Honda finally admits they suck

[James Deuce]

But in a wimpy way.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7766092.stm

After years of totally sucking, they finally have an out.

Pathetic Honda, utterly pathetic.

[98tls]

Not surprised,how long can you flog a dead horse?

[Madness]

They obviously didn't read the news. Dr Bollard has declared the recession over yesterday.

[Usarka]

Tis a shame I heard there was a new model out in two weeks


(sorry couldnt resist)

[Hitcher]

Standard engines and gearboxes? What are they thinking. Like Ferrari will ever buy into that.

[Swoop]

"Honda must protect its core business activities and secure the long term as widespread uncertainties in the economics around the globe continue to mount."

Well, that is a different approach to the American motor conglomerates (ford, etc)... "We'll keep building lumbering pieces of crap that guzzle fuel, then watch the company go down the gurgler whilst expecting the taxpayer to pay for our managerial incompetence".

[AllanB]

GOOD FOR THEM, bloody F1 is overrated, over-regulated and overly boring.

300 Million Pounds a year - fark that - imagine the spunky V4 sports tourer or V5 pure ports bike the buggers could have developed for that money.

[Motu]

MotoGP next...???

[98tls]

MotoGP next...???

Hopefully,to be replaced with some road racing coverage/trials in fact anything remotely real worldish.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

meh bikes... any kind of bikes... over rated...

[The Lone Rider]

But but but..... i luvs honda!

[marioc]

Sad day,maybe they should have just stuck to making engines

[xwhatsit]

Oh dear. Wouldn't have happened while Soichiro was around -- he stayed in a particular racing class until they'd won it. Dominated all classes of motorcycle road racing in the 60s -- then they left. Entered Formula 1 and worked hard at it until they'd won a race or two then they felt they'd done what they said they would and left.

This time around... well they did OK supplying engines back in the 80s and early 90s, but they left on a losing note. Pathetic, I'm very disappointed.

[SPman]

Oh dear. Wouldn't have happened while Soichiro was around -- he stayed in a particular racing class until they'd won it. Dominated all classes of motorcycle road racing in the 60s -- then they left. Entered Formula 1 and worked hard at it until they'd won a race or two then they felt they'd done what they said they would and left.

This time around... well they did OK supplying engines back in the 80s and early 90s, but they left on a losing note. Pathetic, I'm very disappointed.

2 formula 1 wins in the 60's - Ritchie Ginther in the 1500cc transverse V12, and John Surtees in the 3 litre at Monza, by S.F.A. - not exactly a flash record! They were most successful as an engine supplier to Mclaren in the early 90's.
So - who's next? Toyota? - with Honda, the biggest spender in F1.

Ferrari have said they'll pull out if its a one make engine supply......

F1 - as the money came in, the fun and appeal went out.......

[Brian d marge]

Ive osted about this before, there are some taalented people working at Honda but they have a corperate culture there that cuts there noses to spite the faces , ( top jheavy )

You may have noticed not a lot of innovation of late ( except the hybrid car ), but on the bike front as of the beginning of this year they were talking of merging the power equip and motorcycle depts.

They need to suffer a financial setback to get rid of the dead wood the company is carrying and realise that a lot of their engineers arent actually in touch with the markets
They have already closed the american big bike factory. ( last i heard)

So while they wont go broke ,,,the model range will be cut right back...and It wouldnt suprise me if they introduced western management syle..

The sad fact is Hondas style of management is similar to alot of other japanese companys...

Stephen