01-31-2017, 03:07 PM
In 2015 I bought a 2014 CB 1100 black standard from the showroom floor which was being priced at ten five. I offered nine and both of our sides compromised and added all the expenses: license, tax, freight, set-up, excess cream for my coffee . . .
I put down two grand I had from the sale of my Tuono and started making payments. Around November of 2016 I went to the Progressive show in Long Beach due to an itch I could not scratch but absolutely loving my CB. At a Yamaha demo day at my local dealership shortly after that, I saw my Honda model on the dealer's floor for seven grand. I owe just under that at this point so no selling likely for a change to new.
I really like the 2017 EX model and would pull the trigger if no bike in house, or I was in a different position in the order of cycles in my life. I've in the past repeated purchases of individual bikes I've highly admired. Is the revealed SRP worth it compared to prices for say a performance standard such as the new Tuono, the Super Duke, the BMW S1000r or the etc., etc., etc? -Not an engineer, a bean counter or knowledgeable in any way about the R&D investment costs, electronic costs, the fine suspension componentry costs involved but, pound-for-pound the company produced a desired performance outcome for it's target audience and I have to feel that it has a right to every penny they can negotiate of the new sticker price. They made something excellent in a particular, a not entirely compatible bike type.
So many motorcycle choices this day must appear as fine swords did to past warriors seeking the right tool*.
We can choose our weapon from the vast array of models from the remaining motorcycle companies. It's a cornucopia out there and the manufacturers . . . this manufacturer deserves a nice profit for its efforts. If this bike successfully ticks off the boxes more than any other bike for a particular shopper, it's a win for everybody.
*P.S.: Buy a sword. Name it kindness. Kill people with kindness. (SunFrog T-shirt wordplay re: "Game of Thrones").
I put down two grand I had from the sale of my Tuono and started making payments. Around November of 2016 I went to the Progressive show in Long Beach due to an itch I could not scratch but absolutely loving my CB. At a Yamaha demo day at my local dealership shortly after that, I saw my Honda model on the dealer's floor for seven grand. I owe just under that at this point so no selling likely for a change to new.
I really like the 2017 EX model and would pull the trigger if no bike in house, or I was in a different position in the order of cycles in my life. I've in the past repeated purchases of individual bikes I've highly admired. Is the revealed SRP worth it compared to prices for say a performance standard such as the new Tuono, the Super Duke, the BMW S1000r or the etc., etc., etc? -Not an engineer, a bean counter or knowledgeable in any way about the R&D investment costs, electronic costs, the fine suspension componentry costs involved but, pound-for-pound the company produced a desired performance outcome for it's target audience and I have to feel that it has a right to every penny they can negotiate of the new sticker price. They made something excellent in a particular, a not entirely compatible bike type.
So many motorcycle choices this day must appear as fine swords did to past warriors seeking the right tool*.
We can choose our weapon from the vast array of models from the remaining motorcycle companies. It's a cornucopia out there and the manufacturers . . . this manufacturer deserves a nice profit for its efforts. If this bike successfully ticks off the boxes more than any other bike for a particular shopper, it's a win for everybody.
*P.S.: Buy a sword. Name it kindness. Kill people with kindness. (SunFrog T-shirt wordplay re: "Game of Thrones").