Japan Only CB1300?

[redbirds_imp]

If only this bike was available here. Gorgeous.

[nymarty_imp]

Completely agree!


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[Cormanus]

You'd have thought there was a market for that in the US. We had them here for a while, but not for a few years now.

[Houtman_imp]

A somewhat similar looking CB 1000 in the mid nineties was not a big seller in the USA and I think that Honda is reluctant to try to sell the CB 1300 in the USA. Especially when the nice looking CB 1100 was not a commercial success either.

[PowerDubs_imp]

Ah yes- the Big One.

I actually almost bought one of those when I was in the Army.

Didn't pull the trigger, but I did eventually get a ZRX1200 which is similar.

[Bheezy27403_imp]

Do you really think Honda cares about commercial success? I'm not sure they do. Sure, there's a bean counter somewhere freaking out about fire-selling 13's and 14's at ridiculous prices but I'm not sure his boss pays him much mind.

Do you the the "Monkey" is going to be a commercial success? From a standpoint of units sold I can't imagine it will be a big seller. Yet, here it comes.

I haven't been able to figure out what and why they decide which models will make our shores. It seems pretty random to me.

The Big Red Machine churns on even with loss leaders that would cripple a smaller company.

CB400 CB400 CB400 CB400 CB400 CB400 CB400 CB400 CB400 CB400 PLEASE

[PowerDubs_imp]

I think the monkey is going to sell plenty- the grom seems very popular.

And since they share the important parts, costs to Honda are low.


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[rboe]

Honda must have an internal limit on how often they bring over a big @~*^z and giggles - or just to prove a point, or maybe even to add some spice to the market (and scare the other guys? who knows). E.g. The Rune. 1983 CB1100, and others. Some I think they expected to do better than they did. And like Chevy with Vette, they bring something over just to fill the showrooms and then sell something they can actually profit from.

If you time it right, you can do that every 8-10 years and stay in business (it might even be a cool way to advertise without buying ads and such).

[LongRanger_imp]

I think it's been demonstrated that the Boomer demographic is no longer buying bikes like it used to -- witness HD's flagging sales in the US, and even Honda's admission of dismal GL1800 sales over the past decade (and demise of the ST1300). The riders they're trying to attract now are more cost-conscious, demanding a lower cost of ownership. That's why I think smaller bikes will be a better seller in the US than the big bikes we still covet. Wasn't the Ninja 250 the all-time sales leader for Kawasaki? For this reason, I hope we see big CB's come to the US, but I'd think smaller, less expensive bikes like the CB400 would do better.

[4 Paws_imp]

Gorgeous bike, but then again I do ride a CB.

Given the ever increasing urbanization I don’t know how much sense it makes to commute regularly on a liter plus bike. Nimble is an attractive attribute and multiple bikes in the garage an oft postponed dream.