2006 Statistics: The Gadgets from Bikes in the Fast Lane

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2006 Statistics: The Gadgets

January
2007

  File under Bluetooth Gadgets GPS Helmets Statistics
  Author: Mike Werner
  Location: Normandy, France

I think the only reason we buy motorcycles is so that we can buy accessories and gadgets. It's a great excuse, don't you think... ?

Looking through last year's statistics, here's what I saw. (note: the statistics come from your search patterns. When you enter some keywords in your favorite search engine, those keywords are captured by our system, and later analyzed. So what you see are the results of the searches, not people reading specific articles)

Helmets

Anything related to helmets was by far the most searched item. In total, we received 42,239 searches related to helmets.

28,419		Bluetooth equipped
3,907		The Rest/General
1,260		Momo Design
1,212		Reevu {link}
1,166		Kiwi
1,085		Helmet Camera
1,058		Schuberth
746		Roof
675		Army/Military style
631		Vemar {link}
593		Dainese
444		Enduro style
336		BMW
285		GPA
124		Nolan
78		Shoei
59		for Animals/Pets {link}
53		Airoh
50		Draxtar {link}
32		Uvex
18		Arai
8		AGV

As you can see, Bluetooth helmets were very popular in searches. Of the Bluetooth searches, Nolan Bluetooth equipped helmets were number 1.

Bluetooth Devices

Apart from Bluetooth equipped helmets, Bluetooth devices were also in demand. A total of 5,251 searches were received.

2,512		General Bluetooth devices
1,533		Chatterbox XB1 {link}
1,132		Scala Rider {link}
34		Intaride Liberty {link}
26		Cellular Line Interphone {link}
14		Autocom

Strange how a product like Chatterbox's XB1 announced in 2004 still hasn't seen the light of day, but still shows up in searches.

GPS

GPSs are popular devices with bikers as well. A total of 4,788 searches were recorded for GPS.

2,139		Garmin
1,421		General GPS
856		TomTom
280		GPS Speedcamera database
92		Inforad {link}

Garmin is proving more popular in searches than the Dutch rival TomTom.

Alarm

Alarms are the 3rd most popular gadget, with 1,145 searches during 2006.

533		Phantom {link}
245		General Alarms
233		LoJack {link}
134		Garage Alarms

Motorcycles

Looking at more general searches, not brand specific, a total of 23,056 searches were received for the following:

11,080		Diesel Motorcycles {link}
3,151		Hybrid Motorcycles {link}
3,095		Jet Powered Motorcycles {link}
2,787		Electric Motorcycles {link}
1,829		Flying Motorcycles {link}
1,114		2 Wheel Drive Motorcycles {link}

Obviously, many people like to see something else than a standard, combustion engine, motorcycle...

The Rest of the Gadgets

The rest is too small to break down, but of the 12,265 searches, this is what we found:

2,219		Automatic transmission
2,089		Airbag Jackets {link}
1,835		HUD Systems {link}
688		Music/MP3
667		The rest of the gadgets
641		Intercoms
433		License Plates/Flip Up or Pivot
403		Air Conditioning {link}
355		Tire Watch {link}
342		Prescription Biker Sunglasses {link}
332		Luma Footpeg Lock {link}
305		Music/iPod
267		Music/FM Radio
199		Music/Loudspeakers
183		Vibe Rider {link}
169		Cell phones
140		License Plates/Photo Blocker
134		License Plates/Stealth
129		Bike-to-Bike communications
123		Music/XM
107		Data Feed Acquisition
92		Photochromic Visor {link}
90		Flame Throwing Exhausts {link}
74		Cooling Vests {link}
58		Palm Motorcycle Software (zMoto) {link}
48		License Plates/LED Message
44		Throat Microphones
37		Thermometers
28		Motorcycle Air Dryers {link}
18		Ceramic Motorcycle Exhausts
16		Biker Watches