Honda thinks the CB1000GT can replace three bikes, but can it really?
The new Honda CB1000GT is claimed to provide riders with Fireblade attitude and touring manners.
Damn !Just had an email from the dealer !!
Hi Rob,
Not great news unfortunately.
Honda have a specific parts supply issue affecting CB1000GT. This means at the moment they are not expecting machines to arrive until June.
I am away until Saturday but wanted to give you an update as soon as I heard. This is a nationwide issue affecting all dealers.
I will give you a call on saturday to discuss further.
Please accept our apologies for this situation,
just great 5 Month delay !! what the Fcuk !!
Rob
I’d heard they’d taken over 700 orders .Be interesting to see how many people will wait that long,excluding the affluent who buy and sell frequently who may buy something else in the meantime?
Btw nothing against affluent buyers they provide used stock for us normal people!
I am waiting to see what they say as I have 2 trips booked for March and May so id say 3k miles more on the Africa Twin that ive already done the trade in deal with so will they suffer paying the same money for it with 3K miles more and 5 months older ?? I wonder
No such mention that I can see .Google mentioned semiconductor shortage, also:
...the new Honda CB1000GT (or Hornet) is facing significant supply issues, with dealers reporting nationwide delays and extended waits (months) due to ongoing global supply chain problems affecting parts and production, even impacting deliveries into mid-2026 in some markets like the UK. These broader Honda logistics issues involve marine transport, port congestion, and component shortages, leading to delayed bikes or bikes arriving with missing parts.

Well they must have some issue if Rob’s bike is now coming in June rather than January.If they had any major problems with supply they wouldn’t have gone ahead with the launch
Even if the motor and frame are not completely new there will have been a certain development period and they’ll have taken the time to gear up for initial demand and production
What did you enter in Google to find what you did ?