The salesman is the kind of guy I like to buy from he was honest with them and that’s worth a lot.

A friend of mine bought a first year rune with less than 300 miles on it in absolutely mint condition, paid 13k. It's his pride and joy, he's always wanted one. He turned it into a Batman themed bike and he wears a bunch of props and rides around town throwing sparks up from his boots down the freeway. Insanely nice bike.

So it was kept in a wet garage. If it were mine it would be in my bed and I'd sleep on the floor.

Powder coat dark purple change name to Honda Prune

WOW motorcycles here in Marietta has roughly around 8 of them in stock. They buy and sell them often, so I get to see them and play with them very often. Crazy bikes... They go for insane money when they're stock and mint.

Bring it back to how it looked from the factory.

For all those curious, the cost was $10,500.

A " Where it is now " video would be cool.

I remember back when these were new and I rode into a gas station on my bike. A guy at the pump next to me had a Rune, still in the crate, sitting on a trailer behind a Mustang convertible. I asked him about and he told me he was taking it home and putting it in storage. Wish I knew if he still kept it in the crate!

The salesman was a nice guy I would definitely take the two hours to buy a bike from him

Nothing better than speaking and listening to someone who knows what they are speaking about

Dealership in my town claims to have the last Rune in existence that has never left the dealership and has never been titled. It is on display on the sales floor. It has only factory miles on it.

call Jay Leno. Let him have his restoration crew fix it, and he would have the lowest milage rune on the planet

You're right. Bill is the man seems like an appropriate sentiment. He sounds knowledgeable and thorough, honest, and pleasant. Great video. Good luck with the bike.

Hi Sean, the restoration / customising story and eventual sale of a restored / blacked-out & pearl-whilte RUNE, will have a LOT more value for you / your channel than just flipping it on eBay, imho. I'd LOVE to see the next chapter(s) in what seems like a really interesting story unfold and whichever way you go with the RUNE, you'll have a delighted buyer at some point - this is a passion project and one that'll bring you more subs - you'd never pull this off with any other Honda, I promise you ! Love what you're doing, but hoping to see more of the story unfold - just not on eBay :)

Dame thank for safeing me from going crazy still in lock down in the UK ...I'm hooked on your videos ...stay safe & stay awesome ...UK England

The original Henderson motorcycles are works of art. Unbelievably beautiful machines

If it wasn’t so low mileage and numbers I’d say customize it but the rune is hard to come by and expensive as hell that bike deserves to be redone.

Man your channel is awesome. Wished I could meet you guys one day. Shout from Texas. Keep rocking guys.....

Love your show guys you give great Information, Thank you

The shop's leaking roof storage (14:30) isn't much better than where the Rune had been stored...

Original is the ONLY way to go with that few miles.

Beautiful bike♡ Great find guys!

This is definitely the best motorcycle youtube channel. Even better than mine. Well almost. I've only a handful of their videos left to watch :-( and then I don't know what I'm going to do during lockdown when I've no bikes and beards left to watch???

Nice video and killer bike, even with the flaws from poor storage conditions. BUT the main thing I like the most is, you guys did not try to rape a customer on price. The fact you guys didn't do that means a lot. It shows that you love bikes,the riders / customer and are just trying to make a living, and are pretty damn honest from my view.

I've ridden 3 different Rune's. Last summer, I rode a black one and a maroon one that were both for sale. To me, it's an engineering marvel although from some angles it can look fugly. The real problem is it doesn't ride well. Front suspension is good however the rear suspension is horrible. About two inches of travel and rides like a pogo stick. Engine is strong, smooth and powerful. It has a ton of nooks and crannies in that elaborate front suspension. Cleaning bugs in the summertime out of that complicated front end would be a nightmare. It uses an odd size expensive front tire that only Dunlop makes and would be nearly impossible to change without damaging the bike. You can get parts for the bike however they are very expensive. I own and ride a 2014 Honda Valkyrie and overall it's a much better ride (like night and day comparatively). Still love the Rune though. Can't stop looking at it in person.

part way through video and can't stop eye balling that ZX 14 in the background

I remember working on a few of those. I’ll never forget how heavy they were.

