Most popular bike in NZ?

[brianblaze]

Hey guys, just wondering what the general concensus is around on this? From what I've seen in the 2 weeks I've been here, it's all Harley's or Ducati's? The odd difference here or there, that's about it though. In Ireland, it's all GSXR's and Ninjas really, not many cruisers really, but that could be the sh*t roads/ sh*t weather.

So, what's the most common bike around these parts then?

[Oakie]

Well if there was a 'Toyota Corolla' of bikes here I would say GSXR.

[sootie]

Interesting. I usually associate such predominances with how successful the various agents of each brand are in the local scene at promoting their particular brand. I think it often comes down to a handful of salesmen.
Pharmaceuticals seem to be a similar example of this.

[rastuscat]

Most popular or most common?

The VStrom and WeeStrom are common as muck where I work.

[brianblaze]

I'd be a big proponent of Suzuki alright, not seen many around, but in fairness I've only back and forth been between Waiwera and Auckland, that's about it!

I'd say there'll be a big uptake in bikes soon with the LAMS changes?

[Mully Clown]

Every second bike I see on the road seems to be a Triumph.

[brianblaze]

I think I'm just being followed by Harleys then...

It's a conspiracy!

Oh, and did you guys have this over here?




Haven't seen one yet, and that was the bike I had before I came over? It's a Honda BROS/ Hawk in America? Or did it not come to the Southern hemisphere?

[tri boy]

CT110 and maybe GN250s
Posties and commuters.MHO

[Glowerss]

There are a couple of BROS around. They're a good LAMS bike :yes:

I think it depends on where you are/look.

At the AUT Carpark ,there are more 250 kawasakis* then anything else. (Aside from fucking scoots, but those dont count :2guns: )

* Covers all the zzr/zxr/gpx/ex250 variants.

[brianblaze]

GN250 = bulletproof! 20+ years and still sold/ manufactured!

[The Lone Rider]

Dunno about individual models, but I've heard more than once about there being more Harleys than anything in NZ. Something like "there's more Harleys per head of population than anywhere in the world".

[haydes55]

GN250 = bulletproof! 20+ years and still sold/ manufactured!

Not in NZ anymore, you can't get a new GN250 in a dealership in NZ. Worst move Suzuki has ever made.

[James Deuce]

Not any of the bikes mentioned. None of them are popular and I object to the people who own them even existing.

The only reason there's so many Suzukis on the road is because Suzuki sell them at Toy Warehouse prices in NZ, a year after each model has been released elsewhere in the world.

[brianblaze]

Not in NZ anymore, you can't get a new GN250 in a dealership in NZ. Worst move Suzuki has ever made.

Coleman's are stocking 2012 models I think, so the site says anyway.

I'm still waiting til LAMS kicks in to see if I can get a decent 250 runabout on the cheap!

[rastuscat]

GN250 = bulletproof! 20+ years and still sold/ manufactured!

Can vouch for the bullet proof ness. I've shot a few............:shutup:

[James Deuce]

Can vouch for the bullet proof ness. I've shot a few............:shutup:

Your doughnuts are in the mail.

[ducatilover]

I think I'm just being followed by Harleys then...

It's a conspiracy!

Oh, and did you guys have this over here?




Haven't seen one yet, and that was the bike I had before I came over? It's a Honda BROS/ Hawk in America? Or did it not come to the Southern hemisphere?
There are a fair few NT650/BROS' around, I had one, the chap that has mine now had three or four of them I think. Neat little bikes, shit suspension.
The GN is/was probably one of the best selling bikes here.
Currently it'd be the Ninja 250 or the GT250 Hyosung.
But, most nikes you see are of the cruiser type with a born-again-biker on top heading for a lowside in to something solid.

[george formby]

But, most nikes you see are of the cruiser type with a born-again-biker on top heading for a lowside in to something solid.


I would say I see far more cruisers, particularly HD's round here. All weathers too. Mind you, there are a lot of cafes here...

Distantly followed by BMW adventure/touring bikes, loaded to the gunnels.

The locals ride a mix of all sorts, exotica, sprot bikes, cruisers & vintage.

[F5 Dave]

Well a while back it was probably the TF125 mud-bug farm bike:sunny:.

But in the public's perception it would be Harley; because they are the Rolls Royce of motorcycles(TM).

I'll leave you to fill in what parallels I'm drawing:innocent:.

[george formby]

Well a while back it was probably the TF125 mud-bug farm bike:sunny:.

