11-12-2017, 01:32 AM
(11-07-2017, 02:22 AM)pdedse_imp Wrote: What I think is interesting is that 7 of the 10 bikes are in an 8-12% range of being the preferred bike, the CB1100 has hovered between 9-10%. It would be interesting to see sales numbers for a one year period, say from now to this time next year, to see if actual sales show similar results.
There's also some photos of the new CB1000R on page 6 of the thread, posts 83,85...and then, while you're there scroll down to post 86 to see Ducati's 1100cc L-twin Scrambler...
I think next year's the sales results would be the better comparison as well. Most of the Kawasaki responses seem to be people that like the look, but don't own one yet. When I worked in a motorcycle shop the sales people called them "Droolers". They didn't take them seriously until put their hard earned money down and actually bought the bike.
Odd they split the Triumph Bonneville models into three separate choices. Together they account for almost 30% of the preferred retro motorcycles.
After a 25 year hiatus from motorcycling, the Bonneville was what I was going to buy. To me it is what a motorcycle should look and sound like. But the $13,000 base sticker price gave me pause. When my biker buddies and I rode British bikes in the late 60s a Bonneville was $1300 out the door. It was the motorcycle that everyone wanted, until the Norton Commando showed up.
The final blow came when I joined the Triumph Forum. Complaints about poor brakes, stiff suspension, and balky fuel injection turned me off. Having owned three British motorcycles, I also know they have to be re-built every 10,000 miles - 16,000 kilometers. I wanted to ride not wrench, so I bought a Honda.
Having said all that, I still think the 2016 Bonneville is a beautiful looking motorcycle.