Name:
Ray Miller
Email:
inkmiller@yahoo.com
Date:
Saturday, August 25, 2001
Time:
06:16 AM

Comments

I just purchased my Valkyrie earlier this summer. It is by far the ideal bike in my opinion. For years I rode nothing but Harleys. I bought the Valkyrie for the same reason I previously bought Harleys. It makes a great Crusier, it has lots of power and it has a unique presence about it. This is the bike for the person that marches to his own drummer. Please put the 1800 (hopped up of course) engine into a new Valkyrie and I will buy another one. If not, I guess I have bought my last bike because I will keep this one until I quit riding. Best Regards Ray Miller

Name:
T. Dennis
Email:
Den_tim@hotmail.com
Date:
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Time:
06:51 PM

Comments

It's getting late August and many of us are looking to the Honda web page to see what's happening with the 2002? Valk. I am proud owner of a '98 Standard and plan to upgrade to IS when the new versions come out, hopefully in 2002. I love this bike because it makes a statement. Not a Harley clone, not a Wing, but a beast with a 'tude, in a bike class unto itself. As you can see on the VRCC site, the Valk has quite a following and none of us who have ridden the Dragon would be happy or interested in returning to V-twin. Honda, you done good with the Valkyrie. Don't drop a good thing.....Thanks.

Name:
P. Vieux
Email:
Alexi69@ValkyrieRiders.com
Date:
Thursday, August 23, 2001
Time:
03:50 PM

Comments

I love my 2000 Valkyrie Tourer. This is a very impressive bike. It handles like a dream. It turns heads everywhere I go. I would love to see The 1800cc Gold Wing engine torked up and put into the 2002 Valk. Honda has created a Classic Bike that riders will cherish for many years to come. Please dont discontinue the Valk.

Name:
Kevin Yamada
Email:
kyamada@mmtc.org
Date:
Wednesday, August 22, 2001
Time:
07:14 AM

Comments

I own a '99 Interstate which I purchased "used" with 400 miles on it. This will be, in all likelihood, my last out of four bikes (Suzuki, Yamaha, GW), that I have owned over the past 17 years. Undoubtedly, this is the finest machine I have ever owned. I have not felt the need to make any modifications to an already beautiful machine. My wife and I recently completed a 1400 mile trip from MI to the Smokies in TN. Not only was this a joy to ride for us, even through some pretty nasty weather, but the positive comments from non-riders, the admiring stares from 4-wheel drivers and the friendly waves from other riders (including HOGS) made a great trip even better. My humble advice to Honda would be to continue to make the appropriate improvements to the Valk, as you do with all of your machines, but by no means should you discontinue this line of motorcycle. BTW, like others, I was in the market for a Harley before I bought the Valk.

Name:
Gary W Naught
Email:
gwn@bigplanet.com
Date:
Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Time:
02:46 PM

Comments

I just recently traded my Shadow Sabre in on the Valkyrie. If it had not been for the Valkyrie I would be riding a Harley now! The only way I would give up my Valk now is if Honda came out with a new Valkyrie with larger motor, possibly FI, etc. Thanks for creating the only bike that got that nasty Harley envy out of my system.

Name:
Jim Platt
Email:
sdplatts@yahoo.com
Date:
Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Time:
01:24 PM

Comments

I have had my Valkyrie since the summer of 1996. It by far has been the best motorcycle I have ever owned, including Goldwings. It would surely be a sad day to see an end come to this great machine. For me...if I wanted a V-Twin I would have bought a Harley. If my choices come down to a Honda V-Twin or Harley..I will buy a Harley....not because it's a better machine, but it will be the only way that I can express myself in a manner that matters even in the slightest and hope that there will many others who do the same. Give us the 1800 with 130hp, aluminum chasis and fuel injection, and little more exhaust noise...you may be surprised...you may find you sell even more Valkyries.

Name:
Marcus Burns
Email:
marc27xxx@yahoo.com
Date:
Tuesday, August 21, 2001
Time:
12:56 PM

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Name:
William Ferguson
Email:
98valkyrie@home.com
Date:
Monday, August 20, 2001
Time:
06:39 PM

Comments

i saw VTX (while my brother & i looked at VTX and i saw valkyrie and it was too big i ingored valkyrie my brother said yeah too big and we stay with VTX bikes) & i feel nothing for VTX... i look at Road King, i feel nothing for road king. i looked at V-Star 1100cc i feel nothing for V-Star (my brother has V-Star 650cc but sold). i looked at Royal Star and feel nothing for Royal Star. i thought about stay with my 1986 Shadow VT1100 then finally i decided to looked at valkyrie closer and sit on and i feel #$%#@$^& (i can't find word for it). so i bought valkyrie and ride it & love it. i have NO regret to have valkyrie. Hey Honda well if honda discontinued on valkyrie i would be mad as hell.... keep making them but don't overstock em keep in good balance.... i might want to get 1800 valkyrie in few years when i can afford it again i just bought 1998 valkyrie i learn about 2002 for Valkyrie 1800cc i wish i had waited...

Name:
Larry Lundgren
Email:
llundgre@hotmail.com
Date:
Monday, August 20, 2001
Time:
12:58 PM

Comments

If I had wanted another Harley clone, I would have bought another V twin. I bought a Valk and when its paid off, I intend to buy the 1800 Valk Interstate. When I pull up to Harley's I get nothing but respect!

Name:
ED Mayes
Email:
edmayes@juno.com
Date:
Sunday, August 19, 2001
Time:
07:05 PM

Comments

My feelings are as yours, I just bought my first Valk I/s. two months ago and I love it keep up the good work HONDA. The Valkyrie is a master piece.

Name:
john
Email:
ajdothage@aol.com
Date:
Saturday, August 18, 2001
Time:
07:24 PM

Comments

to whom it may concern at honda, stopping production of the valkyrie would limit the pride of honda over harley domination to just a few years of valkyries. honda has really made an impression on the motorcycle industry especially over harley davidson. honda should continue with producing the vtx and make it yet another harley eater!!! the goal of hondas sales shoul be to keep them on top of the performance/displacement market.

Name:
S.G. Ouderkirk
Email:
givhim6@flash.net
Date:
Saturday, August 18, 2001
Time:
02:36 PM

Comments

2000 - The year I exited the hourly wage world. The year I could afford a bike. The year I realized not just any bike would do. The year I searched and heard the 1800cc, fuel injected, flat-6 rumors. 2001 - The model year that would pass with no 1800. Burning a whole in my pocket. 1800 worth the wait? I tell you if it ever makes it. Still waiting. Sales are down? Everyone's waiting. VTX? Beautiful machine. Still waiting. EFI 1800cc f6 2002 Valkyrie = Honda Profit You guys still into making money?

Name:
Marc Agin
Email:
Marc_Agin@HotMail.Com
Date:
Thursday, August 16, 2001
Time:
06:54 PM

Comments

I agree

Name:
Rebecca Haag
Email:
pepper@ladybiker.com
Date:
Thursday, August 16, 2001
Time:
02:54 PM

Comments

Proud owner of a 97 Valkyrie Tourer.

Name:
Jim
Email:
pinetreebay@yahoo.com
Date:
Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Time:
09:56 PM

Comments

if my 99 valkyrie ever wears out I'll buy another! love it!

Name:
Hal C
Email:
hgc0147@knology.net
Date:
Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Time:
11:31 AM

Comments

When I bought the Lady, I bought a bike to ride anywhere I wanted to go. As I ride with the Lady, she just laughs at most of the other cruisers that are going for rides in the back of pick-ups or on trailers. Don't stop the lines, it's a bike for the road.

Name:
John Grice
Email:
johndg63@yahoo.com
Date:
Tuesday, August 14, 2001
Time:
08:43 PM

Comments

P.S. But DO NOT GET RID OF THIS BIKE!

Name:
John Grice
Email:
johndg63@yahoo.com
Date:
Tuesday, August 14, 2001
Time:
08:30 PM

Comments

I would very much like to see 1800cc's and fuel injection. Those are I think the only improvements that honda should make to the valk. for now.

Name:
C.C.Scott
Email:
c.c.scott@ukgateway.net
Date:
Tuesday, August 14, 2001
Time:
04:50 PM

Comments

A very stylish mcycle. A class of its own. Please drop it. I wont ride mine again. Mothball future. My son will reap the benefits when it achieves collector status. RIP the valk.

Name:
Paul Comolli
Email:
Paul_Comolli@ci.juneau.ak.us
Date:
Tuesday, August 14, 2001
Time:
03:04 PM

Comments

I am constantly stopped when I ride with my friends on their Harleys and people want to to look at my bike and hear about it....not the Harley. The point is simple. People are fascinated by that big beautiful six and given the chance and an appropriate media campaign, the Valkyrie sales will soar. Harley knows this. That's why they just reinvented the Honda 1100 Shadow.

Name:
alan archuleta
Email:
alan@carlbergs.com
Date:
Saturday, August 11, 2001
Time:
11:40 PM

Comments

Don't know that every thing that could be said hasn't aleady been but I want to add some weight and validity to the allegance towards the valkyrie. You have built a very unique machine that set traditionalist V design back to the drawing boards. Why did you come out with the VTX, obviously to stake a claim on a single category of motorcycle that harley is laying claim to and everybody else is battling for. Whats next, a triple or W? The platform you introduced with the F6 is unapproachable by the motorcycle world. Cruiser of the Year, competes with sports bikes. Guys, come on, you can't be thinking about obsoleting a technological coop on your part. Doesn't the fanaticism for this bike by owners like myself have any role in your quest for consumer choice ? I have worked in corporate america and I realize that some decisions don't always make sense or are ever obvious to anyone, but I only ask that you give the most serious consideration to keeping and evolving this truly technical achievement. You only have to catch the harley guys and everyone else sneaking looks at this monster to understand the mystic of this bike. Respectfully your, a prideful owner of a 97 Tourer.

Name:
Dan Chapman
Email:
dchapman5@wi.rr.com
Date:
Friday, August 10, 2001
Time:
09:43 AM

Comments

I've had my valk for 2.5 months and have been averaging 100 miles a day on it. Do we really need 1800 cc's. I don't think any bigger would be any better. I don't think the bigger engine would make the valkyrie any badder. That just isn't possible. As for my friends out there that think the 1800 engine would be better, I think these individuals would never be happy. Next they would want 1900 etc.....There is something to be said about leaving a good thing alone. When i first got my dragon, i wanted to get all this chrome stuff to put on it. Now i'm glad i opted to add little bits at a time. You seem to endear yourself to the ride if you do that more than if you say-it's not good enough, let's change this that and the other thing right off the bat. My advice to anyone would be; Get your valk, ride her as she comes to you. Trust the engineers and designers and run what she brung. Then when you really start seeing what you think is missing, you've really thought it out and feel more satisfied when you do purchase something. In closing i just wanted to share my valkyrie credo: "Sometimes i don't want to ride her, i just want to look at her" ! BELIEVE THAT. Big-D

Name:
Randy Tapp
Email:
drtapp@hotmail.com
Date:
Thursday, August 09, 2001
Time:
03:33 PM

Comments

I was ready to purchase a new Valkyrie right now. However, I keep hearing that it's being dropped from Honda's lineup. That will force me look to another manufacturer as I love your 'superbike'. I just don't want to purchase something that no one will develop new accessories for because of the limited market. You may have to let it go for now but I hope you rethink your position...there isn't another bike like it!

Name:
Brian Lacey
Email:
bllacey@accessone.com
Date:
Thursday, August 09, 2001
Time:
09:58 AM

Comments

I bought a 2001 Spirit 1100 last year. It is my first ride and I love it. Rode it round trip from Seattle to Santa Barbara this summer. What a great adventure! Now, I'd like to traverse the coast highway again on a new 1800 Valkyrie Interstate with cruise control. Make this bike and I WILL BUY IT! ABSOLUTELY 100 PERCENT GUARANTEED!!! I've been checking your website weekly for information on the new 2002 Valkyrie and haven't seen it come up yet. I asked my friend at the Honda dealership if there are any plans for an 1800cc Valkyrie and he said that is the question on a LOT of customers' minds. The demand is out there, please make the bike and market the heck out of it! By the way, I have a friend at work who bought a new VTX. I'm sorry, Honda, it's a great bike but I'm a bit disappointed. To me the VTX is just another V-twin that blends in with everything else out there. I look forward to the day when I can park a new Valkyrie Interstate next to it and make that VTX and all the Harleys in the parking lot sink waaaaayyyy into the background. The Valk is in a class by itself. I beg you to keep the Dragon alive! I am waiting anxiously for more info!

