As with cars, this was a great time to love motorcycles. However, instead of cars, we’re looking at motorcycles. Today’s journey keeps us in the same enthusiast hot spot that was the early- to mid-2000s. To kick this idea off, I’m cheating a little and instead of a reader nomination, this vehicle comes from us. I’d love to see some motorcycles, trucks, or maybe even RVs that few people know about. Cars aren’t the only type of vehicle to come in variations worthy of being called a grail! I want to expand on the theme of this series. That’s fine, of course! There are a lot of rare, interesting cars that have been lost to time. Since this series made its debut, every “grail” thus far has been a car. This week, we’re doing something a bit different. But, if you wanted an Altima, the SE-R is the ultimate Altima. Unfortunately, those sporty touches came with a huge hike in price, making the car a sort of bad deal compared to the even sportier Infiniti G35. The Nissan Altima SE-R took an otherwise forgettable family sedan and added a few spicy touches to turn it into a Nissan Z-inspired sporty sedan. Last week on Holy Grails, reader ClemsonWahoo showed us the best version of a meme car. It was expensive, impractical, arguably irrelevant, and Honda allegedly lost $225 million selling the things, yet so many riders still cannot resist the allure. The Honda Valkyrie Rune was a piece of art cosplaying as a motorcycle. Honda, a company that already flirted with the idea in the past, put out the power cruiser to rule them all. Back in the 2000s, motorcycle manufacturers were tearing up the streets with large, powerful cruisers that made just as much of a statement sitting still as they did on the road. Honda has repeatedly shown that it isn’t afraid to put ambitious ideas into production, but not all of them work out. Every once in a while, a motorcycle manufacturer puts out a machine that makes reviewers and the buying public scratch their heads.
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