Back when the Rune came out. I went to the dealer. I had cash in hand. I wanted it and was ready to buy. I spent 30 minutes looking at it. I even sat on it. Even though the sign said " DO NOT SIT ON THE BIKES !" Not one salesman paid any attention to me. Finley, I went to the desk. I told the lady there that I wanted to buy the bike and I had the cash. She said a salesman would be right with me. Another thirty minutes and nobody. By this time, I was pretty damn pissed. So I yelled at the top of my voice. " Apparently you fuckers think I'm not good enough to own a Honda ! SO FUCK YOU !!!!" I stomped out the door, got into my car and started to pull out, when I noticed three salsman standing out in the lot. They were just standing there, talking. I pulled up to them and told them what just happened. One guy said come back in another hour and well take care of you. I can't remember all the names I called them... LOL I never bought the bike and I never went back to that dealer. That was in Joplin, Missouri.

Restore it to mint and sit on it until you get the money. Don't destroy a limited run RARE bike. I was a car and boat dealer so I would sell it as is and make 5k and then direct the future owner....

I can't believe I'm just now seeing this. These bikes were built in Marysville, OH in the old motorcycle plant, which unfortunately no longer exists. I knew several people that worked on that line. Very cool!

Big fan of the Phantom sitting next to the Rune. Love my Shadows!

Beautiful bike. I love the Valkyrie. I'm always in there looking at them. They still don't touch the Rune

This video is pretty awesome and I’m super excited about this bike. I hope everyone enjoys

I worked for Bryan Harley Davidson in Moore, Oklahoma in the 90's. The owner was in the process of becoming a licensed Excelsior Henderson dealer at the time. Excelsior brought us a small toy hauler with 2 new bikes and a ton of promotional stuff to show to potential customers. I was able to ride one of the bikes a couple of miles. I was actually quite surprised and impressed with it. It had a nice (if quiet) sound, plenty of power, shifted super smooth, handled surprisingly well for a big bike, and had decent brakes. Everyone at the shop really thought that they would be around for a while. Sadly, it didn't work out.

Bought my first bike with these guys. Always treat you right. Still have the bike.

If I send you a wheel chock will you put it on your trailer?

Go original, that seems to be the most profitable with cars, couldn't tell you about bikes though. Awesome looking bike.

Original! I like the way it looks now and is a cool looking bike Honda made!

We have a few chromers in Cleveland if you haven't fixed it yet. I live west of Cleveland about 20 miles and I'm seriously considering coming to you guys to buy a bike. I'm trying to get my credit closer to 700 before I do but I should be there as of may 1st. You guys are great and I really enjoy the videos.

Keep it completely stock and There are quite a few professional chroming places around it runs a little bit but it would not be that bad we do a lot on some of the automotive rebuilds and I’ve done some rechroming on a couple bikes I’ve built

Keep it stock Great video, .. great back story. But, remember you're in business to make money.

This was cool to watch and a sweet find!

That’s DOPE y’all drove to MD n the original owner is from our area also the chromer is right by us too💪🏼🤙🏼

I still have my free Excelsior-Henderson T shirt and bandanna from Sturgis . You really have to want one bad to spend 17k for one now. Definitely an albatross. On the Rune, somebody ought to buy it and ride the hell out of it just like it is. Chasing all that corrosion is going to be expensive with diminishing returns.

I bet my left testicle that the Rune had been stored in that leaky garage of theirs.

I've seen that neilsens bike. It's 10 minutes from where I live. Looks clean. It was still there when I got my 14 vstar in Sept of 2017.

Pearl white with black chrome powder coat heels yea dope keep up the good work fellas

Bring it back to original. Keep in your business as a mascot. As time go by... the value continues to climb.

For myself, since its so iconic with like the lowest miles ever, I would powder coat it and paint it "Pearl Ice Black". This color, in the end, is actually a mid deep pearl blue and a mid deep pearl purple at the same time. So when you look at it, depending where your standing, some areas look purple and others look blue. I think this bike really deserves it. Resale with this paint job will probably put it in the 22,000-24,000 range. Check out this color on the internet. I think you'll like it. Thx for reading guys!

adding the tank straps logo on the tank would have been hilarious! shop bike.

New sub here cheers from Portland

Shaun, Caleb DONT SELL IT, keep it guys, you sell bikes and have a once in a life time opportunity to pick up a 221km Rune so cheap with a story and resulting patina which adds character, OR... dont rush selling it, maybe Jay Leno might want it, now there's a thought and not so far out there either, NO quick buck, he may want it....talk to him......let me know cheers gents!

