Dates / venues subject to change or cancellation . (*) Some dates provisional . " Check before you buy " | Based on information as at 30 / 11 / 23

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Daytona Bike Week ( 83 ) Florida , US • 1-10 Mar www . officialbikeweek . com

Salon De La Moto Metz , FR • 2-3 March www . metz-expo . com

Salon du 2 Roues Lyon , FR • 7-10 Mar www . salondu2roues . com

RideOn MotoDays Fiera di Roma , IT • 8-10 Mar www . motodays . it

Motorradmesse Erfurt Erfurt , DE • 9-10 Mar www . motorradmesse-erfurt . de

Osaka Motorcycle Show Osaka , JP • 15-17 Mar www . motorcycleshow . jp

Tokyo Motorcycle Show ( 51st ) Tokyo , JP • 22-24 Mar www . motorcycleshow . org

Warsaw Motorcycle Show Warsaw , PL • 22-24 Mar www . motorcycleshow . pl

Motobike Istanbul Istanbul , TR • 28-31 Mar motobikeistanbul . tr . messefrankfurt . com

Poznan Motor Show Poznan , PL • 4-7 Apr www . motorshow . pl

Nagoya Motorcycle Show Nagoya , JP • 5-7 Apr www . motorcycle-show . jp

Motorcycle Taiwan Taipei , TW • 17-20 Apr taiwanmotorcycleshow . com

Mecanic Show Pecquencourt Pecquencourt , FR • 27-28 Apr www . mcpecquencourt . fr

Feria de las 2 Ruedas Medellin , CO • 2-5 May www . feria2ruedas . com

MC Messen Lillestrom , NO • 4-5 May www . mcmessen . no

Biker Fest International ( 38th ) Lignano Sabbiadoro , IT • 9-12 May www . bikerfest . it

Inabike Jakarta , ID • 15-17 May www . inabike . net

Beijing International Motorcycle Exhibition Beijing , CN • 17-20 May www . motorshowchina . com

The latest data available from the Motorcycle Industry Association ( MCIA ) in the UK show new motorcycle registrations down for 2023 by -1.20 % at 107,215 units . Reflecting the downward trend seen elsewhere in Europe , the UK ' s very small moped market dragged total annual PTW registrations down further by -2.53 % ( 112,748 units ). While the results for the year are not as bad as many had feared , not as bad as market sentiment , consumer

The latest data from the German motorcycle industry association ( IVM ) show motorcycle registrations for 2023 up by + 16.41 % at 125,709 units from 107,992 in 2022 . The German market softened in the final two months of the year on low volumes ( and in the first month of 2024 ), but was up , in percentage terms , for ten out of 12 months in 2023 . This was the second best year in Germany since before the 2008 / 2009 financial crisis and the subsequent recession . In total PTW terms , the German market was + 6.98 % at 215,501 units . Again though , registrations softened in the final two months of 2023 and the first month of 2024 . The used market in Germany saw 442,868 vehicles change hands . The

The MIC is reporting that among leading brands , 2023 sales of new motorcycles and scooters in the United States increased by + 2.6 % over the previous year , while ATVs decreased -5.2 %. Motorcycles and scooters accounted for 74.8 % of the 2023 sales and ATVs represented 25.2 %. " Small displacement bikes have taken centre stage with remarkable growth in 2023 ," said Buckner Nesheim , MIC Director of Research and Statistics . " Leading the pack , smalldisplacement ADV (" dual-purpose ") motorcycles recorded a significant

150,000

100,000

50,000

UK registrations

confidence and inflationary and recessionary pressures might have

115,678 112,748

2022

108,514

2023

-2.53 % -1.20 %

PTW

107,215

MOTORCYCLE

most traded motorcycle was

300,000 the BMW R 1200 GS , followed by the leader in new registrations of light

200,000 motorcycles , the KTM 125 Duke . Honda was the strongest brand in 2023 and was therefore , not surprisingly , in first place when it came to vehicle changes . The top selling motorcycle in Germany in 2023 was the BMW R 1250 GS with 7,529 units sold for a 5.99 % market share . The Kawasaki Z900 was second ( 3,650 units sold , 2.90 % share ), with the Honda CB 750 Hornet third ( 3,295 units , 2.62 % share ). Despite dropping to ' just ' having three models in the 25 top-sellers in

100,000

62 % increase from 2022 , highlighting the continued preference for adventurous riding experiences . " Moreover , small-displacement sport bikes , with the 0-500 cc category

suggested they would be . Whatever spin anyone tries to put on it , in the context of such a strong market seen in continental Europe , the story it tells is of a UK motorcycle market in relative decline at this time . That said though , January 2024 motorcycle registrations were up by + 5.11 % ( 5,656 units ) as the market cycle lapped a very weak start to 2023 and the 2023 numbers are the second best for the UK motorcycle market since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis .

German registrations

201,433

+ 6.98 %

215,501

2022 2023

PTW MOTORCYCLE

Germany in 2023 , BMW retained its top spot as German motorcycle market leader with 23,978 units sold for 19.07 % market share , which marked some 4.4 % growth on its unit sales in 2022 . Honda took second spot ( 22,170 units , 17.64 % share ), with Kawasaki third ( 12,864 units , 10.23 % share ).

increasing 26 %, secured the secondhighest growth in motorcycle categories , and may be signalling a trend of road-going newcomers ."

107,992

+ 16.41 %

125,709

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