But in the public's perception it would be Harley; because they are the Rolls Royce of motorcycles(TM).

I'll leave you to fill in what parallels I'm drawing:innocent:.

I guess HD's are heard as much they are seen drawing more attention.

[sinfull]

From what I've seen in the 2 weeks I've been here, it's all Harley's or Ducati's


I guess HD's are heard as much they are seen drawing more attention.

You have to make allowences for the fact it's not quite summer and the pussies aint got the jappas reged yet !
:shutup:

[Gremlin]

NZ certainly has the highest per capita rate of Harleys in the world, so if popular is what's bought, it would be HD.

That aside, I've ridden with a large cross section of riders, and each group or type of riders has certain "goto" bikes. In long distance riding the ST1300 is very common, Adv riding has the stroms and GSs, cruisers are definitely HD (but that's more brand than model), learners have GNs... so on and so forth...

[BoristheBiter]

Looking at the stats fro nzta,

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/motor-vehicle-registration-statistics/docs/2011.pdf

It shows Suzuki's just ahead of HD in new vehicle stats.

[george formby]

You have to make allowences for the fact it's not quite summer and the pussies aint got the jappas reged yet !
:shutup:

:laugh: Certainly a lot more pirates than power rangers out in the winter. True that. I tug my fetlock in their general direction.

Never seen either on gravel, though.

[nudemetalz]

All I ever see is Hyo 250s and/or Ninja 250's everywhere.
They have to be the most popular machine. More so than GN's I reckon.

[BuzzardNZ]

I think I'm just being followed by Harleys then...

It's a conspiracy!

Oh, and did you guys have this over here?

Haven't seen one yet, and that was the bike I had before I came over? It's a Honda BROS/ Hawk in America? Or did it not come to the Southern hemisphere?

We did have these over here and they were marketed as BROS ( not hawk ). I suspect the name did nothing for sales as at about the same time a very camp boy band by the same name was rising up the charts in the UK. ( see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bros )

[ducatilover]

I would say I see far more cruisers, particularly HD's round here. All weathers too. Mind you, there are a lot of cafes here...

Distantly followed by BMW adventure/touring bikes, loaded to the gunnels.

The locals ride a mix of all sorts, exotica, sprot bikes, cruisers & vintage.
I met a local chap who was certain his 883 was faster in a straight line than my ZX6.
I just said "that's nice buddy" and left him to it

[skippa1]

We did have these over here and they were marketed as BROS)

wierd how they never took off in south auckland

[bogan]

Most popular bike in NZ?

Is mine, so you can't have it, fuck off :bleh:


You have to make allowences for the fact it's not quite summer and the pussies aint got the jappas reged yet !
:shutup:

I think it more about exposure, all the cars get plenty of time to look at the harleys that are lodged in hedges, fences, ditches, letterboxes, etc. Bikes that stay on the road are, well, on the road; and everybody knows cagers don't bother looking in that direction much.

[bogan]

I met a local chap who was certain his 883 was faster in a straight line than my ZX6.
I just said "that's nice buddy" and left him to it

Having been unable to ride it in a straight line, I guess you were unable to dispute the point? :innocent:

[ducatilover]

Having been unable to ride it in a straight line, I guess you were unable to dispute the point? :innocent:
Flip bro, that's wheelie harsh.

But true :facepalm:

[sinfull]

I think it more about exposure, all the cars get plenty of time to look at the harleys that are lodged in hedges, fences, ditches, letterboxes, etc. Bikes that stay on the road are, well, on the road; and everybody knows cagers don't bother looking in that direction much.
270979 Ahuhh..............

[bogan]

Ahuhh..............

Isn't that a buell, which uses harley parts? But of course still being classed as a sportsbike, it was done properly. None of this 'oh no I've low sided in this patch of pansies and I can't pick it up again'. That cunts well up a tree, they even had to get a high vis man to get it down again, serious business.

[sinfull]

Isn't that a buell, which uses harley parts? But of course still being classed as a sportsbike, it was done properly. None of this 'oh no I've low sided in this patch of pansies and I can't pick it up again'. That cunts well up a tree, they even had to get a high vis man to get it down again, serious business. Yeah nah i WAS agreeing with you ! I ride sports bikes ....... Too

[george formby]

AG 200 cha cha cha.