Name:
Joseph Klouda
Email:
jaklouda@columbus.rr.com
Date:
Wednesday, August 08, 2001
Time:
09:35 PM

Comments

I don't own a Valk YET!!! I have been digging out of debt and when finaces come to line I was planning on getting a Valk. They are the best bike I've seen come along in years. the 1800cc engine would be great too. If the line switches to VTX I will end up on a used bike. No Valk, no Bike. Period. What's the point? None. Keep the REAL bikes in production, fad bikes come & go & get emulated (VTX???), and mean nothing.

Name:
Tom Durant
Email:
tomdurant@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, August 07, 2001
Time:
06:57 PM

Comments

Valkyrie is the best bike on the market for me and if they are not going to make another I will have to keep this on for ever. I was hoping to buy a new on but I dont want another GW. g

Name:
Del Banack
Email:
banackd@home.com
Date:
Sunday, August 05, 2001
Time:
12:51 PM

Comments

We need to keep the valk insterstate. Put in the 1800 engine, give it a cruise control, and then the open road. The new wing is niece and the vtx is a street rod. Neither come close to my needs for performance cruiser. Del Banack

Name:
Richard A. Eichelberger
Email:
reichelberger@sssnet.com
Date:
Sunday, August 05, 2001
Time:
05:06 AM

Comments

I just bought my 2001 Valkyrie last month (July) and I absolutely love it!!

Name:
Thomas
Email:
t3_t@yahoo.com
Date:
Thursday, August 02, 2001
Time:
04:54 AM

Comments

What is the point of calling a VTX??? I thing Valkyrie gives a hard to that bike.What is the honda 1-800-... hot line custmer service ???? plc.

Name:
Thomas
Email:
t3_t@yahoo.com
Date:
Thursday, August 02, 2001
Time:
04:51 AM

Comments

What is the point of calling a VTX, I thing Valkyrie gives a hard to that bike.

Name:
gary weeks
Email:
garyweeks@usa.net
Date:
Wednesday, August 01, 2001
Time:
11:03 AM

Comments

I recently finished a trip from south of Houston,Texas to Jasper,Canada[with a detour through Arkanas,Tenn.,Missouri,ect. My Valkyrie Imterstate was flawless. I did about 3400 miles of the trip with my brother and his 2001 Goldwing. While we were visiting his daughter in Montana he was hit with the comment''your bike is nice dad,but I like uncle Gary's better. IT looks more like a motorcycle. Younger folks were always drawn to the Valk. With proper presentation more would buy it. I once had a little 3 year girl live next door. Qne of my favorite memories is "Annie" running around her trike singing "I love my trike,I love my trike." That's the Way I feel about my Valk.

Name:
Chris Reno
Email:
clr@fastq.com
Date:
Wednesday, August 01, 2001
Time:
10:26 AM

Comments

The Valk is a Honda ICON and has a long linage of flat 4/6 engine development for over 20 years. Embrace the performance touring bike ICON of the world' and add the 1800 cc beast. Keep the best the best!!!

Name:
casterwiler
Email:
Date:
Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Time:
07:37 AM

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Name:
casterwiler
Email:
Date:
Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Time:
07:37 AM

Comments

Name:
Len Ward
Email:
Date:
Monday, July 30, 2001
Time:
04:08 PM

Comments

I just bought a used 97 Valkerie and have put about 5k on it. I've owned four Harleys and wouldn't trade all four of them for this bike! It is the best bike I've ever ridden and I've been riding since 1967

Name:
jim
Email:
Date:
Saturday, July 28, 2001
Time:
08:24 PM

Comments

there great bikes dont let them go plz thank u in advance

Name:
Dale R. Bezzard
Email:
drbscale@aol.com
Date:
Friday, July 27, 2001
Time:
01:58 PM

Comments

I just bought a 2001 red/black interstate. This bike is perfect. I wanted a Honda that wasn't another Harley wannabe. Keep the Valkyrie and keep a legend alive!

Name:
Dave
Email:
dbaghdady@firstam.com
Date:
Thursday, July 26, 2001
Time:
09:24 PM

Comments

Honda, PLEASE!PLEASE!PLEASE! Retain the Valkyrie in your product line with the following changes: 1) 1800 cc motor or revamped current motor with more of that intoxicating horsepower and torque; 2) a 6th gear - there's nothing like cruising at highway speed with the motor humming comfortably at 2200 rpm. PLEASE!PLEASE! I am not alone. We are out here. BUILD IT AND THEY WILL BUY!!!!!!!! THANK YOU! Current Valkyrie Owner

Name:
Bruce K. White
Email:
brucekw@ureach.com
Date:
Thursday, July 26, 2001
Time:
06:39 PM

Comments

Valkyrie's RULE, please don't stop making them!!!

Name:
Bill Tilley
Email:
bjandrose@charter.net
Date:
Thursday, July 26, 2001
Time:
05:57 PM

Comments

Just to plead with you not to quit making VALKYRIEs. Have rode Hondas all my life starting with a Super 90 in 1966. Graduated to 350, 450,and 750. Had been looking at the Valkyrie for three years. Purchased mine a month ago. Best machine I have ever ridden. I ride with Harleys and others but take a lot of pride in knowing that my Honda will probably run faster, last longer, more reliable and looks better than any of theirs. I LIKE MY BIKE

Name:
Rattan Gangaadhar
Email:
rattang@hotmail.com
Date:
Thursday, July 26, 2001
Time:
04:45 AM

Comments

I don't own a Valkyerie yet, but I have been saving up for the whole of this year to buy a Valk. Honda can't do this to me!!

Name:
Steve Burnette
Email:
valkrider46@aol.com
Date:
Wednesday, July 25, 2001
Time:
07:19 PM

Comments

Dear Honda: I'm writing this with the hope that you will reconsider abandoning the Valkyrie. I'm the owner of a 1997 Standard; although with all the chrome, tank paint and accessories I've added, it's hardly a "Standard". This is my first large cruiser motorcycle and my first bike in many years. I wouldn't trade it for any of the Harley's that my friends ride. It has class, style and an image that no other bike, including your own GoldWing and VTX can match. Add the 1800cc engine if that will improve the marketing but don't drop a one-of-a-kind motorcycle solely to compete with all of the Harley clones out there. As good as the VTX is, Harley will probably always remain as the King of the V-Twins. I for one am glad my Valk doesn't try to be a V-Twin. I can tell immediately when I see another Valk on the road....the V-twins just seem to all blend together. My last thought ... WHEN you do upgrade the Valk, think about adding cruise control. My carpel tunnel is getting to this old Valkrider. Blue Skies.

Name:
Duane Pillar
Email:
dpillar@new.rr.com
Date:
Wednesday, July 25, 2001
Time:
07:57 AM

Comments

I ride a 2000 Interstate, I bought it because I wanted Honda reliability and did not want to follow the V twin crowd. I ride with groups of all different types of bikes with a large percentage of HD riders. They all think the Valk is top of it's class. Please continue this fine model for the future years. Don't make it a techno-weenie bike, I don't need the 1800, don't need ABS, keep it a cruiser and we, the Valk owners will do the rest, if you can't customize it and make it your own what fun is it. Duane Pillar VRCC4606 GWRRA 150765 HRCA HM279146

Name:
john
Email:
hojo70@hotmail.com
Date:
Tuesday, July 24, 2001
Time:
07:22 AM

Comments

Honda: I've owned 4 Hondas and would not consider buying any other brand. The Valkyrie is still 'king of the cruisers'. The brute styling, comfort and performance categories are all represented above and beyond any other custom cruiser out there (by light years). The VTX and GW are both very different classes of vehicles, and both the best of their respective classes. Honda has been a class leader in nearly every vehicle introduced, and to remain as such you will need to continue innovation. This has been shown with the GW 1800, but now the Valkyrie needs attention. I recommend among other upgrades, that the vehicle be given a standard 1800cc engine. There is no doubt that the Valk is greatly revered throughout the world, the activity on the VRCC sites are evidence to this. This bike fits a need no other bike can provide. Since its 1997 inception the bike has been mostly the same, but I guarantee you that an 1800cc bike would be *extremely* profitable. Combined with VTX sales, 2002-2003 could potentially be very lucrative for Honda. I've talked to dozens of Valk owners who would trade their bike in a heartbeat for a new 1800cc model.

Name:
Bruce Van Roekel
Email:
BRUCEV25@HOME.COM
Date:
Monday, July 23, 2001
Time:
05:59 PM

Comments

I own a '99 Standard Valkyrie, having previously owned a 96 BMW r1100r, an r1100rt, and a '99 Kawasaki Nomad. I avoided the Harley line because of over- pricing, and the vibration factor. I came to the Vakyrie because I wanted smoothness, comfort and power while still riding a Standard style bike. I got so much more than I was initially aware. This bike is a keeper for me. It's a great motorcycle at a fair price. It beats everything else I've owned, hands down. I believe it would be a serious mistake to discontinue the Valkyrie heritage, you would be disappointing a great number of very loyal converts, and that's always bad for business.

Name:
Bruce Van Roekel
Email:
BRUCEV25@HOME.COM
Date:
Monday, July 23, 2001
Time:
05:59 PM

Comments

I own a '99 Standard Valkyrie, having previously owned a 96 BMW r1100r, an r1100rt, and a '99 Kawasaki Nomad. I avoided the Harley line because of over- pricing, and the vibration factor. I came to the Vakyrie because I wanted smoothness, comfort and power while still riding a Standard style bike. I got so much more than I was initially aware. This bike is a keeper for me. It's a great motorcycle at a fair price. It beats everything else I've owned, hands down. I believe it would be a serious mistake to discontinue the Valkyrie heritage, you would be disappointing a great number of very loyal converts, and that's always bad for business.

Name:
Kurt Patzer
Email:
rufny2@yahoo.com
Date:
Monday, July 23, 2001
Time:
08:58 AM

Comments

I have a 99 standard and I love her. Im shocked that they are thinking of dropping the line. PLEASE DON'T.

Name:
Kenny Madsen
Email:
kennymadsen@peoplepc.com
Date:
Sunday, July 22, 2001
Time:
10:19 AM

Comments

Please do not discontinue a bike that shouts respect!

Name:
Oyvind Overby
Email:
100271.2360@compuserve.com
Date:
Sunday, July 22, 2001
Time:
02:37 AM

Comments

Living in Norway - where the Valk Interstate isn't available, I had to import mine from US. I went through a lot of trouble to get it - unseen, untested - you could say I bought my Interstate blindfolded. Do I regret that ? Never! Not a single day goes by without fat lady on my mind. I hate to see Honda become a "me-too" HD copy-cat. Regars from Norway

Name:
Miles Davis
Email:
pigbayou@yahoo.com
Date:
Saturday, July 21, 2001
Time:
08:32 PM

Comments

Best bike there ever was.

Name:
Miles Davis
Email:
pigbayou@yahoo.com
Date:
Saturday, July 21, 2001
Time:
08:30 PM

Comments

Best bike there ever was.

Name:
John King
Email:
kingers@ican.net
Date:
Saturday, July 21, 2001
Time:
08:15 PM

Comments

When I get off my Valkyrie and walk away after a ride I still have to turn and and take a look and say "YES" After 3 years with this machine no other previous bike has had this effect upon me.

Name:
William C. Penland
Email:
penlandw@rocketmail.com
Date:
Saturday, July 21, 2001
Time:
07:40 PM

Comments

Please Honda, don't drop the Valkyrie. I have been saving money to buy one because I think they are the coolest cruiser on the market.

Name:
DENNIS COOK
Email:
DENNCOOO@AOL.COM
Date:
Friday, July 20, 2001
Time:
09:26 PM

Comments

I LOST MY 98'TOURER IN AN ACCIDENT IN MAY 2001,AND BELIEVE I AM HERE BECAUSE OF MY VALK.I WAIT BREATHLESSLY FOR THE 1800 VALK TO RESUME MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH "THE DREAM MACHINE".PLEASE DON'T KILL OFF THE MOST FUN MACHINE THAT I HAVE COME ACROSS IN 42 YEARS OF RIDING AND OWING BIKES.I WOULD TRULEY HATE TO HAVE TO PURCHASE SOME OTHER BRAND BECAUSE OF HONDA'S LACK OF ATTENTION TO IT'S CUSTOMERS.

