Publish Date: October 2026
Updated Tariff & Recession Risk Analysis and Forecasts
The Motorcycle & Bicycle Manufacturing Market Report covers the $6.3 billion industry which produces two-wheeled transportation systems spanning powered motorcycles, scooters, electric bicycles, and human-powered bicycles. Competitive structure features global powersports corporations alongside specialized manufacturers addressing particular vehicle categories or market niches. Market requirements increasingly emphasize performance balancing power and handling for motorcycles, lightweight materials enhancing efficiency for bicycles, specialized capabilities addressing particular riding environments, and increasingly electric propulsion options addressing environmental concerns. Manufacturers face challenges balancing engineering requirements, styling driving consumer preference, manufacturing efficiency, and significant tariff implications directly affecting international market access. Industry leaders differentiate through performance engineering optimizing power and handling, distinctive styling creating brand identity, manufacturing excellence ensuring quality and reliability, and increasingly electric propulsion technologies addressing sustainability trends in a sector where product performance and brand identity significantly influence consumer purchasing decisions.
Motorcycle & Bicycle Manufacturing Industry Definition
Motorcycle & Bicycle Manufacturing produces two-wheeled vehicles for personal transportation, recreation, and utility applications. Companies design and build motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, bicycles, and electric variants with appropriate performance, safety, and functionality characteristics. Manufacturing processes include frame fabrication, drivetrain assembly, wheel and suspension integration, control system installation, and comprehensive performance and safety testing. These businesses create alternative transportation options for diverse mobility needs. The industry continuously enhances performance, safety features, emissions controls for powered vehicles, and increasingly focuses on electric propulsion options, lightweight materials, advanced braking systems, and specialized designs while developing enhanced rider comfort and control features for various applications.
NAICS Code: 336991
Total # of Companies: 391
Total # of Factories / Facilities: 401
Industry Employees: 9,757
Market Size: $6.3 billion
TARIFF IMPACT (Summer 2025 – Download Report for Updated Analysis)
This report has in-depth analysis on the recent US tariff changes on material costs, quantifying import dependencies, tariff exposure rates, and key source countries for the motorcycle & bicycle manufacturing sector.
Estimated Tariff Cost: $500 million
Relative Tariff Impact: SEVERE
Motorcycle & Bicycle Manufacturing Report Format
The 2026 U.S. Motorcycle & Bicycle Manufacturing Market Report is 63 pages of deep insights into the trends, dynamics, and forecasts shaping the industry. You can use this market report to develop a comprehensive fact base on the industry for business strategy, planning, forecasting, benchmarking, industry analysis, valuations, identifying organizational inefficiencies, financial analysis, and more.
With more than one hundred industry analyses and data sets covering trends from 2017 to 2025 and forecasts for 2026 and 2030, this report is one of the comprehensive assessments of the industry. The report includes market size & growth, detailed breakdown on 26 expenses, dozens of financial metrics, extensive forecasts, plant inventory analysis, detailed breakdown of 31 balance sheet items, numerous industry segmentations, top 50 companies analysis, production material costs, profitability analysis, state benchmarks, plant utilization, workforce composition, inflation statistics, compensation analysis, revenue per employee trends, and more.
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Report Table of Contents
Explore the below table of contents to understand the comprehensive insights in the report and why thousands of professionals and executives count on Kentley Insights for their industry research.
The data source for the report is extensive annual expense, revenue, wage, operational, and economic surveys administered by federal and private institutions and filled out by a majority of companies in the motorcycle & bicycle manufacturing industry. Our forecasts take into account historical trends, industry dynamics, and our macroeconomic projections.
