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How many BMW R 1250 GSs are left?

13,016 are on the road in Great Britain and 1,170 are declared off the road. More than ten thousand on the road.

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13,016

on the road in Great Britain

plus 1,170 declared off the road

Common

Most on the road
14,244, the end of September 2024
Still on the road
91% of the most there were
Since 2021
Up 75% (7,457 to 13,016)
07,51515k201820222026
On the road (licensed)Including those declared off the road (SORN)Most on the road

Every version, as the DVLA records it

The model name on the logbook. Some are the same bike recorded in slightly different ways, and a few are typing mistakes.

VersionOn the roadOff the roadMost there were
R 1250 GS Adventure TE5,6834646,308 (2024)
R 1250 GS TE3,8242804,254 (2023)
R 1250 GS Rallye TE1,0191141,269 (2021)
R 1250 GS Adventure Rallye TE9081241,257 (2020)
R 1250 GS Exclusive TE71070893 (2020)
R 1250 GS ADV Exclusive TE53172752 (2020)
R 1250 GS ADV Rallye TE19327264 (2020)
R 1250 GS691278 (2024)
R 1250 GS Adventure50750 (2022)
R 1250 GS Rallye17024 (2021)
R 1250 GS Adventure Rallye12022 (2020)

What the numbers mean

  • On the road means licensed: taxed, or exempt from tax, at the end of June 2026.
  • Off the road means declared SORN: still registered but not used on public roads, often stored, being restored or waiting to be sold.
  • Counts are for Great Britain and come from the DVLA. Records start in 1994, so older cars may have been more common before then.

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Source: Department for Transport and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics for Great Britain, table VEH0120, to the end of June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.