DFT DATA

DfT statistics Half-yearly stats January-June 2022 new registration figures from the DfT

Best selling models

1. Honda PCX125 2. Yamaha NMAX 125 3. Honda CBF 125 4. Honda NSC 110 (Vision 110) 5. BMW R1250 GS Adventure 6. Royal Enfield Meteor 350 7. BMW R1250 GS 8. Honda CRF 300 L 9. Honda SH 125 10. Triumph Tiger 660 Sport 11. Triumph Tiger 900 12. Yamaha MT-07

1714 1261 1259 1063 985 927 879 852 841 648 648 598 13. Triumph Tiger 1200 597 14. Royal Enfield Interceptor Int 650 583 15. Yamaha Ténéré 700 559 16. Triumph Trident 553 17. Yamaha Tracer 9 549 18. Royal Enfield Classic 350 548 19. Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX 547 20.Kawasaki Z 125 545 The latest half-year registration figures released by the DfT show that Honda consolidated its position as the UK’s favourite biking brand, with another big gain in the number of newly-registered machines.

Other “major” brands making big strides in terms of sales include Royal Enfield and Lexmoto. The launch of new models firmly hitting the in-vogue retro market, along with a burgeoning mid-capacity sector (126-650cc registrations rose by more than 23%, compared to the same period of 2021), saw Enfield sales up by just over 65%, while strong sales in the scooter and commuter markets helped boost Lexmoto. Aprilia also had a strong six months, nearly doubling sales, compared to its 2021 performance. Most popular of its models was the Tuono V4 1100, but the new mid-range 660RS sportsbike was snapping at its sibling’s heels.

Among brands losing sales and market share were Keeway and Sinnis. Given these brands mostly operate in the sub-50cc and electric-powered sectors, both of which are performing strongly, there is a possibility that stock shortages are at least partly to blame. Among the heavy-hitters, BMW, Yamaha, Triumph and Ducati all saw falls in the number of units finding new homes. Again, stock shortages are suspected to be at the heart of the matter.

In the best-selling models chart scooters and commuters ruled the roost – Honda’s PCX125 again taking top slot and Yamaha’s delivery fleet favourite NMAX 125 having a particularly strong April-to-June as much-needed containers of stock arrived from the Far East to fill (at least partly) dealer showrooms.

Best of the big-capacity machinery was the Adventure version of the BMW R1250 GS, with the slightly more svelte standard model only two places further back. Other adventure-sport machinery proving popular included the mid-range machines from Triumph, Yamaha and Royal Enfield.

Top 10 brands by capacity Electric

Total: 3294

1. Vmoto..............................799 2. Niu.................................. 353 3. E-Max ..............................304 4. Sur-Ron............................ 297 5. Yadea................................170 6. Piaggio............................. 146 7. Askoll................................130 8. Zero.................................. 101 9. Silence ...............................86 10. BMW................................. 75

Highest registering models 1. Vmoto CPA (Super Soco CPX). 508 2. E-Max LB1 ........................283 3. Sur-Ron Light Bee ............. 252 4. Vmoto TCM.......................154 5. Piaggio One.......................133

0-49cc

Total: 1800

1. Lexmoto...........................384 2. Peugeot ............................145 3. Piaggio..............................137 4. Yamasaki...........................135 5. Sym ..................................133 6. WK Bikes...........................128 7. Aprilia................................87 8. Neco..................................74 9. MGB..................................74 10. Sinnis.................................65

Highest registering models 1. Lexmoto Echo................... 184 2. Lexmoto Echo Plus 50.........123 3. Aprilia SXR 50.....................87 4. Peugeot Kisbee 50...............85 5. Sym Mask 50 .....................85 Highest registering models 1. Honda PCX125................. 1714 2. Yamaha NMAX 125........... 1261 3. Honda CBF 125.................1259 4. Honda NSC 110 (Vision 110) 1063 5. Honda SH 125 ................... 841

50-125cc

Total: 19859

1. Honda............................ 6737 2. Yamaha...........................2618 3. Lexmoto......................... 2435 4. Sym .................................794 5. Keeway ............................708 6. Benelli..............................664 7. Sinnis...............................600 8. Zontes .............................590 9. Piaggio............................. 547 10. Aprilia..............................487

126-650cc

Total: 12243

1. Honda............................ 3039 2. Royal Enfield ..................2890 3. Kawasaki.........................1020 4. KTM ................................823 5. Beta................................. 535 6. Suzuki..............................462 7. Piaggio.............................460 8. Yamaha............................446 9. Husqvarna........................342 10. Royal Alloy ....................... 322

Highest registering models 1. Royal Enfield Meteor 350 .. 927 2. Honda CRF 300 L ..............852 3. Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 ..583 4. Royal Enfield Classic 350 ...548 5. Himalayan........................447

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REGISTRATIONS BY CAPACITY

651-1000cc

Total: 12852

1. Yamaha...........................3163 2. Triumph ......................... 2784 3. BMW..............................1462 4. Kawasaki......................... 1144 5. Ducati..............................925 6. Suzuki.............................. 841 7. Honda..............................695 8. KTM ................................603 9. Aprilia.............................. 375 10. Moto Guzzi ...................... 332