Name:
Bob Oswald
Email:
ozminator@yahoo.com
Date:
Friday, July 20, 2001
Time:
12:08 PM

Comments

Dear Honda, I hear you've given up on the Valk. Well isn't that interesting. I shell out twelve grand "plus" not to mention the accessories and you talk about pulling the plug on this great bike. Fine...You go right ahead...Go on and build a whole bunch of Harley clones.They're not gonna topple Harley or stop the flow of red ink. Harley builds the best selling V-twin on the planet and there's nothing "Big Red" or anybody can do about it. Come On Honda...get real...hire some "wall street types" that understand how to market the most awesome bike on the face of the earth (The Valkyrie) and then someone to design a FULL LINE of accessories like the boys from Milwaukee do for their bikes, and maybe you'll have something going for yourself. If you guys at Honda carry on in the future as you have for the past few years, you can just as well fold your tent and go home.

Name:
Duke Merhavy
Email:
inkdragon1@yahoo.com
Date:
Friday, July 20, 2001
Time:
11:23 AM

Comments

Amen!

Name:
ROGER SANDHOFF
Email:
SANDHOFF@VISI.COM
Date:
Friday, July 20, 2001
Time:
09:28 AM

Comments

I OWN 2 VALKRIYES A 1997 STD. AND A 2000 INTERSTATE AND A 2000 YAMAHA ROADSTAR SILVERODO. I WANT YOU TO TELL MARKETING THAT HARLEY DAVIDSON NOW HAS A MOTORCYCLE CALLED VRSCA V-ROD. HOW IS HONDA GOING TO RESPOND TO HARLEY HAVEING A FASTER MOTORCYCLE THAN THE VTX AND THE VALKRIYE. PLEASE GIVE US A 2000 CC 150 HP VALKRIYE THANK YOU ROGER

Name:
Dave Williams
Email:
a1elec@chanute-ks.com
Date:
Thursday, July 19, 2001
Time:
12:06 PM

Comments

Name:
Lothar Breitfeld
Email:
breitfeld@aol.com
Date:
Thursday, July 19, 2001
Time:
06:53 AM

Comments

I bought my Valkyrie last summer and until now I drove about 10,000 km across Germany where I live. Before I bought the Valk I was riding some other bikes but there was all the time a difference between the reality and what I had in mind when I thought on perfect riding. That changed with buying the Valk, this machine meets my idea of a perfect ride perfectly. What could be improved? In Germany the Kat- technic for environmental reason and the Anti- Block-Brake-System are in my view points which are getting more and more important here. Beside that the improvment of power is welcomed but not really necessary. I would preciate it very much if a bike like the Valk is available for a long time.

Name:
Scott M. Ventura
Email:
Ace5043@aol.com
Date:
Wednesday, July 18, 2001
Time:
03:51 PM

Comments

Love my 97 Valk. If I wanted a belly button motorcycle I would have bought what everyone else has. Keep the Valk. line!

Name:
Robert Aughenbaugh
Email:
Aughenbaugh1@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, July 17, 2001
Time:
07:43 PM

Comments

I am the proud owner of a 1999 Interstate. The bike is a great machine! I bought it because it was like no other bike out there.It has it's own style and sound. Please consider a new 1800 Valkyrie for those of us who don't want to run with the crowd. Thank You.

Name:
Michael Hereford
Email:
mdhereford@home.com
Date:
Monday, July 16, 2001
Time:
07:13 AM

Comments

I am 21 and what I think to be the youngest Valkyrie rider around. I have always loved motorcycles since my first one when I was three. My first bike was a Shadow 750 ACE, and a sportbike later I am on a 99 Valk. I love this machine. My girlfriend and I can ride all day, no problem. It's such a capabale and different motorcycle. I wouold hate to see it go. V-Twins are great, and the VTX is THE V-Twin, but I don't think it can be caparted to a Valk. They are totally different. I like that The Valk has created a new cruiser segment. All cruisers are not similar. One would never compare a Toyota Celica to a Ferrari. They are both "Sports cars" but could not be more different. In my opinion the same goes for Valks and v-twin cruisers. I say keep it. Instead of an 1800 with that hidious frame, how about a 1500 with fuel injection, 6-speed trans, Interstate-size fuel tank, and cruise control. Why is it that manufacturers never improve/refine a bike to its full potential. instead they always come out with something totally new. Well, I've got mine, I hope others get the chance.

Name:
Bruce Friesen
Email:
bfriesen1@aol.com
Date:
Sunday, July 15, 2001
Time:
08:07 PM

Comments

I bought a new 2000 Valkyrie I/S and put 18,000 miles on it in the first year. It is truly the best bike I ever owned. Continued models need the 1800 engine. Instead of considering the Valkyrie line termination, give it the 1800 engine + some extra go, and position it as the the smoothest, fastest and most powerful cruzer in the world. It will sell. You need marketeers, not quiters.

Name:
Bob Fisher
Email:
bob@mei.net
Date:
Sunday, July 15, 2001
Time:
05:09 PM

Comments

Test rode a 2002 VTX. Bought a Valkyrie. Valkyrie is a better bike.

Name:
Harold and Peggy Mack
Email:
pmack1@rochester.rr.com
Date:
Sunday, July 15, 2001
Time:
09:35 AM

Comments

How do we get a Valkyrie honda club started here in our area ? we would like to start one. Could you lease e-mail me . Thank You !!

Name:
David McClung
Email:
daveost@swbell.net
Date:
Saturday, July 14, 2001
Time:
11:28 AM

Comments

I have been riding bikes for the last 35 years, street, dirt, and everything in between. My Valk is the best bike I've ever owned, period! Job well done Honda.

Name:
Dave Talley
Email:
gttalley@mindspring.com
Date:
Tuesday, July 10, 2001
Time:
08:24 PM

Comments

As of this writing, I'm in the buying stages of a bike. I've owned a Honda 250, 2 HD sportsters, 1 electra glide and 1 lowrider. Four were pieces of crap one wasn't. Anyway, these days I hear that HD has their act together and that the bikes are better. Currently, I'm looking at a Road King Classic and the VTX. The problem is I like the Valkyrie better than the VTX. If only Honda would put that fuel injected 1800 flat six in the Valk, I could go tell those arrogant Harley salesman to kiss my ass! When they were selling pieces of junk I bought their bikes. Nowadays they charge 3000 over msrp and won't give you the time of day. I'm talking with my Honda dealer(a nice guy) and hoping that at the dealer show you guys will announce the valk with 1800 for 2002. Please help me. My ass needs a big wet smooch.

Name:
Wallie Dingwell
Email:
wallieinfl@msn.com
Date:
Tuesday, July 10, 2001
Time:
05:37 PM

Comments

This is a wonderful bike and deserves to be marketted much better than it has been. Shame on you, Honda!!!

Name:
Dave Caruso
Email:
dcaruso@computereaseinc.net
Date:
Monday, July 09, 2001
Time:
12:33 PM

Comments

I finally saved enough to buy my 2001 Valk Std. I couldn't imagine not having it. Please don't discontinue the line. You'll be depriving riders of a real alternative. and a truly great experience.

Name:
willis holden jr.
Email:
cableman_1
Date:
Saturday, July 07, 2001
Time:
07:05 PM

Comments

This is addressed to the honda engineers. Just seen the new Yamaha roadstar "WARRIOR". This could be competition for the valkyrie and the VTX. Yamaha states that it has special cylinder heads and some racing engine parts from the R1. I hope that you will put the 1800 engine on the Valk , because iam ready to place my order. Also Harley is coming out with the water cooled engine so Honda needs to maintain their world dominance. Also alot of my bike friends are buying the yamaha, {v-star and roadstar], i think because of the advertising with the 1970s music. These guys are about 45 to 50 years old. This may help honda in your marketing of your bikes. Please Take this feedback seriously. I want to always on hondas. they are the Best!!!!

Name:
mike
Email:
mcollins@olemiss.edu
Date:
Saturday, July 07, 2001
Time:
06:44 PM

Comments

I have waited to hear about the 2002 model Valkyrie interstate, I have been hearing that Honda will not be making this modle anymore. If this is true then I need to know ASAP so I can purchase a 2001 model.

Name:
Marcus Fountain
Email:
spicket80@hotmail.com
Date:
Thursday, July 05, 2001
Time:
10:29 PM

Comments

I often get the question, "for the money you spend on that thing, why didn't you get a Harley." My answer is, I didn't want a Hog, not when there is something on the market that will out run, handle better, and is a whole lot bigger than a Harley. This is one of the few recent cruisers that hasn't tried to imitate the looks of a Hog, The Valk is in a class by herself. I got my first ride on a Valkyrie in '98 at a dealership that just happened to have a demo while my dad's '95 Shadow had some maintenace done. I was hooked and have spent the last 3 years trying to figure out where I was gonna get the money for one of these babies. I found a new '99 a month a half ago, and every time I ride is like the first. I realize this bike will probably last forever, but I would like to have a more recent version available in the future.

Name:
Bob Freeman
Email:
freemancontracting@msn.com
Date:
Thursday, July 05, 2001
Time:
08:49 PM

Comments

I just bought the 2001 Valk. and I am going to pick it up tomorow I have been reading the owners manual all night and I can't wait to get on her tomorrow I am a big guy 6ft 10in and this is the only bike that I don't look too big on and Boy is it comfortable I got a chance to ride one at the 2000 Americade and It was well worth the 2 day wait to get on one. That day I was sold but it took me this long to afford to do it. I hope you keep the line it is great bike, and an 1800 might not be a bad idea I might even upgrade in a year or two.

Name:
Robert M. Leeper
Email:
rmleeper1@aol.com
Date:
Thursday, July 05, 2001
Time:
07:35 PM

Comments

I have a 1997 Fully Dressed Valkyrie. I love it. My wife and I ride a lot {20 years} and it is a blessing to 2up riders. It is the only bike in the Honda line that has created a truly loyal following. It is the only bike I will ever own {except a Harley if you drop the line}. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.

Name:
Joey Herring
Email:
jherring@prodigy.net
Date:
Thursday, July 05, 2001
Time:
08:30 AM

Comments

I have a framed photo of a 1947 Indian Chief on my office wall. I consider this bike to be a classic among classics. Indian was on its way out in 47 and still managed to build this beautiful machine, so I guess they had a valid reason to quit making it ;) . I think if they had stayed in business, this machine would have evolved, but not vanished. Now 50 + years later Kawasaki is making an attractive replica of the original Chief, and Indian "The Company" is making a comeback with S&S mills. The new Kaw, and the new Indians are very nice, but I don't have a photo of them on my wall. I do, however, have a picture of a Black Valkyrie Standard on my computer Desktop, and when I find a photo, I will frame it and hang it also. This bike, like the Indian, evokes an emotional response from me, just in it's image. There are just a few bikes that do that. I currently own 3 motorcycles, and they are all Honda. I have a 72 CL450K5 Scrambler, a 79 GL1000 (the last of the original wings), and a 99 GL1500C Valkryie. I love them all. And it seems from what I'm seeing at your web site, that all of my bikes are discontinued Honda models. I realize that Honda must evolve. Even though I love my Old GL1000, I'm sure you would have trouble selling it in todays market. I guess I'm just questioning what I see as the pre-mature "demise" of the Valkyrie model. I don't think the market is tapped for this bike. It is your ONE cruiser that creates its own mistique. It isn't a clone of anything. And certainly gets the respect of the HD guys. Upgrade the engine, let it evolve, but don't let it die just yet. Someone, 50 years from now, will make a replica of this soon to be classic bike. You can continue to make it now and give the other guys something to reach for. Or you can make it easy for them and just make a bigger twin than they have... for now. No one else has a Flat 6, no one else has a Dragon!. Play to your strength. Best Regards, Joey Herring Southwest Ga VRCC #11639

Name:
nolan
Email:
nolan@jvlnet.com
Date:
Thursday, July 05, 2001
Time:
03:04 AM

Comments

DITTO

Name:
rich stefanovic
Email:
jacesare@ptd.com
Date:
Tuesday, July 03, 2001
Time:
05:00 PM

Comments

I enjoy my valkyrie but I do wish that they would put on sale the custom valkyrie stage3 what an machine that would be "the boss"

Name:
Dennis Corrigan
Email:
usborn2@yahoo.com
Date:
Tuesday, July 03, 2001
Time:
04:12 AM

Comments

Sirs: I have been riding for many years had all kinds of bikes. The Valkyrie is a class in its own. Before I bought this current bike I had a 98 G.W. Aspendca, sold it with 7,800 miles on it. The reason why I wanted something that would handle all the different riding needs. Heavy city driving, open rod and etc. but most of all a bike in its own class. When I'm asked if my Valkyrie is a "Harley?" I respond "its' a bike not a toy, witha Company that has a strong rep for realibity and quality. Most of all it supports its riders. I then said to the dead-pan heads, there is nothing about the Honda that is a Harley (eg. who invented the foot shift, and so on) this is my 8th Honda over the years. I'm a loyal customer and expect you to be loyal to not only me but to the band I purchase! Please contact me with your response. Dennis Corrigan Chicago Chapter of the VRCC.

