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Is the bird past it???
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Steve66
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Oh, silly me !!
Yes, bloody silly mistake on my part, I meant 2003.
:bang: c7u8
Yes, bloody silly mistake on my part, I meant 2003.
:bang: c7u8
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Steve66
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Birds over America
Ah! A bit of research on the net and I answer my own question. I didn't appeciate just how different the American market is to the European. 80 percent of bikes sold over the pond are cruisers apparently. The poor old Bird just didn't sell in adequate numbers. One quote I liked was " I like turning up to a big bike meet on a B/Bird cos I know mine'll be the only one there"
Discontinued in 2003 you can still find them in dealers !!!
I realise it's different "over there" but I didn't realise how different !!!! w;;v
Ah! A bit of research on the net and I answer my own question. I didn't appeciate just how different the American market is to the European. 80 percent of bikes sold over the pond are cruisers apparently. The poor old Bird just didn't sell in adequate numbers. One quote I liked was " I like turning up to a big bike meet on a B/Bird cos I know mine'll be the only one there"
Discontinued in 2003 you can still find them in dealers !!!
I realise it's different "over there" but I didn't realise how different !!!! w;;v
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Aidey
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Post Date 1.4.2015
Message received from Honda Japan.
"Dear Blackbird family members
It is with great regret that Honda announces the retirement of the CBR1100XX after a long and distinguished manufacturing run. In all honesty, we would have ceased production in 2002, as that is long enough for any bike to be on the market, but as all you daft bastards kept buying it, we thought what the hell, it saves on our R&D budget.
However, as a worldwide company with a strong ethical ethos, we just couldnt take the piss any more, so in time a suitable replacement machine will be made available. Due to extensive studies of our database showing average annual mileage to be approx 3500 we dont feel we need to bother just yet, as very few of these machines can have passed the running in stage.
Thankyou for all your loyalty
Yours sincerely
Mr S Honda"
Message received from Honda Japan.
"Dear Blackbird family members
It is with great regret that Honda announces the retirement of the CBR1100XX after a long and distinguished manufacturing run. In all honesty, we would have ceased production in 2002, as that is long enough for any bike to be on the market, but as all you daft bastards kept buying it, we thought what the hell, it saves on our R&D budget.
However, as a worldwide company with a strong ethical ethos, we just couldnt take the piss any more, so in time a suitable replacement machine will be made available. Due to extensive studies of our database showing average annual mileage to be approx 3500 we dont feel we need to bother just yet, as very few of these machines can have passed the running in stage.
Thankyou for all your loyalty
Yours sincerely
Mr S Honda"
stan the man
you are not capable
go aidey go