Anybody know the true "Honda" answer to this ...
Anybody know the true "Honda" answer to this ...
Flat 6 Cylinder BaggerOriginally Posted by goldtahoe
F6B = F6A= Valkyrie F6B= 2nd generation .... Does not stand for " Bagger ".....
My thoughts....When Honda retired the 1500 engine they needed a place for the ones on the shelf....Valkyrie......When Honda retires the 1800 they will need a place for the ones on the shelf.....F6B ...just my $.02....if history repeats its self ???
The other web site started " Bagger " because we started this site before they could get the domain name.....
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F6B = Flat 6 cylinder Bad Ass Mo Fo
Honda calls it a cruiser, at one of the early shows there was a large "CRUISER" sign hanging right above a F6B. They will not call it a Bagger because that's the "Harley style" for the past 5-6 years, I believe Harley set that standard. When I was in Daytona this past March 2013 ……. Honda did not and would not call it a Bagger. The Honda factory reps were adamant about not being associated with the Harley "Bagger" brand. One of the reps said …….. "the F6B is not a Harley nor are we trying to imitate a Harley, the F6B is in a league of its own"
GL1800A is the designation for the Goldwings
GL1800B is the designation for the F6B Goldwings aka F6B
GL1800C is the designation for the EVO6 aka F6C
The "B" is for PARTS clarification and designation to avoid confusion at the dealership
The original F6A was the Valkyrie 1500, it came in a Standard (F6 - no side bags), the Tourer (the original F6B - with hard side bags) and a Interstate (F6C aka the "Lite" Goldwing).
FAST 6 BANGER
did some reserchjust like all of Hondas MC s they are based on airplanes. The Blackhawk one of the fastest fighter jets produced, the Valkryie was the largest mach III plane etc etc etc
Boeing only made one F6B a superfast single seat war plane
so to keep up with Honda's wing theme they name the bike after it
Flat Six Bagger
I found this picture of F6B Japanese Brochure on web. No 'bagger' conotation is included, but at least 'Flat Six' is spelled out.
That Magazine photo above shows that Honda calls this a CRUISER , underneath the F6B it says … " Cruising Flat Six "
You can see it at the first :06 seconds mark in the introduction of the following video and again at the 4:06 mark at the end …..
F6B
Cruising Flat SIX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9voSHnZE_EM
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