Name:
Ignacio Loureiro
Email:
loureiro_us@yahoo.com
Date:
Monday, July 02, 2001
Time:
11:04 AM

Comments

I just bought a '01 Black/Silver Valkyrie. I had a deposit on a Fat Boy, but saw a Valkyrie on the road and went into the Honda Dealership to "check-it" out. The Salesman was really trying hard to sell me a VTX, in fact even let me ride it. I must admit it IS A GREAT BIKE. But the thought of owning a Harley wanna-be did and does not appeal to me. The Valkyrie, however, sets its own path. And does it very well. The VTX would have never even gotten me into the showroom. The Valkyrie got me in and on a Honda. If you are going to beat Harley you can't go through them. The Valkyrie is the right bike. Add Fuel Injection and 1800cc and the Valkyrie has 5-6 more years in her. I'd love to see the line continue. But if it doesn't I am glad I have the last of Honda's great Cruiser!

Name:
Scott Zemke
Email:
kg6ein@home.com
Date:
Sunday, July 01, 2001
Time:
05:48 PM

Comments

The VALK is by far the absolute best bike i have ever ridden. I have been riding for just over 15 years now and the VALK is the top.

Name:
Al Wallace
Email:
alimcycle@aol.com
Date:
Sunday, July 01, 2001
Time:
05:25 PM

Comments

I have had over 30 motorcycles and I consider this the greatest and that includes 3 Goldwings. Don't stop making this fine machine.

Name:
Ike Dodrill
Email:
ike_dodrill@yahoo.com
Date:
Sunday, July 01, 2001
Time:
04:58 PM

Comments

Dear Honda, I now ride a 97 Tourer which replaced my 87 1200 Interstate. The ONLY bike I will ever consider replacing the Valk with is a bigger (V8?) and better one! The choice is yours.

Name:
Nick Reynolds
Email:
nick921@hotmail.com
Date:
Sunday, July 01, 2001
Time:
09:54 AM

Comments

I have over the years driven every kind of bike made from "Munch Mamoth" to a "Lambretta" and there is no comparison to the Valkyrie. Nothing more to say.,. Botman the Valkaholic.

Name:
Bruis Doss
Email:
wulfgar66@msn.com
Date:
Sunday, July 01, 2001
Time:
07:38 AM

Comments

The Valkyrie is the baddest bike I have ridden in twenty years of riding...and it is NOT a Harley want-to-be...which is why I looked at it at first...a class of its own!

Name:
Walter C Wojcik
Email:
waltphase1@prodigy.net
Date:
Saturday, June 30, 2001
Time:
04:33 PM

Comments

The Valkyrie tourer is the third Honda I've owned in my 30 years of riding. It is the best MC I've ever owned or ridden. I have spent the last 15 years wanting a Harley, and when the time came that I could afford one, well I bought a Valkyrie. I want to say thank you. Please understand that you made a statement with this bike to the whole industry and we believe in you, don't let this bike fall to the wayside as so many other models have. It's not its time yet. Do we really need a bigger engine? No....you have given us more than anyone could expect. I'm proud to own a Honda Valkyrie and again I thank you for the ride of my life. Walter

Name:
Richard Krabbe
Email:
RKrabbe996@aol.com
Date:
Saturday, June 30, 2001
Time:
02:43 PM

Comments

Just bought a Valkyries this week and have over 200 miles on it in 2 days. I have been riding for over 30 years, including 2 Goldwings, and this bike is the finest I believe I have ever ridden. Please don't discontinue this model.

Name:
Richard Krabbe
Email:
RKrabbe996@aol.com
Date:
Saturday, June 30, 2001
Time:
02:42 PM

Comments

Just bought a Valkyries this week and have over 200 miles on it in 2 days. I have been riding for over 30 years, including 2 Goldwings, and this bike is the finest I believe I have ever ridden. Please don't discontinue this model.

Name:
Richard Krabbe
Email:
RKrabbe996@aol.com
Date:
Saturday, June 30, 2001
Time:
02:42 PM

Comments

Just bought a Valkyries this week and have over 200 miles on it in 2 days. I have been riding for over 30 years, including 2 Goldwings, and this bike is the finest I believe I have ever ridden. Please don't discontinue this model.

Name:
Allan Ferrio
Email:
al@toast.net
Date:
Friday, June 29, 2001
Time:
05:58 AM

Comments

I own a 2000 Valkyrie Standard and am very impressed by the smoothness of the motor. I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and the virtual no vibration of the handlebars is great for that. Plus, the Valkyrie is a blast to ride what with all the power and comfortable riding. Bottom line is sales & money. Keep up the good work!

Name:
Melissa Riley
Email:
jijibug@zwallet.com
Date:
Wednesday, June 27, 2001
Time:
04:31 PM

Comments

I love Honda.. I have a 97 Honda Del Sol.. and my boyfriend has a 98 Honda Civic Hatchback.. We love our cars.. because we know they will last forever.. Honda rules.. haha

Name:
Melissa Riley
Email:
jijibug@zwallet.com
Date:
Wednesday, June 27, 2001
Time:
04:31 PM

Comments

I love Honda.. I have a 97 Honda Del Sol.. and my boyfriend has a 98 Honda Civic Hatchback.. We love our cars.. because we know they will last forever.. Honda rules.. haha

Name:
Frank Zedar
Email:
frankzedar@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, June 26, 2001
Time:
04:56 PM

Comments

I've had two Harleys... now a Valkyrie. My God, what a difference! Keep the Valk... promote it... a cult following is happening.

Name:
Nathaniel P. Hardee
Email:
nphardee@hotmail.com
Date:
Tuesday, June 26, 2001
Time:
03:30 PM

Comments

To Whom it may concern: I just bought a Valkyrie Interstate after 4 years of wanting a motorcycle again (begging wife for another motor1) I knew I wanted another Gold Wing class of bike (I bought and sold a 1984 1200 Aspencade), but I wanted more power, more attitude, and a retro design. Gold wings are the benchmark of touring bikes, but at 37 years old, did not want to settle into the Gold Wing era, if you know what I mean!!! Please don't get me confused, the new 1800cc is all of that and more, but take it from someone in the field, the design of the Valkyrie is what the 30-something generation male is looking for!!! If you think that the Valkyrie can be simply replaced with the VTX, please reconsider!!! By making that assumption, you will be making as big of a mistake as the music industry stating that "Rock & Roll" and "Rap" are just passing fads, or the General Manager of the Portland Trailblazers picking and immediately trading some mediocre guard from North Carolina (Michael Jordan). Honda has designed the Valkyrie and redesigned the Gold Wing to maintain the loyal following of its current riders, and attracting younger folk like myself, to the Valkyrie. In addition, the Valkyrie has gotten the attention of several Harley riders to thinking about trading in their "Hogs" for Hondas (I personally know three of these potential "converts". I guess they are tired of seeing Valkyrie rider like myself ride past them in total comfort as they vibrate down the road. Honda Management, for the sake of Valkyrie riders everywhere, Do the Right Thing and keep on pushing out these "Dragons" past 2002.

Name:
Nathaniel P. Hardee
Email:
nphardee@hotmail.com
Date:
Tuesday, June 26, 2001
Time:
03:24 PM

Comments

To Whom it may concern: I just bought a Valkyrie Interstate after 4 years of wanting a motorcycle again (begging wife for another motor1) I knew I wanted another Gold Wing class of bike (I bought and sold a 1984 1200 Aspencade), but I wanted more power, more attitude, and a retro design. Gold wings are the benchmark of touring bikes, but at 37 years old, did not want to settle into the Gold Wing era, if you know what I mean!!! Please don't get me confused, the new 1800cc is all of that and more, but take it from someone in the field, the design of the Valkyrie is what the 30-something generation male is looking for!!! If you think that the Valkyrie can be simply replaced with the VTX, please reconsider!!! By making that assumption, you will be making as big of a mistake as the music industry stating that "Rock & Roll" and "Rap" are just passing fads, or the General Manager of the Portland Trailblazers picking and immediately trading some mediocre guard from North Carolina (Michael Jordan). Honda has designed the Valkyrie and redesigned the Gold Wing to maintain the loyal following of its current riders, and attracting younger folk like myself, to the Valkyrie. In addition, the Valkyrie has gotten the attention of several Harley riders to thinking about trading in their "Hogs" for Hondas (I personally know three of these potential "converts". I guess they are tired of seeing Valkyrie rider like myself ride past them in total comfort as they vibrate down the road. Honda Management, for the sake of Valkyrie riders everywhere, Do the Right Thing and keep on pushing out these "Dragons" past 2002.

Name:
john smiley
Email:
smiley1947@yahoo.com
Date:
Monday, June 25, 2001
Time:
01:12 PM

Comments

I agree wholeheartedly

Name:
Dennis Taylor
Email:
dftaylor1@earthlink.net
Date:
Monday, June 25, 2001
Time:
11:39 AM

Comments

I have a 2000 Valkyrie Interstate don't let them die I LOVE my Valkyrie

Name:
ROLLAND L. JOHNSON
Email:
ROLLANDJTRUCKING@AOL.COM
Date:
Monday, June 25, 2001
Time:
09:08 AM

Comments

IF YOU QUIT MAKING THE VALKYRIE. MY 2000 VALKYRIE INTERSTATE WILL BE THE LAST HONDA I EVER BUY.

Name:
Jack Hines
Email:
jhhccs@bellsouth.net
Date:
Sunday, June 24, 2001
Time:
08:56 PM

Comments

I own a 2000 Valk Tourer, black. Yesterday the wife and I took a 350 mile day trip that took us over a variety of roads, winding country roads, busy secondary highways, divided U.S. hiways and an Interstate. In every case, the bike was right at home and therfore, so was I and more importantly, so was my wife. Every time I ride it I tell myself "this is THE BIKE." So for my money, leave it like it is or give it the 1800 HOFI6, just keep making it!

Name:
Joseph A. Taylor
Email:
joenla@msn.com
Date:
Sunday, June 24, 2001
Time:
01:48 PM

Comments

dear honda, have owned two gold wings, your first 1976, yellow in color, your 1981, bourgndy in color, now a black vaulk, the tourer, my wife has since started to ride, she is on the new 750 spirit, the vaulk is by far the most fun, sporty, powerful, smooth, comfortable, best looking bike you make, if you have to just dont make as many, but keep on making this bike, and try to get more people to test ride this one, thanks for all the years of wonderful riding, to date, i have never been left on the side of the rode on one of your machines, we also drive a honda car, i even mow with a honda, yours truly, joenla@msn.com

Name:
Joseph A. Taylor
Email:
joenla@msn.com
Date:
Sunday, June 24, 2001
Time:
01:48 PM

Comments

dear honda, have owned two gold wings, your first 1976, yellow in color, your 1981, bourgndy in color, now a black vaulk, the tourer, my wife has since started to ride, she is on the new 750 spirit, the vaulk is by far the most fun, sporty, powerful, smooth, comfortable, best looking bike you make, if you have to just dont make as many, but keep on making this bike, and try to get more people to test ride this one, thanks for all the years of wonderful riding, to date, i have never been left on the side of the rode on one of your machines, we also drive a honda car, i even mow with a honda, yours truly, joenla@msn.com

Name:
Joseph A. Taylor
Email:
joenla@msn.com
Date:
Sunday, June 24, 2001
Time:
01:48 PM

Comments

dear honda, have owned two gold wings, your first 1976, yellow in color, your 1981, bourgndy in color, now a black vaulk, the tourer, my wife has since started to ride, she is on the new 750 spirit, the vaulk is by far the most fun, sporty, powerful, smooth, comfortable, best looking bike you make, if you have to just dont make as many, but keep on making this bike, and try to get more people to test ride this one, thanks for all the years of wonderful riding, to date, i have never been left on the side of the rode on one of your machines, we also drive a honda car, i even mow with a honda, yours truly, joenla@msn.com

Name:
Rick Baier
Email:
rrb@goldrush.com
Date:
Saturday, June 23, 2001
Time:
04:24 PM

Comments

Name:
R. DeMers
Email:
rdem@arenet.net
Date:
Friday, June 22, 2001
Time:
09:52 AM

Comments

Just bought a new '98 Valkyrie left over. It has to be the finest made motorcycle around. I have been riding motorcycles since 1963 and this is the best all around ride ever. The biggest reason I bought this bike is because to many people now have Harleys and there is no other bike like this one. Can't say BMW even comes close.

