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www.PowersportsBusiness.com MOTORCYCLE Powersports Business • December 1, 2014 • 25 2007 GSX-R600 sits atop pre-owned list Q3 KBB.com data shows used sport bike interest strong BY LISA PELISSIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Editor's note: Here's a look at searches on Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com during Q3. CRUISER & TOURING MOTORCYCLES Harley-Davidson fills all 10 spots on the top 10 most researched cruiser and touring motor- cycles list for Q3 2014. Nine of the top 10 most researched bikes are in the touring category. The only non-touring motorcycle on the list, the 2005 XLC Sportster 1200 Custom, also saw the largest drop in interest among the top 10, with a 15 percent decline in KBB.com web hits from Q2 2014. The FLHX Street Glide took six of the top 10 spots on the list. SPORT BIKES The sport bikes category showed the most consistent decline in KBB.com web hits in Q3 2014, with an average drop of 20 percent among models in the top 10. Despite the decline in KBB.com web hits, sport bikes still garnered the most hits of any segment in powersports vehicles. The No. 1 motorcycle on the list, the 2007 Suzuki GSX-R600, outdistanced its nearest competitor, receiving 28 percent more hits than the No. 2 bike. This list is dominated by 600cc motorcycles, which hold seven of the top 10 spots. The Kawasaki Ninja 250R took the remaining three positions. OFF-ROAD MOTORCYLES OVER 400CC The Kawasaki KLR650 took the most spots, at six, on the top 10 list of off-road motorcycles over 400cc. Honda took the other four spots on the top 10 list. Three of those were the CRF450R moto- cross bike and the other was the CRF450X, a dirt bike. Among the top 10 off-road motorcycles over 400cc, the biggest decline in KBB.com web hits was seen in the motocross segment. Three of the four bikes that saw a greater than 10 per- cent decrease in interest were in this segment. OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES UNDER 400CC The top 10 list of off-road motorcycles under 400cc was equally split between dual sport and motocross bikes. Honda held the most spots on the list with Change from Q2 2014 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic down 5% $10,225 $13,845 2 2012 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide up 3% $14,025 $18,445 3 2008 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic down 1% $10,800 $14,565 4 2005 Harley-Davidson XLC Sportster 1200 Custom down 15% $3,635 $5,000 5 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide down 2% $10,425 $14,085 6 2009 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic down 6% $11,450 $15,385 7 2006 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide up 2% $9,380 $12,750 8 2013 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide down 2% $15,000 $18,555 9 2009 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide down 7% $11,650 $15,615 10 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide up 1% $13,375 $17,665 Year Make Model CRUISER & TOURING BIKES TOP 10 MOST RESEARCHED MOTORCYCLE/POWERSPORT VEHICLES ON KBB.COM: Q3 2014 Source: Kelley Blue Book Change from Q2 2014 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 down 19% $3,335 $4,850 2 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 down 12% $3,405 $4,950 3 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 down 23% $2,720 $3,970 4 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R down 17% $1,690 $2,510 5 2006 Honda CBR600RR down 21% $3,380 $4,915 6 2007 Honda CBR600RR down 31% $3,725 $5,410 7 2008 Honda CBR600RR down 16% $4,115 $5,975 8 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R down 19% $2,290 $3,365 9 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R down 22% $1,525 $2,280 10 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6 down 21% $3,085 $4,490 Year Make Model SPORT BIKES See KBB.com, Page 26 Change from Q2 2014 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2009 Kawasaki KLR650 down 6% $2,562 $3,750 2 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 down 8% $2,375 $3,480 3 2006 Honda CRF450R down 17% $1,675 $2,485 4 2006 Kawasaki KLR650 down 6% $1,990 $2,940 5 2007 Kawasaki KLR650 down 21% $2,170 $3,195 6 2011 Kawasaki KLR650 up 2% $2,785 $4,065 7 2005 Honda CRF450R down 16% $1,500 $2,240 8 2012 Kawasaki KLR650 down 8% $2,900 $4,225 9 2004 Honda CRF450R down 14% $1,335 $2,020 10 2005 Honda CRF450X down 3% $1,990 $2,940 Year Make Model OFF-ROAD BIKES OVER 400CC