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MOTORCYCLE Newer pre-owned bikes show strength 34 • November 9, 2015 • Powersports Business www.PowersportsBusiness.com KBB.com data shows Q3 interest in newer cruisers BY LISA PELISSIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Here's a look at how pre-owned ATV and UTV searches fared in third quarter of 2015. CRUISER & TOURING MOTORCYCLES Harley-Davidson again populated the entire top 10 most researched cruiser and tour- ing motorcycles list, with nine touring bikes and one standard bike. Stronger interest in newer bikes is apparent on this top 10 list, with the four newest motor- cycles all showing gains in KBB.com web hits. The older bikes saw a decline. SPORT MOTORCYCLES The top 10 most researched sport motorcycles list remains con- sistent with past trends in many ways. The list is dominated by 600cc motorcycles from Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha, and is punctuated by a couple Kawasaki 250cc models. Only one motorcycle on this top 10 list saw an increase in KBB.com web hits for Q3 2015 over Q3 2014: the 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6. The 2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 continued its reign at the top of this list with a solid lead over the No. 2 motorcycle on the list, receiving 17 percent more KBB.com web hits than the 2006 model. OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES As in Q2 2015, the top 10 most researched off-road motorcycles list was again entirely populated by moto- cross bikes. Seven of the bikes on this list displace 250cc, while the other three bikes displace 450cc. All of the 450cc models are Hondas. ON/OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES The top 10 on/off-road motorcycles list saw a surprising number of newer bikes, with five of the top 10 being from model-year 2011 and newer. For the most part, the newer bikes on this list were trending toward gains in KBB.com web hits, whereas the older motor- cycles saw declines. SCOOTERS The top 10 most researched scooters list was eclectic, as usual, representing four dif- ferent manufacturers in approximately equal measure. Scooters in the top 10 list show an average 11 percent drop from Q2 2015. The only model in the top 10 most researched scooters list to show an increase in KBB.com web hits was the 2009 Vespa LX 150. SPORT ATVS OVER 400CC The 2005 Honda TRX450R continued to hold the No. 1 spot on the top 10 most researched sport ATVs over 400cc list. It received 43 percent more KBB.com web hits than the No. 2 ATV on the list. However, it was Yamaha who dominated this list, holding seven positions. The top 10 most researched sport ATVs over 400cc saw an average drop of 2 percent in KBB.com web hits year-over-year compared to Q3 2014. Models displacing 450cc generated the most interest on KBB.com, with models of that configuration occupying seven spots on the top 10 list. UTILITY ATVS OVER 400CC Polaris held the most spots on the top 10 utility ATVs over 400cc list, with five ATVs on the list. This was fewer than the seven positions Polaris occupied in Q2 2015. PSB Lisa Pelissier is a senior powersports analyst at Kelley Blue Book. Change from Q3 2014 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2012 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide 0% $13,550 $16,065 2 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic -5% $9,950 $13,485 3 2013 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide 12% $14,600 $17,265 4 2008 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic -7% $10,525 $14,205 5 2009 Harley-Davidson FLHTCU Electra Glide Ultra Classic -1% $10,975 $14,800 6 2011 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide 2% $13,275 $15,735 7 2007 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide -4% $10,125 $13,725 8 2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom -7% $3,635 $5,000 9 2009 Harley-Davidson FLHX Street Glide -2% $11,175 $15,035 10 2014 Harley-Davidson FLHXS Street Glide Special * $17,000 $19,990 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED CRUISER & TOURING BIKES Change from Q3 2014 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2007 Honda CRF250R -3% $1,910 $2,820 2 2006 Honda CRF450R -6% $1,845 $2,730 3 2006 Honda CRF250R -5% $1,725 $2,565 4 2005 Honda CRF450R -2% $1,665 $2,475 5 2005 Honda CRF250R 7% $1,555 $2,320 6 2009 Kawasaki KX250F 2% $1,945 $2,875 7 2008 Honda CRF250R 10% $2,100 $3,095 8 2004 Honda CRF450R -10% $1,510 $2,255 9 2007 Yamaha YZ250F 11% $1,770 $2,630 10 2008 Yamaha YZ250F -7% $1,955 $2,885 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES Change from Q3 2014 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2009 Kawasaki KLR650 -15% $2,455 $3,595 2 2008 Kawasaki KLR650 -18% $2,335 $3,430 3 2014 Honda CRF250L 48% $2,535 $3,710 4 2007 Kawasaki KLR650 7% $2,210 $3,250 5 2009 Kawasaki KLX250S -10% $2,025 $2,990 6 2011 Kawasaki KLR650 -11% $2,740 $4,000 7 2006 Kawasaki KLR650 -18% $2,080 $3,065 8 2012 Kawasaki KLR650 -8% $2,880 $4,195 9 2013 Honda CRF250L -4% $2,300 $3,375 10 2013 Kawasaki KLR650 22% $3,015 $4,390 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED ON/OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES Change from Q3 2014 KBB Suggested Retail Value KBB Trade-In Value 1 2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 -15% $3,335 $4,850 2 2006 Suzuki GSX-R600 -7% $3,015 $4,390 3 2007 Honda CBR600RR -3% $3,565 $5,180 4 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 -14% $3,405 $4,950 5 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R -16% $1,690 $2,510 6 2009 Yamaha YZF-R6 9% $4,090 $5,940 7 2008 Honda CBR600RR -4% $3,910 $5,675 8 2006 Honda CBR600RR -17% $3,245 $4,720 9 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6 -1% $3,085 $4,490 10 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R -6% $2,200 $3,235 Year Make Model MOST RESEARCHED SPORT BIKES TOP 10 MOST MOTORCYCLE/POWERSPORT VEHICLES ON KBB.COM: Q3 2015 Source: Kelley Blue Book