日本1998年四大摩托车厂家新车出厂量为107万辆,和1997年比减少了10％。虽然1995年、1996年两年对两轮车的长期低落也采取了相应的措施,但由于1997年消费税的提高(由原3％提高到5％)、1998年的经济不景气、收入减少及两轮车主要购买者年青人由于计算机、游戏机、CD、MD和户外 Japan’s four major motorcycle manufacturers in 1998 had a total of 1.07 million new vehicles, a 10% reduction from 1997. Although in 1995 and 1996, the corresponding measures were adopted for the long-term decline of the two-wheeled vehicles, due to the increase in the consumption tax in 1997 (from the original 3% to 5%), the economic downturn in 1998, and the reduction in income. Two-wheeler major buyers young people due to computers, game consoles, CDs, MD and outdoor