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GLester
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Posted: Tue Dec 13th, 2005 02:45 am | 1st Post |
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I wonder why with as many conversions to trikes that have been made, why Honda hasn't made one itself? If I was Honda, I would build a trike based on the Goldwing 1800 with a "real" 5 or 6 speed automatic, mechanical reverse (not electric like now), 3 wheel disk brakes with ABS and power assist, and built in tow package includeing trailer hitch and plug, auxillary oil cooler, and electric trailer brake controller built in. They could study some of the conversions out htere on the market and figure out how to build one better and instead of someone else making a fortune selling kits and conversions, they could build one that could be mass produced with a lot of potenial to make a lot of extra profits.
Gene  
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Skooter
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Posted: Mon Dec 26th, 2005 10:04 am | 2nd Post |
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| I don't know if this would be a profitable thing for Honda, though it would be nice. Only a small % of Wings get triked, so mass producing one would be a loss leader.
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GLester
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Posted: Tue Dec 27th, 2005 04:14 pm | 3rd Post |
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Skooter wrote: I don't know if this would be a profitable thing for Honda, though it would be nice. Only a small % of Wings get triked, so mass producing one would be a loss leader.
Here in the States, a lot of GWs are triked. And at the price a GW trike commands, and a 50% profit margin on the typical trike conversion, I could see where it could be done.
Gene
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ringo00
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Posted: Thu Jan 26th, 2006 10:24 pm | 4th Post |
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Better still than re-inventing the wheel, they could simply buy out one of the smaller companies and continue the manufacturing themselves.
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Long Hair
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Posted: Mon Feb 27th, 2006 04:16 am | 5th Post |
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GLester wrote: I wonder why with as many conversions to trikes that have been made, why Honda hasn't made one itself? If I was Honda, I would build a trike based on the Goldwing 1800 with a "real" 5 or 6 speed automatic, mechanical reverse (not electric like now), 3 wheel disk brakes with ABS and power assist, and built in tow package includeing trailer hitch and plug, auxillary oil cooler, and electric trailer brake controller built in. They could study some of the conversions out htere on the market and figure out how to build one better and instead of someone else making a fortune selling kits and conversions, they could build one that could be mass produced with a lot of potenial to make a lot of extra profits.
Gene
Wouldnt they call that a Honda Civic?
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ringo00
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Posted: Fri Mar 24th, 2006 07:45 pm | 6th Post |
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A Honda built trike would hurt a lot of small companies. If Honda mad a factory GL trike, it would kill that aftermarket segment just like it did to the touring equip. aftermarket with the creation of the GL1100I in 1980.
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18eugene
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Posted: Mon Mar 27th, 2006 10:09 pm | 7th Post |
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ringo00 wrote: A Honda built trike would hurt a lot of small companies. If Honda mad a factory GL trike, it would kill that aftermarket segment just like it did to the touring equip. aftermarket with the creation of the GL1100I in 1980.
This would not bother Honda. If they think extra a trike would more money make for them, they will wipe out the aftermarket trike companys.
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ringo00
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Posted: Mon Mar 27th, 2006 10:31 pm | 8th Post |
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I never said Honda wouldn't do it. If they thought they could turn a profit, they would do it in half a heartbeat. I just simply stated what would happen if they did.
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Night Flyer
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Posted: Thu Apr 6th, 2006 10:54 pm | 9th Post |
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Well if Honda made a Factory trike I doubt it would affect the aftermarket companies too much.
The new trike would be for brand new bike buyers.
The aftermarket trike companies still would be making Trike conversions for the thousands and thousands of older Wings still around.....like mine.
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