After a flat set of results for October, new bikes sales figures for November are looking much more rosy – up 12.1% compared with the same month in 2015!
Sales of mopeds were down -23.3%, but figures for larger capacity scooters and motorcycles were very positive, with an increase of 16.5% in sales across the UK which is equivalent to almost 1,000 additional registrations.
The largest area of growth in percentage terms was the Custom segment, which saw an increase of 25% – or 113 extra new machines on the road. This was closely followed by Touring which saw an increase of 24.3%, while Naked and Adventure Sport also saw strong growth of 23.3% and 21.7% respectively. Scooter sales also increased 16.1%, with Trail & Enduro up 12.9% and Supersport up 9.5%. Sales of Sport Touring machines dropped by -41.7%, and remain down -2.7% for the year to the end of November.
In line with the fall in moped sales, the registrations of 0 – 50cc machines fell by -21.5%. The sales of learner legal 51 – 125cc bikes increased 8.1%, and A2 licence legal 126 – 650cc bikes also grew by an impressive 25%. There were also strong percentage rises of 18.5% and 32.3% for 651 – 1000cc and 1000cc plus machines respectively.
Honda continue to sit at the top of the sales by brand league table, with 1,212 new units being registered in November 2016. They were followed by Yamaha (814) and KTM (739). Just missing out on a top three spot was budget brand Lexmoto (545), with Triumph (466), Piaggio (342) and BMW (322) also doing well.
The top selling bike was once again the PCX125 from Honda with 218 sold, and the best selling machines by style were as follows:
- Adventure Sport – BMW R1220GS Adventure
- Custom – Keeway Superlight
- Naked – Honda CB125F
- Scooter – Honda PCX125
- Sport Touring – Lexmoto ZSX-F 125
- Supersport – Honda CBR125R
- Touring – BMW F800GT
- Trail & Enduro – KTM 690 Enduro R
With just December’s figures left to declare, the number of new bikes sold in the UK in 2016 currently stands at 117,654, which is an increase of 7.1% on the previous year to the end of November.
With that magical 120,000 barrier just over the horizon, it’s promising to be a very good Christmas!