Name:
Jim Tipton
Email:
tiptoe2lups@crcom.net
Date:
Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Time:
10:46 PM

Comments

I own a 1978 HD FLH. I like the Valkryie's lines and engine. No cruiser makes enough power yet. But the Valkryie comes closer than most. Best of all... it is not a Harley clone.

Name:
VIRGIL L. DILLON
Email:
VDILLON@KSCABLE.COM
Date:
Wednesday, June 20, 2001
Time:
10:45 PM

Comments

I am ready to sell my Valkyrie Show Bike if you stay with the Valkyrie line. Please give us the new GW engine (at least) in a 2002 Valkyrie. Build it and they will buy.

Name:
Wayne McCorkle
Email:
jwmccork@msn.com
Date:
Monday, June 18, 2001
Time:
11:55 AM

Comments

My choice in a new bike came down to two..The 2002 VTX and the 2001 Valkyrie. I paid more money for the Valk. It's smoother, more eye catching and in a class by itelf. Sorry to tell you but I've ridden both and the Valk wins for smoothness and originality. Drop the line and you guys will regret it. Gold Wing with an attutude. Give me the 1800 six and I'll buy another.

Name:
willis holden jr.
Email:
willisholden@hotmail.com
Date:
Saturday, June 16, 2001
Time:
10:05 PM

Comments

To Honda : I was at a hooters restaurant and they sponsored a bike show. the Harleys were about 70% with the other 30 being other bikes. There was a man that pulled up on a Valkyrie, and guess where almost everyone came over to check out this wonderful machine. There was a BOSS HOSS v-8 20 feet away but everyone wanted to ask questions about the baddest bike in the parking lot. It was the Valk, Please listen to your loyal customers. The first Golkdwing did not get that popular the first couple years, but now they are in a class with no peers. keep up the good work. t get that popular overnight

Name:
willis holden
Email:
willisholden@hotmail.com
Date:
Saturday, June 16, 2001
Time:
09:25 PM

Comments

I currently own a honda shadow aero, this is a great bike like all honda bikes, but i wont be happy until i get my valkyrie. iam 45 years old and have been riding27 years.Please dont drop the Valkyrie it is destined to be in a class just like the goldwing. Please give us the 1800 fuel injection.We meet every thursday night several hundred bikers and we are informed consumers. I can not put in words the LOVE i have for a bike i dont even own YET!!!! Ever since i seen the first valkyrie in Charleston W.V. i was hooked. Its 12:30 A.M. and iam trying to find everything about the valkyrie. Thank you in advance for LISTENING to our positive feedback. willis holden

Name:
Ed Kelley
Email:
ekelley@aqualung.com
Date:
Saturday, June 16, 2001
Time:
06:08 PM

Comments

Test rode a VTX then a Valkarie. Bought the Valk - love the ride. The VTX is a hot bike and I have rode big vtwins for years. Love the power and smooth ride of the Valk.

Name:
Roger Hobbs
Email:
hobbsx@netzero.net
Date:
Friday, June 15, 2001
Time:
12:00 PM

Comments

I love my '99 Valk IS (previously had a GW IS for five years then a Valk Tourer for one year). The Valk is a great bike. My only complaint is the stock seat - it's bad. Please continue production of this great machine. There are just too many riders out on the road that have one now and will buy a second one in the future. And, there are riders of other brands that will be making the switch to a 'Valk' once they have the nerve to lift a leg over one and take it for a ride. My IS generates a lot of comments and questions. The market place just won't be the same without this bike!!

Name:
Roger Hobbs
Email:
hobbsx@netzer.ner
Date:
Friday, June 15, 2001
Time:
11:54 AM

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I love my '99 Valk IS (previously had a GW IS for five years then a Valk Tourer for one year). The Valk is a great bike. My only complaint is the stock seat - it's bad. Please continue production of this great machine. There are just too many riders out on the road that have one now and will buy a second one in the future. And, there are riders of other brands that will be making the switch to a 'Valk' once they have the nerve to lift a leg over one and take it for a ride. My IS generates a lot of comments and questions. The market place just won't be the same without this bike!!

Name:
Roger Hobbs
Email:
hobb
Date:
Friday, June 15, 2001
Time:
11:42 AM

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Name:
Jerry Wilson
Email:
jwilson@ussposco.com
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2001
Time:
02:44 PM

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I just purchased a new 2001 Valkyrie Std. I have a 1997 1100 Spirit Shadow and a 1982 GS1100G. In looking around the street every time I saw a nice twin bike I ewalized you have to be within 20+ feet to see if it's a Harley or another clone. I DID NOT WANT ANOTHER CLONE!!! No one will mistake the Valkyrie for a clone. Keep building the Valkyrie and you will have a following. P.S. Thanks for the Quality work on all my Honda products including my ACCURA Legend. Jerry Wilson

Name:
Terry Little
Email:
canyoman007_99@Yahoo.com
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2001
Time:
03:39 AM

Comments

I am the happy owner of a 97 red and white Valkyrie and hope Honda keeps making this wonderful machine! A hopped up 1800 and just a little lighter overall would make this an absolutely unbeatable cruiser!

Name:
RICK MCKINSEY
Email:
rickmck@lightspeed.net
Date:
Wednesday, June 13, 2001
Time:
04:18 AM

Comments

I own an 97 standard Valk , you know the one with the xtra 10 horses. im 45 yrs old and have owned street bikes since I was 16 yrs old. The Valk is special, please give us 1800cc or more , FI , at least 20 more horse power, optional ABS, and dont mess with the styling to much, it WILL sell!! HERES TO THE ONLY BIKE ON THE MARKET WITH THE REAL STEEL GOOD LOOKS OF A CRUISER, THE POWER AND HANDLING TO RUN WITH ANY SPORT TOURER ON THE MARKET , AND THE RELIABILITY AND COMFORT OF A TOURER.

LONG LIVE THE LATTER DAY HONDA DREAM !! LONG LIVE THE VALKYRIE!!

Name:
colin manion
Email:
c.manion@xtra.co.nz
Date:
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Time:
06:04 PM

Comments

I endorse the above, I have just purchased my second Valkerie, a 99 Tourer. In 2yrs I would like to buy a brand new machine, if they are still produced. Ride long, ride free on a Valkerie hehe. Regards Colin Manion New Zealand.

Name:
Mark R.M. Holmstrand
Email:
Valkyrie@Holmstrand.com
Date:
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Time:
12:01 PM

Comments

Don't stop the production of the most wonderful cruiser ever made. I have and have had other manufacturer's cruisers, but the Valkyrie is the one I keep.

Name:
ROBERT TYLER
Email:
tyrontik@earthlink.net
Date:
Monday, June 11, 2001
Time:
08:35 PM

Comments

I HAVE JUST DECIDED TO BUY A VALKYRIE, I'VE BEEN RIDING SINCE I WAS 12, AT 57 I,VE MADE THIS DECISION BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE AND THE FOLLOWING OF PROBABLY THE GREATEST ROAD BIKE BUILT, I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS THAT IF THIS LINE IS DROPPED THAT HONDA WILL NOT RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF THESE CUSTOMERS.

Name:
Rick Whitlock aka Crazy Rick
Email:
KarenWhitlock@msn.com
Date:
Monday, June 11, 2001
Time:
03:46 PM

Comments

Honda, The wife and I both ride Honda Valks, 98 Tourers loaded with chrome and one has a custom paint job (hers). She also has a new VTX 1800, loves that one also. But, the Valk is one big bad gal that is in a class by itself, we like that. Karen has had a VLX, ACE 750, ACE 1100 Tourer before she got the Valk and VTX all sense 1998. Now thats a Honda girl if I ever saw one. Keep them Valks coming, makem bigger, badder, meaner and we will keep buying them.

PS. Still waiting for you to get us some chrome for the VTX.

Name:
Harlow Monk
Email:
chip@southwestfreight.com
Date:
Monday, June 11, 2001
Time:
10:30 AM

Comments

I just happened on to this site but am glad I did. I will tell you that I have been riding my Valkyrie Interstate sence they came out in 1999. I bought one of first ones delivered here in Houston,Tx. I went to the Honda shops looking for bikes, I had made one stop at a Yumaha dealership just because it was on the way between Honda dealers. I had no interest in Harley's are any other machine. I truly was convinced based on what I had read and had seen first hand that based on it's dependability the Honda was the bike for me. I was looking for a black Goldwing, after finding the bike at a local dealership here as I sat on it I saw through it windshield a black Valkyrie. It was everything I remembered a real motor cycle to look like. It was a tourer so it didn't have bags and trunk but it just was the most beautiful bike I had ever seen. I told the sales man sence the reason I bought the bike in the first place was to go on trips it this thing had bags like the Goldwing I'd take it. Thats when he told me he was getting a couple of new interstates in the next day. He told me one was black and that did it. I ride with a group of Goldwinger's and I am a member of Gwrra. NO matter where we go I get people comming up to me and complimenting me on my bike. Many of my friends who have Goldwings are thinking of getting rid of their Goldwing and buying a new Valkyrie. I personally don't know that many people who are that inpressed with the new gold wing. The only positve that has come back to me in the way of feed back is that it has plenty of power. I personally think you will be doing a wonderful bike a serious injustus to phase out this model. I have seen the new VTX bikes and it you want to get on the Highway and go streigth down the road they would be okay. They are not a nimble as any of the other bike currently on market and again I am not talking for myself but people I have talked to at rallies as well as my good friends with whom I ride. This is a wonderful machine with plenty of power and it loves the road, wheather it be the hills of the Carolina's or the flat land of New Mexico this baby loves to run, and handles exceptionally well either ridding 2 up or by yourself.

Thanks for your time,

Harlow "Chip" Monk

Name:
Harlow Monk
Email:
chip@southwestfreight.com
Date:
Monday, June 11, 2001
Time:
10:30 AM

Comments

I just happened on to this site but am glad I did. I will tell you that I have been riding my Valkyrie Interstate sence they came out in 1999. I bought one of first ones delivered here in Houston,Tx. I went to the Honda shops looking for bikes, I had made one stop at a Yumaha dealership just because it was on the way between Honda dealers. I had no interest in Harley's are any other machine. I truly was convinced based on what I had read and had seen first hand that based on it's dependability the Honda was the bike for me. I was looking for a black Goldwing, after finding the bike at a local dealership here as I sat on it I saw through it windshield a black Valkyrie. It was everything I remembered a real motor cycle to look like. It was a tourer so it didn't have bags and trunk but it just was the most beautiful bike I had ever seen. I told the sales man sence the reason I bought the bike in the first place was to go on trips it this thing had bags like the Goldwing I'd take it. Thats when he told me he was getting a couple of new interstates in the next day. He told me one was black and that did it. I ride with a group of Goldwinger's and I am a member of Gwrra. NO matter where we go I get people comming up to me and complimenting me on my bike. Many of my friends who have Goldwings are thinking of getting rid of their Goldwing and buying a new Valkyrie. I personally don't know that many people who are that inpressed with the new gold wing. The only positve that has come back to me in the way of feed back is that it has plenty of power. I personally think you will be doing a wonderful bike a serious injustus to phase out this model. I have seen the new VTX bikes and it you want to get on the Highway and go streigth down the road they would be okay. They are not a nimble as any of the other bike currently on market and again I am not talking for myself but people I have talked to at rallies as well as my good friends with whom I ride. This is a wonderful machine with plenty of power and it loves the road, wheather it be the hills of the Carolina's or the flat land of New Mexico this baby loves to run, and handles exceptionally well either ridding 2 up or by yourself.

