The new Honda Valkyrie Rune

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Honda Valkyrie Rune Specifications

Manufacturer: Honda
MSR: $24499
Model ID: Valkyrie Rune
Model Year: 2004
Type: Cruiser
Emissions: NA
Available Colors: Candy Black Cherry, Double Clear-Coat Black, Illusion Blue

Honda Valkyrie Rune Engine:
Engine Type: 1832cc liquid-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder
Bore and Stroke: 74.0mm x 71.0mm
Compression Ratio: 9.8:1
Valve Train: SOHC; two valves per cylinder
Carburetion: PGM-FI with automatic choke
Ignition: Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping

Honda Valkyrie Rune Drive Train:
Transmission: Five-speed
Final Drive: Shaft

Honda Valkyrie Rune Suspension:
Front Suspension: Trailing bottom link; 3.9-inch travel
Rear Suspension: Unit Pro-Link with single shock; 3.9-inch travel

Honda Valkyrie Rune Brakes:
Front Brakes: Dual full-floating 330mm discs with three-piston caliper
Rear Brake: Single 336mm disc with two-piston caliper
Front Tire: 150/60R-18 radial
Rear Tire: 180/55R-17 radial

Honda Valkyrie Rune Dimensions:
Rake: 0 degrees
Trail: NA
Wheelbase: 68.9 inches
Seat Height: 27.2 inches
Dry Weight: 794 pounds
Fuel Capacity: 6.1 gallons

[pr3dSi]

that things got a bigger motor then my car, i'd be embaressed to pull upto it.

[red_gto]

Bigger engine??? Hell, it's got bigger rims and tires than my car!!!!

[pr3dSi]

do honda bikes do 'vtec' ??

[Andrew]

That THING is right... I'd be embaressed to ride it, much less touch it with a ten foot pole. The Valkyrie was a bad idea to start with, making an Arlen Ness knockoff of it is just obscene.

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dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyummn
id cruise it

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The advertising angle should be:

There's nothing like the feeling you get when the ladies can't stop staring at the big thing between your legs!

I would definitely like to own one. I think it's cool that Honda is finally making bikes that can ride with the big boys. For too long, Japanese companies have only made a name for themselves in the "crotch rocket" field. Honda makes quality vehicles, and they obviously have a sense of style, so why not make something like this?

And how is it an Arlen Ness knockoff? I don't see too much of a similarity... Many bikes are coming in this exxtra-long, beefy style nowadays. That's just the way the market is going for the larger bikes.

I don't see it: