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[email protected] +PLUS TRADE MART Made in the UK THE DIRECTORY 4 PAGE FC MAY18_dB.indd 1 02/05/2018 21:28 The essential guide to the motorcycle trade and industry New Vehicle Registration Statistics in the UK for 01 MAR - 31 MAR 2018 Highest registering Registrations by Style 2018 vs 2017 model this month within each style MOPEDS Mar 2018 Mar 2017 % Change 2018 YTD 2017 YTD % Change Yamaha Aerox 50 22 SCOOTER 330 530 -37.7 930 1,311 -29.1 Lexmoto Hunter 50TD 50Q 11 OTHER 51 69 -26.1 171 124 37.9 TOTAL MOPEDS 381 599 -36.4 1,101 1,435 -23.3 MOTORCYCLES Mar 2018 Mar 2017 % Change 2018 YTD 2017 YTD % Change BMW R1200 GS 405 ADVENTURE SPORT 3,267 3,170 3.1 4,629 4,346 6.5 Honda CMX500 Rebel 123 CUSTOM 1,320 1,079 22.3 1,983 1,649 20.3 Kawasaki X900 RS 238 NAKED 4,539 4,204 8.0 6,992 6,311 10.8 Honda NSC 110 WH 327 SCOOTER 2,326 2,036 14.2 4,358 4,112 6.0 Kawasaki Z1000 SX 208 SPORT/TOUR 595 653 -8.9 767 879 -12.7 Honda CBR650F 178 SUPERSPORT 1,405 1,333 5.4 2,058 1,990 3.4