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Message started by engineer on 02/16/14 at 18:09:21

Title: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by engineer on 02/16/14 at 18:09:21

Interesting statistics.
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/02/16/50-states-ranked-for-highest-motorcycle-ownership.aspx

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by old_rider on 02/16/14 at 20:13:43

ROFL! I just re-made the chart with a text file and was going to post it on here.... didn't know if anyone would follow the Motley fool link..... they are a bit one sided at times.
:)

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by Serowbot on 02/16/14 at 21:03:11

I saw that stat earlier today,.. and it is surprising...

It's little spoken of,.. but,.. motorcycling is disproportionately a white, male preoccupation...
That's my guess... top states are predominantly white...
It sure ain't the weather... ;D...

No offense intended... just an observation...
:-?...

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by engineer on 02/17/14 at 06:13:34

Here is the chart. It didn't transport very well but it is all there. It surprised me, I thought California would be tops because it probably has the best weather for motorcycle riding.

Rank State #Bikes Population People per bike

1 South Dakota 69,284 816,598 12
2 New Hampshire 79,266 1,316,807 17
3 Iowa 173,929 3,050,202 18
4 Wisconsin 317,276 5,691,659 18
5 Wyoming 30,351 564,554 19
6 North Dakota 32,654 674,629 21
7 Vermont 30,070 625,909 21
8 Montana 46,996 990,958 21
9 Minnesota 240,288 5,310,658 22
10 Alaska 30,983 714,146 23
11 Idaho 62,576 1,571,102 25
12 Maine 50,318 1,327,379 26
13 New Jersey 330,470 8,799,593 27
14 Colorado 173,120 5,047,692 29
15 Delaware 30,494 899,792 30
16 Ohio 390,494 11,537,968 30
17 Oklahoma 127,140 3,760,184 30
18 Washington 220,856 6,742,950 31
19 Pennsylvania 404,164 12,717,722 31
20 Indiana 204,402 6,490,622 32
21 New Mexico 64,863 2,065,913 32
22 Rhode Island 32,989 1,052,528 32
23 Michigan 308,338 9,877,143 32
24 Florida 574,176 18,838,613 33
25 West Virginia 56,210 1,854,368 33
26 Kansas 81,354 2,859,143 35
27 Oregon 108,313 3,838,332 35
28 Nebraska 51,371 1,830,141 36
29 Arizona 178,890 6,413,158 36
30 Connecticut 97,960 3,575,498 36
31 Illinois 350,193 12,841,980 37
32 Alabama 127,255 4,785,401 38
33 Tennessee 168,408 6,357,436 38
34 Arkansas 76,293 2,921,588 38
35 Nevada 68,951 2,704,283 39
36 Virginia 195,722 8,023,953 41
37 Massachusetts 159,000 6,555,466 41
38 Missouri 140,936 5,995,715 43
39 North Carolina 223,209 9,560,234 43
40 South Carolina 107,864 4,637,106 43
41 Kentucky 98,475 4,347,223 44
42 Hawaii 30,098 1,363,359 45
43 California 801,803 37,338,198 47
44 Utah 59,355 2,775,479 47
45 Maryland 120,069 5,785,681 48
46 Georgia 199,586 9,712,157 49
47 New York 345,816 19,395,206 56
48 Texas 438,551 25,253,466 58
49 Louisiana 67,486 4,545,343 67
50 Mississippi 28,067 2,970,072 106
51 Dist. of Col. 3,523 604,912 172

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by Pine on 02/17/14 at 07:25:29

Wow...

Nearly last again dabbnabbit..... can't get a break

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by danjray on 02/17/14 at 07:50:10

Pine, how is the riding in Mississippi? I'll be heading out to Columbus AFB in the summer and will more likely than not be bringing my bike with me.

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by verslagen1 on 02/17/14 at 08:09:32

7A7873787178746E1D0 wrote:

It surprised me, I thought California would be tops because it probably has the best weather for motorcycle riding.

And those are just the one's we know about.

