make its MXGP debut on July 7th and 8th.
Mr. Minoru Morimoto, Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing President: "The increased enthusiasm surrounding MXGP in Indonesia is a solid reflection of the booming off-road market in our country. It is a great honor to support the world's top MXGP riders with our spirit "Semakin di depan" as we feel that the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team embodies this spirit too. We believe that it is this spirit that fascinates the millions of fans in Indonesia, and we look forward to seeing a positive reaction from the fans at the next two rounds of the Motocross Grand Prix as a result."
Mr. Erik Eggens, Yamaha Motor Europe MX Racing Manager: "Last year the FIM Motocross World Championship returned to Indonesia with one event, and that has already increased to two rounds in 2018, which is a solid indication of how popular motocross racing in becoming in Asia. This is a fantastic opportunity for Yamaha Motor Europe and Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing to join forces and have the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team representing Yamaha Indonesia's spirit "Semakin di Depan" over the next two weekends in Pangkal Pinang and Semarang. This also presents a good opportunity to grow the off-road side of motorcycle racing and awareness, and it is something we are really looking forward to."
The Indonesian market is limited to cheap moped bikes. Not MX bikes. Why? Because the people of Indonesia are very poor. Virtually nobody can afford a car, so they buy cheap almost disposable bikes as their main transportation. This sad situation isn't going to change in our lifetime. I would be surprised if a hundred new MX bikes are sold in Indonesia each year.
What Indonesia does have is a corrupt & totalitarian government that's willing to pay Youthstreams/Luongo's absoratent race fees in an attempt to fool the world they aren't horrible. Hence Indonesia gets TWO GP's while: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, United States, Canada, etc don't get even one.
Hint #2:
That's a Youthstream/FIM/Loungo/MXGP press release. I'd trust it to be factual about as much as I would trust a politician to have a balanced budget.
https://www.statista.com/topics/1305/motorcycles-in-the-us/
https://www.indonesia-investments.com/news/todays-headlines/motorcycle-…?
And the PR was a Yamaha PR, I guess reposted by MXGP:
https://www.yamaha-racing.com/mxgp/articles/news/2018/742045/semakin-di…
In addition, most people do not understand how a poor or developping countries consist of in term of wealth spread. Maybe 1% of europeans have nice bikes, but trust me I am 100% certain that 3 to 10% of Indonesians can buy as much as us so may become interested in dirt bikes in the future. Let us just look at the real estate market, for something decent for a family it starts from $70k so it is not like 100% of the population is struggling, and it will evolve pretty quick too. It is the future and we can't do much against it.
https://www.dotproperty.id/en/townhouses-for-sale
Now that we have wasted people time on a MX forum the true heart of the matter is Youthstream/Loungo don't care about any of this. They only care that a corrupt third world totalitarian regime is willing the pay full tilt for a PR stunt. Two international races to show the world how 'Normal" they are.
If it was based on growing the sport in Asia we would have a race in South Korea, a true democratic economic powerhouse with a real middle class that just might buy a dirt bike in our life time. But they won't because South Korea, Canada, U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Japan, etc don't need to fool the world they are normal. Hence they won't pay the huge fee to hold a race.
http://racerxonline.com/2018/07/05/the-list-2019-gp-schedule
ASIA IS GROWING
Asia is a huge market for motorcycle sales, and Youthstream finds it important to take advantage. The 2018 calendar featured two rounds in Indonesia, and 2019 will grow even more with rounds in China, Hong Kong, and also the two Indonesia rounds.
Here is what Racer X European contributor Adam Wheeler said about the interest in Asia following the MXGP of Indonesia last weekend:
Why Indonesia? The public’s insatiable appetite for racing (the following for MotoGP alone is one of the biggest in the world, never mind Asia) is based on the importance of the motorcycle in day-to-day culture. In 2017, almost six million bikes were sold. It’s a hefty market for the brands. The inclusion of Hong Kong and China on the provisional 2019 MXGP calendar emphasizes how the series is a visual and affordable promotional tool for the manufacturers in a corner of the world where image has a lot to say, even if the model range of motorcycles sold is actually quite small and orientated around scooter and small-capacity two-wheelers. With two races in the territory this summer, it will be curious to compare and contrast Semarang this weekend with Pangkal Pinang and where the longevity for MXGP could reside.
Pit Row
Luongo would whore his grandmother out for a buckfifty.. probably have a Gay-trans-gender neutral class soon
For the first time in ages you have the opportunity to grow the spanish market (which is a huge bike nation looking at the motogp popularity). You have a fan favorite in Prado who will either defend his MX2 title or try to win it in 2019, and you have 2 additional MX2 guys who this season have been close to getting top 5's. And what do you do, you drop the Spanish GP.....
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