05-23-2013, 04:51 PM
I don't think they are selling very well in southeastern Michigan. Most dealers around here won't even stock one to put on the floor!
I visited three Honda dealerships:
#1 An exclusive Honda (Powerline?) dealership. They had one on the floor (non-ABS), said that they were required to display all available models by Honda. Salesman offered me a great price [just under $10,000 out-the door]. I returned a few days later and was advised that the salesman was let go after four days. His replacement offered me the bike for $10,600 OTD.
#2 A multi-bike dealership that was connected to a Harley Davidson dealership. They did not order any CB1100's for stock. The salesman advised that it would be easy to order one and offered me a price of $10,500 OTD.
#3 A multi-Japanese bike dealership. They also did not preorder any CB1100's for stock. The salesmen were occupied, and I delt with the general manager. We got along well. He stated that he could get a CB1100 non-ABS in a few days. He offered me the bike for $10,100 OTD.
I have other bikes to ride, and planned to pick-up a CB1100 around October (a cheap time to buy a motorcycle in Michigan), but this price seemed so good, I doubted that I could beat it in October.
The way I figure it; $10,100 [ minus: $569.89-MI Sales Tax, $15.00 Title Fee, $17.00 Partial Year Plate, $300.00? Shipping Fee & $200.00? Set-Up Fee] means I paid about $8998.11.
I was really suprised to get such a discount (10%) on a first year (in the U.S.) motorcycle that I assumed would be hard to obtain.
I ordered the bike on a Thursday or Friday, it arrived in the crate the following Tuesday (May 14th) trade from another dealer, and I picked it up Thursday (May 16th).
My bike is #0783. Few other serial numbers on this forum are over 1000. I believe that Honda is selling a lot fewer of these bikes in the U.S. than they had hoped or predicted. I expect Honda to discontinue U.S. sales of the CB1100 in one or two years.
Like most, if not all, of you....I think this is a GREAT bike, unfortunately it appears that many of our "Fellow Americans" don't share our good taste and intelligence.
I visited three Honda dealerships:
#1 An exclusive Honda (Powerline?) dealership. They had one on the floor (non-ABS), said that they were required to display all available models by Honda. Salesman offered me a great price [just under $10,000 out-the door]. I returned a few days later and was advised that the salesman was let go after four days. His replacement offered me the bike for $10,600 OTD.
#2 A multi-bike dealership that was connected to a Harley Davidson dealership. They did not order any CB1100's for stock. The salesman advised that it would be easy to order one and offered me a price of $10,500 OTD.
#3 A multi-Japanese bike dealership. They also did not preorder any CB1100's for stock. The salesmen were occupied, and I delt with the general manager. We got along well. He stated that he could get a CB1100 non-ABS in a few days. He offered me the bike for $10,100 OTD.
I have other bikes to ride, and planned to pick-up a CB1100 around October (a cheap time to buy a motorcycle in Michigan), but this price seemed so good, I doubted that I could beat it in October.
The way I figure it; $10,100 [ minus: $569.89-MI Sales Tax, $15.00 Title Fee, $17.00 Partial Year Plate, $300.00? Shipping Fee & $200.00? Set-Up Fee] means I paid about $8998.11.
I was really suprised to get such a discount (10%) on a first year (in the U.S.) motorcycle that I assumed would be hard to obtain.
I ordered the bike on a Thursday or Friday, it arrived in the crate the following Tuesday (May 14th) trade from another dealer, and I picked it up Thursday (May 16th).
My bike is #0783. Few other serial numbers on this forum are over 1000. I believe that Honda is selling a lot fewer of these bikes in the U.S. than they had hoped or predicted. I expect Honda to discontinue U.S. sales of the CB1100 in one or two years.
Like most, if not all, of you....I think this is a GREAT bike, unfortunately it appears that many of our "Fellow Americans" don't share our good taste and intelligence.