2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:41
For a long time, motorcycle enthusiasts believed that Honda's designers did not treat the appearance and design of their products with such trepidation as they did their technical characteristics. Such a strong opinion was greatly shaken with the release of the 2004 Honda Valkyrie Rune.
Valkyrie design was developed in the American division of the Japanese company, which has its own factory and design studio. Americans have always been famous for their excellent attitude to the appearance of bikes, so no one was surprised that one of the most elegant and futuristic production motorcycles with an unusual name, borrowed from the Norse mythology of Valhalla, began to be in high demand all over the world.
The Honda Valkyrie was based on the GoldWing GL1500 6-cylinder power plant manufactured in America. Its tremendous success apparently inspired the designers to create the Honda Valkyrie.
Petrol V-shaped, boxer, four-stroke engine with a volume of 1832 cubic centimeters reaches speeds of up to 290 km/h. Its power is 91 hp. With. At 2500rpm its torque reaches 150.4 Nm (at the wheel). It has liquid cooling and gas distribution type SOHC. The Honda Valkyrie engine has 2 valves per cylinder. The motorcycle has a cardan final drive. He has 5 gears in total. Engine dimension (piston stroke) - 74x71 mm.
The rather wide Honda Valkyrie has a height of only 691 mm (saddle level). The person sitting on it resembles a rider on a horse. The wheelbase is 1750 mm. Despite its gracefulness, this motorcycle has a rather large weight of 349 kg. It has Radial F150/60R-18 and R180/55R-17 tires. The bike is equipped with a double disc front brake (floating discs with a diameter of 330 mm and a 3-piston caliper). The rear brake on the Honda Valkyrie is single disc (336mm floating disc and 2-piston caliper).
The suspension has the following travel: F 99 mm, R 99 mm. The Honda Valkyrie motorcycle is equipped with a 23.5 liter fuel tank. PGM-FI type fuel injection motorcycle power system (has an automatic starting device). The frame of the Honda Valkyrie is aluminum (duplex). The bike has a short-link pull-type front suspension (with 100mm of travel).
The rear suspension has a monoshock. It is cantilevered and is characterized by a progressive characteristic (with a stroke of 100 mm). This motorcycle model was produced in the following colors: Illusion Blue, Black Cherry, Doubl Clear-Coat Black. Many bikers have tuned their motorcycles according to their taste and preferences, so you can find heavily modified Valkyrie models on sale. Such "improved" bikes cancost much more than usual.
This bike belongs to cruisers (has a low seat with a vertical landing). Only one person can ride on such a "device". It is distinguished by: an abundance of chrome, a comfortable seat, a long base and a fairly powerful engine. The model has good dynamics and excellent directional stability. The large base with a low center of gravity and the wide tires do a great job of stabilizing.
Despite the fact that these motorcycles have not yet lost their popularity among bikers, their cost currently fluctuates in a fairly acceptable range. Honda Valkyrie, the price of which depends on the mileage and condition of the motorcycle, ranges from 25 to 35 thousand US dollars. Maybe worth a purchase?
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