How are CB1100s selling in your neck of the woods?

[Guth_imp]

My dealer here in the Portland, OR area sold both of the bikes that they were allocated in the first week. One with a deposit (mine) and the other sold off of the floor. I know that at least as of Friday, there are others available in the area that are not yet spoken for, both non-ABS and ABS models alike.

I would be curious to know how the bike is selling where you live? Hoping this model does well, both for Honda and for the sake of seeing more standard models showing up from other manufacturers in the future.

 

[Lord Popgun]

At Honda of Norfolk they got one bike and it was on the floor for about a week they said. I bought it Friday, 12 April. I was just a walk in, stopping after work to just see one as I figured any would be pre-sold.

They said they had people looking, but no sale. I thought that was strange as this is a Navy town and sailors buy a lot of bikes. However, sailors are younger people (compared to me anyway)and like sport bikes. Or Harleys, lots of those at work (I'm a Navy civilian). I was there yesterday and we kept wondering where all the customers were.

Dealer doesn't know if they will get more, or so they said, and didn't know if they had any ABS models are on order. In fact, they didn't seem to know there were 2 models. Kinda weird, but they are nice as all get out.

I won't even set foot in Honda of Va. Beach due to the treatment I received in there in 2010, so I don't know what they received or have sold.

Honda of Norfolk's owneer said sales are a tad slow, and I think maybe a lot due to the furloughs we federal workers are threatened with. When our projected furloughs were 22 days, I ruled out a new bike. Now its 14 days, soon maybe 6 (I think) and maybe none. So I went for it.

 

[the Ferret]

I ordered mine from my dealer 2 weeks before Honda announced they would be coming to the states, so my dealer never even had one get on his floor. He has another ( an ABS model) coming in next month.

 

[GSAviator_imp]

We have two Honda dealers in Colorado Springs. I bought mine a week after it went on the floor, and supposedly someone was trying to buy it while I was signing the papers. The other dealer sold his in less than a week. My dealer says they do not know when their next one arrives and if it is ABS or not.

Funny thing, the first day it hit the floor I had dropped by just to say hello, and I must have walked by it 3 or 4 times without really noticing it. In fact, I was not even aware Honda had a new bike like that. When a friend pointed it out to me, and I really looked, my eyes about popped out! I had to have it just because it was put together such precision and beauty (in my eyes anyhow) so I read up on it and took delivery last Friday.

 

[CA200_imp]

Each Honda dealer here in Madison,Wi. has one on the floor,
but everyone's floor traffic has been poor because of the
weather. I ordered mine in Feb. from South East Sales in Milwaukee
and he was only getting one so I asked he not put it on the showroom
floor, picked it up April 1

 

[Michael252_imp]

I talked to the owner of the dealership I went to in Dallas, and he said they initially got 2, and sold them fairly quickly. They asked for three more, Honda sent them five, and I got the next to last of that five. Although I'm not sure what the time frame was for all of this.

 

[Lane Changer_imp]

Mountain Motorsports in Marietta, GA sold the first two they received immediately as did their Conyers, GA store. The Marietta store is supposed to have additional unit's by the end of his month.
I went by Atlanta Motor World this afternoon and they had a non-ABS on the floor. This was my first sight of the bike. Wow! Pictures do not do it justice! Like everyone else has stated that it is way better in-person. That tank is a work of art. Love the polished aluminum bits too.

I am 6' 1" and on the 225 and was concerned about the ergonomics. I think the bike fit me almost perfectly. I believe I could be comfortable for long stretches in the saddle, say between fill ups.

Terry

 

[thumper_imp]

My local dealer--Fred Cummings Motorsports, (Bakersfield, Ca) ordered three of them, two standards and one ABS. I was given first choice (because I've been whining the longest!), and the first bike (non-ABS) arrived on 2/29. I went to look at it, but told my dealer I'd wait for the ABS model. Another customer who had a deposit came to look at that bike the next morning, and bought it on the spot.

I picked up my ABS last Friday. The dealer has the other non-ABS on the showroom floor and said there's been interest, but not sold yet. One of my co-workers at work has told me, "I'm going to buy one of those bikes", although he hasn't had the opportunity to go look at it yet.

I really hope this bike can be the catalyst that renews an American love for standard motorcycles. Had Honda not imported this bike, I was really considering buying a Triumph Bonneville.

