Motorcyclist named. the Valkyrie as one of the top 10 bikes of the 1990's

[Jack B]

https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/top-10-motorcycles-1990s?cmpid=ene20190129&utm_source=internal&utm_medium=email&cid=48073&mid=415885300#page-3

Here is what they said;

While Harley-Davidson was making hay on the showroom floors, the Japanese OEMs were trying to figure out how the heck to compete. Nothing really worked. Every bike they produced seemed more concession than inspiration. The Valkyrie, on the other hand, seemed a bit less desperate. For one, its Gold Wing-derived engine wasn’t detuned for a specific “Midwest-influenced” sound and feel; it was hopped up, which made it good for a 12-second quarter-mile. The Valkyrie made it okay to have a different “H” on the tank. These days, anyone competing directly with Harley has figured out the best way to do it is not by pretending to be Harley. In the ’90s that was a bold move and Honda did it best.

[Psychotic Bovine]

I almost bought a Yammy GTS-1000.  I opted for the 1991 FJ 1200 instead, due to the more conventional mechanicals.
The Valkyrie had so much going for it, and the press praised it's handling, power, and braking.   Unfortunately, I think too many people were put off by the size, which only looks intimidating. 

[DIGGER]

We already knew that.    Ha

[Jess from VA]

Unfortunately, I think too many people were put off by the size, which only looks intimidating. 

The very first one (interstate) I saw (and the owner let me sit on), was intimidating to me size-weight wise.

Later, the very first ride home was a dream though.  (except shifting for 6th all day)

The very first time it was laying over on the guards, it was intimidating again.   

I just made believe I was this guy.

[cookiedough]

interesting only 1 of 10 not a crotch rocket.....

[98valk]

 Cruiser of the Decade
   "In the end, the vote went to none of the above (A.C.E., Vulcan 1500, Road Star, Victorys, BMWs, Harleys). The Cruiser of the Decade was definately a cruiser, but it was also an entire original. Instead of bowing to convention, it broke away from the pack with something completely different and, in almost every way, better. The motorcycle we chose distinguished itself in almost every comparison we subjected it to during the last 5-years. It offered the eye-popping style and easy comfort of a cruiser, but did not neglect performance, handling or braking, and often set the benchmark.  Although it is made in America, it does not limit itself to following American cruiser convention.
 That motorcycle, the Cruiser of the Decade, is the Honda Valkyrie."
                                                                                                             
 Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine - Dec 2000

[rocketray]

i tried really hard to fall for a Hardly..rented 2 and they were slow and vibrated/shook stuff off ..the Valk was fast/smooth and a 7 year warranty unlimited mile warranty for less than a grand ..Hardly had no such warranty available... I did use the warranty once--the shifter quit working--they took a cover off and tightened a screw back on ...16 years later the choke cable broke.......

[shortleg]

     When I got my first Valk I had just gotten out of the hospital after having lost a lot
of my insides.
    I had been  longing after a black toured  for a year and  my visit to the hospital  got
me thinking if not now when.
   Well the owner of the shop saw me shuffle into the place and asked what he could do for me.
  At that I replied I will take that bike over there. He looked at me with a bag hanging on me
and asked if maybe I wouldn't want to look at something a bit smaller. At this I looked him
in the eye and said He'll no.
     Well we did the paper work and then I let him know he would have to deliver  it to me.
  Can't  tell you how much faster I healed  because of that bike just sitting in my garage.