Rarity / Kawasaki / ZL / Motorcycles

Kawasaki ZL motorcycles: how many are still registered?

210still registered

Kawasaki ZL motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 213 (2009 Q4) - 98.5% of that peak survives.

173 of the survivors (82.3%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

98.5% survives 2009 Q4 peak: 213

Declared off-road (SORN)173 · 82.3%

By year

All 210 surviving Kawasaki ZL motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1977 → 2002
60300
19772002
Point at a year for the numbers

On the road over time

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

213
1994log scale2026: 200
Point at the line for a year

Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Kawasaki ZL 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

501cc to 600cc91 motorcycles · 43.3%
601cc to 700cc5 motorcycles · 2.3%
901cc to 1000cc112 motorcycles · 53.3%
1001cc to 1100cc2 motorcycles · 0.9%

Fuel

Petrol209 · 99.5%
Diesel1 · 0.4%

Own or buying a Kawasaki ZL? Get its free DVLA tax and MOT history - and the paid report's own rarity figures for the exact variant - in seconds.

Check a reg free

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.