Almost every biker dreams of owning a big bike. Something that they wanna embrace at least once in their lifetime. But when practicality kicks in, very few people actually fulfill their dreams. Royal Enfield, however, has struck a wonderful proposition in the form of its 650cc parallel-twin platform. It relatively offers a big bike feel at a price that won’t hurt your wallet, either.
That’s the reason why Royal Enfield has been single-handedly heavy-lifting this top 500cc+ motorcycle segment for a long time. Let’s take a look at how this segment fares in August 2022.
Royal Enfield 650 twins sold 1,388 units in August 2022and registered 66.43% YoY growth. With total volume growth of 554 units from 834 units sold in August 2021. The twins command 82.62% market share of all the big bikes. When compared to July 2022, we can see a drop in sales by just 6 units.
India’s cheapest inline-4, Kawasaki Z900 takes 2nd spot with 41 units sold in August 2022. But it registers a drop of 25.45% YoY and holds a 2.44% share of the top 500cc+ motorcycle segment. The Dhoom bike, Suzuki Hayabusa sold 34 units and took 3rd spot. Like Z900, falls in the red with a 19.05% drop YoY. At 4th place is CBR650R with a 10.81% drop in sales YoY with 33 units sold.
Kawasaki Versys 650 and Triumph Street Triple registered positive growth of 187.50% and 70% YoY respectively with 23 units and 17 units sold respectively. Newly launched Triumph Tiger 660 stands equal to Street Triple with 17 units sold in August 2022. Middle-weights like Triumph Trident 660 and Kawasaki Ninja 650 registered a drop in sales YoY too.
The newly launched Harley-Davidson Nightster takes 10th spot with 11 unit sales. Triumph Tiger 900 and Speed Twin sold 10 and 9 units respectively. Tiger registers a 66.67% growth and Speed registers a 66.67% drop YoY. However, Rocket III, Triumph’s current flagship sold 6 units and registered 20% growth YoY.
Updated Suzuki V-Strom 650 XT, Kawasaki Versys 1000 and Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 114 sold 5 units each. Fat Boy maintained neutrality while Versys saw a degrowth of 28.57% YoY. Kawasaki Vulcan S, Harley 883 Iron, Triumph Street Scrambler and Tiger 1200 sold 4 units each. Scrambler maintains neutrality while Vulcan and 883 register de-growth YoY.
| No | 500cc+ Motorcycles Sales | Aug-22 | Aug-21 | Growth % YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 650 Twin | 1,388 | 834 | 66.43 |
| 2 | Z900 | 41 | 55 | -25.45 |
| 3 | Hayabusa | 34 | 42 | -19.05 |
| 4 | CBR 650F | 33 | 37 | -10.81 |
| 5 | Versys 650 | 23 | 8 | 187.50 |
| 6 | Street Triple | 17 | 10 | 70.00 |
| 7 | Tiger 660 | 17 | 0 | – |
| 8 | Ninja650 | 15 | 24 | -37.50 |
| 9 | Trident | 11 | 43 | -74.42 |
| 10 | Nightster | 11 | 0 | – |
| 11 | Tiger 900 | 10 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 12 | Speed Twin | 9 | 27 | -66.67 |
| 13 | Speed Twin | 6 | 0 | – |
| 14 | Rocket III | 6 | 5 | 20.00 |
| 15 | DL650XA | 5 | 0 | – |
| 16 | Versys 1000 | 5 | 7 | -28.57 |
| 17 | Fat Boy 114 | 5 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Vulcan S | 4 | 11 | -63.64 |
| 19 | 883 Iron | 4 | 6 | -33.33 |
| 20 | Street Scrambler | 4 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Tiger 1200 | 4 | 0 | – |
| 22 | Katana | 3 | 0 | – |
| 23 | Boneville T120 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 24 | Fat Bob | 3 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 25 | Z650 | 2 | 4 | -50.00 |
| 26 | Z650RS | 2 | 0 | – |
| 27 | Boneville T100 | 2 | 0 | – |
| 28 | Speed Triple | 2 | 14 | -85.71 |
| 29 | Road Glide | 2 | 0 | – |
| 30 | Roadking | 2 | 0 | – |
| 31 | Street Bob | 2 | 0 | – |
| 32 | Pan America | 1 | 20 | -95.00 |
| 33 | Boneville Bobber | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 34 | Heritage Classic | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 35 | Standard | 1 | 0 | – |
| 36 | Street Glide | 1 | 0 | – |
| 37 | Ninja ZX-10R | 0 | 14 | -100.00 |
| 38 | Street Twin | 0 | 14 | -100.00 |
| 39 | Low Rider Special | 0 | 14 | -100.00 |
| 40 | Ninja1000 | 0 | 12 | -100.00 |
| 41 | Africa Twin | 0 | 10 | -100.00 |
| 42 | 1200 X-Forty Eight | 0 | 7 | -100.00 |
| 43 | Low Rider | 0 | 5 | -100.00 |
| 44 | Boneville Speedmaster | 0 | 3 | -100.00 |
| 45 | Electra Glide | 0 | 1 | -100.00 |
| – | Total | 1,680 | 1,246 | 34.83 |
Recently launched Suzuki Katana, Triumph Bonneville T120 and Harley-Davidson Fat Bob sold 3 units each with just Fat Bob registering a positive growth of 50% YoY. While the other two were not released last year. Kawasaki Z650 and Z650RS, Triumph Bonneville T100 and Speed triple and from Harley-Davidson, Roadking, Road Glide and Street Bob sold 2 units each with no positive growth YoY.
Harley-Davidson Pan America, Heritage Classic, Standard and Street Glide and Triumph Bonneville Bobber sold just 1 unit each. Pan America recently got up to Rs. 4 lakh discount which should translate into better sales next month. Now let’s take a look at all the bikes that sold 0 units.
We have Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and Ninja 1000, Triumph Street Twin and Bonneville Speedmaster, Honda Africa Twin and then from Harley-Davidson stables, we have Low Rider Special, Forty Eight, Low Rider and Electra Glide. All-in-all, the top 500cc+ motorcycles segment saw 1,680 units sold with volume growth of 434 units while registering 34.83% of YoY growth.