The Rune: The sound, feel and power, the HYPE??
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I just stumbled across this video. I worked at the Honda motorcycle plant in Marysville Ohio from 1992-2009. I was the paint repair guy most of those years. That was such a cool bike and so much hype went in to producing it. The motorcycle plant was very small compared to the car plant next door and the people I worked with who built the Rune took a great deal of pride in every bike we sent out the door to our customers. I retired from Honda in early 2018 but it warms my heart to see someone appreciate the work we put in to make those amazing bikes.
Hey John .... A big thanks to you and the team who built my 2000 Valkyrie Interstate ..... It still looks brand new , everything about the bike is a Testament to the pride of workmanship in the plant.
I bleed Honda red. Thank you for everything.
Yessiree Bob.
Thanks for caring.
Cool story. I just got into motorcycle sales and parts and accessories but I was in automotive production for 12 years. American manufacturing went down hill thanks to job bouncers and outsourcing. Japanese company pay people a tradesman pay and respect your efforts. In American you are a number just show up or else. I took pride in what I did also and wanted to get people a quality product. I was in welding all the way to supervision. Just wanted to share with you I liked reading your back story. Love me some Hondas I’ve had their bikes and still daily my 99 civic lx.
The wind moves away from touching the Rune, out of respect
I was going to like this comment, but it has 69 likes.. can't mess up a good thing lol
If Harley made the Rune, it would have been $80k new.
Boy, serious truth there! I think the original MSRP with all options was just $27k.
Incredible price for a low production machine of this caliber.
Amazing what Honda is capable of.
@@ElementofKindness These were said to have cost Honda 100k each when they were made just to be sold for around the 25k price point. If that's actually true Honda made a big mistake and lost a TON of money with this bike. When just looking at the selling price it seems like a lot of bike for the money but not when you see what they cost to make. Not sure why they thought that was a good idea for a bike that didnt last long. Honestly I dont think they looked great, big bike with not a ton of power. They have more of a following now because you never see them.
@@berube361 It wasn't about making a good business decision it was about making a statement, honda had come up with the idea of the a true show quality high performance bike in the 90s called the Honda Zodia but it never made production because of many internal struggles with design and the corporate office, corporate didn't want to lose money because it's a business and that ultimately ended the Zodia concept, fast forward to early 2000s and Honda bikes weren't selling well and the company wanted a statement piece and that is where the Rune came in, R&D was given blank checks and told make it better than anything else on the road And they did just that.
LOL you're right then probably still leak oil
@@berube361 its a bike made for enthusiasts by enthusiasts, no expense spares, a huge statement to dismantle the idea that they are a bland souless brand, traces of this style of no-nonsense, pure enthusiast bike can be seen in the Fury.
looks like a concept bike from the future. and its 13 years old? Keep it bro.
molon labe Looks like ugly shit from Orange County Choppers
@@dickjohnson5025 Nah, that is an amazing looking bike.
You have no taste in bikes.
It does, in fact it was a concept bike that went into full production.
@@toadsonytwo well... his name IS Dick Johnson.....
Think about that!! 🤔😉😏
My hometown Texas Honda dealer actually still has one on the floor till this day
Hey guys. Thanks for letting me tag along behind you and allowing me to hangout with you all afterward. Shawn, Caleb and Ben, great bunch of guys.
+Tom Thomson that was awesome ! Glad it worked out
Thank you for doing this bike justice! Love the words of wisdom. 🤙
I'm in Canada and I remember when my buddy bought a burgundy Rune. It was 2009 and he found an '04 in Arizona. He bought it from photos and would show us daily on his Blackberry(!) as it traveled across the US and into Canada. When we saw it in real life it was simply awe-inspiring. I had the good fortune to take it for a spin and I still get shivers remembering that day. Later that year, a group of 9 of us (many on big, comfy Harley baggers) including the Rune headed from Toronto to Savannah and back (via the Blue Ridge). I remember vividly watching my buddy ride for mile after mile with a giant grin, and not once (NOT ONCE) shifting in his seat to get more comfortable. Unfortunately he gave up riding a few years later and sold the Rune. But man...for the brief time it was in our lives it was something to behold!
I remember seeing one of these in our local honda dealer when it came out. Always thought it was an awesome looking bike. Didn't realize they were such low production. Love your words of wisdom. Keep it up!
Colton Salmons I’d include some Words of Foolishness too.
