Australian Road Motorcycle Sales 2017 Jan – June
I was having a banter the other day with a Ducati owner as to the bestselling road bike in Australia for the first half of 2017. I just had to find out so I was able to have a more informed “discussion” with him. The figures are for January 2017 – June 2017 and the percentages in the brackets are the increase or decrease in sales from the same period last year.
#1 Harley-Davidson – 4,433 sales (-5.4% ). Best sellers were the FXSB Breakout with 711 sales followed by the Street 500 with 609 sold and then the FXDLS Low Rider S with 373 sales.
Harley-Davidson Breakout FXSB
#2 Honda – 4,201 sales(-6.6%). The best seller in the Honda category was for the NBC110. And the Grom sold 597 units.
Honda NBC110
#3 Yamaha – 2,865 sales. (-19.1%). The YZF-R3A had sales of 569 sales and the updated MT-09 model sold 418 units.
Yamaha YZF-R3A
#4 Kawasaki – 2,102 sales (-23%). The biggest seller was the Ninja 300 with 448 sales and the Ninja 650L sold 250.
#5 BMW – 1,366 sales ( -14.8 %). The R 1200GS had 203 sales and the GS Adventure with sales of 172.
BMW R 1200 GS
#6 Suzuki – 1,238 sales (-15.4%). DR6500SE had sales of 236 units. A great highway bike that doubles as an off road bike. The GSX-R1000 was the second biggest seller.
Suzuki DR650SE
#7 Triumph – 1,201 sales (-38.4 %). The Bonneville T120 sold 137 units and the Thruxton 117 units.
Bonneville T120
#8 Ducati – 872 sales. (-17.3% )Panigale sold 123 units followed by the Multistrada with 88.
Ducati Panagale
#9 KTM – 861 sales. (-1.6%). Top sellers were the RC 390 with 153 units sold and 390 Duke selling 174.
KTM RC 390
#10 Indian – 353 sales (19.7%) This is the only brand that experienced an increase in sales. I am guessing that is because they have stopped Victory production and focusing on the Indian to take on Harley-Davidson.
Indian Chief