06-25-2015, 04:43 AM
(06-23-2015, 08:55 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Todd a lot I can't explain but some things I can ( or at least try) Your 2006 Honda Shadow Spirit was only $6k because it was a budget cruiser, twin cylinder, drum rear brake, single disc front brake who's development costs had been spread around among many Shadow models, whereas the CB 1100 is a special build model with a 4 cylinder powerplant, double disc front brakes, rear disc brake and no other bikes to share it's development and tooling with.
BTW the Honda Shadow series in 2014 had an MSRP starting at $7495, a 25% increase in price with virtually no changes.
To put it another way, my 1977 Kawasaki 1000 4 cylinder had a suggested list of $2295 ( I only paid $1888 out the door for mine) and that 83 hp bike was King of the streets at that time. What makes a 50 hp twin cylinder Honda V twin 750 worth 3 times that?
hmmm.. just a thought, but, what did a house cost in 1977 ?
I have a feeling that today's $7495 readjusted to a dollar in 1977, is probably a bit less than $1888, no ?