Could it be the new Valkyrie Sport Bike

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« on: June 10, 2010, 08:09:00 AM »

Perfect Second Bike in the Garage.

Honda Concept EVO 6-----Evo did someone else use that to announce a new motor design a while

back?


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Re: Could it be the new Valkyrie Sport Bike

« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2010, 08:12:35 AM »

According to the Spanish news site Solomoto, Honda is about to launch a bike based off their EVO 6 concept. The EVO 6 debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007 as Hondas stab at making a hypermotard built off the Goldwing 1800cc motor.

Current Honda President, Takeo Fukui, promised that before he left Honda the company would build a bike as innovative as the EVO 6 concept. Fukui is slotted to be replaced by Takanobu Ito at the end of this month, so the rumor fits with that promise made two years ago. Also fitting this announcement is the unveiling of Honda’s upcoming factory in Kumamoto, which will take up production of the Goldwing touring motorcycle.

This will also mean that production of the Goldwing will leave its current home in Marysville, OH. Since the EVO 6 will use the same 150hp 6-cylinder powerplant as the Goldwing, we can expect that the production of the EVO 6 will also occur in Kumamoto.

Expect Honda to adjust the concept to meet more realistic production specs. We should see a showing of the final production design sometime in the Fall, perhaps at the EICMA conference in Milan, which A&R will be attending

Read more at: Honda EVO 6 Supernaked Concept is a Go


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Re: Could it be the new Valkyrie Sport Bike

« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2010, 08:13:45 AM »

I think that if I was going to buy a sport bike kinda thing, that would be it.


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« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2010, 12:27:56 PM »

And it's chain drive. Just give me the frame and engine, leave the rest off and I'll build a real touring bike.


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Re: Could it be the new Valkyrie Sport Bike

« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2010, 12:36:00 PM »

I seem to recall that Honda decided to not make it afterall...

But regardless, I'd not want one... Available in an automatic only. Yuck...


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big turkey

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Re: Could it be the new Valkyrie Sport Bike

« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2010, 12:49:36 PM »

Wait a Minute there serk, a lot of your fastest dragsters are auto.

It could be fun and fast rolling into a turn and not have to think about shifting and wheel hop.

Probably would have a paddle shifter for people that liked to shift as well.

The new VFR 1200 is automatic. Or paddle shift.

FZR1300 is another prime example of go fast autos.

But to a Pureist it may not trip thier switch.
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Re: Could it be the new Valkyrie Sport Bike

« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2010, 12:51:56 PM »

Quote from: BIG AL on June 10, 2010, 12:49:36 PM

But to a Pureist it may not trip thier switch.
Big Al

Maybe it's just me, but the automatic only is one of the reasons the Boss Hoss has never even remotely interested me... I know, I'm a bit of a freak... I went to a lot of effort to find a manual (A real manual, with a clutch) for my new car a while back (It's gotten hard finding a nicer new car with a stick these days!)