Surprisingly, both the Bajaj motorcycles namely the Pulsar and Platina, despite witnessing a decline in sales, secured their place in the list
The combined sales of top 10 motorcycles in July 2026 stood at 8,70,279 units as compared to 7,22,103 units retailed during the same month last year. Hero Splendor continued as the highest-selling motorcycle as it covered more than one-third of the overall sales among the top 10 models. Both Royal Enfield motorcycles, namely the Classic 350 and Bullet 350, were registered double-digit growth in July 2026. Bajaj Pulsar and Bajaj Platina, despite featuring in the list of top 10 motorcycles, posted negative growth last month.
Hero Splendor sales surged from 2,46,715 units in July 2025 to 3,35,346 units in July 2026 with a healthy YoY growth of nearly 36 percent. Honda Shine retained the second position with sales volumes touching 1,91,950 units. It recorded a decent double-digit growth of nearly 20 percent as 1,59,658 units of the motorcycle were sold in July 2025. Similar to Hero Splendor, the Shine is also offered with multiple engine options in the form of 100cc and 125cc.
Bajaj Pulsar also held on to the third spot, albeit with a YoY de-growth of 17 percent. It posted sales of 66,156 in July 2026 as compared to 79,817 units sold during the same month last year. The Pulsar is available in four distinct model categories in the form of N, NS, RS, and Classic with engine options ranging from 125cc to 400cc. Bajaj retails a total of 11 motorcycles under the ‘Pulsar’ nameplate in the country.
TVS Apache, taking the fourth position, witnessed a decent rise in sales as retail volumes increased to 59,404 units in July 2026 from 37,566 units in July 2025 with a steady YoY growth of 58 percent. The HF Deluxe was pushed to the fifth position as total sales came down to 55,978 units last month against 71,477 units in July 2025 with a YoY de-growth of 22 percent.
Royal Enfield Classic 350 occupied the sixth position as sales were up from 26,516 units in July 2025 to 39,197 units in July 2026 with a YoY growth of 48 percent. For the fourth consecutive month, two Royal Enfield models namely the Classic 350 and Bullet 350 featured in the list of the top 10 motorcycles in India. The Bullet 350 grabbed the tenth and eventual spot with 26,245 units as compared to 15,847 units in July 2025 with 66 percent YoY growth.
Honda CB Unicorn 150 took the seventh position with sales of 35,007 units in July 2026. TVS Raider bounced back by securing the eighth spot with a YoY growth of 39 percent in July 2026 as retail volumes touched 34,125 units last month against 24,511 units in July 2025. Bajaj Platina was at the ninth position despite the retail volumes going down from 29,424 units in July 2025 to 27,421 units in July 2026 with a marginal YoY de-growth of 7 percent.
