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Buell X1 Lightning motorcycles: how many are still registered?

184still registered

Buell X1 Lightning motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.

128 of the survivors (69.5%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

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Declared off-road (SORN)128 · 69.5%

By year

All 184 surviving Buell X1 Lightning motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1998 → 2003
100500
199819992000200120022003
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On the road over time

Total Buell X1 Lightning motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

182
20012026: 182
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Buell X1 Lightning 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

901cc to 1000cc1 motorcycles · 0.5%
1101cc to 1200cc5 motorcycles · 2.7%
1201cc to 1300cc177 motorcycles · 96.1%
2001cc to 2100cc1 motorcycles · 0.5%

Fuel

Petrol183 · 99.4%
Diesel1 · 0.5%

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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.