02-11-2015, 05:01 AM
It is interesting to see that there is always a bit of “I want what I can’t have”. I can understand that a company will select models from their line-up that they believe will have the most success in any market. Clearly it will not be particularly beneficial for them to import bikes that only a handful of clients will actually buy, and that they prefer to focus on the popular models. At present, it would seem as if the demand for the CB is simply not sufficient to sustain it presence in many markets, and as much as this will annoy some, from a management perspective it probably makes sense.
From this site I have learnt about the existence of the GB500 for example. This bike, which actually appeals to me very much, was never proposed here in Switzerland. Reading about it online, it seems as if it was proposed through US Honda dealers, albeit through a sort of grey import solution. As it turns out, it really didn’t sell well in the US, and in the end 1’000 unsold bikes were then shipped to Germany to be sold there. The bike seems to be something comparable to perhaps an SR400 or something, and I really like the classic looks of it. I actually think it looks much better than the SR400, and would love to find one here as my second bike, but alas there are none available in Switzerland. It seems as if it may have been a bike that would appeal to the crowd here, but obviously it had no sales success in the US.
From this site I have learnt about the existence of the GB500 for example. This bike, which actually appeals to me very much, was never proposed here in Switzerland. Reading about it online, it seems as if it was proposed through US Honda dealers, albeit through a sort of grey import solution. As it turns out, it really didn’t sell well in the US, and in the end 1’000 unsold bikes were then shipped to Germany to be sold there. The bike seems to be something comparable to perhaps an SR400 or something, and I really like the classic looks of it. I actually think it looks much better than the SR400, and would love to find one here as my second bike, but alas there are none available in Switzerland. It seems as if it may have been a bike that would appeal to the crowd here, but obviously it had no sales success in the US.