I remember Dad and I getting on the freeway with His 1340 FXRS Harley and me on my V Star 1100 then and we thought we were going until the Honda Goldwing passed us like we were sitting still. LOL
Ah, your makin me feel all nostalgic (and old)! 😂 Spent my first 3 years out of high school workin at a tier 5 Honda dealership, during 2005-2008, and although I didn't own the place like you, I did have the fortunate perks of the sales manager really liking me and letting me take out any bikes I wanted off the floor whenever. Took our first Rune we ever got out one night, it was the '05. One of the funniest cruisers I ever got to ride. I'm 5'6" and average around 130-140, so I'm sure that influenced me a lot, but I really thought it was a lot more comfortable and smooth than all the Goldwings I ever took out, and I rode a shit-ton of Goldwings. And yes, being a short skinny kid that usually rode CBR600/1000s, I'm sure I looked as goofy on those things as I felt lol
I love watching your test ride videos. I've seen you test ride just about every bike I've ever liked except the Rune. Now my dream test ride vids are complete. Beautiful bike
I really appreciate when you do the 2-man videos with onboard and "off-board" video footage.
I've never seen or heard of this bike, but it looks and sounds amazing!
I actually did longevity testing for this bike out in CA Honda’s Proving Center before they released it. Basically full speed around the track all day for a couple weeks. Bike rode great and very smooth power. I’m a Harley guy and really enjoyed this bike. I was in the Marines and was offered to test the bike while on leave. Got paid $9 an hour to ride a bike all day. Anyway, cool bike and wouldn’t mind having one in the garage.
You know your stuff, I respect.
I’ve never even heard of this bike until you announced that you have one.... now I think I need it.
Love your channel!
That bike is so awesome! The look, the sound and the power! No way would I ever be able to sell it!
So cool. I love everything about it; though I’ve never seen one in person. It’s also great that they didn’t badge it up with Honda on the sides of the tank and a model number on the side panels. Adds to the mystique. I was going to ask if the flame pattern mirrors were stock, but just heard you mention having the stock mirrors back at the shop. You definitely need to keep that thing. Just awesome.
Love child of the VTX 1800 and the Gold Wing
No V-rod?
That bike is gorgeous and always wanted one. Big, powerful, and sporty what more could you want
I’m just in dreamland right now. That is the most beautiful, original and sexy motorcycle I’ve ever laid eyes on. That front suspension is a trip. It reminds me of an old front end from the 1920’s that married a cyborg. I’m in heaven just thinking about what that must have felt like to have that beast underneath you behaving itself and doing what it’s told to do. It’s an animal and I’m in love. Only problem, I’m about 18,000 bucks short in my bike fund. Bummer!!
SEAN!!! Dude!! Keep it for yourself if you can afford too. It’s to amazing to let go.
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I just saw one for sale mwr me. Came to see what it was. I want it.
I've seen one for 9k on craigslist
Such a beautiful bike , i would keep it as well ... Thanks for sharing id never seen or heard of a honda Rune before
Probably the coolest looking bike ever made. I wish more makers would have a bike with that low, elongated style like a sci-fi speeder bike or the bike from Akira.
Honda did make a bike like the one from Akira. They only sold it Japan. I forget the model, but if you search for Akira bike on TH-cam you will find it.
@@therealboofighter The “Akira bike” you’re referring to is the Honda NM4
@@ayviondenar3461 thank you internet stranger.
"I got up to the speed limit" *Speedo says 100 * lol
+Doom Guy the speeds on these things are not accurate
Srkcycles neither are your bullshitting skills
This was also filmed in Mexico lol
It was in Km/h = 62.5 mph ;)
He was definitely doin a hundred 😂😂💯
They have some REAL generous "speed limits" in Lancaster haha
I absolutely would keep that bike. It looks way cool.
Used to live very close to y'all before I moved to Texas. Glad I'm so far away! If I still lived on Church St. I'd be there every day drooling over that bike. It's a work of art and the best thing Honda ever made.
Wow... thanks! I didn't know that bike existed... a lot of years ago you say.
I'm impressed. Completely.
I've seen them for sale for $14k - $18k at dealers here in New England. Unless you have a very low serial number, you paid too much for it. But I agree with you. Keep it's like owning a Henderson now. Most beautiful production bike ever made!
I gotta moving to your neighborhood!! I would love to live somewhere where the speed limit is 103 mph!!! Amazing! Sick!!
