--- title: "Honda Motorcycles vs Kawasaki: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Honda Motorcycles or Kawasaki? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Motorcycle brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/honda-motorcycles-vs-kawasaki" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Honda Motorcycles vs Kawasaki: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Honda Motorcycles or Kawasaki? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Motorcycle brands set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Honda Motorcycles and Kawasaki - **Competitive set**: Motorcycle brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Honda Motorcycles Share of Search**: 3.2% - **Kawasaki Share of Search**: 14.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Honda Motorcycles or Kawasaki? - In August 2026, Kawasaki had more branded searches than Honda Motorcycles among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. Kawasaki was estimated to have 7.6K branded searches compared to Honda Motorcycles’ 1.7K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Honda Motorcycles’ 3.2%. - Kawasaki was ahead of Honda Motorcycles in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Honda Motorcycles’ estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand moved from 4.2% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3K to 1.7K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kawasaki’s estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand moved from 15.5% to 14.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.5K to 7.6K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand motorcycle brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Kawasaki overtook CFMOTO to rank 2nd among motorcycle brands in New Zealand, at 14.6%. - Honda Motorcycles’ estimated Share of Search among motorcycle brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.8% to 3.2% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Honda Motorcycles estimated searches | Honda Motorcycles Share of Search | Honda Motorcycles rank | Kawasaki estimated searches | Kawasaki Share of Search | Kawasaki rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.3K | 4.2% | 8 | 8.5K | 15.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 2K | 3.8% | 8 | 8.2K | 15.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 2K | 3.8% | 8 | 6.9K | 13.1% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 2K | 3.9% | 8 | 6.9K | 13.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 2.1K | 4% | 8 | 7.3K | 13.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 2.5K | 4.3% | 7 | 8.3K | 14.3% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 4.4% | 7 | 7.8K | 14.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 2.2K | 3.8% | 8 | 8.4K | 14.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 2K | 3.8% | 8 | 8.2K | 15.8% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 3.3% | 8 | 6.8K | 13.7% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 1.7K | 3.2% | 8 | 7.6K | 14.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Honda Motorcycles’ and Kawasaki’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Honda Motorcycles**: Measured on the search terms “honda motorbike”, “honda motorcycles”, “honda motorcycles for sale”, “honda motorcycles near me” and “honda motorcycles scooter”, summed into one figure. - **Kawasaki**: Measured on the search terms “kawasaki”, “kawasaki 650r”, “kawasaki bike”, “kawasaki ex500”, “kawasaki h2”, “kawasaki hr”, “kawasaki mc”, “kawasaki mule”, “kawasaki near me”, “kawasaki nz”, “kawasaki online”, “kawasaki scooter” and “kawasaki vn”, summed into one figure. - [Honda Motorcycles profile](/demand/nz/brands/honda-motorcycles) - [Kawasaki profile](/demand/nz/brands/kawasaki) - [All motorcycle brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-motorcycle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Honda Motorcycles or Kawasaki? In August 2026, Kawasaki had more branded searches than Honda Motorcycles among motorcycle brands in New Zealand. Kawasaki was estimated to have 7.6K branded searches compared to Honda Motorcycles’ 1.7K, and held a 14.6% Share of Search versus Honda Motorcycles’ 3.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Honda Motorcycles vs Kawasaki: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/honda-motorcycles-vs-kawasaki This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/honda-motorcycles-vs-kawasaki. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.