Thanks for your time,

Harlow "Chip" Monk

Name:
Neil Ottavi
Email:
ottavi@perry.gulfnet.com
Date:
Sunday, June 10, 2001
Time:
04:19 AM

Comments

I currently own a 1999 Valkyrie Tourer. My wife owns a 2000 Royal star Your Deluxe. We are both waiting for the new 2002 Valkrie. The Royal Star is going!! She wants a Valkyrie. I love my Tourer and no matter where I go Harley owners ask me questions about how the feel of a 6 cyl.compares to the twin. I drove the VTX and it was fine. I felt I wouldn't want ever know Honda elminated the Valk. No one else makes one or probably ever will. Everyone makes a twin, yeah VTX is new and big and goes like hell but it still isn't that much different than the Harley look alikes. Go ahead and quit makin' Valk and I'm buying a new one and keeping my 99'. One of the reasons Harley owners buy that iron is they love to point out they can still buy the bike they liked 10 years ago brand new. The Jap bikes throw away all the good stuff every 5 years. Keep the Valk. Thanks Neil VRCC #733

Name:
Neil Ottavi
Email:
ottavi@perry.gulfnet.com
Date:
Sunday, June 10, 2001
Time:
04:19 AM

Comments

I currently own a 1999 Valkyrie Tourer. My wife owns a 2000 Royal star Your Deluxe. We are both waiting for the new 2002 Valkrie. The Royal Star is going!! She wants a Valkyrie. I love my Tourer and no matter where I go Harley owners ask me questions about how the feel of a 6 cyl.compares to the twin. I drove the VTX and it was fine. I felt I wouldn't want ever know Honda elminated the Valk. No one else makes one or probably ever will. Everyone makes a twin, yeah VTX is new and big and goes like hell but it still isn't that much different than the Harley look alikes. Go ahead and quit makin' Valk and I'm buying a new one and keeping my 99'. One of the reasons Harley owners buy that iron is they love to point out they can still buy the bike they liked 10 years ago brand new. The Jap bikes throw away all the good stuff every 5 years. Keep the Valk. Thanks Neil VRCC #733

Name:
Richard Casey
Email:
mrwitworth@aol.com
Date:
Friday, June 08, 2001
Time:
04:25 PM

Comments

Dear Honda: When you gave us the Valk, you offered us something that was an alternative the V-Twin clones. A Valk isn't trying to be a Harley. All the big V-Twin cruisers, even your new 1800 will still be viewed as a Softail Duce wanna-be, but with a Steroid powered engine. It's a fine machine, but as a long time Harley owner, I still can't take the new 1800 seriously. The Valk, though, that's a special piece. Even Yamaha is smart enough to still make a few V-Maxes after 15 years. The Valk should stay in the line up if for no other reason than to convince all the folks you want to sell the VTX 1800s to that the Big V twin will be around for a while.

Rich C. Edison, NJ

Name:
Richard R Ray
Email:
Raythe3rrr@aol.com
Date:
Friday, June 08, 2001
Time:
12:02 PM

Comments

I purchased my Valk as soon as they came out and in fact was the first one from Arizona Motorsports in Chandler Az on 25 May 96 with now approaching 80,000 mi. I really thought i would like the VTX but found that it was just another V twin clone. I am in the market for another bike but have found nothing that compares..I do hope this line continues and if it is upgraded to the 1800 with FIJ then that would be my next bike......otherwise I may have to look elese where but I hope this doesn't happen........

Name:
Leonard D Pantlin Jr.
Email:
lpantlin@aol.com
Date:
Thursday, June 07, 2001
Time:
03:15 PM

Comments

I have owned 3 hondas 1. 74 CB 450 burnt orange 2.76 750 Super Sport (red) 3.82 CX500 and then a Yamaha 79 XS 1100 special which I still own and still love. I have ridden many other bikesfrom Harlys to Suzukis and nothing can compare to the awesome power and beauty of the VALKYRIE. Even my older brother who has a 99 Road King/with over 100 cubic inches is impressed. My Valk is a 98 Tourer Blk/grn and box-stock has whipped all others.cept a V-max. who said he was thinking about making the switch. I think the Valk is the BEST all around bike you(or anyone else for that matter) has ever built!! Those are the facts as I know them to be. Your only options are to keep this bike as available as you can!! It would be a VERY foolish thing to discontinue this line of machines. DONT make a mistake!! 1800 cc's should be your next move. Thank you for building this beast. Remember these famous words" Build them and they WILL come" Thank you for youe time and I look forward to the next .........VALKYRIE............. ..lenny

Name:
Hugh Roberts
Email:
hroberts@towncore.com
Date:
Wednesday, June 06, 2001
Time:
05:19 PM

Comments

As a fifty-two year old who owned three Honda's in th '60's (a 125 Dream, a 305 Hawk and a 450)I decided to indulge my midlife crisis with a bike. After an eighteen month process of visiting dealers, attending shows and reading EVERY cruiser mag available, I concluded that the only choice was the Valkyrie. I bought a slightly used '98 and have not looked back. There simply isn't another machine in the market with the Valky's combination of performance and uniqueness. Given the engine configuration the bike can only be a Honda and that fact is acknowledged and respected throughout the industry. I am in marketing and I can assure you that, in the Valkyrie, Honda has created a product which gives the Brand amazing recognition and image. I once had a Harley rider (tattoos, knuckles dragging on the ground etc.) tell me that he would rather push his Harley ten miles than be seen on a Honda...except the Valkyrie. The Valkyrie, he proclamed is a "bitchin" ride. I agree. Please build a second generation Valkyrie based on the new (1800) Wing. You have no idea how much impact this machine has on the collective consciousness of the motorcycle community. PS. I will be the first to buy a Valkyrie II.

Name:
Dr. Wm. Fleming
Email:
bfleming@yahoo.com
Date:
Wednesday, June 06, 2001
Time:
01:40 PM

Comments

I am the Oregon Director of the Valkryie Owners Association, and have attended the VOA rallies where the appreciation of the ride runs as deep as those for "H" affectionados. FYI, I gave up a Gold Wing for my Valk, because it provided the best of the crusier and tourer.

I have spent an additional 10,000 in aftermarket purchases since I purchased the Valk new in '98, and still have 4 years remaining on the Honda warranty.

There are ONLY three things that will get me off my Valk: (1) a fuel injected Valk; (2) a Valk with ABS, or, perhaps (3) an 1800 cc Valk.

It is fortuitous that the Valk will last 200,000 miles, for unless one of the above occurs, you won't get another dime from me.

Thanks for listening.

Name:
Paul Rivers
Email:
rivers_paul@hotmail.com
Date:
Tuesday, June 05, 2001
Time:
04:16 PM

Comments

The letter above says it so well. I bought a Valkyrie exactly because it is not a clone and has a look all its own. If the Valkyrie continues and continues to improve along the lines of the Goldwing, I'd certainly be considering buying a new Valk.

Name:
Donald Moeser
Email:
brodon@starband.net
Date:
Monday, June 04, 2001
Time:
09:12 PM

Comments

To slash the price and decrease the value of our investment is one thing. To destroy the value by dropping the model is another. It would be something that Valk owners would not forget quickly!!

Name:
Jim Keivel
Email:
jkeivel@aol.com
Date:
Sunday, June 03, 2001
Time:
05:59 PM

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Name:
Craig Devoy
Email:
tlcdevoy@gtcom.net
Date:
Sunday, June 03, 2001
Time:
04:15 PM

Comments

I was going to buy another Harley, but I so tried of the greedy S.O.B's that own Harley shops, they mark up the prices so much it makes you sick. All I wanted was a something cool to ride and the Valkyrie fits the bill. I ride a 1998 Tourer, I have a custom paint job, now all Harley rider friends are jealous because I get all the attention. I've talked quite a few Harley rider that are considering getting a Valkyrie so don't give up the ship. The Valkyrie is not a CLONE harley wannabe it's it own unique machine. P.S. My Valk beat a VTX.

Name:
Robert Schuessler
Email:
robertschuessler@home.com
Date:
Friday, June 01, 2001
Time:
10:37 PM

Comments

I've own several Gold Wings. I got tired of that ill fitting, easily scratched plastic. Thought it was time to switch to something more solid, more chrome and steel. I wanted a Valkyrie. You came out with the 1800. Sold!! What? no Valkyrie?...You gave up on something great, your quiters. No wonder Harley lives on forever...

Name:
Pete
Email:
martellp@spawar.navy.mil
Date:
Friday, June 01, 2001
Time:
09:12 AM

Comments

I have been riding since 1972 and started out on a Honda CL350. Nice machine from a reliable company. Over the years, I have owned several different makes and models. Back in '96', I stopped by a Honda dealer in TX and fell in love with the Valkyrie model. It took two me 2 1/2 years to make the decision to buy one and did. I will not go back! The guys I ride with are 'die hard' Harley riders, but they also think the Valk is 'cool' and not a Harley wanna-be. I agree that Honda has a unique product in the Valkyrie and should continue the line. If the company decides to stop production, then at least use the last years to increase engine size (1800 minimum). I would love to have one more gear for highway cruising and have thought of boring my engine out to a 2 liter or more. Keep the line alive.

Name:
Jim
Email:
roadtech@earthlink.net
Date:
Thursday, May 31, 2001
Time:
05:06 PM

Comments

The March issue of Motorcyclist Magazine published "This leaves the smooth-running six-cylinder Valkrie for the nonconformist." *Thirty-five years ago I started riding and was told those very same words. *I remember the first four cylinder, the concept Triumph turned down because it would not conform and thus would not sell. Seems I heard that thought echoed many times. *Now we have the Valkyrie, a really unique machine. Yes I for one like being a nonconformist, isn't that what brought a lot of us to biking to start with? Isn't that what keeps us here? Now that over 11,000 of us have chosen this machine to set us apart we are informed its over. Honda is going to set biking back and produce a new Harley and I must admit they certainly have. If thats the best they can offer maybe my next machine will be just that.

Name:
Craig Stapp
Email:
captstapp@cs.com
Date:
Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Time:
07:38 PM

Comments

Every rider I know who rides my Valk falls in love with her. Honda dealers now have Harleys sitting there. The bike scene is changing. People want good cruising bikes to explore on (long distance)with normal riding about town capibility. Many Harley riders changing over.VTX is awesome but an about town bike.Valkyrie needs to be made into a 1800cc F6 Not everybody wants a V-Twin or a Boss Hoss V8. Valkyrie fills this niche perfectly. I would never by anything but a Valk again, Except for a new Wing when I retire for extended cruising. PLEASE DONT STOP MAKING THIS BIKE,PLEASE !!! Capt.Caig

Name:
Kevin Harbison
Email:
seacaptain@adelphia.net
Date:
Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Time:
12:14 PM

Comments

I have been a Goldwing rider for many years. When it came time for a new ride I wanted something big, and different. Quite honestly I did not care for the new Wing all that much. I still wanted a smooth and comfortable ride. I did not want a clone bike. The Valkyrie was the perfect machine for me. This bike has a market, you just need to advertise. You have little to no advertising to support the product. Dont be afraid, so it doesn't look and sound just like a Harley. THAT'S GOOD THING! This is a great machine that needs to stay around for a long time.

Name:
Mark Linder
Email:
sparkyz68@hotmail.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
Time:
02:52 PM

Comments

I have been the proud owner of a 1999 Valkyrie Interstate for over two years now and wouldn't trade for anything. I have been a Honda rider for over ten years and wouldn't want to see you drop a line that is just getting off the ground. I have never ridden a bike that is so big and yet so easy to ride. I have customized the daylights out of my bike and get lots of looks and questions. My answer is always the same, "this is the last bike you will ever buy" . I have sold many Valkyries for my local dealer just by showing them my bike and talking to people that are teetering on buying or not. This is one AWESOME machine, don't give up yet.

