Australian Motorcycle Sales Figures
Road Motorcycle Sales Data
Calendar Year 2018
In 2018 the road bike sector comprised 38.2 per cent of overall sales volume while the off-road contingent amounted to 36.6 per cent. Road bike sales were down 9.6 per cent while off-road was down 6.8 per cent.
Honda’s CB125E (1113 sales – up 58.5 per cent) commuter motorcycle is Australia’s top selling road-bike ahead of Kawasaki’s Ninja 400 (1089 sales – new model), Yamaha’s MT07L (1002 sales – down 2.9 per cent) and Harley Davidson’s XG500 Street (944 sales – down 20.1 per cent). Harley-Davidson and Honda tied for top spot in road bike sales with 7019 units each.
Yamaha was next best on 5702 ahead of Kawasaki at 4396 and BMW on 2835.
Suzuki were sixth on road bike sales ahead of Triumph, KTM and Ducati while Indian rounded out the roadbike top ten for brands with an 8.7 up-tick in sales for the American cruiser specialist.
Ducati were down a hefty 23.2 per cent which saw them shuffled behind KTM on road bike sales volume.
Below is a list of how individual motorcycle models fared in the Australian market over the calendar year 2018, categorised by motorcycle category segment.
Please note that brands such as CF Moto, Gas Gas, Royal Enfield, Beta, MV Agusta & Benelli are not FCAI members and choose not to release sales figures to the FCAI audit.
Road Bikes Top Ten Overall
| Top 10 by Category – Road Bikes | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Honda | CB125E | 1113 | 701 | 58.8% |
| Kawasaki | NINJA 400 | 1089 | 0 | 100% |
| Yamaha | MT07L | 1002 | 1032 | -2.9% |
| Harley Davidson | XG500 | 944 | 1182 | -20.1% |
| Harley Davidson | FXBRS | 794 | 203 | 291.1% |
| Honda | CMX500 | 746 | 595 | 25.4% |
| Yamaha | MT-09 | 738 | 799 | -7.6% |
| Honda | GROM | 715 | 1086 | -34.2% |
| Yamaha | YZF-R3A | 712 | 945 | -24.7% |
| Honda | NBC110 | 687 | 1447 | -52.5% |
Learner Approved Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
| Top 10 by Category – LAMS Approved | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Yamaha | WR450F | 1136 | 1335 | -14.9% |
| Honda | CB125E | 1113 | 701 | 58.8% |
| Kawasaki | NINJA 400 | 1089 | 0 | 100% |
| KTM | 300EXC | 1052 | 610 | 72.5% |
| Yamaha | MT07L | 1002 | 1032 | -2.9% |
| Harley Davidson | XG500 | 944 | 1182 | -20.1% |
| Suzuki | DR-Z400E | 793 | 800 | -0.9% |
| Honda | CMX500 | 746 | 595 | 25.4% |
| KTM | 500EXC | 746 | 680 | 9.7% |
| Honda | CRF250L | 719 | 820 | -12.3% |
Adventure-Touring Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
| Top 10 by Category – Adventure Touring | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Suzuki | DR650SE | 574 | 488 | 17.6% |
| Honda | CRF1000 | 573 | 753 | -23.9% |
| BMW | R 1200 GS Adventure | 374 | 307 | 21.8% |
| BMW | R 1200 GS | 344 | 472 | -27.1% |
| Kawasaki | KLR650 | 257 | 303 | -15.2% |
| Honda | CB500XA | 248 | 274 | -9.5% |
| BMW | G 310 GS | 224 | 48 | 366.7% |
| Suzuki | DL650 | 216 | 189 | 14.3% |
| Triumph | Tiger 800 XC | 182 | 167 | 9.0% |
| KTM | 1090ADVR | 166 | 190 | -12.6% |
Cruiser Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
| Top 10 by Category – Cruiser | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Harley Davidson | XG500 | 944 | 1182 | -20.1% |
| Harley Davidson | FXBRS | 794 | 203 | 291.1% |
