| Honda Valkyrie Specifications |
| Motorcycle Cruiser Magazine 4/2000 |
| Honda Valkyrie Designation: GL1500C Suggested base price: $12,799 Standard colors: Black Extra cost colors: Black/red, black/yellow add $300 Standard warranty: 36 months., unlimited miles Recommended service interval: 8000 miles |
| Performance Fuel mileage: 27 to 42 mpg, 33.9-mpg avg. Average range: 179 miles RPM at 60 mph, top-gear: 2990 200 yard, top-gear acceleration from 50 mph, terminal speed: 77.7 mph Quarter-mile acceleration: 12.43 sec., @ 106.1 mph |
| Engine & Drivetrain Type: Liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed six Valve arrangement: SOHC, 1 intake, 1 exhaust; threaded adjusters Displacement, bore x stroke: 1520cc, 71 x 64mm Compression ratio: 9.8:1 Carburetion: 6, 28mm Keihin CV Lubrication: Wet sump, 4.5 qt. Minimum fuel grade: 87 octane Transmission: wet, multiplate clutch; 5 speeds Final drive: Shaft, 2.833:1 |
| Chassis Wheels: Cast, 17 x 3.5 in. front Cast, 16 x 5.5 in. rear Front tire: 150/80R-17 Dunlop D206, tubeless radial Rear Tire: 180/70R-16 Dunlop D206, tubeless radial Front brake: 2, single-action, dual-pistion calipers, 11.7" discs Rear brake: Single-action caliper, 12.4" disc Front suspension: 43mm inverted, 5.1 in. travel Rear suspension: 2 dampers, 4.7 in. travel, adjustments for spring preload Fuel capacity: 5.3 gal. (.9 gal. reserve) Handlebar width: 34.0 in. wide, 1.0 in. diameter Inseam equivalent: 33.8 in. |
| Electrical & Instrumentation Charging output: 546 watts Battery: 12v, 24AH, maintenance-free Foward lighting: 7.0 in. headlight, running lights Tailight: 1 bulb |
| Instruments: Speedometer, odometer, tripmeter, tachometer, warning lights for high beam, turn signals, neutral, low oil pressure, sidestand. |