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FOCUS PSB V-Twin www.PowersportsBusiness.com Powersports Business • April 6, 2015 • 27 Change from 2014 2 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2007 Yamaha V Star 650 Classic down 3% $2,335 $3,430 2 2003 Honda Shadow 750 Spirit down 23% $1,825 $2,705 3 2007 Honda Shadow 750 Aero down 4% $2,490 $3,650 4 2003 Honda Shadow 750 ACE Deluxe down 16% $2,010 $2,965 5 2006 Suzuki C50 down 11% $2,275 $3,340 6 2007 Honda Shadow 750 Spirit down 5% $2,375 $3,480 7 2005 Honda Shadow 750 Aero down 17% $2,190 $3,220 8 2002 Honda Shadow 750 ACE Deluxe down 8% $1,880 $2,785 9 2006 Honda Shadow 750 Aero down 23% $2,335 $3,430 10 2002 Honda Shadow 750 Spirit down 15% $1,710 $2,540 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED JAPANESE V-TWIN MOTORCYCLES UNDER 1000CC Change from 2014 2 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2014 Indian Chief Vintage None 3 $15,300 $19,610 2 2013 Victory Vegas 8-Ball up 49% $6,400 $9,145 3 1999 Victory V92C up 9% $2,455 $3,595 4 2012 Victory High Ball up 10% $7,090 $10,075 5 2013 Victory High Ball up 34% $7,510 $10,615 6 2006 Victory Vegas 8-Ball up 11% $4,160 $6,040 7 2004 Victory Vegas down 24% $3,680 $5,345 8 2014 Indian Chief Classic None 3 $14,700 $18,980 9 2007 Victory Vegas 8-Ball down 2% $4,525 $6,565 10 2004 Victory Kingpin down 20% $3,770 $5,480 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED OTHER V-TWIN MOTORCYCLES Source: Kelley Blue Book com web hits for 2015 versus the same time period in 2014. All three of the FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic motorcycles garnered less interest than they did during the same time period last year. The list of the top 10 Harley-Davidson V-twin motorcycles had an average model year of 2010. This was the youngest average for any of the lists of popular V-twins. 2014 HARLEY-DAVIDSONS The list of the top 10 most researched 2014 model-year Harley-Davidson V-twin motorcycles is split evenly between street and touring bikes. The first three models on the list each received significantly more KBB.com web hits than any of the other seven models on the top 10 list. On average, 2014 model-year Harley- Davidsons saw an increase of 26 percent in KBB.com web hits. For all previous model years, the F L H X S t r e e t G l i d e and FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic models dominate t h e i n t e r e s t i n Harley-Davidson m o t o rc y c l e s o n K B B . c o m ; h o w - ever, for the 2014 m o d e l y e a r, t h e FLHXS Street Glide Special garnered more KBB.com web hits than the FLHX Street Glide. The FLHTK Electra Glide Ultra-Limited also received a higher rank- ing than the FLHTCU. JAPANESE V-TWIN MOTORCYCLES Honda motorcycles hold eight of the top 10 spots for Japanese V-twin motorcycles both under and over 1000cc, dominating both lists. The Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic claimed the remaining two spots on the list of the top 10 larger-displacement Japanese V-twin motorcycles. The average model year is 2005 for both the larger- and smaller-displacement top 10 lists for Japanese V-twin motorcycles. The larger-displacement Japanese V-twin motorcycles saw an average decrease in KBB.com web hits of 2 percent, whereas the smaller bikes lost an average of 13 percent. Although it was Honda that dominated the top 10 list of Japanese V-twin motorcycles under 1000cc, it was a Yamaha, with its 2007 V Star 650 Classic, which took the No. 1 spot on the list. See KBB, Page 28 KBB CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 3 2014 Indian motorcycles did not appear with values on KBB.com until January 2015 4 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycles did not appear on KBB.com until May 2014