07-21-2022, 04:21 AM
(07-21-2022, 03:52 AM)Yata-Garasu_imp Wrote:(07-20-2022, 11:02 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote:(07-20-2022, 10:51 AM)Yata-Garasu_imp Wrote: I'm surprised that Honda doesn't subsidize a motorcycle forum that includes all their models, vintage, contemporary, and in between.
HONDA Co does not, but the Forum members subsidize Honda by writing interesting threads, posts, articles, issue technical notes, place photos so the guest visiting this Forum are encouraged to buy the CB1100 or other Honda motorcycle models......
HONDA Co does not, but the Forum members subsidize Honda by writing interesting threads, posts, articles, issue technical notes, place photos so the guest visiting this Forum are encouraged to buy the CB1100 or other Honda motorcycle models......
Yes, I subsidize Honda by buying their motorcycles!
However, the number of bikes that they currently manufacture that I would be interested in buying is fewer than it was ten years ago. They still have some cool bikes, eg., Fury, Shadow, NT750, Rebel 1100, but the direction Honda North America seems to be headed seems like they're not very interested in customers like myself, eg , 50 sumthin' guy who's been riding since I was a kid.
I get it, they need to attract new riders, but investing in internet forums and building great and classic bikes seems like a wiser approach than the Ruckus, Grom, and DCT stuff...
These are just the market forces we all have to get used to. Look at Kawasaki, they have more of an investment in "retro style" bikes than any other japanese brand and yet their bread and butter sales leaders are still Z400s, Ninja 400s, and Vulcan 650s. affordable beginner bikes. Suzuki's big performance bike sales are slowing down so much that they're ducking out of MotoGP altogether, and they're not even bothering with a Retro offering anymore (the TU250 is gone), preferring instead to slap "bold new graphics" on the same bikes they've been making for 15 years now. Yamaha's bread and butter is the R3 and Mt07 sales, two smaller more affordable bikes that younger riders buy. even BMW sees the writing on the wall with the steady expansion of the G310 platform, another 300cc bike for beginners and younger riders. that said, Honda has a commitment to their retro market that they've never let go hungry for too long. They have the Monkey, Super Cub, Trail 125, and there's something new on the horizon to replace the CB1100. It will probably have the Africa Twin lump in it.