4:05 Rune warps to another dimension! Damn, that thing pulls like a freight train.😮 What a gorgeous piece of technology! Way ahead of it's time as far as the design. I didn't really care for them when they first came out, but the passage of time shows just how brilliant Honda's design team is.😉 I had a '78 Goldwing for a few years, and even the GL1000's had gut-wrenching torque (if you didn't have them loaded down with luggage and a full fairing). I can only imagine what these were like with 2 more cylinders and 1832cc's.😁👍
wow motorcycles in Georgia have had one for i think 8yrs that i know of , amazing looking in real life , great video
I never realized the Rune had weird, contemporary springer front end until you mentioned to Caleb to check it out.
The Honda Rune's suspension in the front specifically, is a follow linkage which is by far THE best suspension, what it does basically is move the front tire backwards after hitting a bump so the forks can do less work which makes it really smooth smoother than anything else even today's bike's honestly
Absolutely right about that bike being ahead of it’s time!
It looks like the flush version of the original Fury with a grown up power plant. The old Fury even had the same headlight cowl effect. I can’t imagine how nice long runs on this monster would be. That GW engine will run 80 mph all day and not vibrate you to death.
Late 90's through mid 2000's were some of my favorite times for Honda.... Valkerie, Vtx, Rune.... Big cruiser perfection.
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This motorcycle is the coolest bike I've ever seen, incredibly good design.
Thanks for the great video. (Too short) I've only seen one at shows and magazines never heard one run. When you got on it the sound is FANTASTIC, It sounds like a lion roar, I wouldn't be able to stop doing that! Great fun, ride it again and again, way too cool to sit in a box in the corner. That would be a sin.
Wow !! Amazingly beautiful and majestic !! Am jealous of you !
My god...I want that bike...I remember when they originally released them in 04, I just graduated high school! Got to see it at the international motorcycle show for release and sat on one. Always wanted to ride one ever since. If I had the money or could apply for financing in the US, and had a line on a parts supplier...I'd be down there in a heartbeat!
Not a big Honda fan but got to say the hotrod look of the exhaust mimicking high end sports cars is awsome
Easily one of the craziest looking bikes to come out stock out of a motorcycle company. Most prototypes look crazy but then the production bike looks very different or hardly resembles it. With the Rune it looks like Honda made a prototype into a production bike 100%
I've only seen one in person at a stop light about 12 years ago and I haven't forgotten it.
I do have it's baby brother, the 14 dark red metallic Valkyrie :)
I've had mine for 15 years now. Love that bike.
Is it a hard bike to turn?
Man If I could, I would come down there and purchase that today. This maybe my favorite looking cruiser I have seen. Nice machine! Anyone know why Honda only made a limited number of these? Yes Sean, you may want to keep that one!
Beautiful bike, bought one for my friend in Poland few years ago. I paid 27 k for a bike with less than thousand miles on the clock. The cost of design and production of each of Rune was around 100 K, Honda obviously couldn't charge that much so they put that in the prices of parts. Super expensive bike to crash and repair. Still one of the nicest machines ever made.
Can we be Freinds?😁👍
Love your videos..dang i want one of these bikes..what a machine :)
Finally a good, clear review of the rune!
I like it. I like the fact that it has mid controls as I'm on the shorter side. Probably the big bike I would go to once I am ready to upgrade and have the license for one
I’m the same way. I like Mid Controls. The Forward Controls are just too uncomfortable for me, especially with a really bad Back. 👍
Dude that thing really does sound like a speeder from Star Wars that Anakin was riding in Ep 2. Wow! Killer bike man.
I think you should keep it, you deserve it. Peace brother.
I got to say the rune and the boss hoss are the coolest looking bikes I’ve seen on your channels
The foot and bars positioning reminds me of my Mega Moto/ Monster moto 212 mini bike. (Coleman just bought out the rest of their frames) very comfy on the trail. As good as a full suspension bike, if you scoot up a couple inches forward
Lose the cheesy flame mirrors....
They're like having Yosemite Sam mudflaps on a Caddie CTS-V.
And you're worried about highway pegs????
ahhh thats what I need on my truck, those mud flaps :)
I think he put those ugly mirrors on for........... theft prevention. 😆😆😆
Those ugly mirrors give it that ........."When it left the pavement, we couldn't count how many times it flipped before it exploded, but we got the frame back .....purdy straight ......oh and we started a gofundme for Billy's prosthetic limbs.".....
......kinda look. 😆😆😆
Looks like a streamliner locomotive . Awesome !
I rode a rune up the west coast to Bodega Bay and my buddy was riding a bourget Chopper, back in 2007 and it was a dream.
That is a most excellent bike. I think the saddle on it goes perfectly with the styling.
