When's the best time to buy a motorcycle

[Gunner]

When ever you buy lmk. We have lots of riding gear (helmets, leather & textile jackets etc) sitting here.

Cool thank you!

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[Gunner]

You didn't mention what type of bike you plan to get, but I assume it would be a similar deal with most types/brands. A co worker of mine just bought a brand new 2015 Kawasaki sport bike for $5k, originally $7500, simply because it was the last one on the floor. The bike wasn't his first choice in color, but for $2500 savings, he wasn't complaining.

I'm looking at a yamaha FZ 07

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[Alpha2]

I have to go with Zundfolge's response.

My mom was a radio dispatcher with the California Highway Patrol in the '70's. She said that if she ever caught me on a "morta-cycle", she would kill me. She had to work WAY to many cycle accidents at work. She didn't want to be on duty when I bought the farm, as they say in aviation. "The cycle NEVER wins", was her mantra.

[ray1970]

My answer is four or five years after the guy that bought it new.

It never ceases to amaze me that you can find a bike that's four or five years old that has under a thousand miles on it.

Seems after about four or five years the guy realizes he really never rides it and decides to sell it.

[Wulf202]

Ray is right. I once bought a 6 year old bike with 360 miles on it

[Spdu4ia]

I always try to buy at the end of the model year or when the new models are released if trying to buy new.
If buying used I like to wait until right before Xmas . Enough time that is been cold and the bike has been parked long enough for the owner to loose interest and close enough to Xmas that they probably need money.