It's always for money , you financed a civic because you fell for the helpful honda days

@@haveyounoticedtheshieldsar3467 It's more likely that Honda uses stuff like this as a type of marketing, in the same way that having a racing team also boosts sales.

I wasn't even aware that Honda were capable of that

@@theothertonydutch loss leader marketing

Honda honestly does that. You could classify even the Honda E car with its funky retro styling and terrible pricing to be exactly that. Honda has always been engineering first.

Even if it collects dust. And once a month I sit on it and go, " vroom vrooom"

@@cowmath77 it's still lighter than most Harley Davidsons.

@@cowmath77 As a GL1800 owner and weighing 145 LBS, 1000 pound bikes are about all i've ever owned, and if somehow I dropped it I would still be able to pick it up because the boxer engine only lets it fall so much. The low seat height on the Rune makes backing it up a whole lot easier as well.

It’s too bad most people have never seen one… I rode one, because I know two guys that owned them. THE ULTIMATE SPORT BIKE IS WHAT IT IS.

And no Grumpy, not even close.

2 wheeled Toyota LFA?

​@@williamrae9954 perfect comparison dude

Exactly.

More like depreciation. Ohhhhhhhhh

@@noxix7641 they are worth more now than they were sold for originally

Own things, create experiences.

Amen.

It's a pretty common platitude...

@@_skud That's how I work, I buy a lot of things so I can have experiences with them

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Are you joking? This was an indian with a beamer engine. There isn't an original looking anything on this blob.

@@brianellison3525 bmw never had a six cylinder boxer. The engine is nothing like anything BMW has or has ever had, other than that it is a boxer, of which BMW only has twins. It’s no BMW engine by any stretch of the imagination

@@brianellison3525 since we're just making shit up I have a 14 inch penis

@@Gnerko123 BMW briefly flirted with the idea of a boxer four as the next evolution of their airheads, but the GL1000 had come out by then and they worried about being accused of copying Honda. So instead they went with the transverse-4 K bikes. Ah, what could have been.....

@@brianellison3525 Want to read a joke ? Take a look at your own comment...

The resale value just went up another 10 grand after the release of this video!!

It looks absolutely amazing, I hope I can see it on the road out there!

So basically you were maRUNEd

Blimey, I thought you was a Harley man through and through Col! Hope you and Sal have a fab Christmas!

@@dpur773104aolcom Some things transcend mere branding mate, this is one.

What did you end up getting for it when you sold it? This is one of those bikes that I’d believe you if you told me you got 5k for it or 40k for it.

@@mcearl8073 25,000 miles on it, sold for $15,000, well maintained, but it had been crashed once. And while most damaged parts were replaced, there was some fine scratching on some of the chrome on the less-damaged side on parts that I didn't replace. So not show-room condition. It's a bike that I'd ridden 21,000 miles in the 16 years that I owned it. By the way, I had the rear tire blow out twice. Once was my fault because I took it on a 2500 mile ride when the rear tire had perhaps 1000 miles of life on it. Dumb move. But I saved it and did not crash! The second time, I ran over a wire brush or something that punched a hole in the rear which very rapidly deflated the tire. From my previous experience, I knew what was happening from the sound and managed to pull over from the left lane at 80 mph across 4 lanes of traffic before it wouldn't steer anymore. 800lbs is tough on a motorcycle tire. The wire brush left a few telltale wires in the rubber in a circle around the ~1/2 inch puncture. I bought it in 2006 for $15,500. Not a bad bit of fun for so little dough.

That situation is EXACTLY why one should have more than one motorcycle

Merry Christmas lads. ~RF9

ha ha ha ha ha ha

@@FortNine its cool that you reply only to famous youtubers

@@fmxinsane He's got 2k comments in a few hours, obviously he'll reply only to people he knows or maybe some random interesting comment...

this is one of the greatest motorcycles ANYONE has ever made...

This is the embodiment of what my father taught me...there is a difference in being able to buy something and being able to afford it. If you're afraid to take the thing out and use it as it was intended, then you can't afford to own it.

I had the same thought....every second of their videos is fantastic- and always is. Superb content, and I'm not even in the market for a motorcycle. Then I found out that FortNine is a store. I don't know who this dude is, but he's effing gold.