Wow! Beautiful motorcycle!
Looks like something that would be in Bladerunner 2049. Awesome.
Almost bought a Valkrie but don't think I could get use to the style of the Rune. Love that flat 6 though, just not sure my legs would like the position being that I'm 6'6. IDK
That thing looks wicked cool
Sean, put that in your own collection of bikes.
Ok I’m going to have to swing into the shop to see this one. See you Saturday
this is very informative channel.
That is one sexy and sculpted cruiser. That styling will be modern for many more years to come.
Beautiful. 10 times better than any custom bike I've ever seen.
Have you ever tested/reviewed a late '90's Valkyrie?
Nice bike srk! Sean where did you find that helmet?
They NEED to bring it back;. How many Furys have you seen so far?
I wanted one of these so bad when I bought my 06 VTX1800R new.
That bike is absolutely sick. It's screaming Asian cruiser, and I love it. It is completely unique.
Nice! Great video. Keep it lol i would
With that motor, the Rune actually reminds me of a smaller version of the V8 Vanquish I saw on ToyMakerz. Totally sick bike. If you haven't seen it, google it.
+Charles Belville I will
I fell in love with the bike, most beautiful of all.
Never heard of OR Seen one till this video, I've got to get out more! 30G Holly Crap Batman!
I'm going to have to check these out
Very cool Motorcycle 🏍
I remember when this thing came out. It was at the same time I went to by my first bike from Honda. I actually wanted it, but my credit wasn't good enough. Thats okay, I would've ended up having to let it go like the one I bought just to keep up on a student loan I had to default on in the end. Live and learn.
I just bought a black 2004 with 8K miles June 28th 2024. My bike will be delivered around July 7.
I've watched this video probably 7 times now and I just this time I fell in love with the tan seats.
Who makes this seat?
Because of you, I've put on the top of my wishlist, a Honda VTX 1800.
With this short presentation, I fall in love for this Rune!
What about the jacket you're wearing on this presentation?
What model is?
I'm looking for one, and yours looks great!
Thanks for your reply, in advance! 😉
+natipacdraude I ll have to check but it's the 2017 alpine star something or other. My friends at cycle gear hooked me up with it.
That's a huge bike, it's a beast.
That is a pretty awesome Bike. Who knows, maybe it will climb instead of decline in value over time. If there's any bike out there that has that opportunity, this would be it.
Sean, you looked like you were in awe of this bike above all the others you've ridden. @ 63 years of age I'd be scared to death on this one!!!!
Sam Sut why? It has a throttle & brakes, it will do what you tell it to do, at any age.
Glad you didn't ruin the Rune. Nice bike. Let me know if you get a 2014 Valky.
The smooth goldwing engine makes a lot of sense on a classically styled cruiser. Hope Honda does it again.
Always loved those. I could see Arnold Schwarzenegger on that in a Terminator sequel. That whine is same as Goldwing.
It IS smoother than the goldwing! The front wheel being pushed behind the fork like that improves stability.
Best sounding bike on hard acceleration. So cool.
HECK YEAH YOU SHOULD KEEP
IT!! This was Honda’s best looking bike, IMO. I kinda feel like you overpaid, though. That seat is gorgeous!
I don't care what anyone says, that green helmet is sick!
Beautiful sensational uber cruiser...keep it
Looks like a bike from Tron idk if anyone has ever seen that movie. It has a futuristic look to it in my eyes
Michael Mitchell exactly what I was thinking
Michael Mitchell that's the same thing I was thinking!
Michael Mitchell ive seen it.
Michael Mitchell go buy one, good luck
One of the sickest bikes!
I surely believe Kamen Rider Hibiki’s chime-like henshin sound is partially inspired by Valkyrie Rune’s engine sound
I would totally keep it for your self. Like yoy said when are you going to come across another valkyire rune?
I sat in one in the showroom back in 2004. I believe it was around $24,000 or $25,000. Always thought that they were awesome bikes.
I completely LOVE how you recite scripture before every evaluation. Great vids, but that makes them memorable.
Did you know Piaggio had the very same trailing-link forks on it's Vespa scooters back in the 1960s ??
Less than a year ago Asheboro Honda (Asheboro NC) had two of them for sale. If I remember correctly they were in the 20-25k range. Pictures don't do justice. The design details and overall fit and finish have to be seen in person.
MOAR!!!
I remember back in 05 when I was buying my vtx1800 they had a new blue one but it was almost twice what the 1800 was but it was so quiet when they started it up
Very cool!!!!.