DN-10

CB1100F Joined: Jul 02, 2003 Posts: 3189 Location: Phoenix

Instead of Honda coming our with the CB1100R that we wanted, they come out with this stupid looking bike. I didn't sit on it , but damn, did I ever think it was ugly and stupid looking. From what I have read, it sounds like it is for people who would normally ride big scooters. BTW, the seating position is not sporty, it is cruiser style.

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Available in two color options including Black and Candy Dark Red, the 2009 DN-10 is priced at $14,599. Mentioned as the first crossover bike in the world, the DN-10 features an Automatic HFT Transmission, low seat height, 680cc liquid-cooled 52° V-Twin engine, PGM-FI with automatic enrichment circuit, and more.

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 5:25 pm

Dave

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 5:27 pm

I'm sure they are going to fly off the showroom floors. Rolling Eyes

What the hell were they thinking?

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 5:39 pm

Must be targeting women, looks like a big red dildo! Kill Me

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 6:20 pm

i thought it looked cool, then i saw it has an automatic transmission...i think i died a little inside.

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 6:31 pm

WonkUnit wrote:

i thought it looked cool, then i saw it has an automatic transmission...i think i died a little inside.

I thought it looked cool, then I saw that you saw it had an automatic transmission... and yep... a piece of me died too Sad

CB1100F Joined: Jul 02, 2003 Posts: 3189 Location: Phoenix

I saw one of these on the showroom floor at a local motorcycle shop. What really cracks me up is the fact for a 680cc moorcycle with a price tag of $15K? WTH!

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 7:15 pm

solman wrote:

I saw one of these on the showroom floor at a local motorcycle shop. What really cracks me up is the fact for a 680cc motorcycle with a price tag of $15K? WTH!

Just makes our 80's vintage bikes worth that much more!

Can't imagine Honda spending that kind of money building a bike without conducting "Focus Groups" to check what people think of the new design... Makes you wonder who they hired, obviously not Sport Riders, eh?

To each his own, I suppose, but if I ever see one in person, you can bet it'll be "ho hum...just another bike" (was gonna say "Crotch Rocket", but it's not even that good).

I, too, see the price tag as outrageous.

Relates to the recently posted thread about why we keep our F bikes, there's a good reason right there!

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 7:40 pm

Honda should have marketed the CB1100R or the CB1100F which would have been a very good seller compared to the DN-01 (which incidentally someone remarked stood for Do Not Order One...lol)

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 8:59 pm

Pointdiver wrote:

Must be targeting women, looks like a big red dildo! Kill Me

LOL

Daz.

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:33 pm

That CB1100F is full of fail too...

Twinstar Joined: Mar 03, 2009 Posts: 61 Location: Michigan

I gotta agree with you - they are ugly. I looked at one at the dealer a couple of weeks back. They swear there is big interest in them. I couldn't find out who was so interested. Most of the women I talked to didn't like it, either.

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:33 pm

I can believe there is a huge interest.

Sort of like a car wreck Razz

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:42 pm

That thing is a crash waiting to happen.

The handle bars locate very far rearward from the steering stem. This means at parking lot speeds and turning the bars,the inside hand will come past center of the bike. No leverage to prevent it falling over like the guy on laugh in.

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:47 pm

I really like the colour (there, Mom would be proud of me) Laughing

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 10:57 pm

jtrainno1 wrote:

WonkUnit wrote:

i thought it looked cool, then i saw it has an automatic transmission...i think i died a little inside.

I thought it looked cool, then I saw that you saw it had an automatic transmission... and yep... a piece of me died too Sad

I saw that two people actually thought this hideous beast looked cool and then I died a whole lot inside!

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 11:06 pm

AlaskaGriz wrote:

Dave

Gee, Dave, tell us how you really feel... Very Happy

Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 1:21 pm

Honda seems to have really lost their way, at least as far as the US motorcycle market is concerned. They seem to think the only things that sell here are cruisers, full-on sport bikes, and scooters. These big "automatic" bikes don't seem to be exactly taking off. The dealer in my town has a Yamaha FJR1300 with the automatic trans that has been gathering dust on the showroom floor for over a year.

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:21 pm

jamrockstar wrote:

Honda should have marketed the CB1100R or the CB1100F which would have been a very good seller compared to the DN-01 (which incidentally someone remarked stood for Do Not Order One...lol)

so why not email honda and show them America has intrest Rolling Eyes

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:31 pm

tonys wrote:

AlaskaGriz wrote:

Dave

Gee, Dave, tell us how you really feel... Very Happy

OK

Any of These.........

Although sometimes I feel like this too.......... Embarassed

Cheers,

Dave

Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:10 pm

When I had my tires mounted I decided to stroll into the showroom and get I coffee while I waited. I walked past this thing and at first was like whoa....Blade Runner....thought to myself that's cool if it had say a V-Max style V-4 in it. Man was I taken down a notch.Even the sales guy that was explaining the tech to me seemed kind of ambiguous about the role this thing plays in anyones life.
I mean a $16,000 scooter is just too much for me to wrap my head around. Let's say you were the guy that this thing is suppose to target....Empty nester,60 somthin',lot's of Extenze in the medicine cabinet...would you be proud to show this thing off?
Oh yeah,I sat on it too....waayyyy to long and heavy. Good Luck on this one Honda Shocked

Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:40 pm

When I look at thing I can't help but think of the Pontiac Aztec. This is the kind of beast that somebody loses their job over.

Then again, two people in this thread said that Damien, that's what I'm calling it, looks kinda cool. Every time I read that I curl up in the corner and sob uncontrollably.

Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 3:52 pm

Well looking cool has many forms......The DN-01 is like the Geico's "FLO"....you want to ask her out but when you get next to her you're like-WTF am I doing! Laughing

Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 11:48 pm

Im glad to see my mockups still exist!

Cool

As for the DN - i sat on one last weekend. Im becoming more and more disgruntled toward Honda. That thing is worthless.

the Fury is cool for what it is.... but cmon! We dont even get an adventure bike AND they quit making the 650R!

WTF?!

and standards! Where are our naked standards?!