After reading some of the BS about values / problems .... here's my 2-cents.
I bought a Rune for many reasons, and the bike has more than measured up to them all.
Over all style -- Awesome / One of a Kind / Cruiser ..... not a clone of a V-Twin --- not trying to be HD.
Fit and Finish --- Better than any other "mass produced" bike... a few items needed to be finished off ... but the guys at Ultimate Machining took care of them. It took less to get the Rune to "Show Level" than my SEI2 did and it was a 30k bike.
Ride / Handling - With the low CG because of the F6 the Rune has a feel of a much lighter bike in the low speed stuff.. its size / weight / trailing link front end / and rear Pro Link make it feel like ........ a locomotive on the highway.
Performance - While it is true the bike is not the fastest on the road .... I love the sound / feeling of the F6... if I want speed I'll ride one of my Busa's.
Solo Seat - If I wanted a 2-up bike...I would have bought a GW.... Alone on a good road watching the blacktop get eatten up by the headlight, listening to the purr of the engine, smelling the fresh air, and seeing the view ..... 2nd favorite thing to do.
Value - I did not buy the bike as a investment... Real Estate / Stock / Bonds can be investments --- motor vehicles are not . I am not real happy about dealers discounting their left overs... but they have been doing it for years. As far as holding it's value... mines not for sale... so what does it matter.
Again this is just my 2-cents.... but I do have a few bikes to compare it to.
I bought a Rune for many reasons, and the bike has more than measured up to them all.
Over all style -- Awesome / One of a Kind / Cruiser ..... not a clone of a V-Twin --- not trying to be HD.
Fit and Finish --- Better than any other "mass produced" bike... a few items needed to be finished off ... but the guys at Ultimate Machining took care of them. It took less to get the Rune to "Show Level" than my SEI2 did and it was a 30k bike.
Ride / Handling - With the low CG because of the F6 the Rune has a feel of a much lighter bike in the low speed stuff.. its size / weight / trailing link front end / and rear Pro Link make it feel like ........ a locomotive on the highway.
Performance - While it is true the bike is not the fastest on the road .... I love the sound / feeling of the F6... if I want speed I'll ride one of my Busa's.
Solo Seat - If I wanted a 2-up bike...I would have bought a GW.... Alone on a good road watching the blacktop get eatten up by the headlight, listening to the purr of the engine, smelling the fresh air, and seeing the view ..... 2nd favorite thing to do.
Value - I did not buy the bike as a investment... Real Estate / Stock / Bonds can be investments --- motor vehicles are not . I am not real happy about dealers discounting their left overs... but they have been doing it for years. As far as holding it's value... mines not for sale... so what does it matter.
Again this is just my 2-cents.... but I do have a few bikes to compare it to.