The Aussie motorcycle industry suffered a blow after the third quarter of 2017, with the motorcycle, ATV and scooter market down almost eight percent on where it was this time last year, according to data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
Hardest hit was the roadbike segment, which took a hit of over 5200 less units compared to the number of new roadies sold in the same period in 2016, representing a significant 14.9 per cent decline.
It’s still, however, the highest volume segment of the four segments; its 29,625 units represent 40.5 per cent of the total market. The biggest player within the roadbike segment is still Harley-Davidson, the American brand has moved 6526 units so far this year compared to Honda’s 5720, Yamaha’s 4211 and Kawasaki’s 3253.
Honda moved the most units across all segments, its 16,646 units trumping Yamaha’s 15,545. The two Japanese giants are by far the biggest players, with the next most popular brand – Kawasaki – moving less than half that of Yamaha, registering 6936 new bike sales in the nine months to September.
the off-road segment is down five percent on its 2016 third-quarter figure, the scooter segment suffered a 14 per cent decline, while the ATV and SXS sector grew slightly up 4.5 per cent, or 714 units, on the same period last year.
Of the motorcycles that were sold, these are the ones Aussie buyers are purchasing:
Top 10 best-sellers overall
1092 sold – Harley-Davidson Breakout
1086 – Honda postal-issue NBC110
1069 – Yamaha WR450F
1065 – Honda CRF50F
920 – Yamaha PW50
889 – Harley-Davidson Street 500
851 – Yamaha TT-R50
848 – Honda Grom
809 – Honda CRF230F
791 – Honda CRF110F
Top-10 Roadbikes
1092 – Harley-Davidson Breakout
1086 – Honda postal-issue NBC110
889 – Harley-Davidson Street 500
848 – Honda Grom
775 – Yamaha YZF-R3
726 – Yamaha MT-07
723 – Honda CBR500R
694 – Kawasaki Ninja 300
621 – Yamaha MT-09
594 – Harley-Davidson Low Rider S
Top-10 Adventure bikes
580 – Honda Africa Twin
360 – Suzuki DR650
288 – BMW R 1200 GS
242 – Kawasaki KLR650
223 – BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
212 – Honda CB500X
148 – Suzuki V-Strom 650
142 – BMW F 700 GS
132 – KTM 1090 Adventure
131 – Ducati Multistrada 1200
Top-10 Sportsbikes
723 – Honda CBR500R
223 – Honda CBR300R
211 – Suzuki GSX-R1000
209 – BMW S 1000 RR
199 – Ducati 959 Panigale
172 – Honda Fireblade
129 – Ducati Supersport
120 – Yamaha YZF-R1
112 – Yamaha YZF-R6
107 – Ducati 1299 Panigale
Top-10 LAMS-approved bikes
1086 – Honda postal-issue NBC110
1069 – Yamaha WR450F
889 – Harley-Davidson Street 500
848 – Honda Grom
775 – Yamaha YZF-R3
726 – Yamaha MT-07
723 – Honda CBR500R
694 – Kawasaki Ninja 300
617 – Suzuki DR-Z400E
571 – Honda CRF230L