Ebay and play the field, best of luck guys.

this was a great video do more deals with that guy he loves his bikes great listening to him as well guys👍 & Orginal

I remember when these came out. I thought it was kinda cool, but I was heavily into Harleys and had just made the odd jump from Harley cruisers to Superbike racing (Hugely expensive!) so I didn’t take more than a passing glance at them. Now, that I’m old, retired and broken down? I’m finding them intensely interesting.🤔

Please leave it stock. The Runes from factory are beautiful works of art.

red is my favorite color .it's perfect. leave it guys. even tho pearl white sounds amazing. bring it back original

I’ve actually been to that dealer before. I live in Virginia and on my own business so I drive all over Virginia and Maryland and I’ve been there a couple times to check out their inventory

When a Honda Rune is too small for the trailer lol

should probably disclose the damage situation on the ebay listing.. I know some of the pictures show the bad chrome but that doesn't seem quite enough to me.

If you do not keep it stock the value will plummet.

I'm at work right now and I clicked on this video and that honda is right next to the shop I work at lol

The dude you bought that from was the cooler than the bike! He knew his stuff.

Restore it to stock to match the very low mileage. Would seem really bnew.

By DOT regulations any vehicle transported needs to be secured on 4 corners. Putting 2 straps on the back will keep the back end from dancing around

Wow, I used to live around that area, know that dealership. Cool bike.

I love the single sided swing arm but that's all. Want one on my softail

I'm sure it's been sold by now but what I think would look freaking beautiful would be to replate everything in contrasting black and nickel Chrome finishes. That would be Uber expensive though

A high-end car body shop can fix the paint damage .stock would be better.

Blackout with the pearl white!! Nice find guys.

Like where this is going man! For this bike, ORIGINAL I raise my helmet to you and thumbs up from Biker's Garage 101!

1500 and you can see their excitement of their deal leaving their faces hahahahaha. Sweet ass bike though.

$6,000 to "black it out"!?! Don't piss down my back and tell me jit's raining! Kerry King in the red plaid needs a new line of work.

I have lust for a Rune since seeing one at my local dealership in 2004..... they had the bike till around 2010!!!!!!

Jesus it took 10 min before I blew my load lol that bike looks so freaking sick!!! Hope u end up getting it..back to the show

Powder coat and Pearl White all the way.

stock all the way or face the biker gods lol

Great vid and nice purchase. Good luck w auction. I’m watching. Would you mind passing along chromer guy’s contact info in Harrisburg? (i have a micro car bumper I need to rechrome.) Thx! 🏍👍🏍

I rode one just like this one at the Wing Ding in 04. That has been my dream bike ever sense. I never could afford to buy one though.

I know that dealer...they were very willing to deal and friendly. wife wanted an NM4 and they were ready to order it anytime

Ebay description doesn’t mention chrome has imperfections

I think if you powder coat the bike and black it out flat but then you NEED to make any and all trim on the bike chrome. Complete black out and then trim it in chrome. Just enough chrome to set off the black out.

That salesman is great. This video is excellent promotion for that dealer

i paid 35000 bran new for mine in québec good deal you can use for dirt bike

Yes black it out ruin the rune

This is my dream bike, I would be the only Rune owner with 100,000 MLS on their Rune. No way I could not ride that

2 months ago I bought my first bike. A 2015 sym wolf classic. Looks like a 60s model Honda. Since then I bought my second bike a 2000 Yamaha road star silveradi 1600. In love with that bike. But now I've found my dream bike. That rune might be the most beautiful thing I've ever layed my eyes on!

Nice bike but wouldn't want to spend all my time polishing and polishing 😩

Powdercoat and matte white

Two salesmen got sold. They never took their eyes off the shiny object.

I really enjoyed the fact that Bill knew his shizz and was a straight shooter. Btw, vinegar on those deposits?

eBay

Lmao they ain’t selling this bike for $20k

I just found out that Rune #93 is for sale here in Iceland for $27.731,85

I really dig the bike and your boots @ 11:42

If I found that deal I would simply clean it up and ride it. Who gets the chance to daily a rune?

"Runes are historically low mileage" Because nobody wants to be seen on the ugly things.

I actually worked on one of these bikes back in the day when it first came in very nice bikes very smooth drive

That salesman is cool as hell