American
Honda Motor Co., Inc. January
8, 2007
Mail stop: 100-4C-7B
P.O. Box 2200
Torrance, CA 90509-2200
Good day;
I am a 74 year old "Honda fan;" although perhaps not in
the sense you might prefer. I now own two Honda scooters and have
owned a third in the past. Those scooters were bought primarily
due to Honda's unblemished reputation for dependability and high
quality. After years of riding these machines, I can confirm the
truth of that reputation.
My latest (and probably last) scooter is your "Helix,"
and that brings me to the reason for this letter. As a long-time
business owner and manager, I find the history of this specific
scooter model utterly fascinating. If you - reader - are not a "scooter
person" yourself, you may not be aware of the nearly cult-like
atmosphere that surrounds this unusual machine. However, as a person
involved in the competitive aspects of the transportation industry,
you must know of the several imitators now being marketed - some
of which are so similar that they claim parts interchangeability!
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, this is high praise
indeed!
I would like to beg your assistance in obtaining official, non-sensitive
information on the background and history of the Helix line. Production
figures for the many years it has been on the world market - model
change chassis numbers - significant year-to-year differences in
construction and design - and so on. I believe that the continuing
presence of this scooter in your production may make it the longest-running
production transportation machine on earth; and that is something
worthy of special note. As a Helix owner-operator I created and
maintain a personal (non-commercial, selling nothing) Website (http://bill.laudeman.com/helix/)
documenting the history of my own CN250. This Website shows Honda
to be a trustworthy and dependable firm and encourages visitors
to buy Honda products. Adding Helix historical data will greatly
improve my Website while also calling greater attention to Honda's
fine products.
Thanks for any assistance you may be able to give me on this project.
Bill
Laudeman
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