| Honda | CMX500 | 746 | 595 | 25.4% |
| Kawasaki | Vulcan S | 670 | 590 | 13.6% |
| Yamaha | XVS650/A | 515 | 488 | 5.5% |
| Indian Motorcycle | Scout | 496 | 383 | 29.5% |
| Harley Davidson | FXBB | 491 | 109 | 350.5% |
| Harley Davidson | FLFBS | 453 | 162 | 179.6% |
| Harley Davidson | FLSB | 312 | 19 | 1,542.1% |
| Harley Davidson | FXFBS | 264 | 115 | 129.6% |
Nakedbike Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
| Top 10 by Category – Naked | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Honda | CB125E | 1113 | 701 | 58.8% |
| Yamaha | MT07L | 1002 | 1032 | -2.9% |
| Yamaha | MT-09 | 738 | 799 | -7.6% |
| Honda | GROM | 715 | 1086 | -34.2% |
| Yamaha | MT03LA | 616 | 445 | 38.4% |
| Kawasaki | Z900RS | 393 | 50 | 686.0% |
| KTM | 390DUKE | 356 | 361 | -1.4% |
| Yamaha | XSR700LA | 318 | 188 | 69.1% |
| Honda | Monkey | 266 | 0 | 100% |
| Triumph | STR TRIPLE R | 259 | 219 | 18.3% |
Sport-Touring Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
| Top 10 by Category – Sport Touring | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Yamaha | YZF-R3A | 712 | 945 | -24.7% |
| Honda | CBR650FL | 331 | 320 | 3.4% |
| Kawasaki | Ninja 300 | 314 | 1017 | -69.1% |
| Kawasaki | Ninja 650L | 304 | 451 | -32.6% |
| Suzuki | GSX250R | 164 | 73 | 124.7% |
| Yamaha | MT09TRA | 161 | 127 | 26.8% |
| BMW | S 1000 XR | 149 | 118 | 26.3% |
| Kawasaki | Ninja 1000 | 148 | 207 | -28.5% |
| BMW | R 1200 RS | 135 | 123 | 9.8% |
| Suzuki | GSX-S125 | 130 | 0 | 100% |
Touring Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
| Top 10 by Category – Touring | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Harley Davidson | FLHXS | 272 | 352 | -22.7% |
| BMW | R 1200 RT | 163 | 119 | 37.0% |
| Harley Davidson | FLHTK | 143 | 221 | -35.3% |
| Honda | GL1800 | 119 | 55 | 116.4% |
| Harley Davidson | FLHRXS | 119 | 114 | 4.4% |
| Harley Davidson | FLTRXS | 118 | 130 | -9.2% |
| Harley Davidson | FLHTCUTG | 117 | 35 | 234.3% |
| Harley Davidson | FLHX | 109 | 28 | 289.3% |
| Yamaha | FJR1300 | 108 | 76 | 42.1% |
| Harley Davidson | FLHXSE | 95 | 33 | 187.9% |
Supersport Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
| Top 10 by Category – Super Sport | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Kawasaki | NINJA 400 | 1089 | 0 | 100% |
| Honda | CBR500R | 618 | 996 | -38.0% |
| Honda | CBR300R | 387 | 273 | 41.8% |
| BMW | S 1000 RR | 283 | 295 | -4.1% |
| KTM | RC390 | 254 | 285 | -10.9% |
| Suzuki | GSX-R750 | 212 | 145 | 46.2% |
| Ducati | 959 Panigale | 156 | 264 | -40.9% |
| Yamaha | YZF-R1 | 151 | 160 | -5.6% |
| Ducati | Panigale V4 | 130 | 0 | 100% |
| Suzuki | GSX-R1000 | 124 | 269 | -53.9% |
Scooter Sales – Australia 2018
| Top 10 by Category – Scooters | ||||
| January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Model | Total | ||
| YTD 2018 | YTD 2017 | % CHAN | ||
| Honda | NSC110 | 597 | 310 | 92.6% |
| Suzuki | ADDRESS | 495 | 346 | 43.1% |
| Vespa | GTS 300 | 389 | 249 | 56.2% |
| Piaggio | Fly 150 | 309 | 306 | 1.0% |
| Honda | WW150 | 295 | 230 | 28.3% |
| Piaggio | ZIP 50 | 244 | 269 | -9.3% |
| Vespa | PRIMAVERA 150 | 236 | 187 | 26.2% |
| Honda | MW110 | 207 | 186 | 11.3% |
| Yamaha | XMAX300 | 169 | 39 | 333.3% |
| Yamaha | GPD150A | 126 | 0 | 100% |
