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BSA Gold Star motorcycles: how many are still registered?

1,413still registered

BSA Gold Star motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,480 (2026 Q2) - 95.4% of that peak survives.

232 of the survivors (16.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

95.4% survives 2026 Q2 peak: 1,480

Declared off-road (SORN)232 · 16.4%

By year

All 1,413 surviving BSA Gold Star motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built2022 → 2025
6003000
2022202320242025
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On the road over time

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

1,480
2022log scale2026: 1,480
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving BSA Gold Star 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

201cc to 300cc3 motorcycles · 0.2%
301cc to 400cc10 motorcycles · 0.7%
401cc to 500cc19 motorcycles · 1.3%
501cc to 600cc17 motorcycles · 1.2%
601cc to 700cc1,364 motorcycles · 96.5%

Fuel

Petrol1,413 · 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.