Wow. (Honda DN-01-related)

[naustin]

The market has spoken.

Honda should pull the bike from the market, buy back all of the unsold units from their dealerships and deep-six every last one of them in the South Pacific to help augment the artificial reef already growing on the rest of the shot down Zeros.

[HipGnosis]

It failed because of the price.  I think a lot of people would have bought at that discounted price if offered initially.  It has nothing to do with auto trans.  It's a scooter.
- Dan

How much of that price is for the auto trans.?!?  It's the only thing on the bike that remotely justifies the premium price.  And no, it's not a scooter trans.

It failed because it is a)ugly as all sin, and b)doesn't know what it is. Is it a cruiser? No. Sportbike? No. Standard? No. Scooter? No.

A) Ugly has proven to NOT stop bikes from selling;  Hurricanes, BMW GS, VStrom...  
B) Crossovers are all the rage these days.  Most SUVs aren't cars or trucks.  Our (beloved) sport-tourers are 'crossovers'.
You forgot C)  It's got a stupid name.  Marketing totally dropped the ball on that one.

[1KPerDay]

I was gonna buy a Rune when they hit 8999

I was gonna buy one at $89.99. Then I realized it was too much.

[falcofred]

Dealer say DN-O1 stands for Do Not Order One
Honda Marketing Dept. Lets design a bike no one has asked for. We know what they want, we'll include:
Contraversal Styling
Slow Speed
Auto Trans
and Make it Heavy
We'll price it as high or higher than conventional sport bikes, sport tours or cruisers
And just to make sure no one buys it we'll name it the DN-01

[servicerifle]

I was gonna buy one at $89.99. Then I realized it was too much.

 

[naustin]

Dealer say DN-O1 stands for Do Not Order One
Honda Marketing Dept. Lets design a bike no one has asked for. We know what they want, we'll include:
Contraversal Styling
Slow Speed
Auto Trans
and Make it Heavy
We'll price it as high or higher than conventional sport bikes, sport tours or cruisers
And just to make sure no one buys it we'll name it the DN-01

It truly boggles the mind.  

Maybe next Honda should build an airplane by applying the same principles...

[RenegadeVT]

The DN01 was a no brainer, you could not have a made a worse failure even if you were trying.

I think the NT700 is another Honda FAIL.  It is underpowered and over priced.  There are to many other options in the price range.

I think the VFR has a very good chance of failing, even though the press loves it.  Very competitive part of the market and it is very large and heavy.  And Honda with the price again!!  I do think the dual clutch will fail, there is no strong demand for an auto motorcycle and the cost adder is just too much, look no farther than the FJR!

[Cablebandit]

One of my local dealers has a few priced at 7999.  

[D-Mac]

I wonder what they think of this over on the DN-01 forum.....

Oh wait.....there isn't one. (is there?!)

[Blunder]

There's a forum for everything.

http://www.dn-01.net/forum/cmps_index.php

[Guy]

There's a forum for everything.

http://www.dn-01.net/forum/cmps_index.php

Their general discussion forum about the DN-01 has 5 threads, with 4 started by the admin, and one other thread that someone actually posted in!!  

[atadaskew]

Their general discussion forum about the DN-01 has 5 threads, with 4 started by the admin, and one other thread that someone actually posted in!!  

It gets better.  Clicking on the link takes you to their Recent Threads home page.  There are 30.  All started by the Admin.  With a grand total of, combined mind you, zero replies!

 

[Blunder]

I rode past one yesterday on the road.    Rider was wearing a Hi-Vizz jacket (filthy, but they're all like that), gardening gloves, non-descript helmet and Converse All-Stars. He did not look like he was enjoying it and he did not wave back.