Data released by the MCIA (Motorcycle Industry Association) show UK new motorcycle registrations up by 7.4 percent in August (6,038 units, up from 5,620 in August 2013), meaning that the United Kingdom has seen monthly growth in all except for two of the last 16 months.
For the eight months of 2014 so far, sales in the UK are up by 12.53 percent, at 63,974 units (up from 56,849 in the year ago period), the best sales performance that the UK has seen at this stage of the year since 2009.
In total PTW terms, the UK was up by 6.7 percent in August, and at 78,680 units is up by 10.9 percent for the year to date - also the best level seen since 2009.
