Why the dislike for Honda?

[Usarka]

The people who don't buy a honda because they don't want to be ridiculed are the ones who are ghey.

ride what you want.

[Goblin]

All this Honda bagging reminds me of a ride I did as a pillion with the Japanese Vintage Motorcycle Club a number of years ago. We were on an old waterbus and there was a couple on a Honda Rollerdoor. The lady started out really friendly and giggled at all Paul's jokes about Hondas. He was giving them shit and by the end of the day she'd had enough and decided she didnt like him anymore! All this from a guy who rode a CB250 to Manfield and back for the WSB when Stroudy was on the Britten.
It's really not what you ride....but how you ride it.

[westie]

I dis like hondas cos THEY ARE THE BEST!!
But having never ridden another brand I can honestly say that any other brand, apart from honda, have nothing to offer me!

[Deviant Esq]

It's all the boi-racers that, as someone said, stick a trash can on the end of the exhaust system and think they've turned their mum's old Civic into a Civic Type-R. Honda do make some very good sporty cars. The Type-R Integras and Civics are remarkably effective back-road scratchers for the price they come in at. Light-weight, nimble and got good power too, provided you can get used to the engine characteristics and feel comfortable revving the nuts off it all the time.

I have the original Civic Type R - a 1990 SiR. It's a great car. Body could do with a little work because of careless previous owners and even more careless hailstones... ... but the stock B16A motor in it still loves to be revved. It surprises quite a few with how well it can get up and go for "just a Civic" or "just a Honda", can leave behind a few that wouldn't expect it to. They're getting quite hard to find now, the original SiRs, because most of them have been thrashed, crashed, or both... or have been taken off the road and entered into 1600cc NA front wheel drive rally, where they continue to do very well for a 20 year old design (was designed a few years before it was produced). I got mine in factory condition, was very lucky to get it especially at the pittance I paid. I won't be selling it.

The non standard decals were put there by the previous owner and will be removed. The body will be tidied. But it still gives you an idea... and no, it does not have a fart can!

[Oakie]

Tall poppy syndrome partly. People want to dis whatever is regarded as being top dog. I reckon also partly because of the old Honda advertising ... something along the lines of "You meet the nicest people on a Honda". What self-respecting biker wants to be regarded as 'nice'?

[merv]

At the time millions of Yanks did and that's where the money was made in the 60's.

[sarahtvet]

I am going to ring export company and ensure crate extra well padded so the CB doesn't hear what she is heading into :-)

[Rhino]

The Wing has 87,000 miles on it and still goes like a train. I know of one 1500 with over 268,000 mile on it. The only work done is cam belts and the usual plugs, filters etc. It has never had the heads off.

We have ridden from Christchurch to Auckland in one day on three occasions now. Leave Chch at around 8:30 am, catch the 1 pm ferry and just ride back to Auckland. Bloody comfortable and rolls along at whatever speed we wish to travel without any stress.

Not bad for a gay bike.

[merv]

Gay we may be but then those cheap Suzukis are just like cheap tarts I reckon.

[cowpoos]

bang for buck...hondas are shit!!! theres a couple of them that have a nice paint job [aye deano ] but as a rule they lack performance in thier respective class...they lack the value...the engineering on them is solid...that can't be argued really...but there new quads the formans still have frickin drum brakes for christ sake...get them wet and they stop working!! I liken them to brigs and stratton same old shit with a new acronym attacted every update...!!!

Does anyone know if honda are the biggest sellers in any other country besides auz ??? [ausies are dumbshits]

[Mekk]

Yeah ? I thought was 'Gixxer Country' personally.

It may depend on where we live, I personally see more Hondas than Gixxers...but then probably more GN's than Hondas...and they have a pretty bad stigma too.

[Deano]

bang for buck...hondas are shit!!!

Fark off Poos ya dick

[Coldrider]

but as a rule they lack performance in thier respective class...they lack the value...the engineering on them is solid...that can't be argued really...

Honda create bikes to be sold to the masses, race track bike sales are few & far between. Honda motorcyles do tend to be down on HP but make up in ridability, even for challenged riders, maximum HP means very little in everyday riding, hence Honda sells more, oh my god, I betta buy one....

[Brian d marge]

I think it was because a few years back A dealer ( Colmans?) came over here and dumped a lot of cheaap GSXRs on your market

Being such a small market is has had a Knock on effect

From my point of View ;

Honda ,,,The work culture at honda is leading to snow blindness They lost some good Engineers and are floundering ( good quality products though )

Yamaha , hooked up last year with a casting company and was putting out some interseting stuff at the mo its the most interesting company

Suzuki Copy , and are very good at low cost volume engineering.
Kawasaki somethings happening there ,, dont know what ,, but they are doing something there !

Stephen

[merv]

OK to keep you happy I have I think now filled in all the Castrol Six Hour winners with a bit of help from Roogazza and LB.

The record was it ran for 15 years and the brand winners were:

Suzuki 5 wins
Kawasaki 4 wins
Honda 3 wins
Yamaha 3 wins

OK so the cheap tarts won the most but it wasn't exactly total dominance.