After January’s promising start, it looks like “rain stopped play” in February with a 3.6 per cent slump in powered two-wheeler registrations to 3527 units for the month.
According to latest Motorcycle Industry Association data, bikes and over-50cc scooters were down by 2.1 per cent at 2962 units. The 50cc moped/scooter sector fell by 10.9 per cent to 565 units.
The only positive style categories were Adventure Sport (up by 17.9 per cent to 375 units), Custom (up by 21.1 per cent to 275 units) and Naked (up by 2.5 per cent to 607 units). As for capacity classes, they were all negative apart from the over-1000cc slot, which posted a 9.2 per cent rise to 414 units.
Best-performing bike during February was Honda’s CBF125M in both the Naked bracket and the 51-125cc engine band. Top large-capacity machine was the BMW R1200GS, leading both Adventure Sport and that over-1000cc slot.
Honda claimed the market podium with 650 units. Yamaha was runner-up on 425 units. Piaggio came third thanks to 187 units. Lexmoto and Kawasaki rounded out the top five.
For the year to date, overall registrations are still 3.8 per cent up at 8044 units.
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