Decision made...

[highcountry]

Sort of ...

I posted my dilemma of having two Valk Tourers after a trade involving my FJR1300 a couple of weeks ago.  I decided to keep the '97 black Tourer so I have been exchanging the parts that I want from the '98 Tourer.  I sold the Corbin seat and replaced it with an Ultimate King Boy.

The "sort of" comes into play with my wife thinking that she would like to ride a bike also.   But I don't feel comfortable with her riding a two wheeler.  She doesn't pay enough attention to road hazards to ride a bike safely.  So I am going to have her take the MSF course in Sept to see what she thinks then.  If she wants to continue with riding, then I would seriously consider converting the '98 to a trike.

Here's a couple of photos of the '97 after switching accessories:

[Whooray]

Sounds like a great idea. That Valk sure looks great!

[fudgie]

Not to push buttons, but I'd let her decide if she wants 2 wheels or 3. It might make you more comfortable, but she is the one riding it.

[The Anvil]

Not to push buttons, but I'd let her decide if she wants 2 wheels or 3. It might make you more comfortable, but she is the one riding it.

I'm thinking that for a beginner with questionable skills to begin with a 1000lb trike is not much better than an 800lb two wheeled cruiser. There are dozens of better choices for a beginner than either of those.

[Russell Rice]

I have a 2002 Honda SHadow 750 that would make a great beginner bike. It has less than 5000 miles on it  it is also purple and silver with a few add ons  I bought it for my wife but she lost intrest in riding so now it is just Garage art

[Tropic traveler]

Straight to a Valk may be too much but a Valk is not too much for a woman once the basics are learned. The MSF couse would be a great start.
Kim took the 750 Shadow route as well before mastering the Valkyrie. She put about 17K miles on the Shadow including a nice long trip to the Keys before the Valk came along.



One day she asked if she could ride the Valk so we went out to the K-Mart parking lot {'cause it's always empty} & she did pretty good.
Then I bought the Rocket 3 thinking it would replace my Valk. After some shorter rides we took another trip to the Keys with me on the R3 & Kim on my Valk.

Learned two things on that trip... 1- The Rocket was not going to replace my Valk & 2- If I wanted my Valk back I was going to have to buy her a Valk of her own! 

Soooo, her uncle had a nice low mile '98 Tourer for sale & now it's all hers.



Moral of the story, keep the Valk & give the Misses a chance!