I sat on one of these at the dealer. The thing is massive. I think over 800 lbs.
It's basically a beefed up Valkyrie, which in turn is a stripped down and beefed up Goldwing. I didn't read the Runes specs, but the '03 Valkyries had 100 HP and 100 ft lb of torque, and you know the Rune is tuned over that, so I'd say that's pretty damn impressive if you ask me. I am sure it will mow any Harleys down.
I think it's a tad too much for me personally, but I can see it being real popular for the Non-Harley cruiser guys. And we all know we could use cruiser gus on the road without the Harley attitude. So I hope this sells well.
At the dealership most people that looked at it commented the exhaust didn't look right and the front headlight and chrome eyebrow assembly was way too big.
I personally didn't like the radiator appearance, and in addition to that, the dash, while digital, left a lot to be desired. I agreed with most thinking the headlight had to go, but I really thought the exhaust was cool.
My ehart still belongs to sport bikes, but to admit though, that Rune is beefy looking.
-Flash