1-2 – Market Report Overview & Contents
3 – Market Overview
– Data Sources & Methodology
– Sector Definition & Examples
– Market Commentary
4 – Report Synopsis – Revenue & Growth
5 – Report Synopsis – Costs & Profitability
SECTION ONE
REVENUE & GROWTH
7 – Market Size Details
– Industry Revenues, Companies, & Facilities
– Analysis 2017-2025
– 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
8 – Growth Benchmarks
– Sales per Company and Plant
– Analysis 2017-2025
– 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
9 – Product Lines Revenue
10 – BCG Matrix – Income vs. Revenue Growth
11 – Total Industry Sales by Month & Year (2021-2025)
12 – Inventory Value by Month & Year (2021-2025)
13 – Months of Inventory (2021-2025)
14 – Sector Revenue by Segments
– Business Concentration, Size, & Structure
15 – Market Size by State
– Market Size and Rankings
16 – Market Size as a % of State GDP
17 – Sales as a % of State Manufacturing
18 – Market Segmentation by Business Size
19 – Market Segmentation by Business Size
– Business Size Segments – 1-4, 5-9, 10-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-250, & 250+ employees
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
20 – Segmentation by Concentration (Top 50 Companies)
– Concentration Segments – Top 4, 5-8, 9-20, & 21-50 companies
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
21 – Market Share of Top 50 Companies
22 – Subsector Market Share of Top 50 Companies
23 – Segmentation by Business Structure
– Business Structure Segments – C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, & Sole Proprietorships
– Companies, Facilities, Sales, Employees & Payroll
24 – Revenue per Company by State
25 – Revenue per Company by Segments
26 – Revenue per Facility by State
27 – Revenue per Facility by Segment
28 – Subsector Market Size & Growth
29 – Subsector Sales per Company & Plant
30 – 5-Year Consolidation Analysis
31 – Employment Consolidation Analysis
32 – Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Number of Companies & Facilities
33 – Subsector Consolidation Analysis
– Facilities & Employees per Company
COST, CAPITAL & FINANCIALS
35 – Profitability & Financial Ratio Analysis
Page 36 – Balance Sheet Metrics
– Assets and Liabilities indexed to industry revenue at 100
– 16 Current & Non-Current Assets Categories
– 15 Short-term, Long-term Liabilities, & Net Worth
37 – OPEX
– Industry OPEX Analysis
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
38 – OPEX by Company & Plant
– OPEX per Company & Plant
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
Page 39 – OPEX Detail
– 6 Employee Expense Categories
– 8 Cost of Material Categories
– 6 Buildings and Equipment Categories
– 8 Other Operating Expense Categories
-Inventory Breakdown: finished goods, work-in-progress, materials and supplies
40 – Production Material Costs & Tariff Analysis
– Top Production Material Costs Breakdown
– Industry & Material Tariff Analysis – % of costs, import %, tariff costs, source countries
41 – Producer Pricing Index
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
– Monthly PPI Figures for the Past 4 Years
42 – Plant Utilization & Hours
– Plant Utilization Rate
– Plant Operational Hours per Week
– 2022-2025 Historical Figures by Quarter
43 – Reasons for Non-Full Production
– 7 Categories Quarterly Survey Results for Past 2 Years
44 – Productivity & Employment
– Revenue per Employee
– Total Number of Employees
– Employees per Company
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
45 – Employee Productivity by Segments
46 – Employee Productivity by State
47 –Subsector Sales & Payroll per Employee
48 – Payroll
– Payroll per Employee, Company, & Plant
– 2017-2025 Trends, 2026 & 2030 Forecasts
49 – Payroll per Company by Segments
50 – Payroll per Plant by Segments
51 – Payroll per Employee by Segments
52 – Payroll per Employee by State
53 – Employee Composition
– % of Employees for 27 Job Categories
54 – Job Categorization Pay Ranges
– Pay Bands – Bottom 10% & 25%, Mean, Top 25% & 10%
55 – Top 20 Jobs Breakdown
56 – Top 20 Jobs Pay
– Pay Bands
57 – Employees per Company by Segments
58 – Employees per Plant by Segments
59 – Facilities per Company by Segments
60 – Total Employment by State
61 – Population to Every Employee by State
62 – Employees per Facility by State
63 – Overview of Kentley Insights
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Product Lines, Materials, and Jobs Covered in Report
PRODUCT LINES
Motorcycles, including three-wheel, motorbikes, motor scooters, mopeds, and parts (including sidecars)
Cycles, including parts (excluding children’s two-wheel sidewalk cycles with solid or semipneumatic tires)
Motorcycle, bicycle, and parts manufacturing, nsk, total
MATERIAL COST CATEGORIES
Motorcycle and bicycle parts
Materials, ingredients, containers, and supplies, nsk
INDUSTRY JOBS ANALYZED
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
Mechanical Engineers
Laborers and Material Movers, Hand
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
Computer Control Programmers and Operators
Machinists
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Painting Workers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Industrial Production Managers
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
General and Operations Managers
Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, and Maintenance Workers
Buyers and Purchasing Agents
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
Office Clerks, General
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