Big Valley Honda (BVH) in Reno, Nevada is an impressive dealership by any measure. They have one of the largest selections of Honda motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, and personal watercraft I've ever seen under a single roof.

Since I'm a Honda fan, whenever I'm in Reno I try to stop by BVH just to see what's new. I dropped in during the 2006 Street Vibrations event to see the place and shoot some photos, so I thought I'd share them with you.

Some friends asked me if I would help them pick up a bike for a new street rider. The bike was in the North Bay and they live in the South Bay so I said "sure", I would not want a new street rider to have to ride all that way on the freeway.

So I got to ride a beautiful, nearly-new 2003 CBR600 F4i. The bike had only 700 miles on it, I was told the previous owner bought it then his wife told him to sell it. The bike has frame sliders and a Micron carbon canister installed.

Now here's something you don't see every day. I was tripping around the Easyriders bike show in Sacramento earlier today, and saw this very unique chopper with a Honda V-Four (VF1000?)

I used to ride an '84 VF1000 stocker, and I can safely say that the stock motor is capable of putting out some serious power and torque. I got hooked on metric litrebike power on that VF1000, and my addiction continues to this day.

Built by Todd Duarte of Elk Grove, California (near Sacramento), it had a number of interesting details. I was unable to speak with Mr. Duarte at the show, so I don't know the details behind its construction - Todd has contacted me by email, so I will try to get further details on this interesting metric bike.