Australian Motorcycle Manufacturer ?

madmax wrote:I like what your thinking, unfortunately anyone thinking of it would face the same problems Nissan, Ford, Holden and (prediction) Toyota faced.


High Australian dollar, small domestic market, high cost of manufacturing and a very competitive market

Yip.   Sad.

Ewok1958 wrote:I dunno - with a few low cost mods this might form the basis of an Aussie postie bike - our biggest seller.  And, as a special offer for the viewers, it can double as a treadmill.  Can't lose.

2wheelsagain wrote:That is going to give me nightmares!

How many Ks do you think you've done 2W  ?

Jimmy the Boy wrote:Is it Electric Bosco?

Looks like it Jimmy, by the stickers. 

paul wrote:There were also these.................Scroll down in the site for the alphabetical listings   

http://www.ozebook.com/ausmc/australia.htm







Wow, that brings back some memories. 
I remember thinking that I would sell a kidney to get my hands on a VEETWO. Its amazing looking back at what I thought was awesome. I also drooled over BMW's K100. lmao
And the Hunwick Hallam, wasn't that the predecessor to the Britton?


yes the Catavolt is an electric bike. I cant wait to ride one when they're on the market. 100% torque from 0 revs onward. 

Hammy wrote:Hows the feeling down there Paul ?  Very sad day. But I think it has been coming for a long time. Will be a trying few years ahead.





Yep the impact on all sectors of the motor trades will be hit hard & some will be devastated ,  as well as all business in general affected  with a company that big closing . It happened a few years ago when Mitsubishi closed to a lesser extent . I must admit , I'm not surprised , & have thought it only a matter of time , but must admit ,even though the motor trade has been good to me ( I'm a motor trimmer ) I'm glad I'm at this end of my working career  & not the start ....................They are also closing the motor trimming apprenticeship here in SA , & ours will be the last one to go through before they close it .( I and a few others got the funding to keep it going 14 years ago when they wanted to close it down back then , so at least a few more lads got to go through their apprenticeship.)
I suppose I'm also lucky to be in the repair , restoration & custom side of the trade , so I think that  will carry on for quite a few years to come .
What with Ford to go as well , you can only speculate about Toyota .

Bosco15 wrote:

paul wrote:There were also these.................Scroll down in the site for the alphabetical listings   

http://www.ozebook.com/ausmc/australia.htm







Wow, that brings back some memories. 
I remember thinking that I would sell a kidney to get my hands on a VEETWO. Its amazing looking back at what I thought was awesome. I also drooled over BMW's K100. lmao
And the Hunwick Hallam, wasn't that the predecessor to the Britton?

yes the Catavolt is an electric bike. I cant wait to ride one when they're on the market. 100% torque from 0 revs onward. 




Not sure about that  , this just says it was primarily built by John Britton in NZ  


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britten_V1000
http://www.britten.co.nz/

paul wrote:I know there are greater forces at play here , but I can never fully understand why most other countries impose import tariffs on imported cars /  bikes to protect their manufacturing industries  in their country & yet Aust just kept lowering the tariffs on cars imported into Aust

Because we are a small market. For us to be competitive in the global market we can't afford to have tariffs on imported goods. Otherwise no one would trade with us. In other words they would sell where ever they can get the best price.
Unfortunately it has created a one side tariff system. We pay high tariffs to sell into other countries and they pay peanuts to sell into ours