June 2014 new registration figures

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Are here.

Up on June 2013, but not by as much as the year-to-date average.

Moped sales continue to drop, and there was a slight but surprisingly drop in 125-650 sales; I guess 675 is the new 650?

Not many surprises in the best sellers. The CBF125 had a good month - must be all the great things that people say about them. I spotted a 2012 today that was rustier than a nun's heavenly gates.

Minor victory perhaps, but the best selling scooter was the Yamaha XC 115, finally toppling Honda's assorted twist-and-snores off that spot.

The new CBR650F came out top in a soft capacity sector with relatively few sales, and Triumph scooped the 651-1000cc range with the Street Triple R of all things - I rather suspect that Yamaha can't import MTs fast enough. Naked sales overall are way up this month though.

Not that Yamaha are doing badly: they're starting to nip at Honda's heels in total units, with Triumph doing pretty well too. They even knocked Harley out of the top custom spot with the Bonneville America, yay.

Even Suzuki scraped together some decent numbers in June thanks to another month of SALE! SALE! SALE!, although without any range topping bikes it's hard to guess where.
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nelmo · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Karma :

Thanks for posting - is there anywhere that shows you sales figures for all bikes, rather than just bestsellers?
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slowlydoesit · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 14 Oct 2012 Karma :

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

nelmo · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Karma :

I've emailed the DVLA to see if they'll give me the info...not holding out much hope but if you don't ask... Wink

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c-m · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 May 2006 Karma :

If the number of bikers taking their test is going down, who's buying all the new bikes?

kramdra · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Oct 2010 Karma :

What happened to the 126-650 sector? Where have all the 600's gone Shocked

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

That Kawasaki Z1000SX I'm sure has been up there in the best sellers before.

Anyone got/had one? Are they any good?
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

nelmo · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Karma :

Amazingly, the DVLA replied and they do provide full info on their website - click on the link below and select the 'Table VEH0161' link (or the VEH0160 which is even more detailed):

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/veh01-vehicles-registered-for-the-first-time#table-veh0160
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nelmo · Scooby Slapper Joined: 05 Dec 2013 Karma :

Should you be interested, I took the list from table 0161, sorted them into order of 2014 sales and removed all bikes below 500cc (sorry but I'm not interested in scooters etc) - attached is the top 91 bikes by Q1 2014 sales.
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Bike history: Suzuki GSXF600, BMW F650, Honda Varadero, Suzuki V-Strom, Kawasaki Versys
Current: Honda NC700X