Name:
Mark Linder
Email:
Sparkyz68@hotmail.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
Time:
02:46 PM

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Name:
Craig Capers
Email:
c.capers@worldnet.att.net
Date:
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
Time:
02:21 PM

Comments

Wait just a little longer. US percentage of idiots per 1000 is .05678! Harley has sold bikes to .05667 percent! With messed up stock market and no more idiots Harley sales will soon slump! Then sales of smooth, powerful, good handling, trouble free bikes, like the Valkyrie will take off!! Nah, go ahead and dump it!!!

Name:
Craig Capers
Email:
c.capers@worldnet.att.net
Date:
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
Time:
02:20 PM

Comments

Wait just a little longer. US percentage of idiots per 1000 is .05678! Harley has sold bikes to .05667 percent! With messed up stock market and no more idiots Harley sales will soon slump! Then sales of smooth, powerful, good handling, trouble free bikes, like the Valkyrie will take off!! Nah, go ahead and dump it!!!

Name:
ron coit
Email:
coitr@mlode.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 29, 2001
Time:
12:00 PM

Comments

bought my new valkyrie interstate just over two months ago....love it! had a gold wing for 20 years. the valkyrie is quite a bike recommend you keep it around for awhile.

Name:
Steve
Email:
dragonrider@hpointe.com
Date:
Monday, May 28, 2001
Time:
07:12 PM

Comments

I just rolled over 32,000 miles this weekend on my 98 Standard and have had only one problem with it since I bought new in Feb98. Everett Powersports has been fantastic over the years in their customer service and that has added 100 fold to the pleasure of owning my Valk and the other Hondas (my first street bike was a 1970 350CB,I've also owned Harley's, Yamaha's, a Kawasaki and a BSA) with nowhere near the quality of customer service from those manufacturers. The only change that I'd make to the current Valk is to add a sixth gear and make more bolt-on goodies available. The future Valk should be 1800cc's or more, have a overdrive gear that would make the long distance cruising even a better blast than it already is. Honda you relly need to consider more agressive advertising. Everywhere I go people approach me and ask what kind of bike I have and the usual questions about size, handling, price and so on. The market is flooded with V-Twins and now the VTX. WHY?? Just because Harley makes them? So what. Honda has always been the leader in inovation and introducing new styles when it come to technology and pure machanical excellence. Honda has the market on mid-size V-Twin crusiers so who needs another big Harley wantabe. The VALK fills the need for a big bike with unequalled looks, power range and handling capabilities.

Name:
Steve
Email:
dragonrider@hpointe.com
Date:
Monday, May 28, 2001
Time:
05:40 PM

Comments

From the first time I saw the VALK I knew that it was the one that I wanted. To be fair I test rode all of the other bikes out there that had 1400cc's or more, but the combination of looks, power, price and sheer unquiness left all of the others in the dust. The added bonus of it being HONDA quality was the final kicker for me. My Valk will never be sold or traded in. It is my hope and wish that Honda will produce a 1800cc version of the Valk or at least a production custom like the one that has been shown on the contest page. Oh, by the way, This is the third Honda that I've bought in the last four years and all of them still run great and look great. So The new Goldwing, the VTX are fantastic bikes in their own, but they aren't VALKS. KEEP THE VALKYRIE LINE GOING!

Name:
David Nutter
Email:
theparadoc@home.com
Date:
Monday, May 28, 2001
Time:
07:13 AM

Comments

I am GREATLY concerned hearing rumors that you may drop the Valkyrie line. I just bought one and love it. I was going to buy a Harley fat boy, but after riding the Valkyrie there was no contest. Give this bike a chance to develope the following. Thank you, Dr. David L. Nutter

Name:
Gene
Email:
genefields2@home.com
Date:
Sunday, May 27, 2001
Time:
09:03 AM

Comments

Just bought a Valk 98. The perfect bike power, looks, confort without the Harley dealer attitude. Have 400 mi and no I will never buy a used Harley for twice the price and twice the maintenace expense.

Name:
Ted Kisner
Email:
kisner@physics.ucsb.edu
Date:
Saturday, May 26, 2001
Time:
09:26 PM

Comments

Dear Honda, I am currently in graduate school, and only have enough money to keep my 20 year old honda running. The very second I have enough cash for a substantial down payment, I'm going to buy a Valk. I go to the local dealership once a month just to check out the Valkyries. The last time I was there, there was only one left... It seems to me that if your marketing people had half a brain they would take advantage of the dedicated following this bike has produced. The key to selling more Valkyries is building a dedicated customer base. In order to do this, you need to have a model line around for enough years (of course, improvements in the model line are fine). Selling out on the Valk now would be hands down the dumbest thing the Honda Motorcycle division has ever done. The Valkyrie is the best sport/power cruiser ever made. The advertising for this bike should be as powerful as the bike itself. I agree with other comments about test rides- people won't believe how well balanced this bike is for its size. There are many noble reasons for continuing the Valkyrie line, but as a company trying to turn a profit, the reason is simple: If you build it (and advertise) they will buy...

Thanks to all my (future) riding comrades for maintaining this site...

Name:
Pete Pekich
Email:
Packysboy@AOL.com
Date:
Saturday, May 26, 2001
Time:
07:56 PM

Comments

KEEP THE VALK!!

Name:
Bill Shook
Email:
bkshook@sunherald.infi.net
Date:
Friday, May 25, 2001
Time:
02:02 PM

Comments

We recently bought a non-current Interstate and it has put the kick back in riding. There is nothing like the Valkyrie on the market. I agree with the comments on poor marketing. The bike is unique in power and appearance. Everybody does not want to look the same . This needs to be stressed in Honda ads. They have the world on a downhill drag if they just let people know. It is not a credit to their intelligence if they discontinue the Valkyrie line. More power and fuel injection will ensure profit even with increased price. Riding the Dragon is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

Name:
Jim Brockway
Email:
sparkie@texoma.net
Date:
Friday, May 25, 2001
Time:
08:59 AM

Comments

I have a 1998 Tourer When you bring out the 1800 Valk I'm giving the 98 to the wife We will both be on Valks. Hurry

Name:
Jim Venturini
Email:
jwventurini@earthlink.net
Date:
Wednesday, May 23, 2001
Time:
09:39 AM

Comments

Sold my Harley Low Rider Convertible after seeing the two toned Tourer at my local dealer in 1997. This bike is an example in quality build, power and handleing. It has taken me on 2000 mile week long trips with such confidence and sheer enjoyment I could not see myself parting with it for some time to come. My harley friends even ask to trade bikes on long rides. Would love to see the 1800 engined T2 concept bike produced. Tires , brakes, fluids, have been the only maintenace over the years, and I'm sure a lot of other owners, like myself feel that such a bulletproof machine should not be discontinued. Don't want the new wing, nice as it is, like my bikes a little more basic. BUILD THE T2 CONCEPT BIKE AND RULE THE STREET WITH UNIQUE STYLE AND POWER. VTX is great bike, looks too familar, won't get my next bike $- SAVE THE VALK.

Name:
John Melton
Email:
mshadowdog@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Time:
09:55 PM

Comments

My recent VT1100 turned Valkyrie and it was the best thing to happen to my riding enjoyment. My Interstate is a head turner to all types of people. A ride with my brother and his Yamaha Road Star with every chrome part available drew a croud of Harley dudes and I thought they were checking his chrome until they said you don't see 6 cylinders every day sure made me proud. My bro is now looking into a Valkyrie. Style, comfort , power but the biggest surprise is the handling. Definately a keeper! Love my F6

Name:
John Melton
Email:
mshadowdog@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Time:
09:52 PM

Comments

My recent VT1100 turned Valkyrie and it was the best thing to happen to my riding enjoyment. My Interstate is a head turner to all types of people. A ride with my brother and his Yamaha Road Star with every chrome part available drew a croud of Harley dudes and I thought they were checking his chrome until they said you don't see ^ cylinders every day sure made me proud. My bro is now looking into a Valkyrie. Style, comfort , power but the biggest surprise is the handling. Definately a keeper! Love my F6

Name:
ROBERT LANGLEY
Email:
hondaride@mindspring.com
Date:
Sunday, May 20, 2001
Time:
03:44 AM

Comments

would be nice to see a little grease or some lube, installed on splines and axels. I have a 2000 valk and when changing tires noticed that no lube on splines or axels.

Name:
jr foster
Email:
rod@surfbest.net
Date:
Thursday, May 17, 2001
Time:
02:05 PM

Comments

hey honda i sold my hog after 8 years to buy this valkyrie i really love the machine because it is so big and bad its unique which is what i thought my flhs was when i bought it,but after seeing so many people on harleys i didnt feel that way anymore, after all its all about the image and i decided this was for me a big bad bike but hear this if you drop the line i will be extremely disappointed and will feel like you have cowtowed to harley and the vtwin

Name:
Nick Steward
Email:
Benchmade_1@hotmail.com
Date:
Thursday, May 17, 2001
Time:
12:24 PM

Comments

Please don't discontinue the Valk. I have yet to be able to purchase one and it is my dream motorcycle. I have read all about its design and specifications and have fallen in love with it. If you drop the design I'll never be able to get a new one. Furthermore, their are many people who feel the same way I do. Please don't end this line.

Thank you, Nick S.

Name:
jtolbert
Email:
jtolbert@earthlink.net
Date:
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Time:
04:43 PM

Comments

I'll buy a new valkyrie when you add the 1800 motor

Name:
Barlow, George S
Email:
PKMaint @aol.com
Date:
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Time:
12:22 PM

Comments

I have two Hondas.....2000 Valk and a 1995 Shadow........luvem both......got my "sports car" and my "towne car".....LOL Fantastic Machines........Keep'em......... Cheers ........ gb

Name:
Dave Copelin
Email:
davidcopelin@aol.com
Date:
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Time:
06:00 AM

Comments

please continue the production of this bike this bike is the best thing since peanut butter and jelly

Name:
Paul Webb
Email:
prwebb@nctc.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Time:
08:18 PM

Comments

i own a 98 tourer and would be interested in buying a 1800 tourer as they say bigger is better but bad is even better!!!

Name:
Jonathan F. Bremseth
Email:
johnnyb@mc.net
Date:
Monday, May 14, 2001
Time:
11:06 AM

Comments

I want a new Valkyrie!!

Name:
John Kowal
Email:
jkowal@nycap.rr.com
Date:
Sunday, May 13, 2001
Time:
11:44 AM

Comments

I am hoping to see the new 1800 cc motor in 2002. If it comes out, I will buy one.

Name:
Kelly Proctor
Email:
Kellyp79@hotmail.com
Date:
Saturday, May 12, 2001
Time:
07:38 PM

Comments

I love my Valkyrie. I have had many, many bikes including a 1993 Goldwing, and nonthing compairs to the Valkyrie. The proformance and ride are perfect. Dont take our pride and joy away from us. Thanks, Kelly

Name:
Ricke Rumer
Email:
crumer@woh.rr.com
Date:
Saturday, May 12, 2001
Time:
06:15 PM

Comments

I rode wings for years until I landed a Valk. It has the look and ride of a true power bike that it is. The new wings are nice but still have too much plastic on them. With the possibility of not being able to get a new Valk in 1-2 yrs. I'm not quite sure what my other bike will be. Save the Valks. God bless the Valkyries

Name:
Ricke Rumer
Email:
crumer@woh.rr.com
Date:
Saturday, May 12, 2001
Time:
06:14 PM

Comments

I rode wings for years until I landed a Valk. It has the look and ride of a true power bike that it is. The new wings are nice but still have too much plastic on them. With the possibility of not being able to get a new Valk in 1-2 yrs. I'm not quite sure what my other bike will be. Save the Valks. God bless the Valkyries

Name:
Mike Jacobson
Email:
Mikej2u@anent.com
Date:
Saturday, May 12, 2001
Time:
02:28 PM

Comments

I concur with the views expressed and wish to ad one more thought. I believe the Valky owner has far more brand loyalty than the guy in the market for the latest Harley clone. This year the VTX, last year the Royal Star, and next year who knows what, will capture the V-Twin buyer's imagination. But each year a few new Valkyrie Riders are added to your loyal client base and won't leave you for a couple of more cc's. You can prove it to yourself, - raise the price!

