Yamaha XS650

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3 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Yamaha XS650 on record.

Netherlands
1970โ€“1988
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975โ€“2022
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

Australia Finland Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland

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

Powertrains on record

3 registers with powertrain counts

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

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/yamaha/xs650/full

Registration history

1970: 2 vehicles 1971: 7 vehicles 1972: 9 vehicles 1973: 7 vehicles 1974: 5 vehicles 1975: 95 vehicles 1976: 128 vehicles 1977: 135 vehicles 1978: 142 vehicles 142 1979: 54 vehicles 1980: 31 vehicles 1981: 10 vehicles 1982: 3 vehicles 1983: 6 vehicles 1984: 2 vehicles 1985: 1 vehicle 1988: 1 vehicle 1970 1988
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 1 vehicle 1 2008: 1 vehicle 2010: 1 vehicle 2012: 1 vehicle 2022: 1 vehicle 1975 2022
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1970 2
1971 7
1972 9
1973 7
1974 5
1975 95
1976 128
1977 135
1978 142
1979 54
1980 31
1981 10
1982 3
1983 6
1984 2
1985 1
1988 1
Finland
1975 1
2008 1
2010 1
2012 1
2022 1

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

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  "name": "XS650",
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  "body_type": null,
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    "ch",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
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  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
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  }
}

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