Poor beyond anything I have ever.........

I am extremely, in fact, more than extremely upset with HONDA ZA Motorcycles. After weeks of seeing if HONDA ZA can import a Goldwing GL1800, 2021, manual in Black. The answer was no, due to colour allocation from Japan. This is a special order, for Pete's sake. One now has to settle with Candy Argent Red. So we order and pay for a Manual Candy Argent Red GL1800 2021 edition. Not at Cash Discount price either, as HONDA ZA wants full price. SO, cash transfer was done, this morning. Get a call from the dealer later in the day, advising that HONDA ZA is advising, not possible to get said Goldwing, due to factory production being the Goldwing DCT model. This is now strike 2, as they say. I am more than livid with HONDA ZA. HONDA ZA suggested to dealer I may want the DCT model instead, as there is an production order in at the factory and the waiting time is less. Not at the price being asked for a Goldwing DCT. Thank you very much

I am an avid bike rider and as a bike rider, one chooses manual gear shift, as this is part of the whole wind in your hair experience. My bikes have been and is manual: are ridden beyond the 100.000km mark and still live to tell the tale.

HONDA ZA had better get their act together really quickly, with an alternative to- for their grossly inadequate support and a stuff-up of major proportions.

HONDA ZA - give me a DCT model, at a price closer to the Manual model and then perhaps I will consider. Would be even better if the Goldwing was Black in colour.