Most popular bike in Ireland?

Zipppy

Saw an article on FB re most popular bike in UK...
What do ye reckon most popular here is? Gixxer?

stewygriffin

Gixxer and Blade.

Seems to be the most popular bikes at large rideouts,road race meets and on trackdays in Mondello.

MSVforever

Gixxer, Blade, cbr 600 rr

Wonda-Boy

vfr800 maybe, GS and the above.

Hell of alot of Vstroms too

Reindeer

GN125

Beta Ray Bill

In terms of new sales and class

Adventure/Cruiser: KTM 1190/1290, GS1200 - I see loads of new(ish) ones around.
Sports: S1000RR. again loads of em around, haven't seen one new Gixxer, Blade, R1 or Zx10r yet this year.
Beginnner Bike: R125 or Ninja 250
Naked Big CC bike.... No idea

bladespin

Bigger bike: Bandit by a mile.

GBX

Deauville?
Cub 50/90?
GN/CG ?

Cienciano

I'll go with a GS

Max Headroom

Cienciano wrote: »

I'll go with a GS

Yeah..theyre like an epidemic...:P

thos

Here's some data on new bikes rergistered in 2016
The top 4:
BMW - 507
Suzuki - 545
Yamaha - 617
Honda - 810

Full data:
All makes[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
3750[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1546[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
2204[/td]
[/tr]
Aprilia[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
40[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
3[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
37[/td]
[/tr]
Baotian[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
BMW[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
507[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
295[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
212[/td]
[/tr]
Buell[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
3[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
3[/td]
[/tr]
Ducati[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
102[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
48[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
54[/td]
[/tr]
Gilera[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
6[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
6[/td]
[/tr]
Harley Davidson[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
170[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
65[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
105[/td]
[/tr]
Honda[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
810[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
243[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
567[/td]
[/tr]
Hyosung[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
9[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
5[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
4[/td]
[/tr]
Kawasaki[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
313[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
81[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
232[/td]
[/tr]
Keeway[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
57[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
56[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1[/td]
[/tr]
KTM[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
77[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
22[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
55[/td]
[/tr]
Lifan Hongda[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1[/td]
[/tr]
LML[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
15[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
11[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
4[/td]
[/tr]
MBK[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
2[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1[/td]
[/tr]
Moto Guzzi[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
9[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
9[/td]
[/tr]
Peugeot[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
8[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
1[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
7[/td]
[/tr]
Piaggio[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
84[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
38[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
46[/td]
[/tr]
Suzuki[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
545[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
188[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
357[/td]
[/tr]
TGB[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
Triumph[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
122[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
37[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
85[/td]
[/tr]
Vespa[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
6[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
0[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
6[/td]
[/tr]
Yamaha[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
617[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
282[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
335[/td]
[/tr]
All other makes[/td]
All Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
246[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
New Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
169[/td]
[/tr]
[/td]
Second Hand Motor Cycles (Number)[/td]
77[/td]
[/tr]

thos

Ok - I screwed up that post after trying to edit it, but full data is on CSO website here:
http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/database/eirestat/Vehicle Licensing Statistics Annual Series/Vehicle Licensing Statistics Annual Series_statbank.asp?SP=Vehicle Licensing Statistics Annual Series&Planguage=0
Only does Make, not model.

thos

Ok - I screwed up that post after trying to edit it, but full data is on CSO website here:
http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/database/eirestat/Vehicle Licensing Statistics Annual Series/Vehicle Licensing Statistics Annual Series_statbank.asp?SP=Vehicle Licensing Statistics Annual Series&Planguage=0
Only does Make, not model.

Pugzilla

Bandit I'd say, every c*nt has one.

Max Headroom

Pugzilla wrote: »

BMW I'd say, every c*nt has one.

Fixed that there for ya.....I think they only sell them to c*nts.......:D

bladespin

Aren't those just new regs?

stewygriffin

Max Headroom wrote: »

Fixed that there for ya.....I think they only sell them to c*nts.......:D

Ah here,leave it out.

