Gold Wings were assembled in Marysville, Ohio, from 1980 until 2010, when motorcycle production there was halted. No Gold Wings were produced for the 2011 model year, and production resumed in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan in 2011 using tooling transported from the American factory.

Marysville, Ohio Apparently the original idea was to collect consumer's feedback on the limited production Rune in preparation for an upcoming commercially viable model to be released in the coming year. This model was produced at the Honda motorcycle plant in Marysville, Ohio.

The valkyrie is also equipped with a range of features designed for touring. Including a spacious saddlebag and trunk storage a comfortable passenger seat and an audio system with speakers.

It's said that a Valkyrie is a Goldwing on steroids but this refers to the 1500cc motor. There is little to compare to a 1800 Goldwing, it's top of the class in Touring and power.

At its 1975 launch, the Honda Gold Wing redefined the touring motorcycle. Almost 50-years later, the Gold Wing remains the yardstick to measure all other tourers. While on the subject of low-speed manoeuvring, anxiety-inducing, fully loaded incline starts are now also in the rearview mirror for Gold Wing riders.

The Honda Wing logo started life in 1947, just prior to the formation of the Honda Motor Company, by Soichiro Honda himself as a symbol of his dream for the future success of his business. Soichiro was inspired at the time by the Greek goddess 'Nike' who personified Victory.

Honda's flat six Valkyrie 1500 cruiser series of 1996-2003, essentially a stripped back sibling to a Goldwing, was king of the performance hill in that market sector for a long time. Though now well and truly superseded it remains a pretty decent ride.

150 An incredibly special car with an equally remarkable name. One that immediately evokes connotations of power and honor, of being chosen by the Gods. Only 150 road cars will be made. Valkyrie is Aston Martin's first ever hypercar and it leaves nothing in reserve.

Valkyrie, also spelled Walkyrie, Old Norse Valkyrja (“Chooser of the Slain”), in Norse mythology, any of a group of maidens who served the god Odin and were sent by him to the battlefields to choose the slain who were worthy of a place in Valhalla.

The wings of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology symbolize the power of the gods and their ability to choose who will live and. Somawk Banerjee. Valkyries were angels pertaining to Norse mythology who chose warriors from the battlefield and took them to Valhalla, the hall of the slain.

The Honda Gold Wing is powered by a 1833 cc air-cooled engine which produces 126.4 PS @ 5500 rpm of power. It has a fuel tank of 21.1 L and a claimed mileage of 14 kmpl.

The choice of project leader was Japanese designer Shoichiro Irimajiri. His success in both two and four-wheeled racing would combine the best technologies from both worlds. In 1975, the Honda Gold Wing was the first four-stroke motorcycle with water-cooling. The flat-four engine was shaft-driven.

The motorcycle in question, the Honda GL1000 Gold Wing, was set to write a new chapter in motorcycle history. Regardless of the success of the groundbreaking CB750, Honda was not about to rest on its laurels. So in 1972, the company established an R and D department to develop an all-new flagship motorcycle.

The Honda Wing logo started life in 1947, just prior to the formation of the Honda Motor Company, by Soichiro Honda himself as a symbol of his dream for the future success of his business. Soichiro was inspired at the time by the Greek goddess 'Nike' who personified Victory.

Specifications of Honda Gold Wing Honda Gold Wing is powered by 1833 cc engine. This Gold Wing engine generates a power of 126.4 PS @ 5500 rpm and a torque of 170 Nm @ 4500 rpm. The claimed mileage of Gold Wing is 14 kmpl. Honda Gold Wing gets Disc brakes in the front and rear.

Aston Martin Valkyrie An incredibly special car with an equally remarkable name. One that immediately evokes connotations of power and honor, of being chosen by the Gods. Only 150 road cars will be made. Valkyrie is Aston Martin's first ever hypercar and it leaves nothing in reserve.