Used bike data

What’s hot and what’s not in the used-motorcycle world

MAY WAS ANOTHER SERIOUSLY BUSY MONTH ON the MCN website, and once again it’s Honda bringing most readers to our Bikes for Sale section. The most popular bike is the Gold Wing, followed by the NC750X, while the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy thumps into third position.

In MCN bike reviews, naked bikes are still the most popular choice, accounting for a quarter of all sessions, and the Triumph Trident 660 is the naked our readers want to know about most. In second place is the Yamaha

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4. Yamaha R1

5. Honda MSX125 Grom

6. Yamaha R6

7. Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

8. Harley-Davidson Breakout

9. BMW S1000 RR

10. Harley-Davidson Sportster 883

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MT-07, and then it’s the Suzuki Bandit 1200, which shows there’s still a huge amount of interest in slightly older models.

BMW’s recently revised S1000 RR is the most popular sportsbike, chased by the Yamaha R7 and Honda CBR650R, while in adventure bikes the Honda NC750X sits at the top, followed by its new Transalp 750 sibling, with BMW’s 2008 F800 GS slotting into third place.

THE HONDA AND YAMAHA SHOW Percentage of views by type

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Used Sales Surpass Record Levels

After five consecutive months of growth, May saw the Auto Trader Bikes web audience reach record levels, with 3.75 million visits.

Appetite for buying bikes remains strong, and the season has got off to a great start, with record numbers of used bikes being sold. Used naked bikes and newer machinery aged 1-3 years have been particularly popular, with year-on-year sales increasing by 14% and 22%, respectively. Used bike supply has grown 31% year-on-year, meaning buyers

Used Bikes Sold

have plenty of choice. Demand for used electric motorbikes has also surpassed records and is up 156% year-on-year, across a plentiful choice of makes models and types. However, like overall new registrations, interest in used electric scooters with lower power outputs (4kW/11kW) has decreased by around 30%.

LEWIS NORTON

Insight manager, Auto Trader Bikes

Market Health Yoy

Demand is slightly ahead of April 2022, although with significant increases in year-on-year supply (+31%), market health is -22%. Market Health metric shows: the ratio of supply vs. demand compared to the previous year.

Median Days To Sell

Used bike sales are at a record high but are selling at an average of four days slower than last year (driven by naked and adventure bikes). Bikes still sold eight days faster than the same period pre-pandemic and some sectors are selling faster year-on-year, especially supersports and sports tourers.

The fastest-selling bike in May was the Yamaha YZF-R125 (one of six Yamahas in the top 20), which took an average of just nine days to sell, closely pursued by KTM’s mid-sized naked 390 Duke.

The fastest selling bikes on Auto Trader in April

Average number of days advertised before sale

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Advert views by brand April 2023