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Yamaha RD motorcycles: how many are still registered?

1,553still registered

Yamaha RD motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 4 recorded variants.

701 of the survivors (45.1%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.

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Declared off-road (SORN)701 · 45.1%

By year

All 1,553 surviving Yamaha RD motorcycles, by the year each was built - not how many were on the road at the time.

Year built1971 → 1994
3001500
19711994
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On the road over time

Total Yamaha RD motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.

1,546
1998log scale2026: 1,546
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Engine size and fuel

What is on the road now: the surviving Yamaha RD 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

51cc to 125cc430 motorcycles · 27.6%
201cc to 300cc935 motorcycles · 60.2%
301cc to 400cc183 motorcycles · 11.7%
Other sizes (2)5 motorcycles · 0.3%

Fuel

Petrol1,551 · 99.8%
Diesel2 · 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.