Even as the domestic motorcycle market clocked record wholesales of 13 million units in FY2026, with the bulk – 5.91 million units – coming from the entry-level 100-110cc segment, niche categories like the 1000-1600cc segment which has superbikes like the Suzuki Hayabusa, Kawasaki Ninja 1100SX and Harley-Davidson Pan America among others, also scaled a new fiscal year high of 1,105 units, up 22% YoY, to beat this bike category’s previous best of 939 units in FY2022. As it did in FY2025, the 1340cc Hayabusa, Suzuki Motorcycle India’s flagship model, remains the best-selling model in this segment.

In FY2026, the Suzuki Hayabusa sold a record 543 units, up 6% YoY (FY2025: 511 units) and accounted for 49% of this sub-category’s sales. The Hayabusa would have sold at least 100 units more in FY2026. In H1 FY2026, this Suzuki superbike sold 324 units but sales in H2 FY2026 dropped 32% on the first-half to 219 units. This decline can be attributed to the fact that GST 2.0, which drove up prices of large-capacity 350cc-plus motorcycles, saw the Hayabusa’s price jump up by Rs 116,000 to Rs 18.06 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) from Rs 16.90 lakh.

The Hayabusa sold a record 543 units in FY2026. However, with GST 2.0 driving up its price by Rs 116,000, sales in H2 FY2026 dropped 32% on H1. Total sales in India now nearing 3,000 units.

Exactly a year ago, on April 11, 2025, Suzuki Motorcycle India launched the Model Year 2025 edition which complies with OBD-2B norms. Since Suzuki Motorcycle India began selling the Hayabusa, first as an import and then as a locally produced motorcycle from its Gurugram plant, cumulative sales of the performance bike, as per SIAM wholesales data, are 2,943 units (see 12-year sales data table above).

The Hayabusa, which is one of the most popular superbikes on sale in India and represents cutting-edge engineering at its best, is now in its third-generation model, which has been on sale in India since 2021. Underneath its striking exterior, the third-gen Hayabusa houses the 1340cc in-line, four-cylinder, fuel-injected liquid-cooled DOHC engine which develops 190bhp at 9700rpm and 150 Nm torque and has a top speed of 300kph.

As the first production motorcycle capable of breaking the 300kph barrier, the Suzuki Hayabusa represents cutting-edge engineering and is currently sold in India as the third-generation model.

SEGMENT-TOPPER HAYABUSA COMMANDS 49% SEGMENT SHARE IN FY2026

As in FY2025, the Suzuki Hayabusa topped the 1000-1600cc motorcycle segment with its record sales of 543 units, which gives it a 49% share of this sub-segment. However, this is 8 percentage points on the 57% share it had in FY2025 which, as mentioned earlier, is due to the GST 2.0-driven price increase on large-capacity bikes.

The Hayabusa (543 units) topped the 1000-1600cc segment for the fourth year running albeit its segment share has fallen to 49% from 57% in FY2025. Kawasaki posted strong gains in FY2026.

In second place in India Kawasaki Motors with 281 units of the Ninja 1100SX and Versys 1000, up 361% on a low year-ago base of 61 units. This sees Kawasaki ride ahead of Triumph India – the No. 2 in FY2025 – which saw sales drop 24% YoY to 159 units. The No. 4 in the 1000-1600cc bike category is Harley-Davidson India with 120 units, one more than the 119 sold in FY2025.

The three Triumph motorcycles – 1200cc T120, Bobber and Speedmaster, took second spot with combined sales of 208 units, up 28%, which gave them a 23% share in FY2025. While the 1252cc-engined Harley-Davidson Sportster S and Pan America 1250 Special together sold 119 units, up 11% YoY, the 998cc Kawasaki Ninjas sold 61 units, three less than they did in FY2024.

In FY2026, Suzuki Motorcycle India sold a total of 1.17 million two-wheelers, up 12% YoY. This comprised 11,57,546 scooters, up 13%, and 17,328 motorcycles.