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pushrod · 01-14-2011, 12:28 PM

My favorite Honda is the one I mow my lawn with. But the i3000 generator has my eye...

Morbo the Destroyer · 01-14-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by pushrod

But the i3000 generator has my eye...

Is that the fuel-injected one, with the double overhead cams and the dual exhaust? NICE...and it's RED!

A Star Ride · 01-14-2011, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt7even

I usually think of Honda as the "Harley" of metric cruisers and depending on your take that can be seen as good or bad. Honda doesn't upgrade their V-twins as often which makes them a little longer in the tooth compared to some of it's competition but it also means there is quite an extensive after market available to give it any power or flair that might be lacking. I would also say they have a decent resale value when the market is good as well. Personally I would like to see an 1800 touring bagger like the X-Country & Vaquero in the Honda line up that could bridge the VT and Goldwing lines. It could be that Honda is testing the waters a little with the Slammer concept.

I think part of the reason Honda stopped production of the Valkrye (sp?) was due to it costing Wing sales. Yamaha too stoped the Tour Deluxe due to declined "higher end" bikes.

Dr_Sprocket · 01-14-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by pushrod

My favorite Honda is the one I mow my lawn with. But the i3000 generator has my eye...

You're such a kidder!

MOKE1K · 01-27-2011, 06:26 AM

Man that slammer concept is freackin tight! Hell even I'd rock that!!!

pplassm · 01-27-2011, 10:55 AM

Honda wanted people to vote on these bikes at the IMS show. This is the same kind of contest that resulted in the Rune. Remember that fiasco?

Personally, I liked the Cobra-built flattracker and scrambler better.

Gunman1104 · 02-23-2011, 01:11 PM

Maybe it is the pictures, maybe it is me but, I cannot get excited about any of them. The bagger is cartoonish. It could be the Batbike. Yet it is the best of the three. The other two just do not have the kind of "pop" I expect from a concept vehicle. The drag bike looks like you have to lay over the tank to ride it. Maybe that is the case. The other bike is just uninspired.

3 months for this?

trenttheuncatchable · 02-23-2011, 06:15 PM

I saw these bikes at the IMS show, and the "slammer" was pretty darn cool! Skinny front tires aren't functional enough for me, though.

I also thought that the handlebars on the Interstate were a perfect fit for me width-wise. I'd love to put these on my M50.

01-14-2011, 12:28 PM	#11
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	My favorite Honda is the one I mow my lawn with. But the i3000 generator has my eye... __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

01-27-2011, 06:26 AM	#15
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Man that slammer concept is freackin tight! Hell even I'd rock that!!! __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

01-27-2011, 10:55 AM	#16
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Honda wanted people to vote on these bikes at the IMS show. This is the same kind of contest that resulted in the Rune. Remember that fiasco? Personally, I liked the Cobra-built flattracker and scrambler better. __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

02-23-2011, 01:11 PM	#17
Gunman1104 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 1	Concept Bikes Maybe it is the pictures, maybe it is me but, I cannot get excited about any of them. The bagger is cartoonish. It could be the Batbike. Yet it is the best of the three. The other two just do not have the kind of "pop" I expect from a concept vehicle. The drag bike looks like you have to lay over the tank to ride it. Maybe that is the case. The other bike is just uninspired. 3 months for this?

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02-23-2011, 06:15 PM	#18
trenttheuncatchable Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 834	I saw these bikes at the IMS show, and the "slammer" was pretty darn cool! Skinny front tires aren't functional enough for me, though. I also thought that the handlebars on the Interstate were a perfect fit for me width-wise. I'd love to put these on my M50.