The Vintage Motor Cycle Club and National Motorcyclists’ Council have just called on the UK government to step in and protect heritage motorcycles. And no, they’re not just talking about museum pieces gathering dust in someone’s garage.
We’re talking about a seriously big slice of the riding population. In 2023 alone, there were 624,805 vintage and classic motorcycles on UK roads. Back in 2020, that entire fleet was already valued at around £1.2 billion (around $1.6 billion). Fast forward to 2025, and roughly 30 percent of all licensed motorcycles in the UK are now at least 25 years old, at least according to the NMC. That’s not niche anymore. That’s a full-on ecosystem worth up to £1.6 billion (approximately $2.14 billion) a year.
