I have noticed a large increase in the number of Honday Phantoms in the streets of Thailand, especially in Bangkok. I thought that of the two small choppers, the Kawasaki Boss was meant to be a better overall bike in terms of performance and engineering, yet, there seems to be a stark decrease in the number of Bosses on the road?? Even if there is not much difference between the two...Why is this??

Honda has dominated the Thai market for decades.

Honda Phantom is an old bike It's been going for years cheap and reliable.

According to my neighbor, a Boss owner, parts are scarce.

The phantoms has a bigger engine capacity, I believe

Honda Phantoms are cheap, reliable old workhorses and, hence, are seen all over Bangkok.

For the same reason, the Honda Wave is everywhere.

Spare parts are readily available for Hondas but not for Kawasakis.