Crash, bang walllllllllup - the economy and bikes

[Alun]

I've posted this in off topic but it's going to have an impact on the future of motorcycling and the motorcycling industry in particular. Check this quote I've just picked up from a news agency in the US

Compiled and released by the Motorcycle Industry Council, U.S. sales of new motorcycles in the first quarter of 2009 were down a total of 30.5 percent compared to the same period last year among 12 of the leading brands.

Woweee... a 30.5% drop in sales. Is that an iceberg I see up ahead captain?

I wonder how UK sales are holding up.