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Most reliable Over 1000 cc cruiser motorcycles

Ranked by Bike Reliability score: how often each model passes its annual roadworthiness test first time, compared with bikes of the same age and mileage. How it works

TypeAllSportNakedAdventureTouringSport touringCruiserScooterDual-sportEnduroSupermotoUnderbone
EngineAnyUp to 50 cc51-125 cc126-499 cc500-750 cc751-1000 ccOver 1000 cc
Tests500+ (well tested)All scored models (100+)

141 models · page 3 of 3

#ModelPassed first timeTestsScore
101Harley-Davidson VRSCDX Night Rod Special2007-2012 · Cruiser88.1%1,68272
102Harley-Davidson FXSTC Softail Custom1999-2010 · Cruiser86.9%5,72171
103Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob2013-2017 · Cruiser87.7%3,12371
104Harley-Davidson FXDBI Street Bob2006 · Cruiser87.1%3,11371
105Harley-Davidson XL 1200S Sportster 1200 Sport2002-2003 · Cruiser88.0%1,78871
106Harley-Davidson FLSTC 1340 Heritage Softail Classic1988-1992 · Cruiser87.6%1,76871
107Harley-Davidson FXSTDI Softail Deuce2002-2006 · Cruiser87.0%3,39770
108Honda VTX1300S2003-2007 · Cruiser86.7%5,90370
109Honda VTX 13002004-2006 · Cruiser86.0%77470
110Harley-Davidson VRSCB V-Rod2004-2005 · Cruiser87.6%2,25169
111Harley-Davidson FXSTB Softail Night Train1998-2009 · Cruiser86.6%1,65169
112Triumph Bonneville Bobber2017-2026 · Cruiser89.4%89369
113Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight2021-2022 · Cruiser89.4%57769
114Yamaha XVS 1100 DragStar1999-2004 · Cruiser85.6%54069
115Harley-Davidson XL1200C Sportster Custom2000-2007 · Cruiser87.2%6,39868
116Suzuki VL 1500 Intruder Legendary Classic1998 · Cruiser85.6%2,27468
117Harley-Davidson XL1200N Sportster 1200 Nightster2008-2010 · Cruiser87.4%55668
118Harley-Davidson FXSTC 1340 Softail Custom1987-1992 · Cruiser87.3%1,91168
119Harley-Davidson Street Bob2020-2026 · Cruiser88.1%1,02068
120Harley-Davidson FXSTB Night Train1999-2006 · Cruiser85.8%88767
121Harley-Davidson XL 1200X Forty-Eight2011 · Cruiser87.9%3,40967
122Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom1996-2019 · Cruiser87.0%1,79467
123Harley-Davidson FXRS 1340 Low Rider1986-1992 · Cruiser87.0%1,24266
124Harley-Davidson XL1200N Nightster2011-2012 · Cruiser87.5%1,07666
125Kawasaki VN 1500 Vulcan1995 · Cruiser86.2%60066
126Yamaha VMX 1200 V-Max1994-2003 · Cruiser85.6%14,20666
127Suzuki VL 1500 Intruder LC1999-2003 · Cruiser85.2%2,56165
128Harley-Davidson FXCWC Rocker C2009 · Cruiser87.2%1,04965
129Kawasaki VN 1500 Mean Streak2002-2003 · Cruiser85.6%95165
130Harley-Davidson VRSCD Night-Rod2006-2008 · Cruiser86.5%59864
131Yamaha XV 1100 Virago1989-1999 · Cruiser85.0%11,11362
132Moto Guzzi California 751997-2000 · Cruiser84.1%1,28562
133Harley-Davidson VRSCR Street Rod2006-2007 · Cruiser86.0%1,90460
134Yamaha VMX 12001993 · Cruiser84.7%1,49960
135Suzuki VS 1400 GLP Intruder1996-2003 · Cruiser84.7%1,37658
136Harley-Davidson 1200 Sportster1993-1998 · Cruiser85.0%4,39658
137Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Sport1996-2001 · Cruiser84.5%76157
138Kawasaki VN 1500 Classic Fi1996-2002 · Cruiser82.5%64051
139Suzuki VS 1400 Intruder1987-1995 · Cruiser81.8%1,10945
140Moto Guzzi California 1100 Injection1994-1995 · Cruiser79.4%59741
141Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 12001988-2003 · Cruiser80.1%71836

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