From a press release issued by American Honda:

Due to numerous media and customer inquiries it is necessary to clarify our earlier statement regarding the Valkyrie Rune.

The planned limited production run of the current Valkyrie Rune will be complete in the Spring of 2005, but this does not indicate a decision to discontinue this flagship model.

Honda Motorcycle Division Vice President, Ray Blank, clarified the company’s earlier statement by saying, “We want to reassure our dealers and loyal customers that the completion of this model run doesn’t herald an end to this fabulous motorcycle, nor to Honda’s determined pursuit of bringing concepts to production reality.”

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