Synthol

stewygriffin wrote: »

Ah here,leave it out.

He's right. Only ***** would be happy going to the dealership and paying €1000 for an oil change, then walking out smiling because they got free covfefe. Real bikers do the servicing themselves. Rich ****s go to bmw and get fleeced thinking they got a bargain.

Max Headroom

Synthol wrote: »

He's right. Only ***** would be happy going to the dealership and paying €1000 for an oil change, then walking out smiling because they got free covfefe. Real bikers do the servicing themselves. Rich ****s go to Doocati and get fleeced thinking they got a bargain.

Fixed that there for ye......:D

BKtje

Guess that makes me a fake biker since only servicing i do is the chain even though i ride most of the year. Ah well guess it's time to sell the bike.

Could be worse I guess. Could have a bmw

stewygriffin

Synthol wrote: »

He's right. Only ***** would be happy going to the dealership and paying €1000 for an oil change, then walking out smiling because they got free covfefe. Real bikers do the servicing themselves. Rich ****s go to bmw and get fleeced thinking they got a bargain.

Well Im a BMW owner,and I dont do that.I go elsewhere or do it myself.














Im not a cnut,but I am a big pr!ck though.:pac::D

Max Headroom

stewygriffin wrote: »

Well Im a BMW owner,and I dont do that.I go elsewhere or do it myself.












Im not a cnut,but I am a big pr!ck though.:pac::D

Yeah..but yours is a proper BMW...not one of those "adventure"..
..ones......

Why can people not spell (unt...??

Wonda-Boy

stewygriffin wrote: »

Well Im a BMW owner,and I dont do that.I go elsewhere or do it myself.

Sure you get invited to the COTTERS staff xmas party you are up there so much!!!

:pac::pac:

Reindeer

That turned to name calling nearly as fast as an After Hours thread.

stewygriffin

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Sure you get invited to the COTTERS staff xmas party you are up there so much!!!

:pac::pac:

And Crossans too,was back up there this morning. Adrian and Nigel love me up there..... Lol

"Ah well would you look who it is again"

Max Headroom

stewygriffin wrote: »

And Crossans too,was back up there this morning. Adrian and Nigel love me up there..... Lol

"Ah well would you look who it is again"

With names like Adrian and Nigel...which one pushes the wheelbarrow.........mmmmm:P

My question is "Why do guys feel the need for a 1000cc bike..and ride it like an oul one..".....discuss

stewygriffin

Max Headroom wrote: »

With names like Adrian and Nigel...which one pushes the wheelbarrow.........mmmmm:P

My question is "Why do guys feel the need for a 1000cc bike..and ride it like an oul one..".....discuss

Crossans have a fair few staff up there,big operation.

Horses for coarses.
1 day a chap might just want to take it handy,the next day he could be riding like hes racing it.

Regardless of bike type and engine size......theres a time and place for it though.

Synthol

stewygriffin wrote: »

And Crossans too,was back up there this morning. Adrian and Nigel love me up there..... Lol

"Ah well would you look who it is again"

Yeah I wonder why. If I had a business myself then I would be welcoming you with a red carpet, who wouldn't? We all know you bring a backpack full of coin everytime you go in so no wonder you have everyone treating you like a God.

Synthol

Max Headroom wrote: »

With names like Adrian and Nigel...which one pushes the wheelbarrow.........mmmmm:P

My question is "Why do guys feel the need for a 1000cc bike..and ride it like an oul one..".....discuss

Prestige.

stewygriffin

Synthol wrote: »

Yeah I wonder why. If I had a business myself then I would be welcoming you with a red carpet, who wouldn't? We all know you bring a backpack full of coin everytime you go in so no wonder you have everyone treating you like a God.

Manners go a long way too.:pac::p

Dexter Bip

Pugzilla wrote: »

Bandit I'd say, every c*nt has one.

