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Kawasaki GPZ500S

Motorcycle

4 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Kawasaki GPZ500S on record.

Netherlands
1987–2004
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2016
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland Ukraine

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

Powertrains on record

4 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Registration history

1987: 15 vehicles 1988: 26 vehicles 1989: 40 vehicles 1990: 53 vehicles 1991: 79 vehicles 1992: 109 vehicles 109 1993: 75 vehicles 1994: 60 vehicles 1995: 50 vehicles 1996: 44 vehicles 1997: 19 vehicles 1998: 12 vehicles 1999: 10 vehicles 2000: 9 vehicles 2001: 10 vehicles 2002: 2 vehicles 2003: 7 vehicles 2004: 1 vehicle 1987 2004
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2016: 1 vehicle 1 2016 2016
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1987 15
1988 26
1989 40
1990 53
1991 79
1992 109
1993 75
1994 60
1995 50
1996 44
1997 19
1998 12
1999 10
2000 9
2001 10
2002 2
2003 7
2004 1
Finland
2016 1

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

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    "nz",
    "ua"
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  ],
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    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 2,
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}

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