SALES of motorcycles are struggling to match 2003 levels, but the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) highlights a number of factors for this.

Frank Finch, motorcycle retailers director, said: 'Pre-registration of bikes late in 2003 and customers waiting for a number of keenly anticipated new models are partly to blame for lower-than-average sales this spring.'

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