Honda Changes up Line up - Adds at least 2 New Bikes

[paul246]

A new bike was added - CRF230M. 223cc engine - looks more like a dual sport than a sport bike.

RhadamYgg

Its a super-motard version of the 230cc dualsport.

[DieMonkeys]

Hey now...no taking potshots at the people to whom the DN-01 is a thing of beauty. I'd buy one in a heart beat if it were a little less expensive and if I hadn't bought an MP3 last month.

Sadly, with that price, I can see it vanishing from the US market in a couple of years.

You mean like the Triumph "Bison"? AKA Vision?

Grey Thumper, Kawasaki also has the Versys, which is based off the ER-6n.

[High_Side]

You mean like the Triumph "Bison"? AKA Vision?

You mean the VICTORY Vision????

[jstark47]

Are they selling the new Hornet in the US?

........seems like manufacturers are more willing to cater to people who don't want a cruiser or sportbike, or sport tourer, or whatever. Some of use just want to ride a motorcycle.

Not anymore. Honda's entire USA 2009 street lineup consists of:

• cruisers at 250, 750, 1300, and 1800 cc.
  a 650cc dual sport, and a 230cc bike in dual sport and supermoto models
  the Goldwing and the ST1300
  race replicas at 600 and 1000 cc.
  an antique (Nighthawk 250)
  the Gen 6 VFR.......still...
  an abomination (DN-01)

No Hornet. No standards at all (except that antique....). No adventure tourers, no naked sportbikes, etc.

Go Honda.

[DieMonkeys]

You mean like the Triumph "Bison"? AKA Vision?

You mean the VICTORY Vision????

Yeah, what you said. I forgot, Triumph makes cool bikes.

[blues2cruise]

I kinda like it.... however the Youtube Launch video is stupid....

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h ... DG][DN-01]

Edit.....Whoops.....I can't remember how to make a link with just the words I want and not the whole URL....

[blues2cruise]

I could not find the price on the DN-01....how much is it?

[DieMonkeys]

I could not find the price on the DN-01....how much is it?

In US $15,000.

[jstark47]

Mrs. and I were at a Honda dealership this afternoon (no need to name names). I asked the salesman how many DN-01's he expected to sell? "None." He said they might get one in as a curiousity - it will draw in shoppers to gawk at it - but no one will buy. It's way overpriced for what it is.

He's also quite disgusted at Honda's thinned-down product line. Hard to make money marketing a franchise without products.....

[dr_bar]

DN-01 is overpriced. I can get a standard (non-ABS) ST1300 for the same money! But the pricing problem is typical for Honda - why their USA market share continues to erode, IMO.

p.s. It's fugly, too!!!!

After looking at pictures of it... I think I'm agreeing with you on the fugly issue...