[F5 Dave]

so. the old chestnut of pulling the capacity Arms race in the farm bike stake huh? Well mate. . .um.:confused:


nah. I got nothin.:no:

[Road kill]

I met a local chap who was certain his 883 was faster in a straight line than my ZX6.
I just said "that's nice buddy" and left him to it

Shoulda asked how much his bike was worth,,then raced for it.

[akkadian]

Shoulda asked how much his bike was worth,,then raced for it.

And then some mug will come along with his Busa and smash everyone. Kawaka 250s most common her plus all the lads on their Ducatis. Mind you that might just be the hear them count them theme again...

[ducatilover]

Shoulda asked how much his bike was worth,,then raced for it.
Probably worth a bit in scrap value.

[sinfull]

Probably worth a bit in scrap value.

I got a few can fadges i could throw up against that piece of shit ! No wait that goes to best bike of the show. And Half way through the ride that is !! Along with T shirts from where we visit ? Awww I think so ! Nawww know so!

[sinfull]

Ok will put in your (what's them things when you can't make it)

[ducatilover]

I'm unsure if that made any sense or not?
Moar beers?

[Matariki]

From what I've seen (at least in wellington and the wairarapa), is that the Suzuki bikes are the most popular amongst learners and commuters. For experienced riders and those that like to travel around allot (and can afford to ride one unlike myself) its the triumph.

[sinfull]

I'm unsure if that made any sense or not?
Moar beers?
Ok ......... Can you keep up ?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Biggest selling bike over 651cc in NZ is the Triumph Speemaster, followed by the 883N Harley. Contray to one penis's opinion that Suzuki release models here a year after the rest of the world...we actually often get 'em well before anyone else. Depends on the model.

[wysper]

I met a local chap who was certain his 883 was faster in a straight line than my ZX6.
I just said "that's nice buddy" and left him to it

He probably knew you would have dropped the clutch, wheelied and binned before he had even bothered to get off the line, so in a way he was probably right!

[scumdog]

Ahuhh..............

Hmm, sockmakuck is good at getting things hung-up in trees, was that bike his??:blink:

[tbs]

Hmm, sockmakuck is good at getting things hung-up in trees, was that bike his??:blink:

I thought he only rode ho-bags.... Sorry, Hyobags.


Anyway, why hasn't anyone mentioned us squids and our gixxers?

[sinfull]

Hmm, sockmakuck is good at getting things hung-up in trees, was that bike his??:blink:
Only downhill !

I thought he only rode ho-bags.... Sorry, Hyobags. With heated vest... i mean baited breath i await his reply



Anyway, why hasn't anyone mentioned us squids and our gixxers?have you redged it for summer then ?

[tbs]

Only downhill !
With heated vest... i mean baited breath i await his reply
have you redged it for summer then ?

Happily I ride mine all year round. Sadly this mostly means riding it very slowly to and from work.

[MrKiwi]

Every second bike I see on the road seems to be a Triumph.

And that's no surprise as I understand in the last 5 years Triumph has gone from being the 5th highest to the highest seller of "road bikes above 600cc" in NZ.

[Crasherfromwayback]

And that's no surprise as I understand in the last 5 years Triumph has gone from being the 5th highest to the highest seller of "road bikes above 600cc" in NZ.

Incorrect. That's still Harley-Davidson.

[MrKiwi]

Incorrect. That's still Harley-Davidson.

I'm pretty sure I am correct. When you add up the sales by all road models for 600cc and above Triumph are selling more than HD. Triumph sell a much wider range of bikes than HD. Sure HD sell more cruisers than Triumph (who sell quite a few) but triumph has bikes in the touring, sports touring, sports and adventure touring segments and combining all these sectors outsells HD.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I'm pretty sure I am correct. When you add up the sales by all road models for 600cc and above Triumph are selling more than HD. Triumph sell a much wider range of bikes than HD. Sure HD sell more cruisers than Triumph (who sell quite a few) but triumph has bikes in the touring, sports touring, sports and adventure touring segments and combining all these sectors outsells HD.

That's odd. I just got emailed the figures the other day. The email I got showed HD as still the biggest selling bike in NZ over 651cc.

But of course...Harley-Davidson could be lying. To their credit...Triumph are running a very close second.

Ps:. I used to sell both...and I can tell you what I sold more of then too.

