Trailer Ride #2 for my Valk

[Big IV]

It has been a year since I had to put my Valk on the trailer for the first time.  Today she took trailer ride #2 and I missed getting to work for the night shift.

I stopped off the road for a moment on my way in between.  When I went to recrank the bike, it wouldn't crank. I opened the starter switch housing see if the connections were clean and found a wire had come unsoldered. So tomorrow I'll borrow a truck to go to work, and after a half day I'll come back and re-connect.

For a heavy bike it does load easily. I hope I don't have to do this again for a while.

[big turkey]

It rained so hard on the way through Atlanta that even my Lungs were Water Logged.

Passed all the Harley's on Trailers and Blew the Horn at them.

Why have a motorcycle if you ain't going to ride it to the spot your heading to.

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[Big IV]

70,000 + miles in the past 6 years and only the second ride home on a trailer...oddly a bike rider on the maintenance crew was just saying today that he was impressed by how I rode all winter long.  The trailer is not somewhere my bike is comfortable.

[Big IV]

I borrowed  a truck to run to work this morning. Came home and we soldered a bit trying to get the switch going. Still doesn't work. A little ohm meter prodding later and I called and ordered a new switch. Apparently the new switch won't be in until Monday or Tuesday. That really stinks, but what can you do?

[Thunderbolt]

I don't know what the weather conditions are like where you are, that may not be an option.  But they will start if you turn the switch on, put it in second gear and let the clutch out once she is rolling.

[Big IV]

I'm now the proud owner of a Honda starter switch assembly. New housing, new wires, new switches, and new buttons. Couldn't they have just sold me a switch to solder into my old stuff? Oh well. Now my start switch will look brand new (and be clean for a little while). Picked it up yesterday after work. However, because of a mild fever I decided to not try to install the parts yesterday. I make it a rule to try to avoid doing electrical work while dizzy and shaky. I'll work until 8:00 pm tonight, so hopefully after a short day at work tomorrow I can get the new parts installed. Shouldn't take that long after I get the headlight off.

[Black Pearl's Captain]

I'll bet the dizziness is from your lack of "wind" time BigIV. Geter done.

Raymond

[czuch]

I didnt trailer this far not to ride.

[R J]

I've trailered a lot and I have ridden alot, so what is the big deal here.

When ya catch me in total miles, I'll stop and listen to ya.

OH, it is in the 7 digits.

[BudMan]

We often don’t have enough vacation time to cover as many miles as we have to in the time allotted for some of our trips.  My wife and I find we can get to better places we want to go by trailering.  Trailering allows us to travel for extended periods (all night) sleeping and driving in shifts.  When we both fully retire things may be a little different, but for now the trailer lets us get better riding in less days.

[Kaz]

 I agree, sometimes it's just more practical to trailer the bike.  Besides, it's a lot tougher trailering the truck behind the Valkyrie.    I often trailer my Interstate to lower Michigan when I know that I'm going to be there for a while and that I'm going to need the truck for things like helping family members move or I'm transporting stuff etc.