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Here is my story:
I had a '07 VTX 1800F and had been looking for something more suited for 2 up riding. My riding buddy has an '00 Valkyrie standard and I really liked it. After a fall trip up the BRP last fall, I was sold on the Valkyrie. Felt like I wore the shift lever out on the VTX and just decided that I had to have something different.
Showing a buddy of mine how to use eBay, I bid low on an '01 I/S, fully expecting to be outbid. Nobody else made a bid on it. I was high bidder at $7200. Drove to Jacksonville, FL and picked it up on August first. I have been lurking on the board since then.
Been doing some maintenance and tweeking the bike to satisfy me. Got a few new parts coming and getting ready for a return trip to the Smokies on Oct. 9.
Leaving Townsend, TN on the 10th heading down the Tail of the Dragon and Hellbender. Gonna cross over the state to see my son that moved up there last month. Then we are gonna ride up the Outer Banks, back across to Martinsville, VA to catch the BRP south. May try to catch up for the Fall Color Ride.
Anyway, I have learned a lot about the Valkyrie family and hope to meet some of you guys next month.
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Gear Jammer
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Yeah,,,,,It's a HEMI
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« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2010, 05:30:55 PM » |
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Welcome to the asylum. There's a good bunch of guys over in Tennessee, that ride,ride,and ride some more.. I'm sure they'll be posting this thread post haste.  GJ |
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Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005
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American by Birth, Southern by the Grace of God.
Beautiful east Tennessee ( GOD'S Country )
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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2010, 05:33:50 PM » |
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If you're in the hood on Oct.15-16 stop by The Phillips Motel in Robbinsville, NC that's ground zero for The Fall Color Ride |
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« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2010, 06:17:21 PM » |
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If you haven't already been there, read up on maintenance items on Shoptalk. If you have maintenance questions, post them on the tech board. Chet Walters has a lot of good information on his site www.rattlebars.com go to the section titled Chet's Valkyrie. |
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« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2010, 06:39:19 PM » |
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Welcome aboard!
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NCGhostrider
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A bad map and a long ride in Northern New Mexico!
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2010, 07:48:55 PM » |
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Welcome!!!
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#6674 99 I/S Why aren't we riding? Anyone? Anyone? |
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2010, 08:56:26 PM » |
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Welcome now your life will never be the same. It's a good change thou. Glad to meet you. |
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Ice
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Whatever it is, it's better in the wind.
On a road less traveled.
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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2010, 05:16:53 AM » |
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Welcome to the club....
This here is the best group of folks you will ever meet, sometimes, wierd, opinionated, but in all a great bunch of people, I like to refer to it as Elmo's world, the strange but true world of the VRCC.
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Oss
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« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2010, 05:28:27 AM » |
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Glad to have you in the family
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there
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When you come to the fork in the road, take it
Yogi Berra (Don't send it to me C.O.D.)
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« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2010, 08:46:01 AM » |
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Youre ruint.
Folks will look at you differently and ask what the smile's all about.
Have you found out where the throttle stops yet?
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Aot of guys with burn marks,gnarly scars and funny twitches ask why I spend so much on safety gear
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« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2010, 10:31:25 PM » |
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THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITH OUT PICTURES!!
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« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2010, 10:26:55 AM » |
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Congratulations & Welcome! You will quickly get to where you like that trunk and your S.O. will feel like a queen riding on the Valk. This bunch is the best!...JTL |
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