Motorrad
Honda, GL 1500 C, Valkyre F6C, Flat Sic Custom
Dating
1997Description
5-Gang Getriebe fussgeschaltet - Produktionszeitraum und Stückzahl: 1997 bis 2003, 48420 Stück, alle Modelle mit Motor 1500ccmSignature / Inscription
Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "Honda"Object type
Object (three-dimensional)Material / Technique
Metall, Kunststoff, LederDimensions
529 kg 409 kgInventory number
VHS-9495Legend
Honda Valkyrie F6C "Flat Six Custom"
USA 1997
What is a "Chopper"?
After the 2nd World War, returning US soldiers found the motorbikes at home too heavy and flamboyant, after getting to know the sporty, more light-weight, often English machines in Europe. The bikers removed the protruding mudguards of their Harley or Indian or simply "chopped" them off. Hence, "chopper" i.e. cut off or shortened.
Laid-back at the handle bars
Removing the mudguards made it possible to fit one of the large-diameter front wheel rims used with the European motorbikes now available on the US market. High handle bars, the "Ape Hanger" now gave the rider a laid-back sitting position.
Easy Rider
Presumably to make it possible to fit an even larger front wheel, an inventive amateur mechanic, in the mid-1960s, fitted his bike with longer forks. With the advent of "Captain America", Peter Fonda's bike in the film "Easy Rider", this style became the quintessence of the Chopper right up to today.
Technical data
Main colour
schwarz, grünNumber of crew
1Number of passengers
1Top speed [km/h]
180Type of propulsion
Kolbenverbrennungsmotor (Benzin)Engine design
Boxer, Viertakt, WasserkühlungPower [kW]
73.5Capacity [l]
1.5206
Speed [rpm]
6000Systematics
• without pedals