Suzuki VL1500

Motorcycle โญ Popular pick Discontinued

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 2 sources

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Suzuki VL1500 on record.

Netherlands
1997โ€“2018
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2005โ€“2024
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom

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

Production history, variants & sources

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 2 sources

Researched from the manufacturer's own pages and Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1997: 6 vehicles 1998: 297 vehicles 297 1999: 207 vehicles 2000: 126 vehicles 2001: 72 vehicles 2002: 112 vehicles 2003: 92 vehicles 2004: 65 vehicles 2005: 126 vehicles 2006: 92 vehicles 2007: 92 vehicles 2008: 92 vehicles 2009: 23 vehicles 2010: 2 vehicles 2011: 2 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2013: 33 vehicles 2014: 29 vehicles 2015: 38 vehicles 2016: 17 vehicles 2017: 20 vehicles 2018: 2 vehicles 1997 2018
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2005: 4 vehicles 2006: 8 vehicles 2007: 7 vehicles 2008: 8 vehicles 2009: 4 vehicles 2010: 6 vehicles 2011: 9 vehicles 2012: 14 vehicles 2013: 17 vehicles 17 2014: 8 vehicles 2015: 8 vehicles 2016: 6 vehicles 2017: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 2021: 1 vehicle 2022: 2 vehicles 2024: 1 vehicle 2005 2024
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1997 6
1998 297
1999 207
2000 126
2001 72
2002 112
2003 92
2004 65
2005 126
2006 92
2007 92
2008 92
2009 23
2010 2
2011 2
2012 1
2013 33
2014 29
2015 38
2016 17
2017 20
2018 2
Finland
2005 4
2006 8
2007 7
2008 8
2009 4
2010 6
2011 9
2012 14
2013 17
2014 8
2015 8
2016 6
2017 1
2018 1
2021 1
2022 2
2024 1

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

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    "nz",
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    "oc"
  ],
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}

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