Name:
John Harris
Email:
JohnH@ChemArc.com
Date:
Friday, May 11, 2001
Time:
08:32 PM

Comments

I was on the list to buy a red Fat Boy when the VTX 1800 came out. I had owned two Hondas before and was looking for more power. Brandon at Lundsford Honda in Houston had discussed options with me about a year ago, and I looked at the Valkyrie, but the pegs were too not far enough away for me. Brandon called me when he got his first VTX even though I had not talked with him for a year! I think the Valkyrie is an awsome bike and I am shocked to read that it may be discontinued. Honda has an ass kicking tag team at the moment. Want to improve sales? Put your 1800 six on the Valkyrie and get out of the way.

Name:
hmay
Email:
elvismay@aol.com
Date:
Friday, May 11, 2001
Time:
05:50 PM

Comments

If you'd done to the Valkryie what the yellow prototype looks like for 2002, you wouldn't have sold one VTX. Why Honda keeps the Rottwhilier front end on the Valkryie is a mystery to me.

Name:
Mark Zummak
Email:
mzummak@valkyrieriders.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 08, 2001
Time:
07:10 PM

Comments

I rode a new 1800 Goldwing today. It is a nice motorcycle but it did not give the the WOW! that I got when I first rode my 2000 Interstate. I wanted to see if I wanted to trade for the wing. When I got back on my Interstate there was no question that I will keep my Interstate. The only thing I want from the wing is the motor and could you give me a 6th gear.

Name:
H May
Email:
elvismay@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 08, 2001
Time:
05:12 PM

Comments

Love 95% of the Valkryie. Needs better handle bar risers that come back further. Needs a great Honda OEM Driver Backrest. Needs a smaller front tire and fender. Needs the gas tank to taper off more by the front seat so it doesn't push your legs apart so much. Needs to have a lower center of gravity and be closer to the ground. Needs a more powerful dim light that focus's more on right in front of you. """"Definity""""" needs a 6th overdrive gear or a 5th overdrive gear. The 5th gear is geared too low or it needs the 6th gear overdrive. Need a sport model. But I still love 95% of it. the stretch from the front seat to the handlebars to too far and that's the most uncomfortable thing. It hurts the small of your back too much to lean forward to the handlebars. I've converted to 4.5" risers and the beach bars still push your arms out too much. Still, it's a killer bike. The new VTX sucks. It's not distinctive at all. It looks like a Yamaha 1100 or Honda 1100. I thought it would look more distinctive. The gears are too far forward. They need to be centered more. Hurts your back to put your feet up with no backrest. Handle bars need to come back more. The bike doesn't have good balance. The seat on it is made for people with a butt about 10" across. Why in the world did you make it like this? The market is flooded with bikes just like it that are more comfortable and cheaper?It will never be the answer to replacing the Valkryie. Why not produce the yellow sport valkryie you see on the internet. A loyal Honda Fan for 8 years. H May

Name:
H May
Email:
elvismay@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 08, 2001
Time:
05:10 PM

Comments

Love 95% of the Valkryie. Needs better handle bar risers that come back further. Needs a great Honda OEM Driver Backrest. Needs a smaller front tire and fender. Needs the gas tank to taper off more by the front seat so it doesn't push your legs apart so much. Needs to have a lower center of gravity and be closer to the ground. Needs a more powerful dim light that focus's more on right in front of you. """"Definity""""" needs a 6th overdrive gear or a 5th overdrive gear. The 5th gear is geared too low or it needs the 6th gear overdrive. Need a sport model. But I still love 95% of it. the stretch from the front seat to the handlebars to too far and that's the most uncomfortable thing. It hurts the small of your back too much to lean forward to the handlebars. I've converted to 4.5" risers and the beach bars still push your arms out too much. Still, it's a killer bike. The new VTX sucks. It's not distinctive at all. It looks like a Yamaha 1100 or Honda 1100. I thought it would look more distinctive. The gears are too far forward. They need to be centered more. Hurts your back to put your feet up with no backrest. Handle bars need to come back more. The bike doesn't have good balance. It will never be the answer to replacing the Valkryie. Why not produce the yellow sport valkryie you see on the internet. A loyal Honda Fan for 8 years. H May

Name:
Tony Morrow
Email:
valkdragon97@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 08, 2001
Time:
09:09 AM

Comments

I owned a 1952 panhead Harley and really enjoyed the big bike except for the constant repairs. I then owned a CBR900RR and enjoyed the quality of craftsmanship and design. Wanting a big bike I bought a 1997 Valk which to me blended the big bike feel of my Harley and the power response of my CBR900. Harley is a legend but it took years and years to develop. The Valk is a better bike in handling, looks, power, quality, and comfort. Don't be fooled by power alone and don't think that any bike can become a legend in 4 years. Rome was not built in one day.

Name:
Steve Mauro
Email:
srx700@adelphia.net
Date:
Sunday, May 06, 2001
Time:
07:33 PM

Comments

Please keep the Valk line we have developed our own identity and the Valk mystique is here to stay. Im a motor head and want a bike that has a real motor in it not a two cyl. clone.

Name:
GLYNN PHILLIPS
Email:
glynnphl@aol.com
Date:
Friday, May 04, 2001
Time:
03:16 PM

Comments

HONDA, I own a honda mower, civic,crv,750 ace shadow and a 99 Valkyrie Interstate. I have wanted the Valk since early 97. I finally purchased a non-current this year and I am so glad that I did. I love my Valk and would hate to see you stop producing a bike as versatile and powerfull a this one. Don't make me sell all of my hondas.

Name:
Patrick Mattison
Email:
m6025@plateautel.net
Date:
Friday, May 04, 2001
Time:
12:55 PM

Comments

Dear Sirs; I hope ypo will not discontinue the VALKYRIE. You hva many loyal riders of the machine and we would like it to continue. Thank you

Patrick Mattison

Name:
Dennis Taggart
Email:
dennisdt@concentric.net
Date:
Wednesday, May 02, 2001
Time:
09:21 PM

Comments

I'm 38 years old and I have driven/owned a lot of bikes in my life. The Valk is the best I have ever riden/owned. Please make it better by putting the 1800 Goldwing engine + in it. The VTX is good for a V twin but it's not for me.

Name:
Dennis Taggart
Email:
dennisdt@concentric.net
Date:
Wednesday, May 02, 2001
Time:
09:20 PM

Comments

I'm 38 years old and I have driven/owned a lot of bikes in my life. The Valk is the best I have ever riden/owned. Please make it better by putting the 1800 Goldwing engine + in it. The VTX is good for a V twin but it's not for me.

Name:
Thom Riley
Email:
ceeriley@yahoo.com
Date:
Wednesday, May 02, 2001
Time:
09:07 AM

Comments

The VTX is nice but the Valkyrie stands alone. What a piece of work! It's road-candy to the eyes of a rider.

Name:
Thom Riley
Email:
ceeriley@yahoo.com
Date:
Wednesday, May 02, 2001
Time:
09:05 AM

Comments

The VTX is nice but the Valkyrie stands alone. What a piece of work! It's road-candy to the eyes of a rider.

Name:
JC Odle
Email:
Valkyriestar1@aol.com
Date:
Tuesday, May 01, 2001
Time:
06:40 AM

Comments

I'm 48 yrs old and have owned just about every Harley ever made. In 1998 a friend gave me a ride on his 97 Valkyrie. When the 98 tourer came out I got the first one the dealer got. In fact I traded off a 96 Harley Standard for it. My 98 Valkyrie tourer isn't perfect but it's a lot better bike than any Harley I've had, and your VTX is just a cone. The world is full of V twin cones. Stay with the Valkyrie,I will. At least until you drop the line. I hate a Company that turns their back on their customers.

Name:
Pam Moore
Email:
eaglegraphics@netzero.net
Date:
Monday, April 30, 2001
Time:
06:06 PM

Comments

My husband and I love our Valk, Its different a cruiser with power and style with a smooth ride. Please don't srcap it. I really don't want to have to buy a Harley next time !!!

Name:
John Delaney
Email:
reywal@home.com
Date:
Sunday, April 29, 2001
Time:
09:51 PM

Comments

Hi, I'm almost 45, have only owned Honda's, and the Valkyrie I have, the 2000 Tourer is by far the BEST bike I have ever owned...Please do NOT stop the Valkyrie line of bikes!

Name:
John Delaney
Email:
reywal@home.com
Date:
Sunday, April 29, 2001
Time:
09:50 PM

Comments

Hi, I'm almost 45, have only owned Honda's, and the Valkyrie I have, the 2000 Tourer is by far the BEST bike I have ever owned...Please do NOT stop the Valkyrie line of bikes!

Name:
Albert M. Wilson, III
Email:
alwilson@charter.net
Date:
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Time:
07:17 PM

Comments

After 35 years riding and more than a dozen differnt bikes, the Valkyrie is the most impressive, powerful, responsive motorcycle I have owned or ridden. It is the future of cruisers. I urge you to continue in creating the new traditional cruiser, luxury class motorcyle.

Name:
Robert Greene
Email:
rgreene831@aol.com
Date:
Thursday, April 26, 2001
Time:
05:19 PM

Comments

I had not riden a motorcycle in over 30 years, that came to an end when my eyes first made contact with "the Dragon". I love her, and never stop ithing to ride her.

Name:
Robert Greene
Email:
rgreene831@aol.com
Date:
Thursday, April 26, 2001
Time:
05:18 PM

Comments

I had not riden a motorcycle in over 30 years, that came to an end when my eyes first made contact with "the Dragon". I love her, and never stop ithing to ride her.

Name:
John Vanwaus
Email:
jvanwaus@yahoo.com
Date:
Thursday, April 26, 2001
Time:
12:27 PM

Comments

I just bought a Valkarie Interstate and love it. I rode my first poker run with about 200 Harley riders and everyone that came within talking distance stopped and admired my bike. Not one of them had anything negative to say. Most even said that if they could get over the image problam with harleys they would get a valkarie. I hope Honda doesn't discontinue the Valkarie, it truely is a work of art.

Name:
koby o'neal
Email:
kro92@aol.com
Date:
Thursday, April 26, 2001
Time:
09:42 AM

Comments

i have been a motorcycle rider since 98 with my first bike a honda vlx delux, it was a fine bike and i got alot of enjoyment out of it, but i wanted something more, then a valk passed me by on the road one day and i knew that was for me. i just bought my first valk a 2001 black with metallic silver stripe, as i rode it home from the dealership i noticed ALOT of people turning heads. i was hooked on the bike the minute i left the dealership, just the sheer power and weight, along with the smooth acceleration.i can tell there is no substitute, when the wheels finally fall off this bike years from now, i would like the chance to buy another new one. please " keep em rollin honda!!"

Name:
Steve Ditmar
Email:
steve.ditmar@eweb.eugene.or.us
Date:
Thursday, April 26, 2001
Time:
07:54 AM

Comments

I own a '97 Valkyrie and am very happy to say I would only sell it if there was an upgrade such as more HP and solid colors to choose from. Honda should not pull the plug on this fantastic motorcycle. The economy has not been conducive to hot sales for the past year+ or so, therefore, I strongly reccommend continuing the Valkyrie line. Don't give it up,PLEASE!

Name:
jim griffin
Email:
griffinjymbob@cs.com
Date:
Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Time:
08:03 PM

Comments

I love my Valk, it's a 98 tourer in teal green, the chicks dig it. It would be a mistake for Honda to get rid of such a cool bike. It handles like a Cadilac, but you guys already know this. Honda should know that they will lose some good customers if they discontinue this bike, it will show that they don't care about their customers. My last bike was a 96 virago, I thought it was nice until I rode the Valk. Yamaha is known for poor customer service, I thought Honda was different. Here is the addy of our club http://chapmanscooterclub.homestead.com/welcome.html

Name:
Dan Bobbitt
Email:
doscarb@bellsouth.net
Date:
Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Time:
07:42 PM

Comments

When I need to replace my 2000 Valk, I'll go to Harley if no Valks are available.

Name:
Randy Talley
Email:
oracle@jcn.net
Date:
Wednesday, April 25, 2001
Time:
03:49 PM

Comments

I have owned a Harley, Shadow Ace, and a "Valkyrie". There is no other crusier to compare to the ride, power, & dependability The pure power to weight ratio is a thing of beauty and should be improved upon with a 1800 or 2000 fuel injected version. I love my Valkyrie, but would also consider buying an updated model and let my wife keep my pride and joy. It would be a crime to kill the best crusier Honda has produced. Respectfully yours, Randy Talley

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