Church of MO: Honda Valkyrie Interstate V. Yamaha Venture

And in those days we made mix tapes for our loved ones, to be plugged into the cassette decks of our touring bikes when we weren’t communing with the truckers on channel 19 on the CB radio, and Honda and Yamaha’s Star Motorcycles thought they would Venture into the heavy touring cruiser market… Yamaha’s liquid-cooled 1294cc V-four flagship begat its current 1854 cc V-twin. Honda’s 1500 boxer-six evolved into the current GoldWing, replete with 1833 of latest-tech tech… and if you haven’t had the chance to eat a couple hundred miles in a single bite on either one, don’t be too bummed, as you are on track to inherit the earth.  

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