| OEM | Model | July ’21 Sales | July ’20 Sales | YoY Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Enfield | 650 Twins | 811 | 1058 | -23% |
| Kawasaki | Z900 | 44 | – | – |
| Suzuki | Hayabusa | 31 | – | – |
| Honda | 650R Twins | 27 | – | – |
| Triumph | Tiger | 25 | 26 | -4% |
| Triumph | Street Twin | 20 | 11 | 82% |
| Kawasaki | Ninja 650 | 20 | 42 | -52% |
| Kawasaki | ZX-10R | 18 | – | – |
| Kawasaki | Ninja 1000SX | 16 | 33 | -52% |
| Kawasaki | Versys 650 | 14 | – | – |
| Honda | Goldwing | 11 | – | – |
Performance bike sales were a mixed bag July 2021
The performance bike sales chart for July 2021 shows just how dominant the 650 twins from Royal Enfield are in the segment.
While the middleweight machines have the lowest power figure in the group listed above, the fact that they are also the most affordable bikes of this lot works in their favour.
A total of 811 units of the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650, combined, got sold in July 2021, while second-placed Kawasaki Z900 found 44 new takers.
Suzuki India delivered 31 units of the new generation Hayabusa in July, while Honda sold 27 units of its 650R twins during the same period.
Triumph’s Tiger range of motorcycles registered sales of 25 units and both Triumph Street Twin and Kawasaki Ninja 650 managed to find 20 new homes each in July.
Kawasaki’s litre-class superbike, the ZX-10R, was ridden home by 18 individuals in July 2021, while the Ninja 1000SX followed suit with 16 unit sales.
In the last 2 spots of the July 2021 performance bike sales chart sit the Kawasaki Versys 650 (14 units) and the Honda Goldwing (11 units).
Of the lot, Royal Enfield’s 650 Twins (-23 percent), Triumph Tiger (-4 percent), Kawasaki Ninja 650 (-52 percent) and Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX (-52 percent) recorded year-on-year (YoY) sales degrowth.