Kawasaki Concours Forum
Riding => It's not a Concours - other Bikes => Topic started by: DonB on November 10, 2011, 09:05:00 AM
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http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/08/honda-stuns-world-by-showing-off-surprise-new-integra/ (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/08/honda-stuns-world-by-showing-off-surprise-new-integra/)
Looks like Honda has a new one on the way.
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What's with Honda's obsession with re-using names for their vehicles? The Odyssey and Pilot used to be the names of their ATVs. It can get a little confusing when trying to search for info online. I'm waiting for them to release a new line of generators called the Civic. . .
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...which use half of a Gold Wing engine.
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That thing makes the VFR1200 look good. Ugh!
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Do. Not. Want.
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Fugly, expensive and slow. Exactly what I'm looking for in a ride . . . not.
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That windshield has to go!! what is honda thinking these days.
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FUGLY doesn't even come close to describing the Integra...It doesn't make me wanna trade in Connie
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Jax O.M,G ! Who is that in your avatar ? I about fell of my chair trying to get a closer look !! Any chance of a -ahem-larger picture ? :)
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She seems to be holding a fur protest sign. Maybe she's Brazilian. ::)
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OK here is the pic...hope this helps...if you look at it long enough you will see what the sign says
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That new Honda will sell just as well the NTV700! (or whatever that is called.) That's actually not a bad bike. But the avatar, now that will be remembered...
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Wow. Mainstream motorcycling seems to have left me behind. Way behind.
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First, the re-use of names. It costs a bunch of money to copyright a name. Lots of research and investigation have to be done to make sure that the name you want to use is not a chain of whore-houses in one of your major markets. And of course, you have to make sure nobody already has the name copyrighted. So if you have a perfectly good name, and you aren't using it any more, why not dust it off and re-use it? (As for me, I think that the C14 is different enough from the Concours to rate a new name, so we are living that philosophy right here.). Ford Ranger was a model of F series pickup first, and so was Explorer. How many Chevy Malibu's have we had so far?
Now about the bike itself. Honda is NOT trying to convert anyone riding a real motorcycle to their new Integra. They're going for the people who really would rather have the ease and simplicity of a scooter, but are too vain or insecure to be seen riding a Vespa. For that crowd, it will probably be a hit.
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It is sure to strike fear into every Suzuki Burgman owner. Can you imagine the scene, The new Honda pulls up to the stop light next to a reeling Burgman rider. The Honda rider goes into a Clint Eastwoodish rant. You know...Go ahead ...make my day punk. Then one of them spills their groceries out onto the pavement. Conflict over.
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First, the re-use of names. It costs a bunch of money to copyright a name. Lots of research and investigation have to be done to make sure that the name you want to use is not a chain of whore-houses in one of your major markets. And of course, you have to make sure nobody already has the name copyrighted. So if you have a perfectly good name, and you aren't using it any more, why not dust it off and re-use it?
Bands have this same problem. So the names get weirder and weirder.
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no furs here so start walking around, baby! 8)
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Big scooters are the norm here in Italy, but it seems with this that Honda has answered a question no one was asking.
Here you have what is obviously a scooter - but without any of a scooters advantages of weather protection and a womans ability to ride with a skirt on.
Fail...
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Not the first time they've swapped vehicle names between passenger vehicles and motor sports gear.