UK vehicle statistics / Yamasaki

How many Yamasaki F51 motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 61 licensed and 108 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Yamasaki F51 generic-model group.

Looking at a F51?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular F51 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the F51 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 162 in 2023 Q4 and stand at 61 in 2026 Q1, down 62%. That is up 110% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 108 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 169 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

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 Q161108
2025 Q472101
2025 Q38496
2025 Q29786
2025 Q110186
2024 Q410380
2024 Q311368
2024 Q212260
2024 Q114052
2023 Q416232
2023 Q314627
2023 Q213221

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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.