Posted by
GunsInTexas on Monday, December 01, 2008 10:22:52 AM
I bought myself a Teal and Black 1998 Honda Valkyrie Tourer last Friday night about 10pm. I had never seen this bike before about 9:30, nor sat my big butt on a Valk before that. I rode that big girl around the neighborhood in Dallas, then rode back and finished the deal.
It took about 20 minutes to get 'er strapped down on the U-haul motorcycle trailer, then 4 hours to get 'er back to Houston.
I gotta say my opinion of this bike changed 30 seconds after starting 'er up. What a machine!
This bike has 8600 miles on 'er and has sat up most of the last 3 or 4 years. The guy I bought 'er from got 'er in a trade and only had 'er long enough to have the carbs worked on and a new Dunlop Elite 3 tire put on the back.
I trailered 'er over to my mechanic to have 'er gone through before I really start riding 'er:
New front tire, air filter, plugs, oil and filter, coolant change, replace the brake and clutch fluid, final drive oil change.
Anything else that jumps out as an issue with so few miles?
I have had Victorys for the last 7 or 8 years. I had a 99, 00, 01 and 02. [What can I say...I am compulsive and I got very good deals!] Anyway, all but the 00 flooded and then burned during Hurricane Ike on Galveston.
Don't get me wrong, I love the Vics, but Victory stopped making all the bikes I liked. So I was looking around... And I wanted something different.
I had stumbled upon Daniel Meyer's articles on line about Darksiding his Valkyrie. That interested me and I took my 02 Victory Touring Cruiser to the Darkside. I loved it and had about 6000 miles on the car tire before I lost the bikes. But in the back of my head I was remembering how much Daniel Meyer liked his Valkyrie. So....
Now I have one. The title? I have found that Valkyrie riders call the Valks "Dragons". After test riding mine I understand why now.
The pictures below don't do 'er justice, but they at least give you an idea. She is one beautiful lady. Even my ex and her daughter think so!