Because television is dead. Magazines are dead. Thousands of producers, artists, camera grips etc are all out of work. Fortnine is owned by Peterson Publishing. The people who used to produce Dirt Bike along with all the other magazines in the grocery store magazine rack.

And the Rune seems like the most valued motorcycle ever produced by any major manufacturer.

Was he a cinema major or something? So many great shots and not 15 seconds goes by without drone footage. Not to mention the "sets" that he shoots at (or lives at?)

Can you elaborate more? What made a call for the Rune so dreadful?

@@jonblanchard5453 If I were to guess: little to no experience/understanding of the bike. Parts are extremely rare. Fear of messing anything up because of the other 2 reasons.

@@jonblanchard5453Mainly the chipped keys and the ECUs. It was near impossible for us to obtain factory codes to unlock them should a customer lose the chipped keys, even if we requested them from Japan directly. The dealers were supposed to retain that information, but few did. Unlocking the system was a PAIN. There weren't many sold, and as others pointed out, parts availability was scarce, if not completely nonexistent. I remember a dealer that had to pick a customer's rune up with a forklift to move it around their shop because the smart key was lost and the steering lock was stuck on. 90% of the time it was an issue pertaining to that, but 100% of the time the ensuing battle was beyond frustrating. I saw a couple in the collection while working there, and they really are a sight to behold. Inspiring what the engineers and designers were able to come up with.

@@midgetman4206 Essentially, yep

@@BrodyCox Thanks for sharing that. I learned something today so I must not be dead yet, lol . . .

I like the Rune and the weirdo Ducati Indiana. Not that I want to own a cruiser. They're not my style. But those are both interesting oddballs.

You hit the nail on the head! This bike was truly a unique cruiser in a sea of the same ol' stuff that labeled itself "exclusive, limited, custom, etc." The Rune was a functional, truly original cruiser. I love the looks (certainly not for everyone) but it certainly caught EVERYONE"S ATTENTION.

Grew up a sport bike fanatic, got my Honda F2 and paid an egregious amount of money for insurance as a 16 year old and grew up threw multiple GSXRs, R1s and Ninja... the Rune is the only cruiser I ever lusted after from the first second I saw it. 30 years later, I am still shopping for a clean Rune and CBX for my garage.

I too have almost the next best thing to The Rune. I bought a 2014 Valkyrie back in 2014 and I Love that Bike. I named her Elsa. I knew I had something with some style when the next weekend I was cruising in a Mall parking in Santa Cruz Ca. looked and watched some guy come out of a store and while reaching for the sunglasses on top of his head, he knocked them off. He never took his eyes off the bike as he blindly searched the ground with his hands and never took his eyes off the bike as I slowly passed by. The Rune is the Valkyrie styling on Steroids. I've not told Elsa about my love for the Rune. Somethings are best kept secret.

What's the point of these comments? Why blend in with the thousands of others who comment on Fortnine's production rather than comment on the videos subject matter? Tf?

bruh!! these are the only youtube vids I play full screen . . . . they everyone else's to shame

@@DB-sd3cw woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?

I find myself constantly checking the time left on the video & lamenting the fact that it’s all going by so fast.

Find any polyps while you were up there? 🧐

Thanks for the story, he sounds like an absolute badass. 😁

@@montlejohnbojangles8937 Right. THAT kind of guy is not to be trifled with. Imagine mistreating one of his loved ones . . . he would make it his job to delete you.

Respect to anyone who enjoys pizza with Tim Bits ! Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.

@@geraldgreen6278 Tim Bits are an accepted pizza topping north of the 49th. We only introduced pineapple on pizza as a distraction.

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Unreal d riding

The difference is that new replacement parts don't exist

My Diavel is my “current” dream bike. Just got it a couple of months ago and man has it sucked. I got hit by a car. Got it back from repairs. Dropped it over off its kickstand. Horrible luck. Highly emotional experience. Like the bike is tarnished now. I need to ride it for a long clean amount of time and get far away from these last couple of months. Because riding it makes me laugh in my helmet every time.

@@Hyperion292 At least now you're not afraid to drop it anymore! a more involving motorcycle experience! amazing motorcycles those.

…maybe I got the worst out of the way early. I’m just not of these guys who rides for years without some type of crash. Something always happens. Anyway it is nevertheless highly satisfying having my dream bike.

@@Hyperion292 Good way to think of it! a bike that powerful, crazy power, just a tap of the throttle in the wrong spot and around she comes! my honda 919 is quite zippy on the mid range hit, if I cracked it anywhere close to gravel, which is everywhere around here, down she goes I'm sure! Those ducati's look pretty wild, bet its more then pretty fun ride!

Insane d riding

@@DB-sd3cw If stating facts and appreciating insane amount of effort someone put in their work for other’s enjoyment is considered “d riding”, then sign me up. D riding babay! Btw love your work.

Agree

@@DB-sd3cw but is he wrong?

I'm not even into motorbikes but his content are so good

@Peter Angles why do you have a problem with it when he likes it

@Peter Angles while you talk shit there are millions of Harley’s being ridden in every corner of this world right now

You see these often parked around?

I agree. I can't believe the amount of detail that went into it. It's so incredible. I definitely would love to own one, but I"m guessing they are impossible to buy, especially after this video.

​@@Ritaliecycletrader actually does have several listed for sale surprisingly, I wouldn't have thought they'd be possible to find but oddly they are

Agreed. Sold my IB and found a Red 2005 with only 1800 miles on it. Used to attend the Rune rallies down south GA. Seeing 50 of these in a line up is a rare sight to see. Will never sell mine.

Wow. You are the Nardwuar of motorcycles.

Merry xmass RF9!

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that was.... unexpected 😆😆

Merry Xmas. it's kent here. Perfect video, to the last minute details

Its an Art-Deco Masterpiece IMO, I guess I'll stick with my oddball BMW R1200C chromehead. I'd love to hit up Whidbey this summer, it's been a long time.

They ARE that production Co. that people dream of getting that job working for LOL... Imagine that!

how much did it cost you? i wonder what's their value now, probably hundreds of thousands, as a collector's piece

@@LeoStep93 you can buy them for around $25,000 usd

You should get an F6C Valkyrie... 😉

What youre looking for is s Honda Valkyrie. Less rare and is exactly that, a stripped down Goldwing

@@ahmedelchamaa2785 the new valks are like weird the old is like a non v twin Harley. And then you have the one based off concept The valkyrie has like 3 different bikes for that model entry in the past 3 decades they need to stop reusing the same model name while making a bike with no design similarities it makes the model name a joke to the original fans.

Think of the Valkyrie as a hotrod Goldwing.

I thought about buying one as a second bike, but I would feel so bad if it ever went down. Got a 81 cb750 instead to restore and not feel as bad if something happens I can rebuild (parts permitting lol)

Honda leads, the rest follow. Been that way for almost 65 years now. If it's not a Honda, it's a copy of a Honda, and if it isn't a copy of a Honda, it'll be discontinued within a decade.

Have you seen the H2? It looks like art and they are reasonably priced (the Z H2 is like 50% less cost than a Honda Fireblade, which doesn't even have a supercharger). Ducati also makes pretty concept looking bikes sometimes, its not like this is a new thing.

@@jakegarrett8109 Its easy to make a vehicle close to the concept, if the concept was based on reality. Not every concept designer thinks of proportions with a foot long tank and 9 inch front axle trail and tear dropped everything

@@domenik8339 you mean Yamaha rules

@@domenik8339 Honda has always been the reliable but boring choice. I've always preferred Kawasaki's, "Hold my beer." approach to designing motorcycles.

Many years ago I saw a motorcycle copper stop to make a right turn, I was on the pavement at the time and something didn't quite look right, he waited for the car to pass and the junction to clear before tilting his head slightly, as the bike started to lean he fed out the clutch and drove away, at that point I realized he hadn't put his foot down and had just balanced it, to say I was impressed is an understatement, thereafter I tried to emulate the mans skill on my own bikes, never to his level unfortunately. I agree the only place for your feet as soon as you move is on the pegs, something you rarely see in other posts and copied on the road. Ride safe out there.

@@CrusaderSports250 The bike always follows your eyes, it's the biggest mistake most riders make especially in low speed maneuvering. Always look toward where you want to go. The second you look right when you're trying to go left (as an example) is the second your balance goes and things start to go wrong. The rest is as simple as practicing clutch manipulation. Even a great rider won't be able to make advanced moves on a bike they're unfamiliar with. I personally learned this the hard way - I ride a Sportster and can personally pull off whatever necessary move I need to make. I worked for a bit in a bike dealership, and trying to pull off the same U-turn move on a 900lb bagger that I can do on my Sportster blindfolded led to losing necessary momentum and dropping it right on the engine guards. People can hop behind the wheel of nearly any car and drive it well enough if they have experience on the road...the same does not apply to bikes at all.

Unreal d riding

Rune is not about checking a boxes. It is about checking the single box little others can. Like Vermeer does not compete for a place on a wall with wallpapers.

@@bagamax I'll grant you that - but for the mass market, those who can afford only one ride, the desire, the need to check as many boxes as possible results in a much happier, much longer relationship. At least for me. 🙂

I got a near new CTX 1300 for 10K, and it has almost no chrome. Otherwise in a Rune in disguise.

@@monkeybarmonkeyman that's the sensible choice, I never bought a bike for sensibility. So I had a zxr750rr (undrivable horrible ride, but so much fun chasing through the gears) and a goldwing gl1500 basically a car on two wheels but so much fun and an engineering marvel, maybe the best bike ever build imnsho so big and heavy but so manoeuvrable, Suzuki intruder wasn't the best bike I ever owned either. But who cares about checking boxes you buy a bike with your heart, a car that need ls to get you to work and back needs boxes checked. ;) The day I need to get a sensible bike I stop riding all together.

@@Flaggyt Spoken like a true westerner. Yet most of the motorcycles on this planet are bought with the mind, not with the heart and they need to check boxes to be used as daily transportation. Also, in the car department, there are many people who love cars and buy them with their heart...

Insane d riding

to think honda canada did this shit but will not import the trail 125 despite a ton of people being interested in buying one

@@oliviersavard8676 Or bring in the GB500 that was so poorly timed they gave them away. Ive been waiting for a Tracer 700 forever but Yamaha wont bring it in to North America. I even spit at them on their Facebook page!

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. .25 billion is a lot of money to lose. Money better spent elsewhere.

@@oliviersavard8676 Honda is completely deaf to consumer demands. Fortunately, they do seem to know what we want more than we know what we want.

@@alexnutcasio936 Why did you say .25 billion instead of 250 million? Were you trying to make it sound like more than it is? Honda Motorcycle is a $130 billion a year company. $250 million is less than a quarter of a percent. What better thing do you imagine they should have spent their money on?

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Yeah looks like buying a Rune and owning a Rune are two very different things. Honda build quality will get you pretty far but sooner or later you'll need to buy parts

@@gerardmontgomery280 Then you have to be able to afford a $150,000 bike in order to pay to maintain and repair it. The purchase price of a Rune is just the entry fee.

@@gerardmontgomery280 I would imagine all the mechanicals are standard goldwing parts. As long as you don't wreck it or drop it it's probably not terrible to fix

One day, custom 3D printed parts (yes both of the plastic and metal variety) will be at least half as affordable as grabbing a standard part off a store shelf. That might be 10-15 years away, but that may yet be our awesome reality on both electric AND rebuilt ICE bikes.

Every shot of him riding around a corner on a wet road with snow all around made me cringe just a little bit.

@@zugmeister314 No doubt. I get nervous riding my Grom and NT700V in the winter. Amazing what good tires do though.

@@handlemonium It still won't be as cheap as off the shelf, but it will cost a lot less for some parts like that labor intensive lost wax mold (or maybe not, 3rd world country labor might just be $20 for that). Some cars have 3d printed turbochargers and titanium exhaust tips, so it wouldn't be unheard of to do the exhaust portions like a muffler and tip out of stainless steel or titanium, or just regular steel and simply chrome electroplate it.

I'd be afraid to be recognized on it !

In terms of engineering nothing will ever top the NR, but the rune is an amazing work of art.

@@MarkHanson-du3qs In terms of my dream bikes the NR is still pretty much at the top.

I had no idea the rarity and expense of the parts. I'm now even MORE afraid to ride one. XD

It looks something like the World of Warcraft Mekgineer's Chopper...... Especially the front end......A daily driver for Orcs commuting to the Auction House....