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

I was down in Denver last week and stopped by Fay Meyers Honda/Ducati/MV Augusta/KTM/Kawasaki. Just out of curiousity I asked one of the salesmen how many CB1100s they had sold. He told me they sold 3 over the weekend, and 6 prior to that. They're a pretty big dealer so I guess it could be true. Like someone else mentioned, I hope the bike sells like crazy so some other manufacturers will offer more retro-standard type models.

 

[Lord Popgun]

Since I bought mine--And I'm picking it up this morning--Whoo Hoo!!!, the dealer they started getting more interest in this bike. But he said he can't get anymore. He got one, non-abs.

I told him other dealers were getting a lot more than 1, but he both discounted that, and also mentioned something about not selling enough bikes last year to get a good allotment. Its not a huge shop. They are also talking the CB1100 up as a limited production bike. I usually say, yeah, limited to the amout they can sell...

I specifically mentioned the number of bikes that Scoobynut's dealer is getting/got and they "tended to disbelieve that". I may call Honda and ask how they allot their machines.

 

[the Ferret]

My dealer got another one in yesterday...going home with someone today

 

[oldgoat01_imp]

My dealer got a non-ABS one several weeks ago. Lots of tire kickers but no takers. That having been said, March weather was miserable here (NC) so they have not had the usual Spring foot traffic. They got an ABS one yesterday and it went home with me today. I'm not sure what it means but he was able to get it about three weeks earlier than his initial promise date. (Although he seems to be of the type that sets the expectations really low just in case something happens. For example, earlier this week he said it wouldn't even be shipped until today and yesterday he sent me pics of the crate as it hit their loading dock. I much prefer that approach, i.e, beating expectations)

 

[eladoppel_imp]

I ordered an ABS bike, the dealer got in a non-ABS and is now waiting to hear how soon they can get an ABS bike. Soon, I hope.

 

[flynrider]

The CB11s have been selling nicely at my local dealer. Initially, they got two non-ABS models at the end of March. The first one was pre-sold months before. I picked up the second one 4/5 and a truck had just arrived with two more CB11s one ABS, one plain.

The next day the plain one was sold and shipped to a guy in Las Vegas and the ABS model was on the floor. I heard that one was also sold in the last few weeks and they're not expecting any more until mid-May.

Before I got mine, I'd visited 3 other dealers in town. All of them said they were only getting 1 bike and it had already been sold. I can't speak for the rest of the country, but they seem pretty popular around here.

 

[INTP_imp]

Mine was the second one they sold, but they did say they only have one ABS version in the pipeline that they already have a deposit for. They also said they are getting calls from people that have deposits at other dealers, for ABS, that are ready to abandon if they had one in stock.

 

[Lord Popgun]

Does anybody know how they are alloted to the dealers? Mine got one, which I bought, but on ADV they said some dealers got a few, then some more. My dealer SAID he couldn't get anymore, but who knows?

 

[the Ferret]

I believe dealers are given opportunity to place orders and then Honda decides who gets how many of what based on dealers previous sales, and availability of product. A dealer may order 3 but only receive 1. Then again, he may order 1, receive it and find out he can order more.

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

The designated Powerhouse dealers get preference when it comes to what and how many they can order. One of the prerequisites of being a Powerhouse dealer is that you aren't a multi-line dealer, but sell exclusively Hondas.

 

[flynrider]

When I picked up my bike, I happened to run into the American Honda rep. He was there to supervise delivery and setup of the new CB500Rs.

I asked him about CB11 sales and he said that they most of the dealers had only ordered 1 bike, not knowing if they would sell. Some didn't order any at all. He said there are plenty of CB11s, but they don't ship a boatload unless they have orders. I think we'll be seeing a lot more in the next month or so.

The guy also mentioned that the CB11 is the hands down favorite bike of all the executives at American Honda. They've been riding the snot out of the U.S. prototypes for over 2 years now. I asked if all these executive types were in their 50s or older and he said every last one.

BTW - My dealer is a Honda-only dealer and the highest volume seller in the state. That might explain why they got 4 of them in the first week.

 

[Lord Popgun]

Today my dealer said they have another one on the way. Guess they COULD order more. Forgot to ask if it was ABS or not.