Insurance quotes provided to motorcycle owners by The Bike Insurer have revealed the UK’s most popular used motorcycles.
The data reveals that
- While new sportsbike sales have taken a dramatic downturn in the past 10 years, the UK still loves to ride them, with sportsbike insurance quotes more than twice as high as for those for adventure bikes.
- Four bikes that stand out are the Honda CBF125, CBR125R, Yamaha YBF125 and YZF-R125.
- There are some older machines like the Honda CBR1100 Super Blackbird, VFR800 VTEC and CBR900 FireBlade and the Suzuki GSF600F Bandit that remain super popular despite some of them going out of production more than a decade ago.
- Some newer bikes like the Yamaha MT-07, Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin and Honda MSX125 have made a huge impression on insurance quotes in a relatively short period of time.
- In the classic bike class, insurance quotes for the Triumph Bonneville T100 take it to the top of the quote data, but new retro bike upstarts including the Kawasaki Z900RS and Herald Classic 125 are already in second and third places after a short period on the market.
Previously, The Bike Insurer has shown how insurance quotes for adventure bikes have grown by 118% over the past decade as new bike sales in this category have surged.
This new data shows that while adventure bikes are popular, the UK still loves sportsbikes and insurance quotes for used sportsbikes remains the biggest section of the market.
All of the data examined in this instance has been gathered from quotes made online between 1 January, 2018 and 31 December 31, 2018.
Commercial director Jade Isabelle said: “Our data from insurance quotes made online at The Bike Insurer is one of the most accurate pictures of what’s going on with both new and used bikes in terms of popularity. We pride ourselves on not only guaranteeing to beat any like-for-like online quote but also knowing what is going on with the UK motorcycle and scooter market to make sure we are always competitive.”
More details of each class and the biggest number of insurance quotes generated:
TOP 3 SPORTSBIKES (Under 301cc):
- Honda CBR125R
- Yamaha YZF-R125
- KTM RC125
TOP 3 SPORTSBIKES (Over 301cc):
- Suzuki GSX-R600
- Kawasaki ZX-6R
- Honda CBR900 FireBlade
TOP 3 ADVENTURE BIKES:
- BMW R1200GS
- Honda XL125V Varadero
- Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin
TOP 3 TOURERS:
- Honda VFR800
- Honda NT650V Deauville
- Honda ST1100 PanEuropean
TOP 3 SCOOTERS (Up to 50cc):
- Piaggio Zip 50
- Honda Zoomer 50
- Direct Bike Sports DB50QT-11
TOP 3 SCOOTERS (OVER 50cc):
- Honda PCX125
- Lambretta LI 150 Special
- Honda Vision 110
TOP 3 NAKED BIKES (Under 126cc):
- Yamaha YBR125
- Yamaha MT125
- KTM 125 Duke
TOP 3 NAKED BIKES (Over 126cc):
- Yamaha MT-07
- Suzuki GSF600S Bandit
- Triumph Street Triple R
An even more detailed look at the UK’s favourite used bike can be found here: https://www.thebikeinsurer.co.uk/motorbike-news/industry/the-uks-favourite-used-motorcycles-revealed/