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Kawasaki Z motorcycles: how many are still registered?

4,712still registered

Kawasaki Z motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 61 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 7,875 (1994 Q4) - 59.8% of that peak survives.

3,745 of the survivors (79.4%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

59.8% survives 1994 Q4 peak: 7,875

Declared off-road (SORN)3,745 · 79.4%

By year

All 4,712 surviving Kawasaki Z motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1977 → 2003
8004000
19772003
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On the road over time

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

7,875
1994log scale2026: 4,603
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Kawasaki Z 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

151cc to 200cc34 motorcycles · 0.7%
201cc to 300cc103 motorcycles · 2.1%
301cc to 400cc46 motorcycles · 0.9%
401cc to 500cc142 motorcycles · 3.0%
501cc to 600cc1,959 motorcycles · 41.5%
601cc to 700cc163 motorcycles · 3.4%
701cc to 800cc1,408 motorcycles · 29.8%
901cc to 1000cc277 motorcycles · 5.8%
1001cc to 1100cc436 motorcycles · 9.2%
1101cc to 1200cc43 motorcycles · 0.9%
1201cc to 1300cc87 motorcycles · 1.8%
Other sizes (6)14 motorcycles · 0.2%

Fuel

Petrol4,708 · 99.9%
Diesel4 · 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.