02-06-2015, 03:25 AM
I was enthralled with the bike at first sight, and thrilled when they decided to bring it over. Still am. I'm in the advertising and marketing business, so I can certainly see where Honda has gone wrong in promoting the bike. They have done virtually nothing to play into the heritage, lifestyle, and accessory elements of retro- modern bikes (see Triumph with the Bonnie, and most recently, Ducati with Scrambler.)
How I finally came to be an owner was a classic story. After the second electrical burn out of my Griso, at the dealership when they told me it would be three months for the new harness to arrive, I was fuming. I walked in to talk to the owner of the shop, walked past a new CB1100, just arrived. I pointed at it and said to him, 'I never want to see that Griso again, and want to go home with that.' And I did.
How I finally came to be an owner was a classic story. After the second electrical burn out of my Griso, at the dealership when they told me it would be three months for the new harness to arrive, I was fuming. I walked in to talk to the owner of the shop, walked past a new CB1100, just arrived. I pointed at it and said to him, 'I never want to see that Griso again, and want to go home with that.' And I did.