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Pulse BT 49 motorcycles: how many are still registered?

1,737still registered

Pulse BT 49 motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

Most recorded on UK roads at once: 3,225 (2015 Q1) - 53.8% of that peak survives.

Disappearing at about 4.6% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 1,370 in 2030, and under 1,000 around 2037.

1,647 of the survivors (94.8%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

53.8% survives 2015 Q1 peak: 3,225

Declared off-road (SORN)1,647 · 94.8%
Disappearing per year4.6%
Projected 2030~1,370

By year

All 1,737 surviving Pulse BT 49 motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time. Across every year, 1,603 of these cars have gone since 2014, leaving 50.5% of the 2014 figure. That is the earliest real count of the same cars: DVLA publishes no production figures, so nothing here is a count of how many were built.

Year built2009 → 2016
5002500
20092010201120122013201420152016
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On the road over time

Total Pulse BT 49 motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

3,201
2009log scale2026: 1,703
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Pulse BT 49 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

Up to 50cc1,735 motorcycles · 99.8%
51cc to 125cc2 motorcycles · 0.1%

Fuel

Petrol1,737 · 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.