03-27-2016, 09:12 PM
(01-17-2016, 05:24 PM)Hondahawkrider_imp Wrote:(01-17-2016, 01:21 PM)CB360T_imp Wrote: Yet again the double mystery:
1. Why someone decides to sell with only a few hundred miles on the odo.
2. All the discussion about wanting one and looking for one, but no excitement when one pops up. The Vermont bike (fully farkled) that that eventually sold after a price reduction to $8500 is another similar mystery case.
I'm not one who prefers the DLX styling. I like the STD tank and 4-into-1.
I'll tell you what's more rare than a DLX still in the crate...a decently-priced CB1100 in the Pacific Northwest!
Lol easy
1. The bike is an impulse buy... Happens, a lot when a manufacturer builds something inspires folks.. The cb1100 looks like the 750 of old. So many folks who either had, or wanted, or read about em, have the chance to go and get one now, so they do.. However, upon purchase it doesn't fit their needs, they prefer sportier bikes, need a two up bike, insurance is too high, etc...
2. See point 1.. They may really want one, but they actually may think about it, and decide it might not fit their lifestyle, but still really want one....
Keep in mind while the cb1100 has styling queues to the older cb750, it isn't the same revolutionary kinda bike that will redefine the industry. I won't argue it's way more refined and an almost too perfect modern reproduction. However, after one is done admiring it, if you ride one, or read a review,while fun to ride, it's not revolutionary.. Don't get me wrong, it's fun and puts a grin on my face, but it's not as if I have conquered anything. I love it for its reliability and being able to throw a leg over it and go on a moments notice. However, I can see where not everyone would be willing to buy or get a bike for let's say more utilitarian purposes, than pure exitement, or do so and it isn't enough.
Lol easy
1. The bike is an impulse buy... Happens, a lot when a manufacturer builds something inspires folks.. The cb1100 looks like the 750 of old. So many folks who either had, or wanted, or read about em, have the chance to go and get one now, so they do.. However, upon purchase it doesn't fit their needs, they prefer sportier bikes, need a two up bike, insurance is too high, etc...
2. See point 1.. They may really want one, but they actually may think about it, and decide it might not fit their lifestyle, but still really want one....
So true! I went to a bike show last summer and the local Honda dealer brought a CB1100. I fell in love with it, had to have it. I negotiated a pretty good deal for the standard in red, but then when I started thinking about the logistics of going to get it, ride it home for an hour (weather was iffy that weekend) I realized that my enthusiasm was waning. The more I thought about it, the more I remembered the reasons that I stopped riding a few years ago. Those reasons haven't changed, and I've gotten even older and slower since then. So I never did make the plunge.
I was at the gym a couple of weeks ago, and one of the trainers there had an old CB650/4 that he had just put back together. We talked for a while, and I realized that he was my size, so I gave him one of my old riding suits. These young guys, they've got no money for proper gear. He was thrilled.
I've still got a helmet and some other suits, you know, just in case...