I do a lot of reading and research on the status of the motorcycle world, mostly on the business side of it. Boring to some, but I find some of it interesting. These guys do a lot of long term research in the effort to build machines that will sell. A lot of great machines have went away due to government regulations. Just ask HD and other companies that have been building motor vehicles for years. It is getting harder and more expensive to meet regs and that means fewer new models are being designed. That money is going elsewhere. As far as Honda or any other company jumping on the reverse trike band wagon I just don't see it happening because the market just isn't there. It may be some day, but not now. They are in business to make $$$ and a thousand guys wanting a reverse trike by Honda is not a money maker. Their signature machine, THE GOLD WING, isn't even what it once was. Used to walk into a Honda shop and see Wings lined up, now several shops here in Ohio won't even stock them and if they do it's only one bike. They're not selling well and big bikes from other companies aren't either. The booming market now is the smaller, lighter, less expensive machines and there are some very nice ones out there. A reverse trike with the complexity and expense of a Spyder doesn't fit that category, thus the Ryker which is selling rather well. My local dealer has more Rykers on the floor than 1330 machines. What's that tell you? Another point is that the U.S. market no longer dictates what manufacturers build and sell. It is a world market and the world is wanting smaller, lighter, less expensive, and better engineered machines, and the companies are building and selling those by the truckloads. Scooters are a good example. There are some amazing machines out there when it comes to scooters, but the U.S. gets very few of them because they don't sell well here. Overseas they sell like hotcakes. Royal Enfield's biggest machine is only a 650 yet they led the world in motorcycle sales last year. They build a very good machine by the way. Reverse trikes are a small, a very small, part of the big picture. Expensive to build with a small profit margin and the Big Four isn't interested. A vast majority of HD's, Wings, other big bikes, and Spyders are nothing more than butt jewelry that get pulled out on the weekend and MAY see 1500 miles a year. That's a lot of money just to ride to lunch on Saturday with the crew. It's getting more expensive and fewer are doing it, especially younger folks. I know there are folks out there that travel and put lots of miles on these machines, but face it, we are in the minority. BRP is not getting rich building a reverse trike. It is their other products that make them a profitable company. If it was a gold mine we would have machines from other manufacturers.
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