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by Serowbot on 02/17/14 at 08:31:27

States ranked by highest white population...
Pretty close correlation... :-?... (W.Virginia stands out as an anomaly)...
Rank States Amount
# 1 Vermont: 96.6 %
# 2 Maine: 96.3 %
# 3 New Hampshire: 95.7 %
# 4 West Virginia: 95 %
# 5 South Dakota: 94 %
# 6 Iowa: 93.8 %
# 7 Wyoming: 92.5 %
# 8 Idaho: 92.3 %
# 9 North Dakota: 91.7 %
# 10 Utah: 90.8 %
= 11 Kentucky: 90.3 %
= 11 Montana: 90.3 %
# 13 Nebraska: 88.8 %
= 14 Minnesota: 88.1 %
= 14 Wisconsin: 88.1 %
# 16 Oregon: 87.4 %
# 17 Kansas: 87.1 %
# 18 Indiana: 86.8 %
= 19 Pennsylvania: 84.8 %
= 19 Missouri: 84.8 %
# 21 Ohio: 84.6 %
# 22 Massachusetts: 84 %
# 23 Rhode Island: 83.8 %
# 24 Colorado: 83.5 %
# 25 Washington: 81 %
# 26 Connecticut: 80.1 %
= 27 Michigan: 80 %
= 27 Tennessee: 80 %
# 29 Arkansas: 79.4 %
# 30 Nevada: 77.6 %
# 31 Florida: 77.5 %
# 32 Arizona: 77.4 %
# 33 Oklahoma: 75.3 %
# 34 Illinois: 74.8 %
# 35 Delaware: 74.5 %
# 36 Texas: 73.9 %
= 37 North Carolina: 72.6 %
= 37 Virginia: 72.6 %
# 39 Alabama: 71.1 %
# 40 New Mexico: 70.7 %
# 41 New Jersey: 70.6 %
# 42 Alaska: 69 %
# 43 South Carolina: 68 %
# 44 New York: 67.8 %
# 45 Louisiana: 63.9 %
# 46 Georgia: 63.6 %
# 47 Maryland: 63.3 %
# 48 California: 63 %
# 49 Mississippi: 61 %
# 50 District of Columbia: 33.1 %
# 51 Hawaii: 25.2 %

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by Paladin. on 02/17/14 at 08:31:30

4C4E454E474E42582B0 wrote:

...It surprised me, I thought California would be tops because it probably has the best weather for motorcycle riding....

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by pgambr on 02/17/14 at 08:40:11

Quote:

Nearly last again dabbnabbit..... can't get a break

Yeah, but they don't have good catfish. :-?

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by Serowbot on 02/17/14 at 08:46:57

7A4B464B4E43442A0 wrote:

[quote author=4C4E454E474E42582B0 link=1392602962/0#3 date=1392646414]...It surprised me, I thought California would be tops because it probably has the best weather for motorcycle riding....

Six of the top seven are Free States, you may ride without a helmet.
Six of the bottom seven are Nanny States, you must ride with a helmet.

When they passed California's helmet law the number of motorcycles dropped 40%. [/quote]
Illinois... "nanny state", no helmet law...
Ranked 31 by ridership...
Ranked 34 by race...

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by Pine on 02/17/14 at 09:50:33

65606F6B736078010 wrote:

Pine, how is the riding in Mississippi? I'll be heading out to Columbus AFB in the summer and will more likely than not be bringing my bike with me.

Thats a hard question... cause i have never ridden anywhere else
1 Temps - summer ( may to sept) hot and muggy
2 weather - been more weird ( just like everywhere in the US) bouts of rain
3 roads - due to ability of politicians to blame "yazoo clay" our roads are pretty awful ( that and lack money)

Now all that said.. we have this Natchez Trace ( a FEDERAL park ) which is a biking dream. No commercial traffic, no signs, speed limit of 50, road kept up and its like 400 miles long!

Food is good ( we are the most obese state for a reason)
gas prices aren't as bad as some/most
folks are nice ... most times

Title: Re: Which states have the most motorcycle riders
Post by Dane Allen on 02/18/14 at 12:12:28

Uh, I have to call bs (lowercase bs, not uppercase BS) just because California has 801,803 which is a little less that double the 2nd highest by volume, Texas, which as 438,551. If you are going per capita then large population states like California are not going to fare well. 801,803 vs. South Dakota's paltry 69,284 and what do they do for the 8 months per year when riding is impossible?

I wonder for how many people the motorcycle is their only transportation. My wife has her car but I ride rain or shine. I know one other member on the forums where the bike is sole transportation and one or two others who use it as a primary commuter.

I don't mind the helmet laws but I don't think I could handle not being able to lane-split. I have discovered that it is not allowed anywhere else and maybe I am spoiled here in CA but if I move to another State the only thing I will miss about CA is the lane-splitting.