2014 HONDA VALKYRIE
FIRST RIDE
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these days?
As time went on without the
Valkyrie in its lineup, Honda want-
ed to build more models based
on its popular Gold Wing super
tourer, more specifically utilizing
its awesome 1832cc fuel-inject-
ed flat six-cylinder powerplant.
The first result was the part cruis-
er, part semi-long-haul tourer
2013 Gold Wing F6B – a partially
stripped down Gold Wing built
with performance, cruising and
weekend touring in mind. But
Honda wanted to take the per-
formance part one step further
and did that by bringing back the
Gold Wing Valkyrie, an all-muscle
and performance-minded cruiser
that is closely based on both the
current Gold Wing and F6B.
At its core, the Valkyrie shares
the same basic suspension, alu-
minum twin-spar frame and chas-
sis, and motor as the other two
'Wings, sans saddlebags, trunk
and fairing, just like the original
Valkyrie. According to Honda,
the new Valkyrie weighs about
155 pounds less than the Gold
