New Motorcycle Registrations October 2023

BMW is "back in the game"!

16.11.2023

Graphic: motorradtest.de

Hooray, the new GS is here!

The registration data for the motorcycle market in Germany in October 2023 is in. Lo and behold, BMW has regained first place in Honda's market share thanks to the new GS. However, another model is still in first place in the registration statistics. Guess which ones?

Before we get into the individual models, let's take a look at the market as a whole. A total of 6,854 motorcycles (everything except 125cc and scooters) were registered in Germany in October 2023. This is a whopping increase of 33.7 percent compared to October 2022. BMW is in first place with just under 21 percent, followed by Honda with a market share of 17.5 percent. Suzuki lost a bit of ground in October with only 2.6% - just ahead of Royal Enfield with 2.3%.

In the top 50, the BMW R 1250 GS is ahead of the new R 1300 GS with 381 units sold. But that's less surprising, because the 1250 is certainly being sold at top conditions at the moment - and there's also the GS 1250 Adventure, which will continue to be sold. In November, the R 1300 GS will probably overtake the 1250 - let's see.

Otherwise, there aren't that many surprises when you look at the top 50 list. Maybe the Aprilia RS 660 in 17th place or the Honda CL 500 in 8th place. Otherwise, the old acquaintances from BMW, Kawasaki and Honda cavort on top.

Top 50 Motorcycles October 2023

Rank	Manufacturer	Model	Number
1	BMW	R 1250 GS	381
2	BMW	R 1300 GS	248
3	Kawasaki	Z 650	176
4	Kawasaki	Z 900	169
5	Honda	CBR 650 R	167
6	Honda	CB 750 HORNET	122
7	Honda	CMX 500 REBEL	116
8	Honda	CL 500	109
9	Honda	XL 750 TRANSALP	97
10	KTM	790 DUKE	94
11	Kawasaki	NINJA 650	91
12	KTM	690 SMC	91
13	Yamaha	MT-07	91
14	Yamaha	TÉNÉRÉ 700	91
15	Husqvarna	701 SUPERMOTO	88
16	Ducati	MULTISTRADA V4	76
17	Aprilia	RS 660	72
18	KTM	890 ADVENTURE	70
19	Honda	CBR 500 R	68
20	BMW	M 1000 R	68
21	BMW	F 900 R	66
22	BMW	F 900 XR	66
23	Honda	CB 500 F	65
24	Honda	CB 650 R NEO SPORTS CAFE	65
25	BMW	F 750 GS	62
26	Harley-Davidson	SPORT GLIDE	59
27	Harley-Davidson	STREET BOB 114	58
28	Honda	CRF 1100 AFRICA TWIN	58
29	Honda	NT 1100	57
30	BMW	R 1250 R	57
31	BMW	R 1250 RS	56
32	Honda	CMX 1100 REBEL	55
33	Honda	NC 750 X	54
34	Yamaha	TRACER 900	54
35	Ducati	MONSTER 950	51
36	Suzuki	GSX-8S	50
37	BMW	R 18	50
38	Yamaha	MT-09	50
39	Ducati	HYPERMOTARD 950	49
40	KTM	890 DUKE	49
41	Triumph	STREET TRIPLE 765 MOTO2	49
42	Kawasaki	VULCAN S	48
43	KTM	300 EXC	46
44	Kawasaki	Z 900 RS	44
45	KTM	790 ADVENTURE	42
46	Triumph	TIGER 900 RALLEY/GT	42
47	Yamaha	YZF-R7	42
48	Honda	CRF 300 X	41
49	KTM	1290 SUPER DUKE R	41
50	Moto-Guzzi	V85 TT	41