I think people phoning every dealer, looking for a cbr 250 is creating an artificial demand. The earthquake slowed down Japan, but I believe that a little beyond this forum, and people that only had the choice of kawi in the past, few people in the U.S. will be rushing to buy any 250. I think Honda' priorities are in line with history. Also, the ads I saw on ebay were not marked up, they were 'buy it now' for msrp.