Years sold: 1987-’94 (EX500); 1995-’97 (Ninja 500); 1998-’09 (Ninja 500R) MSRP new: $2899 (1987) to $5499 (2009) Blue Book retail value: $900 (1987) to $3585 (2009) Basic specs: A 498cc, dohc, four-stroke parallel-Twin with four valves per cylinder. In our test of the EX500 in September of 1987, the engine [...]
Years sold: 1988-1990, 1995 to present. MSRP new: $2599 (1988) to $4190 (2012) Blue Book retail value: $1225 (1988) to $3210 (2011) Basic specs: A small cruiser with a 249cc, 60-degree V-Twin engine, an ultra-low, 27-inch seat height, a lengthy (for its size) 58.7-in. wheelbase and a wet weight of [...]
Years sold: 2002-present MSRP new: $11,499 (2003) to $15,590 (2012) Blue Book retail value: $5345 (2003) to $13,375 (2011) Basic specs: A fully faired sport-tourer that’s equal parts sport and touring—and damned good at both types of riding. Its headline features are quick-detach hard saddlebags, an electrically adjustable windshield and [...]
Years sold: 1990-1997 MSRP new: $6998 (1990) to $9299 (1997) Blue Book retail value: $1790 (1990) to $2510 (1997) Basic specs: A 748cc, dohc V-Four with an aluminum frame and single-sided swingarm. Its 100 claimed horsepower propelled the 515-pound, fully faired (but saddlebag-less) sport-tourer to an 11.46-second quarter-mile time at [...]
Years sold: 2002-2007 MSRP new: $7999 (2002) to $8499 (2007) Blue Book retail value: $3195 (2002) to $4885 (2007) Basic specs: A 919cc, fuel-injected, inline-Four that made 101 hp and 65 ft.-lb. of torque, allowing the 457-lb. “standard” to cover the quarter-mile in 11.14 seconds at a tick faster than [...]
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