Oy Stop the Bandit Bashing. Not everyone has an R1 and I get as much fun out of my Bandit as anyone else with a sports bike. Still out accelerates any car and can scare the sh*t now and again. I used to have a CBR600 but hated the riding position. Just too old I guess.

Reindeer

Dexter Bip wrote: »

Oy Stop the Bandit Bashing. Not everyone has an R1 and I get as much fun out of my Bandit as anyone else with a sports bike. Still out accelerates any car and can scare the sh*t now and again. I used to have a CBR600 but hated the riding position. Just too old I guess.

I once told a friend of mine that he looked like an old dog on his Harley(he was 27 at the time). He told me, "You look like a Power Ranger trying to rape a Japanese vending machine." Best laugh we had in a long while.

Cienciano

Max Headroom wrote: »

Yeah..theyre like an epidemic...:P

I remember a few years ago MCN had an article about the most popular bike in UK over 125cc. IF you combined the 1200GS and 1200GSA is was the most popular by a good bit. But that was about 6 years ago, better competition for the GS now.

Cienciano

Synthol wrote: »

He's right. Only ***** would be happy going to the dealership and paying €1000 for an oil change, then walking out smiling because they got free covfefe. Real bikers do the servicing themselves. Rich ****s go to bmw and get fleeced thinking they got a bargain.

Translation: "I'm poor and I'm jealous of BMW riders who have more money than me" :pac:

stewygriffin

Synthol wrote: »

He's right. Only ***** would be happy going to the dealership and paying €1000 for an oil change, then walking out smiling because they got free covfefe. Real bikers do the servicing themselves. Rich ****s go to bmw and get fleeced thinking they got a bargain.

Wow,why so hostile??:eek:


Im a BMW owner and a more hands on person actually.

Do you have an issue with that?

Synthol

Cienciano wrote: »

Translation: "I'm poor and I'm jealous of BMW riders who have more money than me" :pac:

Poor? Probably.
Jealous? Hahaha please tell me the meeting place and send me your mobile no. and we will see who will be jealous. My motorbike is not as expensive as the bmw but will easily destroy all these motorbikes and yes I want to prove it to you. Please invite me to one of your spins and you will see.

Synthol

stewygriffin wrote: »

Wow,why so hostile??:eek:


Im a BMW owner and a more hands on person actually.

Do you have an issue with that?

You can change the wheels? Not all bmw riders are ***** but usually the ones on the r1200gs are, thinking they're big men but I have a way of dealing with that which is passing them with a couple of inches of room. I can tolerate many things but snobbery is not one of them.

stewygriffin

Synthol wrote: »

You can change the wheels? Not all bmw riders are ***** but usually the ones on the r1200gs are, thinking they're big men but I have a way of dealing with that which is passing them with a couple of inches of room. I can tolerate many things but snobbery is not one of them.

I service my own bikes mate. Plenty of my posts and pics for you to look at on this forum.

You need to calm down there with your posting attitude and name calling.

Nobody is being a snob either.


May i suggest that you respect the fact that we are all bikers,regardless of what we ride. And we should all stick together and not be mocking or stereotyping because of what bike we choose to buy.

Calm it down and reflect on that a bit.

Happy and safe biking to you.

Gravelly

Synthol wrote: »

You can change the wheels? Not all bmw riders are ***** but usually the ones on the r1200gs are, thinking they're big men but I have a way of dealing with that which is passing them with a couple of inches of room. I can tolerate many things but snobbery is not one of them.

What a hero. I bet all the other kids think you're the coolest.

Pugzilla

A punishment overtake

Cienciano

Synthol wrote: »

Poor? Probably.
Jealous? Hahaha please tell me the meeting place and send me your mobile no. and we will see who will be jealous. My motorbike is not as expensive as the bmw but will easily destroy all these motorbikes and yes I want to prove it to you. Please invite me to one of your spins and you will see.

