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A HUNCH 6 YOU'LL LOVE OUR MUNCIE-1m a Saturday Sunday 111 Eggs Florentine A- Omelets Fresh Seafood t1r4 Crepes and Cobbler sounds like brunch Learn what it means I to be ham go lucky! to pl 1832 SPRING FOREST ROAD JUST OFF FALLS OF THE NEUSE I I I I DINNER NIGHT DAYS LUNCH 8 LATE BE ITN-INTER SYSTEM CHECTa Unit-'49 2 Units Serving the Triangle for over 20 years FREE ESTIMATES ON COMPLETE CHANGEOUTS Compare Our Gas Furnace Prices For Details Call 878-8766 807o6amon9s90302 I I ed to the Hell's Angels and the Pagans" says Bruce Brown the dealer who sold Homer his Thumph "There's a different type of buyer these days We've got people coming in who are successful and have a lot of cash and who want to do something they didn't have the ability to do before" These flush buyers have spurred sales of new machines in the past two years says Don Brown of DJ Brown Associates a motorcycle market analyst in Irvine Calif That's good news for the industry he says after a five-year slump when the nation's estimated 4 million riders turned their attentions more to used motorcycles as the dollar dropped against the yen and prices of new machines rose Now Brown says as the old-bike supply dries up those riders are returning to showrooms (In North Carolina the number of people with motorcycle licenses has held relatively steady for the last five years going from 237000 to 245000 from 1989 to 1994 but dealers say they're selling more new bikes in recent months "You can tell that it's picking up" says Motorcycles Unlimited's Pat Garrett) "The rebound probably also has a lot to do also with the fact that there's a generally better attitude toward motorcycling in general" says Brown "Some of that is spurred by Harley-Davidson and the fact that the media and celebrities seem to be preoccupied with Harleys now and that's been good for the industry" els and the Brown the Irner his a different type We've got rho are sue-lot of cash and aething they ity to do rs have machines in says Don vn Associates a analyst in good news for rs after a five-he nation's estiers turned ire to used dollar dropped I prices of new Brown says ply dries up turning to la the number arcycle licenses steady for the ig from 237000 9 to 1994 but selling more months "You Icing up" says iited's Pat irobably also with the fact Tally better atorcycling in )wn "Some of Harley fact that the ties seem to be Harleys now od for the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Early response has been overwhelming Lock says Nearly all cf the first 300 Thumphs brought over to the US in their first shipment have been sold to dealers The company plans to bring over another 200 per month to fulfill its first-year goal of 2000 bikes Individual dealers were allowed to buy a handful each (maybe 5 to 10) at first and area dealerships say that despite a few quick sales they still have some models in stock and can order others from future shipments The bikes are more technologically advanced than their predecessors as you might expect with the passage of 20 years and a new manufacturing plant new management new owners and a new philosophy Where the old bikes were known for their balky carburetors and leaky oil crankcases the new ones run well hold oil and give even the most focused sport bikes a run for their money in the corners riders say "They're just great machines" says Tom Homer of Rocky Mount who bought the first Triumph sold from Rocky Mount's Harley-Davidson dealership which is also carrying the six-bike line (A third North Carolina Triumph retailer is in Winston-Salem) "They're well-made they handle extremely well and you can tell Triumph is committed that they're here to stay" The new Triumphs don't come cheap with prices ranging from $7999 for the standard-styled SAT 0 SAT 0 II I 1 111 14) 4 4 The average SAT improvement for Princeton Review students as verified t) an independent audit: Daily Specials Monday Night Football Special 4 'tr Free Hot I Wings I A Lltil 1 41-41 Bar Only Buy 1 or I entree wbeverage I I Get 2nd lunch or dinner I I half price 1 I FREE Sopopilla with this coupon 1 kt 1(4If c'AiA t1' 4 Triumphs 'are just great machines' says Tom Homer three-cylinder 900cc cycle to more than $13000 for the top-of-the-line 1200cc racer-replica bikes But cheap is a relative concept in today's motorcycling where prices for Harley-Davidsons can touch $20000 Still Harley which just celebrated its 90th anniversary has already sold its entire 90000-plus production run for next year The prices reflect the changing face of motorcycling as much as they do the value of the yen (The majority of cycles sold in the US are Japanese) According to a recent ridership survey the typical motorcyclist is male 32 years old married has attended college and earns a mean income of $39200 above the national average "Motorcycling is no longer relat c027 ponts! 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