Sun May 25 22:19:19 1997 - Message No. 900
From: Michael Dipper

Subject: Re: Rumour or true stories ??


Hi,

At 00:45 25.05.97 +0200, you wrote:

>Raymond , I heard a rumour here in Italy that the @ will be no longer in
>Honda production for 1998 .

Think there are LOTS of rumors around here :-)))
From curious first photos, over 1000cc up to an end-in-production...
So I personally will ignore this rumors until I can see results at my Honda
dealer :-)))

>Honda sell 6 or 7 Transalp for each @ , big enduro bikes are no more  all
>the rage , so there is no necessity to have two of such bikes in the
>catalog : also consider Transalp received this year the double disc front
>brakes and maybe a bigger c.c. next year .

Err, well.   I think my dealer cannot convince me to swap my @ against a
Transalp :-)  But perhaps the BMW dealer can ? 
Is this the aim of Honda ?  I canīt believe that !
I think selling big enduros is not only a question of pieces, it is a
question of a status symbol for the company and I am sure BMW would be very
happy, if Honda stops the production :-)))
(BTW: On every @ I can see 5 1100GS here, so I am sure, BIG enduros are not
"out". )

To say it different:  The @ is 4000,-- DM higher in price than the
Transalp, but I think the more in parts donīt cost so many in production.
Perhaps selling one AT brings Honda as much as selling 3 Transalps ...

Or why should Mercedes sell the 600SEL ?  C-class is sold more often, too
:-)))

Greets,     --- Micha ---



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