You're probably right Joey. Plus the cultural climate of most Motorcycles owners today seems to lean toward the V-twin, HD or any of the knock-offs. There are a few of us who love the classic motorcycle style but I think we're the minority.
Sent from my Google Nexus 6 On Dec 30, 2015 6:51 PM, "Joey Kelley" <[email protected]> wrote: > Still showing on their website: > http://powersports.honda.com/2014/cb1100.aspx > Although it is showing as a 2014... > My guess - it didn't do very well.. A bike with that kind of > displacement has to be aimed at the North American market - In Asia and > Europe, smaller bikes that get better gas mileage are favored for multiple > reasons. Currently the number one type of motorcycle in the US is a Cruiser > - that fits HD, Indian, multiple custom shops and every major metric bike > manufacturer has at least something in the cruiser realm. Honda lists 13 > models of Cruiser on their website - the next popular category is Sport > with 11. They've got the CB1100 in the Sport section. However, it is a > naked bike, with a much more traditional styling package than the CBR line > that has traditionally been the go-to for sport bike seeking Honda riders. > When it was announced - we all kind of agreed that it was a > scaled up (displacement wise) successor to the Nighthawks - which on this > group was viewed as a positive thing. How many of us ran out and bought > one? I know I didn't. > When you can buy a 'classic' CB750 or even one of the 90s-2000s > NH 750s for - at most - $4000 (and that would be a tip top shape one at > that price!) You're talking about say 3/4 the motorcycle for half the > price. Add in an older machine and the lower cost of insurance, not to > mention being able to work on one or have someone work on it relatively > cheaply for you and an older bike makes a lot of sense. > In short - I think the CB1100 is a good try, but there is a > reason why they haven't re-released the Nighthawk line - a Standard > motorcycle is a compromise. It doesn't go extremely fast, it isn't > extremely comfortable for long distances, it doesn't get insane fuel > mileage. However, it goes fast enough, is comfortable enough and gets good > enough fuel mileage. But it isn't sexy. It isn't the bike that appeals to a > 13 year old raised on Fast 'n Furious - neither does it appeal to the older > crowd looking for comfort. The demographic for an 'all around' bike is the > people that have out grown the sportbike phase but aren't ready to make the > jump to a cruiser. Those are also the people that tend to be working, have > children and probably have other financial commitments that prevent them > from buying new, expensive, toys. > I like the bike - and I'd own one if I could fit on one. (And > could afford it) But I think that number of people that it appeals to and > can afford it, is just too small for a production motorcycle. > Comments? Thoughts? (Feel free to tell me I'm wrong!) > -Joey > > -Joey Kelley > JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online > JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:21 PM, 'Ross M. Jamison' via Nighthawk > Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What happened to it? Did Honda not sell enough? I thought it looked like >> a neat bike >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
