Australian Road Rider

LAST LOOK

LOOKING BACK

In the When Manufacturers Had Money department, there's the Honda Valkyrie Rune, now 20 years old and one of the most bizarre and self-indulgent machines ever built by a major manufacturer.

Reputed to have cost over $US100,000 each to make (they were made in America, as were Goldwings at the time) yet selling for around $US27,000, even Honda severely limited the amount

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