Do you live in Mississippi? Have you met your state rep, Warlock? He's an excellent rider/mechanic, we ride with him, Bird, Moonshine, Marty (X-Ring), Monte and Lee, Magoo, Punisher....they can all show you some great roads in Mississippi.
Over the weekend I finally got my Valkyrie out of the shop! Made a 90 mile ride back from Corinth, MS on saturday afternoon in 35 degree weather. That may be a breeze for you northern folks, but for a southern boy like myself that was a monumental task. It was well worth the cold though. It was my first long ride on the Valkyrie, and my first ride that it was running properly. I now understand the addictive nature of these bikes more than ever.
Unfortunately I made the ride with only one mirror because the previous owner broke the threaded mounting spot halfway off the master cylinder, and I can't bring myself to get a new master cylinder when the one I have is working beautifully. I got a mirror mount clamp I can place next to the master cylinder that sadly only takes harley sized mirrors. Guess I'll have to borrow a mirror off the ex-wife's collection of harley accessories until I can either justify buying a new master cylinder or buy another clamp and a set of harley mirrors. The cheapest I've found a master cylinder is around 80 bucks.
I think the rubber seal around the radiator cap is going bad too, there's a very slow leak, just a few drops coming out, that I discovered after the ride. My shorter ride the next day did not seem to produce a leak.
I am unbelievably excited about the experience the Valkyrie has to offer. I think I will probably do Dragon's Tail this summer some time. I'll probably do a trip to the Florida panhandle as well. I think my next project for the bike will be to find an interstate tank for it so I can put a fuel gauge on. I ran out of gas on my short ride the second day. Luckily I was within pushing distance of a gas pump. You guys with standard tanks, how many miles do you usually get out of a full tank?
