The time Honda blew 200 Million Dollars

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• BA

  @bartmotorcycle · 2 years ago · pinned

  Man, as much as I may not love this motorcycle I respect all of you having so much passion for it.

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• JA

  @jarrodworlie6288 · 2 years ago

  I put 85000 miles on mine, it was meant to be ridden. It was a monster and I loved it, said I’d never sell it, but upgraded to a helicopter.

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• CR

  @Crushenator500 · 2 years ago

  I saw a red one of these in a parking lot randomly a few months ago while I was out shopping. Had no idea what it was but it stopped me in my tracks, it was so beautiful. I had no idea how special it actually was until I got home and looked it up. What an incredible machine.

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• TU

  @TudorCarare · 2 years ago

  I think it looks like the motorcycle a villain would take on a weekend. The type of villain that during the week is being driven around in a Rolls Royce Phantom 1925. It's like an alternate reality motorcycle and I think that's awesome. Love it

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• KE

  @kevinsandberg8216 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I have owned the Rune since new, in 2004 I had lunch in Tokyo at Hondas World Headquarters with my 12-year-old son. Over lunch I indicated that I own a Rune, the one Japanese employee with his Japanese accent said. “Oh, Rune, we won’t sell many of those, only built for corporate image, to show what we can do!”

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• GR

  @greatkingrat · 2 years ago (edited)

  Honestly, the rune is in my top ten favourite bikes.  I love it.  I think it’s stunning!

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• MJ

  @MJ_Brennan · 2 years ago

  What a world where something this majestic and mad can exist.

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• FE

  @fearsomename4517 · 2 years ago

  Honda just wanted to flex their muscles to prove they still have it. I always wanted one.

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• R6

  @r6singh · 2 years ago

  I’m one of those Rune fanboys. Having owned one, all I can say is that you have to ride one to understand what all the fuss is about.

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• JO

  @JohnDoe-mp1yn · 2 years ago (edited)

  i don't have the money to buy one, but, to me, the looks of the rune are really cool, and, judging from videos alone, the exhaust note is really satisfying. the styling makes me think "this is what a sci-fi anime character would ride". it makes me think of Akira, or Ghost in the Shell. the lines are so clean and that front suspension really makes the bike stand out.

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• JO

  @John_Ridley · 2 years ago

  I think it's amazing. I am not willing to pay what one would cost, but if I barn-found one and the widow said "gimme a thousand bucks and get it out of here" I think my heart would stop for a second.

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• DE

  @demetricklouis5710 · 2 years ago

  The Honda Valkyrie Rune is the most beautiful cruiser I have ever laid eyes on. It has the beauty of a finely crafted skeleton automatic wristwatch. There is an element of beauty in how it showcases its complexity. The Rune is very much performance art. It looks just as good going down the road as it does standing still.  It's futuristic and retro at the same time meaning it looks in place parked next to a 1950s classic car or a modern supercar. It is timeless. Few vehicles are so well designed that are beautiful for any age. The Honda Rune is such a vehicle.

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