The recovery of UK motorcycle registrations continues, with the latest data from the MCIA (Motorcycle Industry Association), the motorcycle industry trade association in the UK, showing registrations at +16.8 percent for November (5,020 units) and +8.8 percent for October (6,477 units), representing the ninth consecutive months of growth, with only two of the last 18 months seeing any kind of negative year on year figures.
For the year to date, UK motorcycle registrations are +11.7 percent at 86,689 units, compared to +0.5 percent (77,629 units) at the same stage of 2013.
In total PTW registration terms, November was +14.5 percent (at 5,795 units), while October was +6.5 percent (7,445 units). This sees an increase of +10.2 percent for the first eleven months of the year (96,723 units).
According to the MCIA, Honda remains the top selling brand in the UK in November (1,008 units), followed by Yamaha (708 units), and with Triumph in third (302 units).
Naked bikes continue to be the most popular motorcycles, with the BMW R 1200 GS and Kawasaki Z1000 SX the top selling 1,000+ cc models.
The 651-1000cc markets (+18.8 percent) and 1,000+ cc (+13.8 percent) are the fastest recovering sectors of the motorcycle industry in the UK.
In additional news from the UK's motorcycle industry trade association, a conference that they held with various stakeholders has resulted in collaboration with the primary police organisation in the UK (APCO) to launch what is being described as a "landmark policy document".
The police in the UK are backing industry claims concerning the improving road safety statistics for motorcyclists. They have cooperated with the trade association in the presentation of "Realising the Motorcycling Opportunity - a motorcycle safety and transport policy framework" to the UK parliament.
