In the past decade the motorcycle industry has been growing increasingly away from its blue collar roots.

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The Motorcycle Industry Association said sales of machines in Greater London represented 15.2% of total UK purchases last year.

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The results are significant because the motorcycle industry fell 40 percent in 2009, with a smaller drop in 2010 and only marginal gain in 2011.

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The DIY (do it yourself) auto repair market has grown along with the auto, truck and motorcycle industry and so have the local shops (maintainers) that do the work for us.

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Yin's Chongqin Lifan Industry Group is already the number three investor in the Chongqing City Commercial Bank, headquartered in China's motorcycle manufacturing hub, but he's looking to put more money into the industry.

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