Showing posts with label Sport Tourer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sport Tourer. Show all posts

Sunday, January 18, 2015

2000 Honda Valkyries Brochure


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2000 HONDA VALKYRIE, VALKYRIE TOURER & VALKYRIE INTERSTATE
   If bigger is better, than too much might be just enough.
   The Valkyrie isn't about drawing attention to yourself as you roll down the boulevard. It's about the most awesome motorcycle in the custom world, a bike that believes performance is measured in the power you put to the pavement, and not by the number of car alarms you set off as you creep by. What you get is a big dose of muscle-car performance, but with a surprising twist.
   Unlike those 1960's muscle cars or a lot of hot-rod biikes, the Valkyrie handles like a dream......

The Honda Valkyrie Pages 2


                                                                 UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The Honda Valkyrie Pages
   I started this blog as a place to post the Valkyrie articles that I've collected since I was introduced to my Fat Lady on April 1st, 2012.
   I'd been away from motorcycling for a good number of years and had never even heard of the Honda Valkyrie. After I was introduced to mine, which I purchased on the spot, I began my search online for information about this most awesome of machines.
   What I found was just a few on-line articles at the websites of a couple motorcycle magazines, a few blogs posted by Valkyrie owners extolling the awesomeness of their Valkyries, and the website of the Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club.
   But...
   What I was searching for was unbiased, informative, indepth information about this new motorcycle of mine, that I later learned was so good that it was voted "Cruiser of the Decade" by a major motorcycle publication, which, I might also add, is, to my knowledge, the only motorcycle to ever be awarded that Title.
   So, in my search for articles and information about my very own "Cruiser of the Decade", I started collecting back issues of various motorcycle magazines, which you'll find here on "The Honda Valkyrie Pages." Taken together, these articles paint a picture that makes it easy to see why the Honda Valkyrie is consistantly ranked as one of the best motorcycles ever built.
   I consider these articles to be the common heritage of everyone who's been fortunate enough to own one of these awesome motorcycles, and, everyone who's looking for information about the Honda Valkyrie...
   Left click on any thumbnail to enlarge. Left click links to preview pics/PDF files. Download arrow is at the top of each preview page. All links open in a new window.
   Once you ride one, you'll have to own one!

   In "The Honda Valkyrie Pages 2", you'll find many of the video's, PDF's, Links, ect, for some of the stuff I've found to help keep this mechanical marvel running and looking as great as she deserves to be.
   This site is my attempt to gather these posts from various corners of the web and make them easily accessable from one location. I will be adding to them as time allows, and as I find more stuff that should be here. ( Currently Under Construction )
   The information in these pages is freely available on the web, so feel free to browse and use whatever you find. All links are underlined and open in a new window.
   These postings are by no means exhaustive, and if you've got a file or link that's not here, I would love to have it and possibly add it to this collection.
   A special Thank You to all the members of the Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club for all their hard work in making so much of this information available, and for helping me learn how to keep my own Fat Lady on the road, and to all the Valkyrie fans around the world who refuse to let one of the best motorcycles ever built fade into the pages of history.
   Ride Safe
 
                          

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Dealer Brochure (Canada) 1998 Honda Customs


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 Our version of the running of the bulls
   Maybe it's because the words "apology" or "excuse" or "regret" aren't in your vocabulary. Maybe you just feel that it's time to dive into the deep end. Or maybe your of the opinion that if a little bit is good, then more must be better, and too much is probably just right. It really doesn't matter. Because what ever the reason, once you throw a leg over Honda's Valkyrie or Valkyrie Tourer, there's no turning back to life as you once knew it....


