Honda GL1500 Valkyrie motorcycle

The Honda GL1500 Valkyrie (also known as the F6C in some markets) is a legendary cruiser motorcycle produced between 1996 and 2003. Although the Honda brand is quintessentially Japanese, the Valkyrie has a unique American heritage. It was designed and exclusively manufactured at Honda's Marysville Motorcycle Plant in Ohio, USA. This specific model is renowned for its smooth 1520cc horizontally-opposed six-cylinder engine, which was borrowed and modified from the Honda Gold Wing.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., founded by Soichiro Honda in 1948, remains the ultimate owner of the brand. The company has evolved from a small engine manufacturer into a global powerhouse in the automotive and power equipment sectors. While the Marysville plant that built this specific motorcycle closed its motorcycle production line in 2009 to shift focus to automobiles, the Valkyrie remains a prized icon of American-made Japanese engineering.