CB1000gt delivery?

[barny]

Has anyone had a firm date yet? Not a friend of a friend next door neighbour said or FB speculation.

 

[barny]

Looks like no then.

 

[zoltan]

Spoken to my local dealer, demo will be available end of June and July/August delivery. They will take £100 refundable deposit.

 

[Davey B]

Can't recall why the big delay, but it feels like Honda have royally screwed up the intro of the GT...so much midwinter promise and now an 'end of season' (for many) delivery. I'd have been hacked off if I'd ordered one.

 

[zoltan]

Can't recall why the big delay, but it feels like Honda have royally screwed up the intro of the GT...so much midwinter promise and now an 'end of season' (for many) delivery. I'd have been hacked off if I'd ordered one.

"Honda hasn't entirely canceled the CB1000GT, but they have delayed its initial rollout and halted shipments while they address a global engine recall. The issue centers on improper cylinder finishing and piston ring specifications, which cause the engine to burn excessive oil."
Kind of a repeat with the VFR1200. Bizarre.

 

[Davey B]

Ta, thats jogged my memory. The old fireblad unit that they denied had oil issues ? Anyhow....has/had great promise but timing is everything

 

[barny]

Can't recall why the big delay, but it feels like Honda have royally screwed up the intro of the GT...so much midwinter promise and now an 'end of season' (for many) delivery. I'd have been hacked off if I'd ordered one.

I think you covered it unintentionally in the first few words

 

[steve hughes]

Has anyone had a firm date yet? Not a friend of a friend next door neighbour said or FB speculation.

My mates neighbour has a cat who pi55es in the Honda car garage…he heard….

Motorcycle Cycle News did a full page on the GT last week. It said bikes arriving in dealers Mid July

 

[casbar]

So much for legendary Honda reliability If it was BMW they would have released the bikes anyway, then denied any knowledge of oil usage. Eventually admitting there was an issue and then putting everyone on a waiting list to get it sorted (possibly with some free oil)

 

[zoltan]

So much for legendary Honda reliability

Made in China?

 

[beemerboy9]

The final design and materials for the Piston and Rings are often contracted out to the piston supplier i.e. Federal-Mogul Powertrain. Might not be totally in Honda's court.

 

[casbar]

The final design and materials for the Piston and Rings are often contracted out to the piston supplier i.e. Federal-Mogul Powertrain. Might not be totally in Honda's court.

Isn’t that the same with most parts on all bikes. There are not many manufacturers who actually build their own components

 

[Arsey]

Tada…..

 

[Guru Gora]

It’s Honda, it’ll get put right.

A pain but it’ll happen


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[EVskiy]

Ta, thats jogged my memory. The old fireblad unit that they denied had oil issues ? Anyhow....has/had great promise but timing is everything

Will they be giving it away on 0% pcp to shift the volume of bikes to cover up the premature rollout mess and to gain consumer confidence?

 

[snelly]

My mate is waiting for the phone call to say his is ready; he's struggled to get any info from the dealer at all.

 

[Ex-Call Centre Chimp]

Tada…..

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That's a lovely looking bike. Decent price too.

 

[barny]

Will they be giving it away on 0% pcp to shift the volume of bikes to cover up the premature rollout mess and to gain consumer confidence?

At £11990.00 probably not.

 

[leadfarmer]

Saw one at a bike show, really not a fan of the looks I’m afraid, although I’m sure it will be a great bike