Thursday, November 13, 2014

Honda Valkyrie Ads


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Big Bikes 
   The moment of truth has arrived. The excuses have run out. If you really can handle 1520cc of pure muscle that generates more torque than any production motorcycle ever tested by Motorcyclist magazine--then the time is now....
   After all, once you sit on a Valkyrie, everything else will seem smaller than life.                                             (4810x3130) 


                                     

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Try one under your seat
Six cylinders. Six carbs. 1520cc's. It's not just a motor, it's a monster. It's the biggest motorcycle engine you can buy, and it's the heart of one of the most beautiful machines ever built. The Valkyrie from Honda, the most powerful custom on the planet.                                                                                                                           (4629x3098)



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INTRODUCING THE VALKYRIE
   It's more than eight feet long. It's got six cylinders and six carburetors... Only Honda could build a bike like the new Valkyrie, the biggest, most awesome custom motorcycle you can buy. It's got more chrome than  other customs have horsepower. And though that legendary six is smooth as silk, it's still strong enough to light up a small town.
The Valkyrie. Who says size doesn't matter?                                                                                           ( 5092x3038)

                                

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Nothing can tour like this
   Introducing the most powerful touring motorcycle on the planet. The New Valkyrie Interstate. Designed to keep you in a state of comfort, no matter how many states you travel.... And it's going to take touring to a place it's never been before.                                                                                                                                           (4588x3094)

                                      

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Nothing can cruise like this
   Six cylinders. Six Carbs. 1520cc's. It's not just a motor, it's a monster. It's the most powerful engine any factory has ever put in a custom. And it's the heart of one of the most exciting motorcycles ever built. The unbelievable Valkyrie from Honda. Cruising will never be the same.                                                                         (4597x3129)

                                                                                
                                                                          
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The F6C Valkyrie
    The Honda F6C Valkyrie GL1500C                                                                                                          (4667x3469)



Honda Valkyrie Sites Links

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The Honda Valkyrie..... Links
   Affectionately known as "The Dragon" among Valkyrie riders. Why a "Dragon" is still very much a subject of debate within the Valkyrie community, but I suspect that it has at least something to do with some stats about the Valkyrie that I've read....
104hp, 100ft/lbs of torque, 0-60 in less than 4 seconds. Will smoke almost anything on the road. So don't tickle the dragon, you just might get burned. lol    
(Honda would never officially give a hp rating for the Valkyrie, only saying "more than a hundred". The 104hp rating is from one of the magazines on this site)
   Another prevailing theory has to do with Viking lore. Yes, there are dragons in Viking mythology. 
   I prefer my theory. lol 
   This post contains links to sites that can be gleaned for a wealth of information about the Honda Valkyrie.
   I will add to these links as time allows, and as I find them. Most links I already have bookmarked but I'm always on the hunt for more.
    Left click on any thumbnail to enlarge. Left click links to preview pics/PDF files. Download arrow is at the top of each preview page. All links open in a new window.
   If you have any links to sites that aren't listed here, please contact me as I would probably want to add it to this list.

  1.)    Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Click Here

  2.)    Valkyrie Motorcycles (Yahoo Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Click Here

  3.)    Honda Valkyrie (Facebook Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Click Here

  4.)    Valkaholic's Anonymous (Facebook Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Click Here

  5.)    VRCC / Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club (Facebook Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

  6.)    Valkyrie Motorcycle Riders (Facebook Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

  7.)    Honda Valkyrie Admirers (Facebook Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

  8.)    Valkyrie Riders (Facebook Group) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

  9.)    Honda Valkyrie Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

10.)    Daniel Meyer's "Life Is A Road" blog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

11.)    Chet's Valkyrie Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

12.)    Kozmic Adventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

13.)    Terminal Valkocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

14.)    VOAI/Valkyrie Owners Association International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

15.)    Mark T's Valkyrie Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

16.)    Motorsports Network Road Test Honda: 1998 Valkyrie Tourer . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

17.)    Joe Foley's F6C Valkyrie Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

18.)    John Marshall's The Honda Valkyrie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

19.)    John Marshall's 1999 Handa Valkyrie Interstate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

20.)    Honda F6C Valkyrie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

21.)    Valkyrie Riders Forum (Delphi Forums) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

22.)    Mark T's Tech Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

23.)    Rattlebars Valkyrie Info Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

24.)    Dag's Valkyrie/Norway Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

25.)    BigBF's Valkyrie Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

26.)    Tim Skelton's Valkyrie Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

27.)    Valkyrie-Owners.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

28.)    Valcoholics Anonymous (lol)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Click Here

29.)    BeastRiders Honda Valkyrie  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Click Here

 
                          

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Rider Magazine - July 2003


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Riding The Lewis and Clark Trail
Honda Valkyrie Tourer and BMW K100 
   Rain falling constantly? Even in 1806 Oregon was developing a reputation as a wet place. However, in the summer months it's a great place to ride, and now you can stop at restuarants instead of shooting elk for your meal as you retrace part of the route of Lewis and Clark.

