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Silence S Series motorcycles: how many are still registered?
235still registered
Silence S Series motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 3 recorded variants.
Most recorded on UK roads at once: 256 (2023 Q4) - 91.7% of that peak survives.
108 of the survivors (45.9%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.
91.7% survives 2023 Q4 peak: 256
Every motorcycle drawn here is one still on the register. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.
Derivatives
DVLA also registers other body types under the Silence S Series nameplate. Each is counted on its own page, so every figure on this one is motorcycles only.
By year
All 235 surviving Silence S Series motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.
Motorcycles joining a UK register each year, and how many of that year's arrivals are still registered now (the darker part of each bar). For an import this is the year it arrived, not the year it was built.
On the road over time
Total Silence S Series motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.
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Check a reg freeSource: 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.