UK: motorcycle registrations +13.38%
According to the latest available data from the MCIA, the motorcycle industry trade association in the UK, motorcycle registrations were -6.73% in September 2021 (12,483 units), having been -4.39% in August (7,987 units) and -11.74% in July (11,556 units).
However, thanks to a strong summer new motorcycle registrations are still up for the first nine months of 2021 in the UK at +13.38% (86,431 units YTD) - that is up on 2020 (76,234 units) and 2019 (83,906 units) and is the highest in the UK for the January to September period since 2016.
In total PTW terms, the UK market was +13.03% at 91,793 units YTD - also the best since 2016.
In motorcycle segment terms, Naked style bikes remain the most popular among UK riders, followed by ADV models. Scooters are the most popular PTWs overall. Honda was market share leader in the UK in September (followed by BMW, Triumph, Yamaha, Lexmoto, Suzuki and Kawasaki), with the BMW R 1250 GS Adventure the best-selling single model in the <125 cc motorcycle segment.
The Honda PCX 125 was the best-selling Scooter, the Keeway Superlight was the best-selling Custom style model, with the Triumph Speed Twin topping the Modern Classics sales list and the Honda CB 125 R sitting on top of the Naked Style bikes sector.
For the record - motorcycle registrations in the UK grew slightly in 2019, with 100,472 units sold (+0.72%), with 2020 put at a Covid and Euro 4/5 transition impacted 96,539 units.
