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Kawasaki KL motorcycles: how many are still registered?

1,194still registered

Kawasaki KL motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 29 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 1,418 (1994 Q4) - 84.2% of that peak survives.

935 of the survivors (78.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

84.2% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 1,418

Declared off-road (SORN)935 · 78.3%

By year

All 1,194 surviving Kawasaki KL motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1978 → 2004
150750
19782004
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On the road over time

Total Kawasaki KL motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,418
1994log scale2026: 1,179
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Kawasaki KL 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 300cc407 motorcycles · 34.0%
501cc to 600cc317 motorcycles · 26.5%
601cc to 700cc462 motorcycles · 38.6%
Other sizes (4)8 motorcycles · 0.6%

Fuel

Petrol1,193 · 99.9%
Diesel1 · under 0.1%

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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.