The motorbike can be the average family's ticket out of poverty

IN 1952, a 23-year-old Argentinian medical student named Che Guevara explored his country on a motorcycle. He travelled some 4,500km through the vast countryside. Guevara was appalled by the poverty and disease. The motorcycle trip convinced him that a Marxist revolution was the only path for a poor country's salvation. Guevara went on to spearhead the Cuban revolution in 1959 and is an iconic figure in the Marxist movement.

Today, the motorcycle is emerging as a symbol of capitalist prosperity. Motorcycles are a cheaper alternative to cars. In China, India, Nige…