You sound like the bad guy from a badly dubbed 70s kung fu movie

Max Headroom

Synthol wrote: »

Poor? Probably.
Jealous? Hahaha please tell me the meeting place and send me your mobile no. and we will see who will be jealous. My motorbike is not as expensive as the bmw but will easily destroy all these motorbikes and yes I want to prove it to you. Please invite me to one of your spins and you will see.

Yikes..someone has penis issues.....:P

Lumen

Synthol wrote: »

You can change the wheels? Not all bmw riders are ***** but usually the ones on the r1200gs are, thinking they're big men but I have a way of dealing with that which is passing them with a couple of inches of room. I can tolerate many things but snobbery is not one of them.

Do you punishmentovertake all r1200gs riders, or just the snobby ones? If just the snobby ones, how do you know they're snobby? Do they not wave at you or something?

Gravelly

Lumen wrote: »

Do you punishmentovertake all r1200gs riders, or just the snobby ones? If just the snobby ones, how do you know they're snobby? Do they not wave at you or something?

They don't admire his Star Wars lunchbox.

Synthol

Gravelly wrote: »

What a hero. I bet all the other kids think you're the coolest.

Thank you.

Synthol

Lumen wrote: »

Do you punishmentovertake all r1200gs riders, or just the snobby ones? If just the snobby ones, how do you know they're snobby? Do they not wave at you or something?

Just the snobby ones. No wave is a big identifier. I feel like a dumbass if I nod and they just look away because I am not on a bmw. Passing them by a few inches teaches them a lesson.

Synthol

Gravelly wrote: »

They don't admire his Star Wars lunchbox.

This as well.

Beta Ray Bill

Synthol wrote: »

Poor? Probably.
Jealous? Hahaha please tell me the meeting place and send me your mobile no. and we will see who will be jealous. My motorbike is not as expensive as the bmw but will easily destroy all these motorbikes and yes I want to prove it to you. Please invite me to one of your spins and you will see.

Synthol wrote: »

You can change the wheels? Not all bmw riders are ***** but usually the ones on the r1200gs are, thinking they're big men but I have a way of dealing with that which is passing them with a couple of inches of room. I can tolerate many things but snobbery is not one of them.

Steady on there buddy!

Did it ever occur to you that a lot of people just don't have time to do stuff on there bikes anymore?

I used to do everything on my Bike.
However, as I've gotten older, things have improved financially but I have literally no time now.
I most certainly do not have 2 hours to service a bike on a Saturday, that's kids time!
I'm earning enough now that I can drop the bike somewhere on the way to work, get a loaner and pick it up fully serviced and warranty intact on the way home.
I've a bunch of tools sitting in a shed that I rarely use now, maybe when the kid is older (Teenager) and couldn't be arsed with me, I might be able to get back into it.

Why would you endanger another bikers life with reckless overtaking (few inches)?

And just for info, the Beamers are the cheapest at the moment as far as I can see, S1000RR full spec is nearly €2,000 than the R1. I wanted the R1, but the Beamer was cheaper and they have BMW dealer network to back you up.

Let me guess you have a K6 GSXR1000 or Busa or Z1400....

Max Headroom

Dont think anyone needs to justify themselves for bike ,gear, sexual preferences ,etc to anyone on here mate..everyone chillax..;)

Back to the OP....surely the most popular bike would be some scooter/moped...no..????

Sonics2k

Max Headroom wrote: »

Dont think anyone needs to justify themselves for bike ,gear, sexual preferences ,etc to anyone on here mate..everyone chillax..;)

Back to the OP....surely the most popular bike would be some scooter/moped...no..????

Yeah, reading this is a bit sad really. Who gives a shíte what bike someone else is riding, so long as they enjoy it and are happy.

stewygriffin

Max Headroom wrote: »

Dont think anyone needs to justify themselves for bike ,gear, sexual preferences ,etc to anyone on here mate..everyone chillax..;)

Back to the OP....surely the most popular bike would be some scooter/moped...no..????

Burgman 400 aka The "Burger Van" all the way baby.:D:P