2016 Valkyrie

A couple more years then will see the novelty of our bikes as limited in production. I also have a black Yamaha Morphous scooter limited in the USA sales from 06 to 08, yet in Japan they are sold as the Yamaha Maxam badge to this day. Park either bike somewhere and you will get some conversation along with what kinda bike is that. When riding with the Harley only crowd once in awhile they have a difficult time keeping up on the interstate when I roll the throttle on the Valkyrie. I have kept both my bikes in stock condition and plan on keeping them that way, the Yamaha has storage compartments for stuff, the Valkyrie no storage but a backpack on the passenger pillion with a bungee net works great. Anything over a hundred miles an hour is cool for a bit but I am more into laid back cruising with the occasional throttle twist to high speed which is enough to get my fifty eight year old senses pumped up. While at Street Vibrations in Reno this year, I saw a Goldwing GL1800 with 429,000 miles on it and in Lake Tahoe a GL1500 with 279,000 miles on it. So I would imagine that both my bikes will most likely be passed down to family after I expire from this life because I am pretty sure it would be difficult for me to put that much mileage on my scoots but the longevity of these motors is amazing if we take care of them. Just thankful to be riding as it is one of my favorite things to do; it is like making an escape into adventure.