 

Saturday, October 11, 2014

The Honda Valkyrie Rider



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   The Honda Valkyrie Rider is easily recognized by a physical condition known among Valkyrie Riders as, "The Grin." Just mention Motorcycles and wait for the tell-tale Grin to appear. "The Grin", it's always there, lurking just beneath his cool public persona. The mere thought of "riding" is enough to bring it to the surface. Talk of motorcycles invariably, almost involuntarily, induces "The Grin", coupled with a twinkle in the eyes that hints of memories of adventures past and dreams of rides yet future.
   While this condition is not fatal, with current technology, it does appear to be incurable.
   To learn more about this unusual malady, and it's treatment, visit the...

                                                                    Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club
  

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

1999 Honda Valkyrie - "King of the Cruisers"


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Valkyrie
   Cruiser Magazine's "King of the Cruisers" features incredible power, classic styling, and all day confort.


Saturday, October 4, 2014

Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine - December 2003


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VALKYRIES IN THE MIST
Valkyries, Volcanoes and Valhalla
   Saturday, June 21: The Summer Solstice. The first day of summer and it was a typical Oregon June day: rainy. Ordinarily the inclement weather would be an excuse to avoid my mounting list of homeowner projects and perhaps just stretch out on the couch to watch sports reruns on ESPN. However, for some reason it sounded good to take a ride today despite the on-and-off-again rain. When my buddy Eric called me that morning with the same idea and wanted to know if I was interested in joining him for a spin, I seized the opportunity. Little did either of us know what a strange trip lay ahead....

Monday, September 29, 2014

CycleWorld Magazine - June 1999

                                   
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Retro Riot!
Triple Baggers
A trio of retro-rigs heads out on the highway
H-D Electra Glide, Honda Interstate, Yamaha Venture
   If you like motorcycles and the open road, Man, do you have options. Among them, the three bikes pictured here. Call them retro-rigs, call them nostalgia-tourers, call them whatever you want. these machines are designed to go the distance - long legs for the style conscious... 

 

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Motorcycle Consumer News - March 1999


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TOURING CRUISERS
Baggers To Badwater
   Throw a leg over a "great" cruiser for a long weekend and you're sure to decide that there's more to motorcycling than piloting the latest red-hot sportbike through challenging curves....
   But exactly what makes a great cruiser isn't so easy to define as the ingrediants that make a great sportbike. Maxium performance has a certain cold logic that appeals to factory engineers. Cruisers, on the other hand, need to do more than just go, turn and stop. Elusive considerations like "look" and "feel" are most important to the consumer, and both are outside the rational discipline of engineering. Harley-Davidson's unprecedented popularity is clearly hard to fathom from a technological point of view...


Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Motorcycle Consumer News - April 1999


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LUXURY TOURING BIKES
Who's The King Of The Road?
   Seated around the conference table are 10 wet, tired and disheveled bikers. Six males and four females, they have together racked up a cumulative total of over 15,000 mile in the last four days, test-riding all of the newest 1999 luxury touring bikes. The last 100 miles were the most brutal, ridden on mountain roads in a cold rain, heavy fog and crosswinds gusting up to 60mph. They should be, and are, exhausted--but you'd never know it from the animation and volume of their conversation....


Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Rider Magazine - May 1997


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Ridden & Rated
1997 Honda Valkyrie Tourer
  ... think of the Valkyrie as the best of the modern breed of NFL Defensive Ends: remarkably large, incredibly strong, faster than you can believe, yet responsive and quick off the mark and, perhaps most surprising of all, terrifically agile for it's size and bulk...


Saturday, August 9, 2014

Rider Magazine - June 1997


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Bike of the Year  
Honda Valkyrie Tourer
   This year the recipient of the most anticipated of our annual choices was a no-brainer. For the 1997 model year an eight-foot-long machine rode onto the scene powered by six growling cylinders....
  let's just say there was no way we could turn our backs on this outrageous beast...