How many Suzuki VLs are left?
1,515 are on the road in Great Britain and 1,929 are declared off the road. Fewer than ten thousand on the road.
Looking at one? Check its own record:
1,515
on the road in Great Britain
plus 1,929 declared off the road
Uncommon
- Most on the road
- 3,034, the end of September 2008
- Still on the road
- 50% of the most there were
- Since 2021
- Down 26% (2,039 to 1,515)
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.
| Version | On the road | Off the road | Most there were |
|---|---|---|---|
| VL 125 Y | 96 | 406 | 716 (2000) |
| VL 125 K2 | 74 | 208 | 369 (2004) |
| VL 125 SK1 | 53 | 186 | 329 (2002) |
| VL 800 K3 | 95 | 111 | 302 (2004) |
| VL 800 K2 | 83 | 81 | 232 (2003) |
| VL 800 K5 | 89 | 71 | 204 (2008) |
| VL 1500 X | 71 | 78 | 174 (2005) |
| VL 125 K6 | 37 | 100 | 173 (2007) |
| VL 800 K4 | 72 | 63 | 170 (2008) |
| VL 800 K7 | 69 | 63 | 168 (2009) |
| VL 125 K5 | 29 | 90 | 149 (2005) |
| VL800 K1 | 37 | 54 | 128 (2002) |
| VL 800 BL4 | 83 | 30 | 127 (2017) |
| VL 1500 BTL3 | 57 | 18 | 98 (2017) |
| VL 800 CL4 | 66 | 22 | 98 (2018) |
| VL 800 L0 | 59 | 25 | 96 (2011) |
| VL 1500 LCW | 38 | 34 | 91 (1999) |
| VL 800 ZK4 | 45 | 26 | 91 (2007) |
| VL 800 | 76 | 41 | 89 (2022) |
| VL 125 K7 | 24 | 43 | 87 (2008) |
| VL 125 K4 | 15 | 45 | 73 (2004) |
| VL 800 K8 | 31 | 17 | 69 (2008) |
| VL 1500 | 46 | 47 | 67 (2023) |
| VL 800 K6 | 32 | 19 | 64 (2008) |
| VL 800 L1 | 36 | 16 | 62 (2013) |
| VL 800 L2 | 32 | 13 | 56 (2013) |
| VL 800 CL3 | 19 | 8 | 31 (2014) |
| VL 800 L5 | 21 | 1 | 24 (2017) |
| VL 800 L3 | 14 | 6 | 23 (2014) |
| VL 1500 K4 | 4 | 1 | 16 (2009) |
| VL 1500 BTL5 | 9 | 3 | 14 (2017) |
| VL 125 | 2 | 2 | 3 (2010) |
| VL 1500 K2 | 1 | 1 | 2 (2007) |
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.
Buying one?
Rare or not, check the one in front of you: its MOT history, mileage and tax are free, and the full check adds finance, write-off and theft.
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.