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BSA Gold SR motorcycles: how many are still registered?

77still registered

BSA Gold SR motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 78 (2020 Q4) - 98.7% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 0.6% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 72 in 2030.

45 of the survivors (58.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

98.7% survives 2020 Q4 peak: 78

Declared off-road (SORN)45 · 58.4%
Disappearing per year0.6%
Projected 2030~72

By year

All 77 surviving BSA Gold SR motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1968 → 2003
1050
19682003
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On the road over time

Total BSA Gold SR motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

78
1998log scale2026: 74
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving BSA Gold SR motorcycles split by engine capacity and by fuel, as recorded 2025. Engine sizes are DVLA's own bands and cover only the cars it holds a capacity for.

Engine size

301cc to 400cc5 motorcycles · 6.4%
401cc to 500cc30 motorcycles · 38.9%
501cc to 600cc39 motorcycles · 50.6%
601cc to 700cc3 motorcycles · 3.8%

Fuel

Petrol77 · 100%

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Source: DVLA vehicle licensing statistics (DfT). Counts as of 2025, licensed and SORN vehicles both included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Survivor counts are national registration figures, not a guarantee any particular car exists or is roadworthy - check a specific reg free.