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The most recent available data from the MCIA ( the motorcycle industry trade association in the UK ) show that monthly motorcycle registrations have continued to fluctuate in the UK , but are mostly down or flat . August ' s + 2.30 % ( 8,171 units ) was followed by -9.10 % in September ( 11,336 ) and -5.73 % in October ( 7,351 ). However , thanks to a ' storming ', if statistically anomalous , first quarter , new motorcycle registrations in the UK were still positive for the year to October ( after a poor summer ) at + 2.84 % ( 96,903 units ) - the best for the first ten months in the UK since 2016 and the second best since before 2009 .
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100,000
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UK registrations to October
Total new PTW registrations were + 2.91 % ( 103,194 units ) for the period . That included 6,291 mopeds (+ 4.14 %). The top selling scooter in the UK in October was the Honda PCX 125 . Honda was market share leader in October with 1,540 total units sold in the month , followed by Yamaha , Triumph , BMW , Lexmoto , KTM , Royal Enfield , Piaggio , Kawasaki and Ducati . For the record - motorcycle registrations for the full year 2021 in the UK were + 10.17 at 106,355 units - the best UK annual market since before 2009 . Total PTWs were + 9.39 % at 113,397 units . Scooter sales were 26,154 units (+ 17.5 %).
Italy : motorcycles + 5.41 % January to October
2021
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+ 2.91 % + 2.84 %
PTW
103,194
94,231 96,903
MOTORCYCLE
The new year started strongly in Italy , with motorcycle registrations + 23.31 %, + 27.81 % and + 16.18 % for January , February and March respectively . However , despite a soft four months from April to July ( July was -7.46 %/ 13,194 units ), the latest available data from ANCMA - the motorcycle industry trade association in Italy - show the uptick seen in August (+ 13.50 %/ 6,870 units ) sustained in September (+ 5.46 %/ 9,394 ) through to a dramatic + 17.30 % increase in October ( 7,945 units ) for the best performance for that month in Italy since before 2014 - as it was for August and September too . The increases may represent registrations of sold but awaited inventory , as the logistics issues that had bottlenecked Japanese production ( in particular ) started to ease in the late summer . For the YTD , Italy was + 5.41 %, with 116,565 motorcycles registered . In total PTW terms , the year to October saw Italy -1.76 % at 247,210 units , though , again , October was huge at + 28.08 % ( 20,264 total PTWs registered ) and the best there since before 2011 . Of the total units registered YTD , ANCMA is classifying 130,645 as scooters , which is -7.37% compared to the ten months of 2021 . The Benelli TRK 502 / X was again the topselling motorcycle YTD at 6,395 units , 300,000 which also makes it the fourth best seller overall behind the Honda SH 125 in first spot , KYMCO Agility 125 R16 in second , and Honda SH 150 in third . The BMW R 1250 GS is the second bestselling 200,000 motorcycle ( 3,753 units YTD ), followed by the Ténéré 700 ( 2,581 ), Multistrada V4 / S and the Keeway RKF 125 ( recorded as the top-selling ' naked ' style motorcycle YTD with 1,982 units registered ).
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For the record - Italy was again the largest market in Europe in 2021 , with motorcycle registrations + 26.49 % ( 119,079 units ) compared to 2020 - the best for more than a decade . Total PTWs were + 23.58 % for the 2021 full year with a massive 270,232 total units sold - also the best for a decade ( 218,677 units in 2020 , 231,985 in
Italy registrations to October
251,627
-1.76 %
247,210
PTW
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110,584
+ 5.41 %
116,565
MOTORCYCLE
2019 ). The bestselling motorcycle in Italy in 2021 was the Benelli TRK 502 / X ( 6,543 units ).