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Buell S1W motorcycles: how many are still registered?

92still registered

Buell S1W motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 95 (2020 Q3) - 96.8% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 0.5% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 87 in 2030.

77 of the survivors (83.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

96.8% survives 2020 Q3 peak: 95

Declared off-road (SORN)77 · 83.6%
Disappearing per year0.5%
Projected 2030~87

By year

All 92 surviving Buell S1W motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1997 → 1999
80400
199719981999
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On the road over time

Total Buell S1W motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

95
1997log scale2026: 94
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Buell S1W 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

1201cc to 1300cc92 motorcycles · 100%

Fuel

Petrol92 · 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.