People In New Hampshire Love Their Motorcycles (But Not As Much As People In Montana)
New Hampshire only has three or four good riding months a year, yet the state is among the top five most popular places in the country to own a motorcycle. In fact, almost all popular places to own a motorcycle have short riding seasons. Check out this map of motorcycle registrations per person. Why is that?
It may have everything to do with the short riding season. Tim Buche, the president and CEO of the Motorcycle Industry Council, has data showing that bikers in all climates average the same number of miles per year.
Why do you think New Hampshire ranks so high for motorcycle popularity?
- Spring fever?
- The scenery?
- No helmet law?
- People love freedom and adventure in the “live free or die” state?
We asked a bunch of Laconia Bike Week attendees that same question. Check out their responses, and leave us a comment right here.
We’ve heard a lot of people say the Granite State has the most motorcycle registrations per capita in the country, but when we crunched the numbers (using 2010 state population numbers from the US census, and motorcycle registration data from the Department of Highway Safety,) the state ranked #5. Montana came in first by a long-shot. Click on each state to see how many motorcycle registrations there are per resident.