[BMWST?]

in welly the variety of bikes is quite amazing,you see all sorts on the motorway in the morning.Bike parks arent always the best place to judge by ether cos a lot of people seem to be able to park in parking buildings,maybe pinching a spot sorta covered by the compamy they work for.For instance most morning s i see a really nice looking old Kawasaki gpz 550 and a original looking BMW r100gs

[MrKiwi]

That's odd. I just got emailed the figures the other day. The email I got showed HD as still the biggest selling bike in NZ over 651cc.

But of course...Harley-Davidson could be lying. To their credit...Triumph are running a very close second.

Ps:. I used to sell both...and I can tell you what I sold more of then too.

Ok, that was my next question - what stats are you using. I don't have the latest so I'll defer to your stats.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Ok, that was my next question - what stats are you using. I don't have the latest so I'll defer to your stats.

The ones emailed to me by Suzuki NZ.

[ducatilover]

I got a few can fadges i could throw up against that piece of shit ! No wait that goes to best bike of the show. And Half way through the ride that is !! Along with T shirts from where we visit ? Awww I think so ! Nawww know so!

I'm still not able to make any sense of this? Are you saying you have something that'll beat my old clapped out bike? Cool. Or are you saying something about something else that I'm not catching on to? And T-shirts?
:blink:

[sinfull]

I'm still not able to make any sense of this? Are you saying you have something that'll beat my old clapped out bike? Cool. Or are you saying something about something else that I'm not catching on to? And T-shirts?
:blink:
Let it go !!! It will only see ya going grey !

[ducatilover]

Let it go !!! It will only see ya going grey !
:laugh: I reckon my GN will take you down either way

[Banditbandit]

I think I'm just being followed by Harleys then...

It's a conspiracy!



Followed by Harleys ??? Get a faster bike !!!!

[Banditbandit]

Ahuhh..............


Isn't that a buell, which uses harley parts? But of course still being classed as a sportsbike, it was done properly. None of this 'oh no I've low sided in this patch of pansies and I can't pick it up again'. That cunts well up a tree, they even had to get a high vis man to get it down again, serious business.


This bike was in th tree about 2 ks from my house ... about half way along a short straight ... dunno how he stuck it there ... it was about 20 feet off the ground ... and nothing obvious to ride up like a ramp ... I rode to work trhat morning and there it was ...

[Banditbandit]

Ok will put in your (what's them things when you can't make it)

Viagra? (plus 10)

[MrKiwi]

The ones emailed to me by Suzuki NZ.

I've just received some figures but they are not broken down enough for me to separate above 600cc and below. I see the November edition of Kiwi Rider, page 47, notes that for 2012 year to date Triumph has overtaken HD for the number one position for over 600cc bikes. Either way HD and Triumph are the two biggest sellers of bikes above 600cc at the moment.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I've just received some figures but they are not broken down enough for me to separate above 600cc and below. I see the November edition of Kiwi Rider, page 47, notes that for 2012 year to date Triumph has overtaken HD for the number one position for over 600cc bikes. Either way HD and Triumph are the two biggest sellers of bikes above 600cc at the moment.

Correct! And as I mentioned...it's an awesome effort by Triumph. I saw the official registration figures...being a licensed motor vehicle salesman.

[MrKiwi]

Correct! And as I mentioned...it's an awesome effort by Triumph. I saw the official registration figures...being a licensed motor vehicle salesman.

Yep a pretty good show by Triumph. I've had another look at my figures and the breakdown is there. Triumph ahead by a nose year to date.

[pratik8890]

In My Onion, they are as follows: ( Sports )

For 250 cc: Kawasaki Ninja 250 , Yamaha FZR 250, Suzuki GSXR250, Honda Cbr 250, Suzuki Gn 250 and Hyosung 250 are some of the most common 250 cc bikes around.

For 600 cc: Yamaha R6, Kawasaki ZX6r, Triumph Daytona 600, Honda CBR 600, and we also get to see a lot of Suzuki Sv 650.

For 750cc: Ducati 749, Suzuki GSXR 750, Kawasaki ZXRR 750, Ducati 750 SS,

For 1000cc: Yamaha r1, Kawasaki ZX 10r, Yamaha GSX 1000, Honda CBR 1000 and Suzunki Sv 1000.

For 1000cc and above : Suzuki Hayabusa, Suzuki Bandit 1250, Triumph Daytona 1200, Honda VTR 1000 etc.

[SPman]

In my neck of the woods, most popular on a Sunday morning seems to be Ducati 848/1198/1199/Diavel.
Otherwise, it's Harleys - but you have to have a beard that curls back over your shoulders on the move.......which seems to be most folk round my way.........