mumbai this years delayed and weak monsoon has left large swathes of farmland dry and the motorcycle segment on a slippery ground motorcycles sales have fallen for the second straight month in november suggest data from manufacturers and comments of industry executives this consecutive decline in sales has come after 14 months of modest gains overall twowheeler sales are likely to remain in the positive territory as scooter sales continued to surge motorcycle sales fell 88 from a year earlier in october when bumper sales were expected due to major festivals the slide continued in november with dispatches from factories estimated to have dropped 31 from a year earlier to 85 lakh units the monthonmonth decline after the festive season has been steeper on the retail front retail sales generally fall 3540 monthonmonth in november as october is festivalladen month however this year the drop has been about 4548 in indias motorcycle market farmers and rural buyers are big sales drivers as much as 46 of sales at hero motocorp 40 at bajaj auto and 35 of honda motorcycle scooter india come from rural areas where monsoon has a big influence on consumer sentiment and purchase decisions by ashutosh shyam ketan thakkar et bureau published on dec 10 2014 at 0732 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app bajaj auto motorcycles bajaj auto limited honda motorcycle scooter india hero motocorp ltd hero motocorp homenewsmotorbike sales fall again in november factory dispatches down 31 yoy