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Honda S Wing.
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:44 pm
by davidw
My local Honda dealer announced today that the 125 S wing is being phased out soon.He said Honda was bringing in 100 machines, then it was being withdrawn.Get your orders in now .
Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:54 pm
by Dave Weller
That will be a shame, I enjoyed my one.
Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:59 pm
by davidw
Same here, i,ve had 3 of them,they are touching £4000 now .
Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:54 pm
by gn2
Wonder if there will be a replacement 125 GT scooter from Honda?
Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:06 pm
by MrGrumpy
Very Odd...first the SH300, now the S-wing. And the S-wing has sold loads, though its looking rather pricey now. Perhaps something made in Thailand is to take its place, or they think the PCX will do the job.
Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:37 am
by Dave Weller
Honda's could be saving money by shutting down the more expensive European factories, I brought a Deauville which was made in Europe and my S-Wing 125 was built in Italy.
The build quality of some of the stuff out from the Indian factory is not enhancing their reputation.
Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:10 pm
by dogfood09
Thats a shame , I was hoping for a 2014 one , i picked up my first scoot in November..a 2008 S-Wing, and i love this bike....so much i am thinking of getting a silver wing 600 as my next bike
Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:09 pm
by MrGrumpy
I don't know if there's a connection, but the media is full of stories of 'upgrades' to the PCX125, which seem to boil down to LED lights and a clock!
Perhaps they feel the PCX will fill the S-wing's role, especially as the S-wing is looking pricey.
After all, if you want a 125, you can always buy a Chinese one for £1500, which of course won't be anywhere near as good as an S-wing, but its a helluva lot cheaper....
Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:18 pm
by michaelphillips
MrGrumpy wrote:I don't know if there's a connection, but the media is full of stories of 'upgrades' to the PCX125, which seem to boil down to LED lights and a clock!
Perhaps they feel the PCX will fill the S-wing's role, especially as the S-wing is looking pricey.
After all, if you want a 125, you can always buy a Chinese one for £1500, which of course won't be anywhere near as good as an S-wing, but its a helluva lot cheaper....
mr grumpy the 125 chinese ones are £699 on the road ... ok if you want one for a year then sell on for £400 but having done that before on a 2011 new chinese scoot i dont think i would ever do it again

Re: Honda S Wing.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 5:23 pm
by MrGrumpy
michaelphillips wrote:
mr grumpy the 125 chinese ones are £699 on the road ... ok if you want one for a year then sell on for £400 but having done that before on a 2011 new chinese scoot i dont think i would ever do it again

Well then...you could buy a new Chinese scoot every year for 4 years and it'd still cost you less than an S-wing (or thereabouts). Though I guess it depends on whether the Chinese ones will last through their guarantee period! There again, the local workshop I go to has started selling Baotian scoots and I don't think he'd want the hassle if they were complete rubbish.