2024
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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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
SIP Scootershop Open Day ( 30th )
Landsberg , DE • 18 May www . sip-scootershop . com
Distinguished Gentleman ' s Ride
Worldwide • 19 May www . gentlemansride . com
Polis Mobility Cologne , DE • 22-24 May www . polis-mobility . com
Dhaka Bike Show Dhaka , BD • 23-25 May www . dhakabikeshow . com
Madrid Mas Moto Madrid , ES • 23-26 May www . ifema . es
Euro Bike Fest Pasohlavky , CZ • 23-26 May www . eurobikefest . cz
Concorso d ' Eleganza Villa d ' Este
Como , IT • 24-26 May concorsodeleganzavilladeste . com
Bike Shed Show London , GB • 24-26 May www . bikeshedm oto . com
Isle of Man TT IOM , GB • 27 May-8 Jun www . iomtt . com
RELOAD . LAND Berlin , DE • 1-2 Jun www . reload . land
2024
Spain Q1 motorcycle registrations + 3.43 %
According to the latest available data from ANESDOR , the motorcycle industry association in Spain , motorcycle registrations were up by + 3.43 % for the first three months of 2024 at 45,016 units - the best Q1 in Spain since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis . January was up by 17.23 % ( 15,440 units ), February was + 22.52 % ( 15,237 units ), with March -9.65 % ( 16,188 units ). All sectors in Spain were down in March with mopeds -12.7 %, scooters -11.4 % and ' electrics ' -32.4 % ( -28.2 % for Q1 ). In total PTW terms , Q1registrations were + 2.73 % at 47,614 units . Honda was motorcycle market share leader , selling 10,678 units in Spain in Q1 for a 23.7 % market share . This was followed by Yamaha ( 7,202 units for a 16.0 % share ), KYMCO ( 6.8 % share ), BMW ( 6.2 %) and Kawasaki fifth with a 4.4 % market share . The best-selling model in Spain in Q1 was the Yamaha NMAX 125 ( 1,937 units ), followed by the Honda PCX 125 , Honda SH 125I , Yamaha X-Max 125 and the Honda Forza 125 in fifth spot . The Honda ADV 350 was sixth ; the top selling large displacement motorcycle was the BMW R 1300 GS in tenths spot overall . For the record - 2023 saw motorcycle registrations up by + 13.44 % ( 199,210 units sold ) - the strongest year since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis . The five months between March and July accounted for nearly half of annual
The latest available data from the Italian motorcycle industry association ( ANCMA ) show new motorcycle registrations for the first quarter of 2024 up by + 2.93 % at 40,067 units YTD , having been + 17.61 % in February ( 13,254 units ) but -1.20 % in January ( 9,370 units ) and -4.02 % in March ( 17,443 units ). That meant the Italian market recorded another post 2023 Q1 record . Total PTW registrations were + 3.29 % YTD at 81,396 units - also a post 2023 Q1 record . The top-selling motorcycle YTD was the Benelli TRK 702 / X ( 1,892 units sold in Q1 ). This was followed by the BMW 1300 GS with 1,571 units sold . Unusually , this placed the leading two bikes in 6th and 7th spot respectively in terms of all PTW sales , including scooters . Indeed , the Honda Africa Twin was in 9th spot with 1,462 units sold YTD . Honda ' s SH 125 , 150 and 350 were the top-sellers , followed by the Honda X-ADV 750 and the KYMCO Agility 125 R16 in fourth and fifth spots . The Yamaha Tracer 9 ( 915 units sold YTD ) was the only other motorcycle in the list of the Top 20 best sellers YTD in Italy . Maxi and ADV style scooters started the year as strong sellers again ( Honda ' s ADV 350 and the Yamaha XMAX 300 and TMAX ). For the record - 2023 motorcycle sales were 145,405 units in 2023 (+ 14.88 %), with all months in positive territory - the best Italian market numbers since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis and the resulting great recession . May was the strongest month in Italy last year with 18,119 motorcycles flying out of showrooms - some + 11.39 % up
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Spanish registrations to March
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PTW MOTORCYCLE sales . Total PTW registrations for Spain were up by 11.82 % at 213,821 units - also the best data for the Spanish market since 2008 ( 309,710 units ). In displacement terms , it was larger cylinder capacity motorcycles ( and therefore , typically , the most expensive models ) that were the highest growth sector in Spain in 2023 with machines over 750 cc up by + 24.1 % and those between 125 cc and 750 cc up by + 18.2 %. Scooters continue to be the most popular single sector in Spain with registrations up by + 14.3 % ( 110,467 units - some 55 % of sales ). The total fleet ( Park ) of motorcycles and light vehicles in Spain is now 5,978,888 units , with an average age of 17.4 years .
Italy Q1 motorcycle registrations + 2.93 %
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Italian registrations to March
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+ 3.29 %
81,396
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over May 2022 . Nearly 57 % of Italy ' s annual 145,405 motorcycle registrations in 2023 were registered in the five months between March and July ( 83,804 units ). In total PTW terms , the Italian market was + 17.94 % in 2023 with a massive 318,948 units registered , by far the largest annual market performance in Italy since before the 2007 / 2008 financial crisis . Scooters were up by + 20.64 % at 173,543 units . The top selling motorcycle was the Benelli TRK 502 / X ( 4,075 units ), followed by the Honda Africa Twin ( 3,880 ) in a market where Maxi Scooters and ADV / Enduro style machines continue to gain share . Italy ' s PTW units number means that , on its own , it is not far off being 60 % the size of the total United States combined Scooter , On- Highway , ADV (' Dual Sport ') and Off-Highway motorcycle / PTW market ( 551,342 units sold in USA in FY2023 /+ 2.6 %).
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