Figures from the Motorcycle Industry Association show that registrations of new light powered two-wheelers and related vehicles in the UK rose 6.8% in September 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier. The market was up 14.4% across the first nine months of the year. That broad category includes motorcycles, scooters, mopeds and other light vehicles, so its headline figure should not be read as motorcycle sales alone.
Motorcycle registrations separately grew by 6.4% in September, while scooters increased by 4.3%. Among motorcycle styles, the association highlighted naked bikes: their registrations were up 14.3% for the month and 15.2% from January through September. The competition segment recorded a 27.1% September increase, but a high percentage alone says nothing about how large that segment is in vehicle numbers.
September is one of the UK market’s most important registration months, which makes the rise notable. Still, these comparisons use the corresponding period in 2025 as their baseline; percentages alone reveal neither model prices nor buyer motivations or individual brand performance. The figures establish growth in new registrations, not a matching change in riding habits or the wider European market. For readers in Latvia, they describe one large market rather than predict local demand.