09-24-2024, 01:55 AM
It was April, 2004; my good friend Tom called and asked to stop by. Wanted to show me a “New Bike”. I’d been buying, selling and trading bikes with Tom since 1977.
He met me at the door and introduced the Rune. He mentioned it’ll probably be the only one they’ll get. To which I said “you’re lucky”. Told him I honestly wasn’t interested; especially at what they were asking ($27,995).
October, 2004. Tom called and said they want to deal and sell. Sorry, but not interested.
He called 2 weeks later and mentioned a price. I drove it home the next day.
Honda had two options for the Rune, chrome wheels and 2” pull back handlebars. This bike had both.
As mentioned; it’s a beast, heavy, seat was no Lazy Boy and i thought it was too quiet. Ended up re-baffling the mufflers and it finally had a rumble to match its looks. Tom Fleming in Florida was making several trinkets for the Rune. I got the “knock-off” for the rear wheel and custom swingarm pivot covers.
Once under power it handled very well. Brakes were good. Instrumentation lacked a tachometer…. It did have the Honda security system. Pretty much every part was custom to the bike. Some might say it shared the same engine as the Goldwing, but truth be known; the engine cases were custom painted, and had different camshaft profiles.
Fast forward to Spring of 2021. I had posted a photo of my 1977 Goldwing and in the background was the Rune. Got a PM asking if it was for sale. Threw out a price and before I knew it; the Rune was off to Colorado.
There are bikes that I can say I truly miss. The Rune wasn’t one of them. Nice bike, just not one I wanted to hold on to.
Short video before sending it off.
[url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=5iyvt-fDnnM&feature=shared]https://youtube.com/watch?v=5iyvt-fDnnM&feature=shared
He met me at the door and introduced the Rune. He mentioned it’ll probably be the only one they’ll get. To which I said “you’re lucky”. Told him I honestly wasn’t interested; especially at what they were asking ($27,995).
October, 2004. Tom called and said they want to deal and sell. Sorry, but not interested.
He called 2 weeks later and mentioned a price. I drove it home the next day.
Honda had two options for the Rune, chrome wheels and 2” pull back handlebars. This bike had both.
As mentioned; it’s a beast, heavy, seat was no Lazy Boy and i thought it was too quiet. Ended up re-baffling the mufflers and it finally had a rumble to match its looks. Tom Fleming in Florida was making several trinkets for the Rune. I got the “knock-off” for the rear wheel and custom swingarm pivot covers.
Once under power it handled very well. Brakes were good. Instrumentation lacked a tachometer…. It did have the Honda security system. Pretty much every part was custom to the bike. Some might say it shared the same engine as the Goldwing, but truth be known; the engine cases were custom painted, and had different camshaft profiles.
Fast forward to Spring of 2021. I had posted a photo of my 1977 Goldwing and in the background was the Rune. Got a PM asking if it was for sale. Threw out a price and before I knew it; the Rune was off to Colorado.
There are bikes that I can say I truly miss. The Rune wasn’t one of them. Nice bike, just not one I wanted to hold on to.
Short video before sending it off.
[url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=5iyvt-fDnnM&feature=shared]https://youtube.com/watch?v=5iyvt-fDnnM&feature=shared