Buell S1 Lightning

Motorcycle

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Buell S1 Lightning on record.

Netherlands
1996โ€“2011
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands United Kingdom

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Not researched yet. We research the most registered models first and cite every source.

Registration history

1996: 4 vehicles 1997: 28 vehicles 28 1998: 15 vehicles 1999: 14 vehicles 2000: 2 vehicles 2001: 1 vehicle 2003: 1 vehicle 2011: 1 vehicle 1996 2011
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1996 4
1997 28
1998 15
1999 14
2000 2
2001 1
2003 1
2011 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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{
  "id": "motorcycle/buell/s1-lightning",
  "name": "S1 Lightning",
  "make": {
    "id": "buell",
    "name": "Buell"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "gb",
    "nl"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "motorcycle/buell/s1lightning"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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