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Honda: Orders for 10 Bike Models Temporarily Halted

Suspension Includes Rebel, Cub, Monkey and Grom Models

Honda's Rebel. Media sourced from Honda.
Honda's Rebel. Media sourced from Honda.

In a recent bit of news, Honda has stopped taking orders for a bunch of their bikes. 

The reason? 

Congestion in the production pipelines proper, apparently; from the delays in the building of a bike to the availability of chips, the slower shipment of bikes around the world, and obligatory wait for various parts… everything is just slow to recover from the chaos of the past few years.

Too slow, for Honda and her big docket of present-day to-do’s.

Two riders enjoying the thrills of a proper scoot. Media sourced from ResCogs.
Two riders enjoying the thrills of a proper scoot on a Honda Cub – one of the bikes affected in the recent halt of orders. Media sourced from ResCogs.

The report from TopTekNews states that the problem stems from a ‘slow breakdown of global logistics systems.’

To heal the whole process and get production back to the (reasonably) smooth system it was pre-COVID, the Japanese bike brand has to take it easy for a minute…or seven. 

Honda's 2022 CRF200 Rally. Media sourced fro Mad or Nomad.
Honda’s 2022 CRF200 Rally, and one of the bikes affected in the recent halt of orders. Media sourced from Mad or Nomad.

Models affected include the Rebel 250, Rebel 500, Rebel 1100, CRF250 Rally, CRF250L, Forza, ADV150, the iconic Grom, Monkey 125, and the every-stylish Hunter Cub. 

We haven’t been given a date on when Honda will be resuming as per normal; with many details of the suspension still up in the air, we expect an update on the countries to be affected shortly. 

Honda's 2022 Monkey. Media courtesy of Ron Ayers' Motorsports.
Honda’s 2022 Monkey, and one of the bikes affected in the recent halt of orders. Media courtesy of Ron Ayers’ Motorsports.

Stay tuned, drop a comment below, and as ever – stay safe on the twisties. 

*Media sourced from Mad or Nomad, Honda, ResCogs, and Ron Ayers’ Motorsports*