UK vehicle statistics / Easy Rider

How many Easy Rider JC 50 Q motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1 licensed and 127 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Easy Rider JC 50 Q generic-model group.

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Is the JC 50 Q disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 22 in 2015 Q1 and stand at 1 in 2026 Q1, down 95%. That is down 90% in the five years since 2021 Q1.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q11127
2025 Q42126
2025 Q34124
2025 Q25123
2025 Q14123
2024 Q45123
2024 Q35123
2024 Q24122
2024 Q15122
2023 Q49119
2023 Q39117
2023 Q27118

Other Easy Rider models

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Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.