Total and utter insanity! That’s the Honda Valkyrie Rune summed up in a nutshell. Seeing one for the first time makes you question your sanity, or Honda’s. It’s like the deepest, darkest parts of your nightmare psyche have manifested in the flesh. Or in this case, chrome.
Oddly enough for a bike which is more than knee-deep in chrome, it’s not the shine that catches your attention first. It’s the sheer size of the beast. This thing is huge! It’s like a Honda Goldwing after a visit from Gok Wan. It really *does* look good naked though. It has beautiful lines, amazing swoops and incredible curves.
Honda’s other huge Cruiser offerings don’t exactly fire the imagination it has to be said. But they’ve never built one like this before either. 6 cylinders and 1.8 litres of solid thumping motor in a beautifully styled retro chassis. Then they’ve built all the weighty bits into the base keeping the centre of gravity low and well placed. When you sit on her she doesn’t really feel heavy at all.
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