11-19-2020, 10:19 PM
When my Honda dealer said he has sold over 900 bikes this year alone (small city, many other brands and dealers) I asked "how come", cause I don't see that many bikes out on the streets. This lead us into discussing the estimated turn around time, in other words how long does the average owner keep his bike before he trades it for another one. His guess was 2-4 years. I couldn't believe it. Seriously.
It doesn't make sense with respect to
- losses incurred which are the highest in the first years,
- (n)ever getting really experienced on one bike beyond the very basics,
- the environment when you consider manufacturing, shipping, etc.
- sex-appeal ? (right, at our age
)
It doesn't make sense at all.
But here is what it does,
- in your own perception it may make you look more important in the eyes of others, "look at this, the guy with the latest gadget !"
- it provides the repeated, wonderful feeling of "more shopping" ever other year, in case you have nothing else to do with your life,
- it keeps your credit esteem high (not to be confused with your credit rating), as long as you can keep up with the bills.
And then there is the CB1100. People don't buy her (low sales numbers), when they do they keep her (see posts), even the guys who bought her and got disappointed in the beginning ... write posts how much they love her.
Thank you Honda for a great cicle, thank you Guth and Cormanus and all the others for this great forum.
It doesn't make sense with respect to
- losses incurred which are the highest in the first years,
- (n)ever getting really experienced on one bike beyond the very basics,
- the environment when you consider manufacturing, shipping, etc.
- sex-appeal ? (right, at our age
)It doesn't make sense at all.
But here is what it does,
- in your own perception it may make you look more important in the eyes of others, "look at this, the guy with the latest gadget !"
- it provides the repeated, wonderful feeling of "more shopping" ever other year, in case you have nothing else to do with your life,
- it keeps your credit esteem high (not to be confused with your credit rating), as long as you can keep up with the bills.
And then there is the CB1100. People don't buy her (low sales numbers), when they do they keep her (see posts), even the guys who bought her and got disappointed in the beginning ... write posts how much they love her.
Thank you Honda for a great cicle, thank you Guth and Cormanus and all the others for this great forum.