News 8 Jul 2016

Yamaha the top-selling off-road brand to date in 2016

Dirt bike sales on the rise during first half of this year.

Source: Supplied.

Source: Supplied.

Off-road motorcycle sales have increased by 4.3 percent in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period last year, signifying a strong result for the industry locally and a 31.2 percent share of the market.

Yamaha maintained its lead in the off-road motorcycle market, selling 29 percent of the 16,492 motorcycles sold. It was followed by Honda (24.9 percent), KTM (16.3 percent), Kawasaki (12.5 percent) and Suzuki (11.3 percent).

The top-selling motocross model to date in 2016 is Yamaha’s YZ450F, closely trailed by the YZ250F, while Kawasaki’s KX450F and KX250F are in positions three and four. Fifth overall at the moment is Honda’s CRF250R.

Leading enduro model is the Yamaha WR450F, on top of a host of KTM models – the 350 EXC-F, 500 EXC-F, 300 EXC and 450 EXC-F. That saw the Yamaha WR250F remain top of the quarter-litres, in sixth overall.

Overall, Honda was the leading volume manufacturer again with 23.2 percent of the market, followed by Yamaha with 20.1 percent and Kawasaki at 10.1 percent. Suzuki and Harley-Davidson had an 8.9 percent share each.

Top 10 combined off-road models sold (JAN-JUN 2016):
1. Yamaha WR450F 924
2. Honda CRF50F 777
3. Honda CRF230F 615
4. Honda CRF110F 592
5. Yamaha PW50 523
6. Yamaha YZ450F 477
7. Kawasaki KLX110 464
8. Yamaha TT-R50E 462
9. Suzuki DR-Z400E 456
10. Suzuki Trojan 422

Top 10 motocross models sold (JAN-JUN 2016):
1. Yamaha YZ450F 477
2. Yamaha YZ250F 416
3. Kawasaki KX450F 397
4. Kawasaki KX250F 347
5. Honda CRF250R 282
6. KTM 450 SXF 252
7. Honda CRF450R 226
8. KTM 250 SXF 195
9. Yamaha YZ250 187
10. KTM 50SX 173

Top 10 enduro models sold (JAN-JUN 2016):
1. Yamaha WR450F 924
2. KTM 350 EXC-F 301
3. KTM 500 EXC-F 299
4. KTM 300 EXC 253
5. KTM 450 EXC-F 187
6. Yamaha WR250F 171
7. Husqvarna TE 300 170
8. Yamaha WR250R 144
9. Suzuki RMX450Z 132
10. Husqvarna FE 350 125

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