The 2023 off-road season has again proven to be the ultimate showcase for Italian made Vertex Pistons . Thanks to its partnerships with many of the top factory teams and leading riders , it has scored successes in motocross , enduro and supermoto . Vertex won the manufacturers ' world championships in both MXGP ( Yamaha Monster Energy Wilvo ) and MX2 ( with Kemea ); the MX2 vice championship ( Jago Geerts ) and placed in four of the top five positions in the MXGP class with Romain Febvre ( Kawasaki KRT ) in 2nd place , Jeremy Seewer ( Yamaha Monster Energy MXGP ) in 3rd , Glenn Coldenhoff ( Yamaha Monster Energy MXGP ) in 4th and Ruben Fernandez ( Honda HRC ) in 5th . The performances that Vertex Pistons |
helps create shone bright in the Motocross of Nations too , with world champions Febvre and Maxime Renaux , who also starred in the Open class ; and in EMX125 with the Estonian Janis Reisulis ( Yamaha MJC ). The Enduro season saw them win the world title with Beta Factory Racing riders Steve Holcombe ( EGP and E2 ) and Brad Freeman ( E3 ), also ensuring first place in the manufacturer rankings reserved for the EGP , E2 and E3 classes . In supermoto they dominated the season with S1GP champion Marc Reiner Schmidt ( L30 Racing TM Factory ). www . vertexpistons . com |
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Italy + 14.81 %
Motorcycle registrations were + 19.66 % ( 11,217 units ) in September and + 33.08 % ( 10,548 ) in October for a + 14.81 % ( 133,666 units ) YTD market performance . Total PTW registrations were + 19.09 % YTD at 294,225 units in total - the highest total for the first ten months of the year since before 2011 . As usual , the top selling scooters were the Honda SH 125 , 150 and 350 ( 30,471 YTD units combined ); the KYMCO Agility 125 R16 was fourth , the Piaggio Liberty 125 ANS fifth . The top selling motorcycle YTD was the Benelli TRK 502 / X ( 4,007 units YTD ), followed by the Honda ' Africa Twin ' ( 3,663 units YTD ). Total scooter sales YTD were 160,559 units (+ 22.89 %).
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Germany + 18.22 %
Motorcycle registrations were + 29.95 % ( 9,576 units ) in September and + 33.42 % in October ( 6,838 ). They were + 18.22 % to October at 119,491 units YTD - the highest total for the first ten months of the year since before 2008 . Total PTW registrations were + 13.85 % ( 16,884 ) and + 17.98 % ( 12,772 units ) for September and October respectively . They were + 10.35 % YTD ( 204,601 units ). Top selling motorcycle was the BMW R 1250 GS ( 7,409 units YTD ) for a 6.20 % market share . Next were the Kawasaki Z900 ( Z650 in fourth spot ), Honda CB 750 Hornet third , and Yamaha MT-07 in fifth . Electric ( light ) motorcycle sales remain low , with only 1,532 units sold YTD in total . Bestselling brands were Zero , Vmoto , Tinbot , KTM and Horwin .
Spain + 14.71 %
Motorcycle registrations were + 7.36 % in September ( 17,072 units ) and + 30.23 % ( 18,647 units ) for October . The YTD motorcycle total was 171,287
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units (+ 14.71 %) - the highest total for the first ten months of the year since before 2009 . Total PTW registrations YTD in Spain were + 13.29 % ( 184,106 units ). The moped and small displacement sector in Spain continues to decline YOY ( -2.78 %/ 12,819 units ).
United Kingdom -0.42 %
Motorcycle registrations were + 12.30 % in September - one of the two months a year in the UK when the licence plate numbers change - at 12,730 units and + 0.27 % ( 7,373 units ) for October . The YTD total was -0.42 % at 96,501 units - the second best first ten-month market performance in the UK since before 2009 . Total PTW registrations were -1.91 % YTD ( 101,268 units ) due to the small and declining still further moped and small displacement market in the UK . Total scooter sales were 21,454 units YTD ( -9.5 %). The most popular motorcycle segment in the UK market YTD was the ADV sector at + 1.1 % ( 19,018 units ). Electric powertrain units were -38.3 % YTD at 3,567 .
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Japanese Exports
According to JAMA , the trade association that includes the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers in its membership , the latest available data ( to September 2023 ) put Japanese made motorcycle exports to Europe ( Honda , Yamaha , Kawasaki and Suzuki ) at 177,192 units (+ 30.06 %). This is the highest figure for the first nine months of the year since 2009 . The records in the IDN statistical archive show the number of Japanese made motorcycles ( of over 250 cc ) peaking at 359 , 379 units for the first nine months of the year 2000 . Much of the decline is the result of overall market atrophy and increased production at Japanese owned or JV factories outside of their home market . The total of Japanese made total PTW exports to Europe YTD 2023 was 191,435 units (+ 24.31 %), also the highest comparative figure since 2008 . The worldwide total of Japanese made motorcycle exports to all global markets was + 21.28 % YTD at 293,501 units - the highest comparative number since 2009 .
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