May 2016 Registration statistics

[ScaredyCat]

Glory didn't last long for the Africa Twin, but perhaps the rich boys just bought more XR's because it's summer...

https://www.mcia.co.uk/Uploads/Statistics/Press-Statistics-May-2016.pdf

Everyone else seems on the up, Honda on the way down compared to last month.

Thruxton did well but I suspect it'll tail off now.

R1200RT still holding on to the touring crown.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/188253/_bcf/may_2016_stats.png
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Honda CBF125 ➝ NC700X
Honda CBF125 ↳ Speed Triple

[Snowdonia Rider]

Harley did better than Suzuki, who would have thought?

What was the real top Supersport seller? Not a 125.
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[Rogerborg]

Huh, the S1000XR outsold the R1200GS? BMW must be crying themselves to sleep on a huge pile of Deutschmarks "Euros".

Well, sales are up, that's probably a good thing, although I'm not seeing many bikes here that I'd want to buy.

Maybe the new "SV"650 will resurrect Suzuki's fortunes next month. It could happen.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Groove]

[ScaredyCat]

[Rogerborg]

They've been re-warming last night's dinner so often that it's fossilised in the microwave.

Even the pretty well lauded "new" SV is just an old Gladius with a round light and a price tag £500 too high.

I think they were pinning a lot of hopes on the V-Strom 1000 (an Adventure bike that came with a ROAD USE ONLY disclaimer), but it was a squib. 393 sales in 2014, 366 last year, and you'll be hard pressed to find a "new" one that's not a discounted pre-reg.

3 year warranties are a nice idea (if they don't bilk buyers on them), and 0% finance on the bikes that aren't shifting is hard to argue with, but as to the bikes themselves they don't really have a plan other than paintjobs, parts-bin and playing around with the names.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[thx1138]

We bought one new Suzuki and one new Beta in May.