In 2018 the road bike sector comprised 38.2 per cent of overall sales volume while the off-road contingent amounted to 36.6 per cent. Road bike sales were down 9.6 per cent while off-road was down 6.8 per cent.
Honda’s CB125E (1113 sales – up 58.5 per cent) commuter motorcycle is Australia’s top selling road-bike ahead of Kawasaki’s Ninja 400 (1089 sales – new model), Yamaha’s MT07L (1002 sales – down 2.9 per cent) and Harley Davidson’s XG500 Street (944 sales – down 20.1 per cent). Harley-Davidson and Honda tied for top spot in road bike sales with 7019 units each.
Yamaha was next best on 5702 ahead of Kawasaki at 4396 and BMW on 2835.
Suzuki were sixth on road bike sales ahead of Triumph, KTM and Ducati while Indian rounded out the roadbike top ten for brands with an 8.7 up-tick in sales for the American cruiser specialist.
Ducati were down a hefty 23.2 per cent which saw them shuffled behind KTM on road bike sales volume.
Below is a list of how individual motorcycle models fared in the Australian market over the calendar year 2018, categorised by motorcycle category segment.
Please note that brands such as CF Moto, Gas Gas, Royal Enfield, Beta, MV Agusta & Benelli are not FCAI members and choose not to release sales figures to the FCAI audit.
Road Bikes Top Ten Overall
Top 10 by Category – Road Bikes
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
Manufacturer
Model
Total
YTD 2018
YTD 2017
% CHAN
Honda
CB125E
1113
701
58.8%
Kawasaki
NINJA 400
1089
0
100%
Yamaha
MT07L
1002
1032
-2.9%
Harley Davidson
XG500
944
1182
-20.1%
Harley Davidson
FXBRS
794
203
291.1%
Honda
CMX500
746
595
25.4%
Yamaha
MT-09
738
799
-7.6%
Honda
GROM
715
1086
-34.2%
Yamaha
YZF-R3A
712
945
-24.7%
Honda
NBC110
687
1447
-52.5%
Honda CB125E
Learner Approved Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
Top 10 by Category – LAMS Approved
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
Manufacturer
Model
Total
YTD 2018
YTD 2017
% CHAN
Yamaha
WR450F
1136
1335
-14.9%
Honda
CB125E
1113
701
58.8%
Kawasaki
NINJA 400
1089
0
100%
KTM
300EXC
1052
610
72.5%
Yamaha
MT07L
1002
1032
-2.9%
Harley Davidson
XG500
944
1182
-20.1%
Suzuki
DR-Z400E
793
800
-0.9%
Honda
CMX500
746
595
25.4%
KTM
500EXC
746
680
9.7%
Honda
CRF250L
719
820
-12.3%
Yamaha’s WR450F is road registerable thus makes it into the LAMS sales data and tops that chart
Adventure-Touring Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
Top 10 by Category – Adventure Touring
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
Manufacturer
Model
Total
YTD 2018
YTD 2017
% CHAN
Suzuki
DR650SE
574
488
17.6%
Honda
CRF1000
573
753
-23.9%
BMW
R 1200 GS Adventure
374
307
21.8%
BMW
R 1200 GS
344
472
-27.1%
Kawasaki
KLR650
257
303
-15.2%
Honda
CB500XA
248
274
-9.5%
BMW
G 310 GS
224
48
366.7%
Suzuki
DL650
216
189
14.3%
Triumph
Tiger 800 XC
182
167
9.0%
KTM
1090ADVR
166
190
-12.6%
There is just no stopping the Suzuki DR650
Cruiser Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
Top 10 by Category – Cruiser
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
Manufacturer
Model
Total
YTD 2018
YTD 2017
% CHAN
Harley Davidson
XG500
944
1182
-20.1%
Harley Davidson
FXBRS
794
203
291.1%
Honda
CMX500
746
595
25.4%
Kawasaki
Vulcan S
670
590
13.6%
Yamaha
XVS650/A
515
488
5.5%
Indian Motorcycle
Scout
496
383
29.5%
Harley Davidson
FXBB
491
109
350.5%
Harley Davidson
FLFBS
453
162
179.6%
Harley Davidson
FLSB
312
19
1,542.1%
Harley Davidson
FXFBS
264
115
129.6%
Nakedbike Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
Top 10 by Category – Naked
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
Manufacturer
Model
Total
YTD 2018
YTD 2017
% CHAN
Honda
CB125E
1113
701
58.8%
Yamaha
MT07L
1002
1032
-2.9%
Yamaha
MT-09
738
799
-7.6%
Honda
GROM
715
1086
-34.2%
Yamaha
MT03LA
616
445
38.4%
Kawasaki
Z900RS
393
50
686.0%
KTM
390DUKE
356
361
-1.4%
Yamaha
XSR700LA
318
188
69.1%
Honda
Monkey
266
0
100%
Triumph
STR TRIPLE R
259
219
18.3%
Sport-Touring Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
Top 10 by Category – Sport Touring
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
Manufacturer
Model
Total
YTD 2018
YTD 2017
% CHAN
Yamaha
YZF-R3A
712
945
-24.7%
Honda
CBR650FL
331
320
3.4%
Kawasaki
Ninja 300
314
1017
-69.1%
Kawasaki
Ninja 650L
304
451
-32.6%
Suzuki
GSX250R
164
73
124.7%
Yamaha
MT09TRA
161
127
26.8%
BMW
S 1000 XR
149
118
26.3%
Kawasaki
Ninja 1000
148
207
-28.5%
BMW
R 1200 RS
135
123
9.8%
Suzuki
GSX-S125
130
0
100%
Touring Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
Top 10 by Category – Touring
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
Manufacturer
Model
Total
YTD 2018
YTD 2017
% CHAN
Harley Davidson
FLHXS
272
352
-22.7%
BMW
R 1200 RT
163
119
37.0%
Harley Davidson
FLHTK
143
221
-35.3%
Honda
GL1800
119
55
116.4%
Harley Davidson
FLHRXS
119
114
4.4%
Harley Davidson
FLTRXS
118
130
-9.2%
Harley Davidson
FLHTCUTG
117
35
234.3%
Harley Davidson
FLHX
109
28
289.3%
Yamaha
FJR1300
108
76
42.1%
Harley Davidson
FLHXSE
95
33
187.9%
Supersport Motorcycle Sales – Australia 2018
Top 10 by Category – Super Sport
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
Manufacturer
Model
Total
YTD 2018
YTD 2017
% CHAN
Kawasaki
NINJA 400
1089
0
100%
Honda
CBR500R
618
996
-38.0%
Honda
CBR300R
387
273
41.8%
BMW
S 1000 RR
283
295
-4.1%
KTM
RC390
254
285
-10.9%
Suzuki
GSX-R750
212
145
46.2%
Ducati
959 Panigale
156
264
-40.9%
Yamaha
YZF-R1
151
160
-5.6%
Ducati
Panigale V4
130
0
100%
Suzuki
GSX-R1000
124
269
-53.9%
Scooter Sales – Australia 2018
Top 10 by Category – Scooters
January – December 2018 compared to January – December 2017
