Source: Honda Australia.

Australians bought 113,289 new motorcycles, ATVs and scooters in 2013. Road motorcycles were the most popular choice, with almost 39 per cent of buyers taking a road bike home.

Around 34 per cent of buyers purchased an off-road bike, almost 19 per cent bought an ATV and around 8 per cent acquired a scooter.

Releasing the 2013 motorcycle, ATV and scooter sales figures, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) CEO Tony Weber said Honda was the leading volume manufacturer for 2013 with around 22 percent of the market. Honda sold 25,432 motorcycles, ATVs and scooters.

“Honda was followed by Yamaha with almost 18 percent of the market (20,087 sales),” Weber commented. “Kawasaki was third with around 10 percent (11,683) and Suzuki was fourth with 9.5 percent (10,818).

“Honda was the top seller in the road bike category, selling more than 20 percent (8998) of the total 43,724 road bikes sold. Harley-Davidson was second with almost 19 percent (8217) and Kawasaki was third with around 16 percent (6852).

“The 43,724 road bike sales total is a slight [0.3 percent] increase on 2012 road bike sales of 43,613.”

The 113,289 total 2013 sales figure is 2.2per cent lower than the 2012 sales result of 115,837.

Top 10 road models sold in 2013:
1. Kawasaki Ninja 300 3560
2. Honda CBR500R 1748
3. Honda CBR250R 1580
4. Honda CT110X 1489
5. Honda CB125E 1218
6. Yamaha XVS650 1029
7. Harley Davidson FXSB 748
8. Kawasaki Ninja 650RL 743
9. Harley Davidson FXDF 707
10. Harley Davidson FXDWG 607

Top 10 supersport models sold in 2013:
1. Honda CBR500R (pictured above) 1748
2. Honda CBR1000RR 468
3. Hyosung GT650R 350
4. Ducati 1199 Panigale 291
5. Suzuki GSX-R1000 277
6. Yamaha YZF-R1 272
7. Triumph DAYTONA 675 254
8. BMW S 1000 RR 252
9. Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 231
10. Kawasaki Ninja ZX14 210

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