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www.PowersportsBusiness.com MOTORCYCLE Powersports Business • August 17, 2015 • 37 Change from Q1 2015 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2012 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide up 24% $13,550 $17,885 2 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic up 32% $9,950 $13,485 3 2005 Harley-Davidson XLC Sportster 1200 Custom up 46% $3,635 $5,000 4 2013 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide up 23% $14,600 $18,100 5 2009 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic up 36% $10,975 $14,800 6 2008 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic up 32% $10,525 $14,205 7 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide up 24% $10,125 $13,725 8 2009 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide up 17% $11,275 $15,150 9 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide up 32% $12,700 $16,875 10 2006 Harley-Davidson FLHCTUI Electra Glide Ultra Classic up 29% $8,540 $11,625 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED CRUISER & TOURING BIKES TOP 10 MOST RESEARCHED MOTORCYCLE/POWERSPORTS VEHICLES ON KBB.COM: Q2 2015 Change from Q1 2015 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 up 28% $3,335 $4,850 2 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 up 37% $3,015 $4,390 3 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 up 14% $3,405 $4,950 4 2006 Honda CBR600RR up 33% $3,335 $4,850 5 2007 Honda CBR600RR up 30% $3,725 $5,410 6 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R up 43% $1,690 $2,510 7 2008 Honda CBR600RR up 32% $4,090 $5,940 8 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6 up 15% $3,085 $4,490 9 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R up 35% $2,290 $3,365 10 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6 up 41% $4,115 $5,975 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED SPORT BIKES Q2 spring bike views rise by an average of 59 percent on KBB.com BY LISA PELISSIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Spring came and went, and with it came the typical surge in interest in powersports prod- ucts. KBB.com saw gains in KBB.com hits across all segments in Q2 2015 over Q1, with an average increase of 59 percent. CRUISER & TOURING MOTORCYCLES Cruiser and touring motorcycles saw typ- ical seasonal rises in KBB.com hits for Q2. The top 10 most researched models averaged 30 percent more KBB.com hits in Q2 than Q1. Average gains for all cruiser and touring motor- cycles was 55 percent. As usual, Harley-Davidson took all of the spots on the top 10 most researched cruiser and touring motorcycles list. No other manufactur- ers have appeared on this list since Q2 2013. All of the touring bikes on the list are either FLHX Street Glide or FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic models. SPORT MOTORCYCLES Vehicles on the top 10 most researched sport motorcycles list showed an average gain of 31 percent in KBB.com hits com- pared to the average rise of 53 percent for all sport motorcycles. The 2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 continues to be the No. 1 most researched sport motor- cycle since Kelley Blue Book began collect- ing model-specific data in 2010. Not only that, but this motorcycle received 20 percent more KBB.com hits than the No. 2 motor- cycle on the list. OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES All of the motorcycles in the top 10 most researched off-road motorcycles list are moto- cross bikes. Honda dominates the top 10 most researched off-road motorcycles list, occupying eight spots. The motorcycles on this list saw an average gain of 4 percent in KBB.com hits. Overall, however, off-road motorcycles saw an average increase of 53 percent in KBB.com hits, with notable leaps for older dirt bikes. ON/OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES The top 10 on/off-road motorcycles for Q2 saw average rises of 27 percent in KBB.com hits compared to a 61 percent increase for on/off- road motorcycles overall. Eight of the top 10 most researched on/off- road motorcycles were Kawasaki KLR650s. The other two were 2013 and 2014 Honda CRF250L vehicles. PSB Lisa Pelissier is a senior powersports analyst at Kelley Blue Book. A look at Q2 popularity of pre-owned bikes Source: Kelley Blue Book Change from Q1 2015 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2007 Honda CRF250R up 9% $1,870 $2,770 2 2006 Honda CRF250R up 7% $1,690 $2,510 3 2006 Honda CRF450R up 2% $1,745 $2,590 4 2009 Kawasaki KX250F up 18% $1,945 $2,875 5 2005 Honda CRF450R down 3% $1,565 $2,330 6 2005 Honda CRF250R down 4% $1,510 $2,255 7 2004 Honda CRF450R up 4% $1,410 $2,110 8 2008 Yamaha YZ250F down 1% $1,970 $2,910 9 2007 Honda CRF450R up 2% $1,925 $2,850 10 2004 Honda CRF250R up 7% $1,355 $2,045 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES Change from Q1 2015 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2009 Kawasaki KLR650 up 46% $2,455 $3,595 2 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 up 27% $2,325 $3,415 3 2014 Honda CRF250L up 24% $2,575 $3,765 4 2009 Kawasaki KLX250S up 39% $2,045 $3,015 5 2007 Kawasaki KLR650 up 28% $2,165 $3,185 6 2011 Kawasaki KLR650 up 33% $2,740 $4,000 7 2006 Kawasaki KLR650 up 26% $1,980 $2,925 8 2012 Kawasaki KLR650 up 24% $2,880 $4,195 9 2013 Honda CRF250L up 1% $2,300 $3,375 10 2009 Kawasaki KLX250SF up 17% $2,070 $3,055 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED ON/OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES Change from Q1 2015 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2013 Honda PCX150 up 35% $1,610 $2,395 2 2005 Yamaha Zuma 50 up 81% $660 $1,080 3 2009 Yamaha Zuma 125 up 65% $1,210 $1,840 4 2010 Honda NHX110 Elite up 45% $1,040 $1,600 5 2007 Vespa LX 150 up 66% $1,555 $2,320 6 2009 Honda Ruckus up 56% $905 $1,410 7 2008 Suzuki Burgman 400 up 45% $2,310 $3,390 8 2008 Yamaha Zuma 50 up 67% $780 $1,245 9 2007 Suzuki Burgman 400 up 36% $2,155 $3,170 10 2006 Yamaha Vino 125 up 54% $740 $1,190 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED SCOOTERS & MOPEDS Source: Kelley Blue Book