Tue May 13 17:17:28 1997 - Message No. 805
From: "Robert Rowe"

Subject: Re: AT 850cc? I don't beleive it...


Frederic M.Billard wrote:

>
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > I heard a lot about a new AT 850 cc and like everyone of you,

snip

>
> > So guys, I suggest strongly not to beleive it until it is annonced
> by
> Honda himself.

Damm right, in the UK ST1100 Pan European Owner's Club has just run a
very successful April Fools joke that went world wide and has even been
picked up by the press.

A friend and myself wrote what appeared to be an article by an American
Mag announcing that Honda was about to launch the Honda SST1200 Trans
European. It had every feature everyone had ever even briefly mentioned
for a few seconds.

See http://www.fremme.no/st1100/ and look for the SST1200 text!

Some excited club member put it on the Internet and the rest is history.
Honda dealers world wide have been bothered by people asking about the
new 1200cc 135bhp Tourer that Honda is launching in the autumn!

Honda itself at the highest levels are aware of the spoof and have
indicated their approval to my firend and I.

So the message is be warned!

Rob



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