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From: don (Calgary) on 22 Jul 2010 23:39 On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:41:21 -0700 (PDT), "tomorrow(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >On Jul 22, 6:37�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> They dropped the ball in my mind when they discontinued the Nighthawk, >> the Magna and the Valk all within a couple of years. Since then their >> line up has been bland at best. > >I thought the Nighthawk and the Magna were bland. The Valk, not bland >at all. Each to their own. One thing about opinions, we all have them. I could be persuaded to agree with you about the Nighthawk, but I have always liked V-fours and power cruisers.
From: Robert Bolton on 23 Jul 2010 00:39 On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:37:42 GMT, "don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote: >On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:38:55 -0700 (PDT), BryanUT ><nestle12(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> >>As a long time, almost exclusive Honda owner I can say that I really >>don't like the current crop of Hondas, but the fact is, the 305, the >>350, 450 and 750, followed by the Goldwing are all landmark >>motorcycles. It is a crime that Honda is unable to set the bar >>recently. > >They dropped the ball in my mind when they discontinued the Nighthawk, >the Magna and the Valk all within a couple of years. Since then their >line up has been bland at best. I always like the looks of my Nighthawk. A classic standard. Robert
From: The Older Gentleman on 23 Jul 2010 07:40 don (Calgary) <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:38:55 -0700 (PDT), BryanUT > <nestle12(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > > >As a long time, almost exclusive Honda owner I can say that I really > >don't like the current crop of Hondas, but the fact is, the 305, the > >350, 450 and 750, followed by the Goldwing are all landmark > >motorcycles. It is a crime that Honda is unable to set the bar > >recently. > > They dropped the ball in my mind when they discontinued the Nighthawk, > the Magna and the Valk all within a couple of years. Since then their > line up has been bland at best. We had the 750 Nighthawk here. About as exciting as distilled water. A true Honda consumer durable. But very reliable, efficient, etc, like all Honda consumer durables. As bland as a very bland thing from Blandville, on the planet of Bland. Hardly anybody was daft enough to buy the V4 750 Magna, which was the only one Honda sold. The Valkyrie sold in single figures, really, and I can't remember if it was only ever available as a grey unofficial import. Neighbour has one, sourced from Canada, and I covet it, because I think it's a fabulous bike. Especially with the aftermarket cans he's got on it. He keeps offering me a go on it, and I really must take up the offer because I always liked the 1500 Wing from which it was derived. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: Mark Olson on 23 Jul 2010 09:04 The Older Gentleman wrote: > The Valkyrie sold in single figures, really, and I can't remember if it > was only ever available as a grey unofficial import. Neighbour has one, > sourced from Canada, and I covet it, because I think it's a fabulous > bike. Especially with the aftermarket cans he's got on it. He keeps > offering me a go on it, and I really must take up the offer because I > always liked the 1500 Wing from which it was derived. My brother owned one and I blagged a go on it. Very much grin-inducing unlike the 1500 Wing which gives the overwhelming impression of sheer bulk. The Valk is bulky, but in a muscular way, unlike the Bibendum-like impression given by the Wing.
From: The Older Gentleman on 23 Jul 2010 09:23
Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > > The Valkyrie sold in single figures, really, and I can't remember if it > > was only ever available as a grey unofficial import. Neighbour has one, > > sourced from Canada, and I covet it, because I think it's a fabulous > > bike. Especially with the aftermarket cans he's got on it. He keeps > > offering me a go on it, and I really must take up the offer because I > > always liked the 1500 Wing from which it was derived. > > My brother owned one and I blagged a go on it. Very much grin-inducing > unlike the 1500 Wing which gives the overwhelming impression of sheer > bulk. The Valk is bulky, but in a muscular way, unlike the Bibendum-like > impression given by the Wing. His is gorgeous, in yellow, with a nice screen up front and a pair of stout leather panniers on the back. Used values are rising now here, because there are so few about and people like me are thinking: "Coo, now there's a cruiser-thing that I could get to like..." -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools |