Top 50 Motorcycles H1 FY2027 – Splendor, Shine, Pulsar, Apache, Classic 350

Motorcycle sales grew 10.44% during April–September 2026, with Splendor crossing 21 lakh units while Pulsar, HF Deluxe and Platina recorded declines.

After taking a look at scooter sales H1 FY2027, let us now take a look at the motorcycles. India’s domestic motorcycle sales reached 69,28,700 units in the first half of FY2027, up 10.44% from 62,73,944 units in April–September 2025. The segment added 6,54,756 units year-on-year and remained the largest contributor to domestic two-wheeler volumes.

Splendor Crosses 21 Lakh, Shine Holds Second

Hero Splendor registered 21,30,637 units, growing 19.69% over 17,80,081 units a year earlier. Its increase of 3,50,556 units was the largest absolute gain among the ranked motorcycle families. Splendor alone accounted for 30.75% of domestic motorcycle sales. Honda Shine 125/SP125 followed with 9,65,571 units, up 11.09% from 8,69,190 units. Together, the top two entries contributed 44.69% of motorcycle volumes.

Bajaj Pulsar retained third position despite a 6.86% decline. Sales stood at 6,33,015 units, down from 6,79,612 units. Hero HF Deluxe also recorded a decline, falling 16.38% to 4,42,827 units. TVS Apache completed the top five with 3,34,347 units, growing 22.90% and adding 62,299 units over the corresponding period last year.

Classic 350, Unicorn And Bullet Register Strong Growth

Royal Enfield Classic 350 ranked sixth with 2,43,132 units, up 29.61%. Honda Unicorn followed with 2,28,721 units, registering growth of 32.05%. TVS Raider recorded a smaller increase of 1.27%, reaching 2,08,209 units. Bajaj Platina declined 20.49% to 1,70,195 units, while Royal Enfield Bullet 350 completed the top ten with 1,57,207 units, up 34.58%.

Royal Enfield Hunter 350 followed in eleventh position with 1,34,246 units, growing 17.95%. Combined volumes of Classic, Bullet and Hunter stood at 5,34,585 units, underlining their contribution to Royal Enfield’s domestic business.

Glamour, Ronin And R15 Gain

Hero Glamour registered 1,22,108 units, growing 57.45%, while Passion declined 7.67% to 1,15,369 units. Honda Shine 100 also slipped, falling 6.42% to 1,02,833 units. Hero Xtreme 125R grew 3.37% to 96,194 units, followed by TVS Radeon at 86,805 units, up 21.42%. Yamaha FZ remained broadly stable at 78,124 units, a decline of 0.86%.

Among other notable performers, TVS Ronin grew 81.04% to 61,829 units. Yamaha R15 increased 56.28% to 60,582 units, while MT-15 registered 55,206 units, up 6.16%. Yamaha XSR contributed 33,495 units, with no year-earlier volumes recorded.

Mixed Performance Among Larger Motorcycles

KTM’s 250 category grew 90.11% to 24,102 units, while the 160/200 category increased 18.31% to 16,964 units. The KTM 350 entry contributed 10,521 units, whereas KTM 390 volumes declined 55.88% to 3,628 units. Bajaj Dominar grew 66.09% to 10,545 units, and Avenger 220 increased to 9,919 units from 1,980 units. In contrast, Freedom sales fell 27.68% to 7,792 units.

Royal Enfield’s performance was also mixed beyond its leading 350cc models. Guerrilla 450 grew 45.61% to 10,073 units, while Himalayan declined 3.49% to 13,097 units. The 650 Twins fell 9.36% to 18,129 units, and Super Meteor volumes declined 43.30% to 3,679 units.

Motorcycles Lead Volumes, Scooters Grow Faster

Total domestic two-wheeler sales stood at 1,20,86,812 units in H1 FY2027, up 17.63%. Motorcycles accounted for 57.32% of this total, followed by scooters at 40.25% and mopeds at 2.42%. While motorcycles retained their volume lead, scooters expanded faster, growing 29.38% to 48,65,192 units. Moped sales increased 21.55% to 2,92,920 units.

The motorcycle rankings show that growth was far from uniform. Splendor strengthened its lead, while Apache, Royal Enfield’s core 350cc models and several other offerings gained volumes. Declines across Pulsar, HF Deluxe and Platina, however, moderated the segment’s overall expansion.