First Ride: 2004 HONDA VALKYRIE RUNE
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Rune: A Second Opinion--I gotta say, I was pretty lukewarm about the Rune in the beginning. The look of the thing (from photos), the (rumored) ultrahigh price and limited availability...the whole exercise smacked of a two-wheeled publicity stunt. The bike looked more like a carnival attraction than a motorcycle. Was this the same company that built bikes such as the CBX, RC30 and VFR? But after riding a production Rune a few days ago, I'm a believer. It's big, it's heavy and it's really long. But somehow, Honda has infused the thing with enough agility, comfort, power and ride-it-to-work-everyday capability to make it a real-deal motorcycle in my book. And its fit and finish? Jeez, it's so rich-looking you expect to hear Ricardo Montalban in the background saying something about "rich, Corinthian leather...." I walked over to a couple other "high-end" cruisers we had with us on the ride, and they looked cheap and plasticy in comparison. Nuff said. --Mitch Boehm View Related Article
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Honda Ridgeline Research
With great deals and authoritative reviews, find all you need to research and buy the new Honda Ridgeline, as well as compare it with other vehicles to help you in your car buying process. The V6 standard engine in the Ridgeline gives you 250 horsepower with an estimated 17 mpg. It has drivers side crash test ratings of 5 stars and passengers side crash test ratings of 5 stars. Other similar vehicles are the Dodge Dakota and the Honda Fit.
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