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Yamaha YS motorcycles: how many are still registered?
1,941still registered
Yamaha YS motorcycles still registered with DVLA (licensed or SORN), across 1 recorded variant.
Most recorded on UK roads at once: 2,299 (2021 Q2) - 84.4% of that peak survives.
Disappearing at about 3.5% a year (the 2020–2025 trend). If that rate continued: around 1,622 in 2030, and under 1,000 around 2044.
634 of the survivors (32.6%) are declared off-road (SORN) rather than taxed.
84.4% survives 2021 Q2 peak: 2,299
One motorcycle drawn per 10 on the road - there are too many left to draw one each. Pick variants on the left to colour them in.
By year
All 1,941 surviving Yamaha YS 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 Yamaha YS motorcycles registered (licensed or SORN) at the end of each year.
Engine size and fuel
What is on the road now: the surviving Yamaha YS 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
Fuel
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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.