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Hello fellow Valkyrie Riders from Perth, Western Australia.
Have had my 2014 Black Valkyrie for 8 months after trading in my
HD XR1200X. I have done 11000kms of hard, trouble free riding and have got up to 20km/l. The bike was everthing I was looking for smooth power, comfortable,trouble free shaft drive and styling lines reminiscent of the Phantom Corsair or the Delahaye cars built in the 30's and 40's.
I have stripped the rear pegs,pillion seat and grab rails(replaced with the rear guard covers),used a few stainless dome head bolts here and there and put a thin black and white chequered strip down the middle of the tank and rear guard.(not sure how to upload a pic yet)
Am planning a 9000km trip in October to Phillip Island for the GP which will include the Nullabour Plain and scenic routes through South Australia and Victoria.Have installed a set of Rivco Highway Pegs and Boulevard screen for the trip.I will be fabricating a nicley shaped rack to carry my gear.Should be great.
After reading your posts and having to re-place my tyres before the trip I have come across the dreaded oddball tyre scenario that Honda has put on the Valkyrie.The local dealer has got me the front tyre at a heavily discounted price luckily(but I still had to bend over).I set myself a goal of 100000kms on this bike so hopefully some other nice multinational tyre companies will smile on us all.
Anyway safety first and that means good tyres and its worth it to ride a Valkyrie. Once you have had six you never go back!!
Regards Gareth
Have had my 2014 Black Valkyrie for 8 months after trading in my
HD XR1200X. I have done 11000kms of hard, trouble free riding and have got up to 20km/l. The bike was everthing I was looking for smooth power, comfortable,trouble free shaft drive and styling lines reminiscent of the Phantom Corsair or the Delahaye cars built in the 30's and 40's.
I have stripped the rear pegs,pillion seat and grab rails(replaced with the rear guard covers),used a few stainless dome head bolts here and there and put a thin black and white chequered strip down the middle of the tank and rear guard.(not sure how to upload a pic yet)
Am planning a 9000km trip in October to Phillip Island for the GP which will include the Nullabour Plain and scenic routes through South Australia and Victoria.Have installed a set of Rivco Highway Pegs and Boulevard screen for the trip.I will be fabricating a nicley shaped rack to carry my gear.Should be great.
After reading your posts and having to re-place my tyres before the trip I have come across the dreaded oddball tyre scenario that Honda has put on the Valkyrie.The local dealer has got me the front tyre at a heavily discounted price luckily(but I still had to bend over).I set myself a goal of 100000kms on this bike so hopefully some other nice multinational tyre companies will smile on us all.
Anyway safety first and that means good tyres and its worth it to ride a Valkyrie. Once you have had six you never go back!!
Regards Gareth