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Honda GL1100A motorcycles: how many are still registered?

90still registered

Honda GL1100A motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 2 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 91 (2023 Q1) - 98.9% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 1.0% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 85 in 2030.

66 of the survivors (73.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

98.9% survives 2023 Q1 peak: 91

Declared off-road (SORN)66 · 73.3%
Disappearing per year1.0%
Projected 2030~85

Derivatives

DVLA also registers other body types under the Honda GL1100A nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is motorcycles only.

Honda GL1100A cars1still reg.

By year

All 90 surviving Honda GL1100A motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1976 → 1984
80400
197619771978197919801981198219831984
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On the road over time

Total Honda GL1100A motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

90
19942026: 88
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Honda GL1100A 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 1000cc2 motorcycles · 2.2%
1001cc to 1100cc71 motorcycles · 78.8%
1101cc to 1200cc17 motorcycles · 18.8%

Fuel

Petrol90 · 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.