Over 1000cc

Total: 10917

1. BMW.............................2886 2. Triumph ......................... 2285 3. Harley-Davidson..............1367 4. Honda.............................1239 5. Ducati.............................. 778 6. Kawasaki.......................... 743 7. KTM ................................ 732 8. Suzuki.............................. 307 9. Indian .............................. 297 10. Aprilia.............................. 275

Highest registering models 1. Triumph Tiger 900 ............648 2. Triumph Tiger 660 Sport....648 3. Yamaha MT-07..................598 4. Yamaha Ténéré 700 .......... 559 5. Triumph Trident................ 553 Highest registering models 1. BMW R1250 GS Adventure 985 2. BMW R1250 GS.................879 3. Triumph Tiger 1200 ........... 597 4. Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX..... 547 5. Honda Africa Twin 1100 .....506

Top manufacturers 2022 vs 2021

Brand

2021 2020 Regs Regs 2021 Market Share Regs Regs change change Market Share Change 1. Honda 11710 9226 2484 26.92% s 19.21% 2.53% s 2. Yamaha 6230 6888 -658 -9.55% t 10.22% -2.23% t 3. Triumph 5081 4636 445 9.60% s 8.33% -0.04% t 4. BMW 4712 5016 -304 -6.06% t 7.73% -1.34% t 5. Kawasaki 3016 2948 68 2.31% s 4.95% -0.38% t 6. Lexmoto 2939 2539 400 15.75% s 4.82% 0.23% s 7. Royal Enfield 2890 1749 1141 65.24% s 4.74% 1.58% s 8. KTM 2478 2576 -98 -3.80% t 4.06% -0.59% t 9. Ducati 1703 1735 -32 -1.84% t 2.79% -0.34% t 10. Suzuki 1650 1452 198 13.64% s 2.71% 0.08% s 11. Harley-Davidson 1416 1383 33 2.39% s 2.32% -0.18% t 12. Piaggio 1290 1187 103 8.68% s 2.12% -0.03% t 13. Aprilia 1232 626 606 96.81% s 2.02% 0.89% s 14. Sym 940 991 -51 -5.15% t 1.54% -0.25% t 15. Benelli 927 837 90 10.75% s 1.52% 0.01% s 16. Vmoto 799 727 72 9.90% s 1.31% 0.00% t 17. Husqvarna 788 547 241 44.06% s 1.29% 0.30% s 18. Keeway 783 1114 -331 -29.71% t 1.28% -0.73% t 19. Sinnis 676 881 -205 -23.27% t 1.11% -0.48% t 20. Zontes 610 413 197 47.70% s 1.00% 0.25% s 21. Royal Alloy 601 703 -102 -14.51% t 0.99% -0.28% t 22. Beta 573 443 130 29.35% s 0.94% 0.14% s 23. Mutt 487 367 120 32.70% s 0.80% 0.14% s 24. Niu 353 398 -45 -11.31% t 0.58% -0.14% t 25. Peugeot 338 318 20 6.29% s 0.55% -0.02% t 26. Moto Guzzi 333 238 95 39.92% s 0.55% 0.12% s 27. MGB 330 0 330 – u 0.54% 0.54% s 28. WK Bikes 323 205 118 57.56% s 0.53% 0.16% s 29. Gas Gas 308 345 -37 -10.72% t 0.51% -0.12% t 30. AJS 305 345 -40 -11.59% t 0.50% -0.12% t 31. E-Max 304 0 304 – u 0.50% 0.50% s 32. Indian 300 401 -101 -25.19% t 0.49% -0.23% t 33. Sur-Ron 297 184 113 61.41% s 0.49% 0.15% s 34. Sherco 198 164 34 20.73% s 0.32% 0.03% s 35. Neco 195 316 -121 -38.29% t 0.32% -0.25% t 36. Motorini 194 159 35 22.01% s 0.32% 0.03% s 37. CCM 180 172 8 4.65% s 0.32% 0.01% s 38. Fantic Motor 178 148 30 20.27% s 0.30% 0.03% s 39. Kymco 178 179 -1 -0.56% t 0.29% -0.03% t 40. Yadea 170 39 131 335.90% s 0.29% 0.22% s 41. Bluroc 162 0 162 – u 0.28% 0.28% s 42. Yamasaki 135 0 135 – u 0.27% 0.27% s 43. Askoll 130 116 14 12.07% s 0.22% 0.01% s 44. Lambretta 121 116 5 4.31% s 0.21% 0.00% s 45. Mondial 121 103 18 17.48% s 0.20% 0.01% s 46. Zhongneng 107 69 38 55.07% s 0.20% 0.07% s 47. MV Agusta 102 104 -2 -1.92% t 0.18% -0.01% t 48. Zero 101 71 30 42.25% s 0.17% 0.04% s 49. Silence 86 30 56 186.67% s 0.17% 0.11% s 50. Hyosung 85 65 20 30.77% s 0.14% 0.02% s

*Data does not include vehicles registered in Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands