I have two Suzukis - one being the 1500 Intruder. In 4 years (2012-15) I rode 150,000 + km. Two long trips - an 80 day 43,00 km trip through Canada & the States; the other a 70 day ride through western Europe. Very comfortable, very reliable, very stable. As stated the gas tank is small but that makes for regular stops to stretch legs and take a break. For an older guy (71) like me it really served me well. I still have it but I also bought the Suzuki 1400 - a fun sport cruiser. By the way, this panel is nothing more than a H-D sales team. More than slightly biased.

Not sure if it has been mentioned or not in the comments yet, but it should be noted that the Valkyrie was designed, manufactured, and assembled in the U.S. All Valks come from Marysville Ohio. Josef Boyd was the project leader. In fact, I have had Harley guys try to poke fun at the Valk saying it is a "just a Japanese bike", and they really get sour when I point out that the Valkyrie is more "American" than their Harley, which was likely put together in Mexico. The only thing Japanese about a Honda Valkyrie is the Honda badge itself, otherwise, the machine itself is purely North American from the U.S.A. Just a little side note there that their "experts" didn't seem to know (or discuss)

I had a Valkyrie for one season and it was awesome. Previously owned and modified by a mate, it had 6 exhaust pipes and sounded brilliant. With rear air suspension and Honda CBR600 front brakes, it went well, was all-day comfortable and stopped well. Wish I still had it tbh.

Listen to some of these so-called experts I think we could probably do without their advice I've owned several of these bikes and they're very good clearly they don't know what they're talking about very interesting program thank you for put this on here I have enjoyed it ⭐️

I've owned a Valkyrie for 11 years. Painted it and changed a few bits. Trounces all other Harley, BMW etc. that I've had. Love it to bits and therea is a very enthusiastic friendly Valk community world-wide. You regurlarey hear people say 'Pulled my Valk up against a pack of Harleys and everyone (Harley riders and public alike) make a beeline to look at the Valk first. Utterly superb bikes and one guy in US has over 750,000 miles on his and never had to crack open the engine, just regular sevicing and a couple of alternators wearing out. If you are thinking about one they are the best modern custom available. Ridden mine all over Europe, over the Alps, to Rome etc. from UK. Never missed a beat or any issues at all. Go get one! *********** Note: at 16:22 when the 'expert' announces that the Honda VTX 1800 V-twin shares the same engine as the 'incoming Goldwing 1800' flat six boxer. Errr????

It is hard for me to believe that my Valkyrie is over twenty years old and It still get many compliments even at 80,000 miles. The bike standout of the crowd with out any customization, though I did find the need for some necessities air horn , Rifle touring windshield, alarm, the largest leather saddles bags I could find, and most important is the all leather Russel day long saddle. Without which I could only last 1 tank of gas or 100 miles. Before getting the Russel day long saddle I was considering highway foots rests, but do not care for the foot forward riding position or the looks of them. Many riders are supersized that I have been riding it for twenty years and will be for at least several more. My goal for this bike is to roll over the 100,000 miles on it. The hardest part of owning this bike has been finding a detail oriented mechanic who is not under pressure to get it out the door ASP. The last seven times I have had it serviced in a row I have had to return it to get the hasty work performed cleaned up. The most limiting characteristics of the bike are it's #1 40 inch width when splitting lanes, thirsty six carburetors and no sixth gear( mileage between 19-33 mpg), the crappy little horn on a very quiet bike with the stock exhaust system. The most memorable moments I have had on it, High siding @ thirty mph- I walked away with out a scratch and finished the ride to the party and then home somehow the nice stock purple and white paint was untouched. Driving over gravel in corners getting sideways and thinking "crap I am going down" only to have it hook up and finish the corner(several times). Having a Mercedes change lanes quickly into mine, which I had previously pondered. My first thought was shit I am not wearing my full hyde leather jacket ! I had no time to press the air-horns as I was trying to move to the left, the car on the left saw it happening and was giving space.She slammed on the brakes when she heard her car hit my case bars, which accented the small dent with a well earn scrath down the side of her car. The bike wobbled lightly and thankfully she pulled back and over. On a group ride with a local club, their mechanic on a V-rod and I were stopped at a red light. The light turned green and we got on it. After three or four gears he looked over and his eyes nearly popped out in disbelief. That my stock Valkyrie was right there next to his modified V-rod. Then he wanted to ride the Valkyrie after that he told me that he understood something I had been saying when pressured to join the club. which was I am not selling my Valkyrie to buy a Harley! So this article may be old, my bike maybe old(looks new) and I am old(not telling) I could not agree more with their conclusion . The Valkyrie has been well worth the $11,600 I payed for it!

omg these experts and their comments made this video so boring. no enthusiasm. I'm doubtful of their expertise.

The best bike I ever owned was my Valkyrie. I ended up getting out of motorcycles and the Valk was my final ride. I said to myself there goes the best motorcycle I will ever, ever own. Fantastically comfortable bike. -Marky

At 14:38, "Its got a silly name." Well, the settles it. No need to go into detail about engine performance, handling, reliability, etc.

That Valkyrie segment really needed a bit with an aftermarket exhaust note. It's beautiful enough to rival a CBX.

You guys forgot what all other motorcycle journalist call the "King of the Cruisers" since it's introduction in 1985 the Yamaha V-max.

I've had my '99 Valk for 7yrs it had 18k now it has 41k nothing about this bike disappoint me. Whatever new power cruisers comes along I can ride with it. This bike is for the ages its timeless. This bike eats up the road without fuss.

Let's speak to the experts - cut to expert - "I've never ridden one..." Face palm!

I was sucked into the Valkyrie when I opened up my latest copy of Rider magazine. The centerfold had a side view of the bike. The caption read "The Fat Lady Has Sung," I was hooked. I showed the picture to my husband and told him I found my next bike. I bought my Valk the 25th of July 1997 then rode it to Sturgis. I've had other bikes but the Valkyrie is the bike of my heart. When I started down sizing, 6 bikes were enough, I gave her to my son-in-law as I couldn't bear to sell her. The caveat being he couldn't sell it till I was dead or senile. She still runs like a champ and is just as beautiful. And I still get to throw a leg over her when I visit.

You're right lot of those bikes were not available yet - 97 the first year valkyrie is what I have now I've had two of them, I used to have Harley's I love the Valkyries What They said and more about the valkyrie and it is a reliable bike. But for me you have to put the 6 into 6 Cobra exhaust on it sounds Wicked especially without the baffles I've had custom Harleys regular Harleys and the valkyrie is the best riding bike that I've had, either way it handles so well, heavy as it is, it is so awesome but I love all bikes.

Calling the Harley Super Glide "somewhat agricultural" is an insult to my John Deere. In fact if I had a Kubota tractor it would be an insult.

Let's speak to the professional expert concert pianist to see what he thinks of the Steinway & Son Grand piano.. 'Well I've never played one and it's got a silly name'

It’s amazing how little these guys actually know about cruisers.. “same engine as the incoming Goldwing” said no one about the VTX1800 except this guy. They gush over the biggest failure from HD of all time. Love it ! 😂

So the experts think the VTX 1800 has the same engine as a Goldwing?! 🙄

The valkerie is big but not bad. Im 5'3 105 pounds and i ride it without issues... except for backing it up lol. Gotta do my go go gadget legs.. The sound and power is amazing i can leave 8 ft marks at 50 mph with smoke downshifting into 3rd and nailing it.. Very well balanced and WILL make you smile

10. Yamaha Royal Star (XVZ1300 TF) 9. Triumph Bonneville America 8. BMW R1200c 7. Suzuki VL1500 Intruder 6. Kawasaki VN1500 Drifter 5. Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide 4. Kawasaki VN1500 Meanstreak 3. Honda VTX1800 2. Harley Davidson V-Rod 1. Honda Valkyrie F6C

Keep in mind this show was recorded in 2003... The Victory's nor the Indians (from Polaris) were on the scene yet in Britain... I believe their list would be MUCH different today...

I ride a 02 Valk, amazing machine.

why does this video fell like it was made in the 90s

My bike is #1, my bike is #1!!😎

DLT introducing the Royal Star at the start of video as having a huge trunk and large panniers... but the one on the screen was a naked bike!

Wow! The F6 Valkyrie got number one? I have to agree(since I own one) but didn't think it would even make the list.

The Honda's that were reviewed on this show were not "Japanese" bikes. They were in fact designed and built in Ohio, USA. So yes Honda is a Japanese company they do make their VTX, Gold Wings and Valkyrie's in Ohio.

This list was very badly constructed, and those supposed "experts" are utterly useless and havnt actually ridden most of the bikes on this list. So many cruisers were missing from this list. M&M are useless

Owning a Valkyrie for 16 years now it's a Hell of a machine. I owned a 1969 XLH Sportster( worst bike ever) ,then 1972 FLH Dresser ( second worst bike ever), 1977 R100RS BMW ( Nice bike vibrated to much) But It's mid 90's technology and there are so many newer machines out there. Lots of new technology out there in the newer cruisers. What they should of done is bikes by the decades.

Best looking cruiser on the road. Always gets a conversation going. Has tons of torque and acceleration for a big bike. L0ve my 1998. It's a keeper. sa

Sorry, These blokes just don't know bikes.

I have had Yamaha's for 43 years and 2 Goldwings . The wings were great long haul cruisers . My last big bike was a Yamaha V-STAR 1100 bagger . Really liked the shaft drive , nothing better , didn't care much for the V-twin motor , but gave no problems . had it 8 years and sold it for more than I paid , can't go wrong there . Got my eye on the Kawasaki Vulcan 650 bagger , had a 500 and took many really long trips. Only problem was the saddle .

These guys are not cruiser riders and just don't rate the "expert" title they have been given as far as cruisers go. I really dont care that Billy whats-his-name thinks "It's not my cup of tea." He is really saying what are you asking me for? I don't like cruisers." This is proven by the fact that they picked 2 bikes at the top that are not even considered by traditional cruiser people.

Suzuki M109R, Kawasaki VN2000, Triumph Rocket III, Yamaha Warrior, and of course Vmax 1200... You missed some of the best boys. How could the one person rate a Harley when he has never ridden one and admitted it!!!

The V-Rod and Yamaha Roadliner (which debuted far after this video was made) were at the top of my list when bike shopping this year but both were too pricey. The Valkyrie was next but I found a VTX 1800 much closer. The Valkyrie looks better but it also has carburetors which I'm sick of dealing with. We'll see how the VTX works out. It's not road ready yet.

1999 Suzuki intruder...I still ride mine daily. Still looks awesome and rides like it should 110 k on it. Easy to work on too. When it finally goes into catastrophic failure, Ill get another bike. best 4 grand I ever spent on a vehicle.

If you never rode a Valkyrie you will never know how perfect of a bike this is, I paid $2000 for my Valkyrie interstate which is the full dressed model and it had 5000 miles on it now it has 80,000 and never had a break down or any trouble with it, have been to all 48 states just a troubled free reliable motorcycle, can still find them cheap, my buddy which is a die hard Harley-Davidson rider bought one just to take a cross country trip for $2500 and when he got back he sold it for $5000, he said he will buy another one if he goes cross country again

18:55 mark for the complete list of bikes. Recap

I've always been a Honda guy, and I own both a VTX 1800 and a 2014 Valk. Both incredible machines. I feel of the 10 you reviewed, the Valk and the VTX were tops.

Well, I do not know much about the 1500cc Vulcans, but I absolutely love my 2011 Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Nomad. Added a travel trunk and a fairing with a 180W stereo, and I can tour the nation in comfort. Almost bought a Vrod years ago, but then I saw the 03 V-Max sitting a few spots down at the dealership. A part of me wonders if I would have been happier with the Vrod over the V-Max. The 1800 VTX is a bike I almost bought, but I wanted something that had hard sidebags. I was looking for the full touring Valk when I found my Nomad. Not a bad video.

Where's the Vulcan Vn 2000 the biggest V twin in the world .I know it's not imported into the uk anymore ,but it's certainly one hell of a machine.

I ride a 1999 Honda Valkyrie interstate-1500cc

Damn, i sold my 99 Valkyrie..starting to regret it..if i start riding again it's the Triumph Rocket x, Harley Road glide, or ..maybe a Boss

Valkyrie rightly so , low production #s & unusually appealing . Will come into its own as a collector bike as did the Honda TT and Ascot in the 80s ...

Considering buying a cruiser. Too many to choose from to be honest. But, I want a nice big cruiser. It's got to handle well @ all speeds but must have power 0-60 & top end cruising with 2 people on it. And, I Know this will get me in trouble but, I absolutely don't want a Harley!!!! I prefer a Honda, Indian, or Kawasaki from what I have been looking @. And I want an exhaust pipe out each side.....No two pipes on one side stuff. The only bike I've seen that I really like is the Honda Valkyre 1500. It's a 2000 model used for sale with 30,000 mi for $5k. I would appreciate educated thoughts on what to get. I'm not looking for a new bike just a nice used cruiser until I get more experience. Thanks.

This is the worst review of cruisers i have ever came across

1:00 excuse me? I suppose the trunk and bags are made out of the same stuff Wonder Woman's airplane is.

I love my 2013 HD Street Bob. Awesome bike.

I know this was uploaded in May of this year but when was it actually produced? Seems rather out of date and missing a lot of bikes that should have been there. Where are any of the Suzuki Boulivards?

kawasaki Vulcan 900 is one of the best for beginners and experienced drivers. and its a sweet place to be, not to big and not to small just sweet.. any real biker will confirm that the Vulcan 900 is a perfect fit for most, and affordable..

You got your choice right with the naked Wing at number one. Just don't drop it, or youwill take the engine out with you. The other machines were just Harley clones to me.My brother has a Honda CB1300 X4, and wow what a beast, even though it has an inline4 cylinder engine, so I suppose its not really considered a cruiser, but it certainly turnsheads.

These guys really need to explore some different camera angles, if I didn't know any better I'd think all these bikes were just a pair of forks, a wheel and a headlight.

Just bought a Valkyrie, awaiting delivery, can't wait

I test rode almost all 2019 Harleys and none of them were worth the exponentially more entertaining to ride than my bike at the time - a 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600. I paid $3100 (USD) for my bike and every one of those bikes cost at least 3x as much. Now the Harleys may have been easier to live with - fuel injection, dealer experience, warranty, and the Road King and Street Glide would undoubtedly be better on long trips but test to test ride they weren't that much better.

The bald guy with the neck choker spouts the same nonsense with every Japanese entry. I think most of these guys are hacks, not bike enthusiasts. Either that or they just prefer different styles of bikes (spot bikes probably). Rubbish.

I have ridden the Valkyrie, and several Goldwings. The Valkyrie's engine is very imposing looking, and has plenty of power. And I love it's 6 carburetors. I like most carbureted bikes, and literally despise fuel injected ones. But hyour e Valkyrie has no character. It's smooth and quiet, just like a Goldwing. If I could have my pick of these bikes, it would be an older carbureted Harley-Davidson SuperGlide, with aftermarket pipes, so it sounds like a Harley. With a cruiser, speed, power, and handling take a back seat to feel (meaning v-twin vibration) sound,, looks, and comfort. Sport bikes are torture machines. They pretty much have no seat, the pegs are about where the turn signals should be, and the clip on bars are about halfway down the forks.. Your back is nearly horizontal, and all your upper body weight is supported by your arms and shoulders. Because of your position, you have to bend your neck all the way back to see where you are going. I made a mistake and bought a sportbike once. Dumbest thing I've ever done. I had it less that a month when I sold it at a $2000 loss. I learned an expensive lesson. Now I ride only cruisers and dual sport bikes.

The opening narrative is describing the Royal Star Venture, but the video features a simple Royal Star without all the expensive extras of the Venture (e.g. trunk, saddlebags, fairing, etc). What, they don't have any Royal Star Ventures over there across the pond??? lol

1000, 1200,1600, 1800cc's?!! Who on earth thinks they need that big of a bike? Back in the day, my dad had a BSA Trophy 650... full dress... with a sidecar! Smooth, whisper quiet, and would go anywhere, any time. What am I missing, here?

I have a 1998 Valkyrie. Best bike i have ever owned. Smooth as glass.

The HondaF6C MUSTbe a good bike as Casarva Trikes have chosen that model as one of the machines they sell adapted to be ridden by disabled people like myself. I suffered a serious stroke aged 45 and almost died. I have been left paraplegic and am totally paralysed in my left arm. I used to be an "Emergency Medical Courier Rider covering over a thousand miles a week on average and I really want to be able to get on a bike once again. The conversion that Casarva do is fitted with the Klicktronic Klever2 and electronic gearshift system. Without these adaptations I would not be able to ride again!!!

There are a lot of bikes missing from this list...Suzuki M109R, Yamaha Raider, Triumph Rocket III, Kawasaki V2K are all better cruisers than anything on this list, though I think the Honda VTX 1800 is a better cruiser than the Valk and the V-Rod...

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Hello There, You're A Shining Star! whirl ignorant 1!

I was hoping that the VTX1800 would be on here and it is. No. 3 is fair considering that it's is the 4th fastest V-Twin on the road. I guess the M109r wasn't in production yet.

At 12:15, "I've never ridden one, but they look very very comfortable. And they're a Harley, so I suppose to a lot of people they're cool." Well thanks for the insight! Were they trying to be comical with these so called "reviews"?! How the hell was that helpful?!

.. Incredibly I have a Valkyrie It's a big bike for me 5 ' 9" 185 lbs and I have dropped it Luckily barely any scratches with the crash bars My Suzuki Blvd had a spill along with my aluminum trailer and the insurance allowed me to get the Valkyrie and keep the C50T Just revving the Valkyrie is a Joy like having a European Sportster on two wheels Lots of luggage space for two helmets and then some and the glide over most any roads in the States is absorbed with the suspension and cushy seats I haven't the need to winterize her the choke reaches deep to get her fired up and purring no problems whatsoever during the summer - she purrs right away as for the C50T it's time for the M109R ~ ...

I don't think the so called "panel of experts" have actually ridden any of the cruisers listed and have anything positive to say at all. Every bike had multiple negative comments, when actually 7/10 of the bikes are brilliant. Plus they need to stop comparing all cruisers listed to Harley Davidsons. The credibility of this review is extremely low.

I was going to suggest the Triumph Rocket 3 but having watched the video again I got the impression it (the video) was first made in 2002/3 whereas the Rocket wasn't on sale until the spring of 2004.

Experts? Won't watch anymore reviews by these guys.

Honda Shadows are reliable bike the motors are bulletproof long live the shadow

I empathise with these (probably contracted) journos and why they look so pissed off with the fact that that producers are asking them about bikes they haven't ridden and have no interest in. I hope they're all still getting work after KZfaq though, since they don't seem to have any experience in a segment that manufacturers sell a lot of machines into.

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I can't get away with the styling of the drifter. The Harleys are nice, but very expensive. I have to agree with the number one choice though, Honda quality and reliability and get a set of loud pipes on and they sound fantastic.

I'm 20 years old but I really love cruisers than superbike. I'm not saying cruisers for old people but most people who ride it is old right? all of my friend have bought superbikes like r6 and honda cbr, I still save my money to buy my first cruisers bike ..

A very enjoyable watch

Harley stopping production of the V rod in October , shame as its the only Hardley Movin Son i would buy.

Wow, I owned the V-rod for two years and would not rate it number two as they did. The engine was good but the bike is uncomfortable to ride, handles very poorly and the fuel tank is so small it's a joke.By listening to these guys they rated it more on it's looks then anything. Very pricy for a crappy bike, imo.

As someone else said the are so many other cruisers that were left out that are so much better.

From this group the BMW R1200C is #1; the Triumph would be #2; you can ditch all but the Harley - not vrod. The Fat Boy is much better Harlet, or a Road King, if you like a taller ride.

I'm sure you could run to the West Coast from the East Coast for the effort effortlessly on that at Honda of they probably be an enjoyable experience in a very smooth ride to I'm sure

I used to like cruisers until I watched this video.

“All the posers” like your judges? I don’t trust a dude that wears a choker, he seems kinda funny to me.

No mention of the Suzuli M109R. I would put that up against all of them.

Not included triumph thunderbird or Rocket also Victory Kawasaki Vulcan And even Indian ?

Good comparison

So basically you should buy a harley if you want cruiser in order to impress people. Excellent journalism.

Wow! What videography...can't see the bikes.

@ 18:36; The V-Rod is an "iconic bike"? When did this happen?

Very ncie, very, very nicevideo :D Cheers!

Harley's are not really suitable for UK roads. But since I moved to the States I see why they are the way they are. They are an open road bike. Wouldn't have a Vrod as a gift, but I love my Softail Deluxe.

I know this is old but the Valkyrie was produced in Ontario Ohio In the USA, atleast the ones we have here where

F6C GOOD

I have 99 interstate 86,000, neds a tune up and has electrical prob , 1,000 bucks takes it way, im in northern nevada

I really liked this video, nice list

Shouldn't the Triumph Boneville engine be described as a vertical twin rather than an in line twin?

Wow, how out of date is this? The 'expert' panel are clueless about these bikes, most haven't ridden them and the quote "the VTX1800 shares the engine with the GoldWing..." erm, NO! V-Rod - laugh - the worst depreciating of all Harleys. This shows that just like now, the British motorcycle press were clueless as far as anything other than sports bikes are concerned back at the turn of the 00's.

What super awesome cruiser DO they like?

No Victory? No India? Not even a Moto Guzzi California!? Weird list

So the expert thinks a Goldwing with a V twin is coming, what a knob.