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Posted by High Plains Thumper on May 1, 2006, 6:40 am
Mike Gladu wrote:
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> High Plains Thumper wrote:
>> David Steuber wrote:
>>> Turby writes:
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>>>> Well, I need _something_ on which to toodle down to the
>>>> store to buy groceries.
>>>
>>> 50 million cubs out there and you can't find anything?
>>
>> It is amasing that you can buy a Boss Hoss with Viper
>> engine, but can't buy a Honda Cub in US.
>
> If you want to pay a bunch - yes, you can (pay a Registered
> Importer to do the certification testing and the paperwork
> to get the Cub/Innova 125 on the US FMVSS list of accepted
> imports - reportedly about $5000 on top of the $3000 for
> the bike, taxes and import duty).
>
> Honda must have some kind of prejudice against the USA or
> the Cub line if they wont do the due diligence. IMHO,
> having Cubs legal for import to the USA would be like
> printing money for Honda.
Welcome aboard, Mike. I didn't know you posted on Reeky. I
occasionally stop by your Yahoo forums.
Now that gas is going above $3 US per gallon, I think it would
be an excellent alternative to the rash of small gray market
scooters we've been seeing. I don't know if it would be a
money maker though, as the 2-wheeler market has been very
exclusive and manufacturers are wary of altering their success
stories (current sales).
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> Dealers already work on that type of engine (CRF/XR50), and
> it's significantly more durable, easier to work on, has
> more worldwide support, hop-up parts and aftermarket bling!
> than the Metropolitan, Elite or Ruckus.
The Cub is my kind of bike, homely enough to loved and hopped
up.
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> If only we had the selection and support in the USA that's
> available in England.
>
> I dropped in to Hunt's Honda in Manchester, ordered
> replacement parts for my 1983 C70 Passport on a Saturday
> afternoon, they get shipped in next day for no extra charge
> ON SUNDAY MORNING from Belgium, and I have them in hand by
> 10 am - in plenty of time for me to take them back to my
> hotel room, stuff them in my baggage and fly home Monday to
> Texas with brand new plastic parts for my 1983 USA-type.
>
> Hunt's also had the droolworthy 1999 Honda AC15 Dream 50
> street bike sitting in the parts department - but it wasn't
> for sale. Lucky for me, I already have one <grin>.
>
> Now if only I could buy a Honda Innova 125 there and send
> it home. Saw one last week buzzing through Paris traffic.
> Might be freeway legal here, might not. Still, it's a great
> package for the money. Much more sensible than almost all
> of the twist-and-go generic scooters available here.
>
> Sigh.
I don't know if we'll see the Innova on US soil. It is a
rather nice looking little scooter.
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HPT
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> > Turby writes:
> >
> >> Well, I need _something_ on which to toodle down to the
> >> store to buy groceries.
> >
> > 50 million cubs out there and you can't find anything?
>
> It is amasing that you can buy a Boss Hoss with Viper engine,
> but can't buy a Honda Cub in US.