Best Used Bikes

Latest Best Used Bikes

Yamaha FJR1300 - Best Used Bikes

Yamaha FJR1300 – Best Used BikesBest Sport-Touring Bike, 2002 & 2004 Ten Best Awards.

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 [...]

Honda VFR750F - Best Used Bikes

Honda VFR750F – Best Used BikesBest 750cc Streetbike, 1990-1997 Ten Best Awards.

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 [...]

Honda 919 - Best Used Bikes

Honda 919 – Best Used BikesA smooth and highly refined all-rounder.

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 [...]

Yamaha Star Roadliner - Best Used Bikes

Yamaha Star Roadliner – Best Used BikesBest Cruiser, 2006 Ten Best Awards.

Years sold: 2006-’10 MSRP new: $13,580 (2006) to $15,290 (2010) Blue Book retail value: $7855 (2006) to $11,440 (2010) Basic specs: A single-shock, aluminum-framed cruiser powered by an ohv, 1854cc, 48-degree, air-cooled, counterbalanced, four-valve-per-cylinder V-Twin that made “only” 86.7 horsepower at 4600 rpm but slammed out 110.7 foot-pounds of torque [...]

KTM 990 Super Duke - Best Used Bikes

KTM 990 Super Duke – Best Used BikesTen Best Award 2007 Honorable Mention Winner.

Years Manufactured: 2007-’08 MSRP new: $13,998 (’07); $14,398 (’08); $15,598 (’08 Super Duke R) Blue Book retail value: $7720 (’07); $8500 (’08) $10,315 (’08 R) Basic specs: An exceptionally sporty naked bike powered by a 1000cc, 75-degree V-Twin that bangs out 106 horsepower and 68 foot-pounds of torque. The counterbalanced [...]

Ducati Monster S2R - Best Used Bikes

Ducati Monster S2R – Best Used BikesA stripped down, big-time fun motorcycle.

Years Manufactured: 2005 to 2007 MSRP new: $8495 for the standard model, $7995 for the Dark (2005) to $8995 (2007) Blue Book retail value: $4615 (2005) to $6045 (2007) Basic specs: A sporty naked bike powered by an 803cc, 90-degree V-Twin good for a tick more than 70 horsepower and [...]

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 - Best Used Bikes

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 – Best Used BikesBest Open-Class Streetbike, 2006 & 2007 Ten Best Awards.

Years Manufactured: 2006 to present MSRP new: $11,499 (2006) to $13,599 (2011) Blue Book retail value: $5940 (2006) to $9645 (2010) Basic specs: A fully faired sportbike built on an aluminum monocoque frame fitted with a beast of a fuel-injected, 1352cc inline-Four engine that made 170.2 rear-wheel hp at 9670 [...]

Triumph Daytona 675 - Best Used Bikes

Triumph Daytona 675 – Best Used BikesBest Middleweight Streetbike, 2006 Ten Best Awards.

Years Manufactured: 2006 to present MSRP new: $8999 (2006) to $10,499 (2011) Blue Book retail value: $5315 (2006) to $8515 (2010) Basic specs: A fully faired sportbike powered by a fuel-injected, 675cc inline-Three engine that made 107 hp at 12,500 rpm and 47.5 ft.-lb. of torque at 9900, enough to [...]

Suzuki GSX-R750 - Best Used Bikes

Suzuki GSX-R750 – Best Used BikesBest Superbike, 2000 Ten Best Awards.

MSRP new: $9399 (2000) Blue Book retail value: $3390 Basic specs: A fully faired, fuel-injected, ultra-light repli-racer powered by a 750cc inline-Four engine. Why it won: We had little choice. Although the GSX-R750 has been around since 1986 (1985 outside of the U.S.), the 2000 model was—and still is—one of [...]

Harley-Davidson FXDX Dyna Super Glide Sport - Best Used Bikes

Harley-Davidson FXDX Dyna Super Glide Sport – Best Used BikesBest Cruiser, 1999 Ten Best Awards.

Years sold: 7 (1999-2005) MSRP new: $12,999 (1999) to $14,880 (2005) Blue Book retail value: $6565 (1999) to $9065 (2005) Basic specs: 1999 was the first year for Harley’s Twin Cam engine, an 88-cubic-inch (1450cc), ohv, 45-degree V-Twin that made 60.3 hp at 3400 rpm on the CW dyno, with [...]