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1997 Honda Valkyrie

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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14Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Equipment
5Power Train
4Unknown Or Other
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Interior Lighting
1
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 14 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Equipment. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

14 reports
Mileage unknown · Nov 26, 1997
Power Train

THE FACES OF THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT DAWN AND DUSK. *AK

NHTSA ODI #523323

Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 1997
Unknown Or Other

THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ AT TIMES OF LOW LIGHT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #523949

Mileage unknown · Jun 13, 1997
Interior Lighting

INSTRUMENT LIGHTING IS TOO DIM/UNEVEN. AS A RESULT, SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ARE UNREADABLE IN LOW AMBIENT LIGHT CONDITIONS, SUCH AS TWIGHLIGHT AT DAWN/DUSK AND RAINY WEATHER. RIDER NEEDS TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME TO READ HIS SPEED AND ENGINE RPMS INSTEAD OF PAYING ATTENTION TO ROADWAY AND ENVIRONMENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #514150

Mileage unknown · Sep 19, 1996
Unknown Or Other

PASSENGER'S FOOT PEG NOT THREADED PROPERLY.

NHTSA ODI #601611

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.