TOP 5 BEST SELLING MOTORCYCLES NZ 2021
1 . Suzuki DR650SE - 358 2 . Suzuki GSX250 - 300 3 . Kawasaki Ninja 400 - 204 4 . Suzuki GN125H - 179 5 . Honda Rebel 500 - 159
SUZUKI REMAINS TOP OF THE CHARTS
The official count is in , and despite supply issues industry-wide , 2021 broke records all over again with over 10,000 new motorcycles added to the national fleet . This month the Motor Industry Association released its final sales figures based on registrations from 2021 , with a total of 10,646 bikes ( including mopeds ) added to New Zealand roads . Suzuki has a lot to celebrate with the brand retaining the top spot in Kiwi rider ’ s collective garages with a dominant 17.6 % share of all bike sales last year as well as three models in the top five . Sales were up across the board in 2021 with moped sales were up 154 units , with a total of 1996 registered , while full-size bikes requiring a Class 6 licence ( bikes over 50cc ) were up a whopping 1542 units with 8650 new registrations . In 2021 Kiwis were snapping up affordable non-ABS models before they were gone with the introduction of mandatory ABS in November , with Suzuki ’ s ever-popular DR650SE going out with a bang as the topselling model for 2021 . As always it was LAMS models dominating sales with the DR650 followed by Suzuki ’ s GSX250 , Kawasaki ’ s Ninja 400 , Suzuki GN125H and Honda Rebel 500 in the Top 5 of the sales charts . Following Suzuki in terms of market share was Honda ( 9.6 %), Yamaha ( 9 %), KTM ( 7.8 %) and Harley-Davidson ( 6.6 %) respectively .
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