04-03-2015, 01:08 PM
Yeah, well, Honda didn't go the replica route and wound up with a better motorcycle as result.
I'm also not at all convinced that Honda sold fewer CB1100s than they expected to sell in the US. I know that my dealer sold his inventory and replenished it twice and sold all of those bikes, too. Not sure how many total, but there aren't any in his showroom now. But let's say for the sake of discussion that sales numbers are low here; I would sincerely doubt that the look of the bike had much if anything to do with it. In all the published articles on the bike, only one person referred to the looks of the bike in anything but glowing terms. Judging by how many people have stopped CB1100 riders to say how beautiful their bike is, Honda's "committee" did a fine job.
I'm also not at all convinced that Honda sold fewer CB1100s than they expected to sell in the US. I know that my dealer sold his inventory and replenished it twice and sold all of those bikes, too. Not sure how many total, but there aren't any in his showroom now. But let's say for the sake of discussion that sales numbers are low here; I would sincerely doubt that the look of the bike had much if anything to do with it. In all the published articles on the bike, only one person referred to the looks of the bike in anything but glowing terms. Judging by how many people have stopped CB1100 riders to say how beautiful their bike is, Honda's "committee" did a fine job.