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Author Topic: How can I find an ordinary Owner's Manual for my 2001 Valkyrie?  (Read 5773 times)
Fiat Lux
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« on: April 02, 2013, 09:38:59 PM »

Hello:
I am noobie, just bought my 2001 black and silver Standard in beautiful condition with 51,000 kms (30,000 miles) and feel daunted by this huge machine after being very comfortable on an 805 cc Suzuki Boulevard cruiser. Unfortunately I do not have the Owner's Manual. I don't want to fix anything. I just want to make sure I know how everything operates! I searched high and low for an owners manual pdf and such a thing does not appear to exist. Can you help me out? Thanks for your patience.
Ian
Lethbridge, Alberta
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PhredValk
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2013, 10:51:02 PM »

Hi from Edmonton! When I got mine 3 years ago I searched online for months and finally found an Owner's Manual for a 2001 Interstate (mine's 99, but there is no difference). Keep looking, there are sites that specialize in manuals and their stock is always changing.
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« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2013, 11:45:44 PM »

ebay
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Oklahoma_Valk
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2013, 04:34:12 AM »

I have one for a 2001 tourer. Shipping to Canada isnt ever cheap though : ( or I'd send it to you for free
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2013, 04:41:05 AM »

Ebay.  Just keep watching.
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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2013, 06:45:35 AM »

I have one in a Word doc file that I can email you. Please reply with your email and I will be happy to send it to you.
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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2013, 07:11:40 AM »

I have one in a Word doc file that I can email you. Please reply with your email and I will be happy to send it to you.

If you will check his profile, you will see his email address there..
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« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2013, 07:29:44 AM »

Thank you Denny, I obviously didn't know that.
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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2013, 02:58:06 PM »

They're all over eBay.

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« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2013, 03:10:50 PM »

They're all over eBay.

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Ditto.   cooldude

Here's a couple....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-HONDA-VALKYRIE-GL1500C-CD-NEW-OWNERS-MANUAL-/281027826172?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item416e9051fc&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-Honda-Valkyrie-Tourer-GL1500CF-Owners-Manual-/271074615756?pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&hash=item3f1d4e61cc&vxp=mtr

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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2013, 08:40:10 PM »

www.helminc.com

They print them for Honda. Not as cheap as eBay, though.
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Gryphon Rider
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« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2013, 08:14:38 AM »

Have you tried ordering through an Honda dealer?
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« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2013, 08:20:23 AM »

Gentlemen,

Mr. Maclachlan is looking for a manual on how to ride a Valkyrie not repair one.

Mr. Maclachlan, contact your insurance company and ask if they can refer you to a riding training class. The classes are typically a 2 day class, and in the end you usually end up with your motorcycle endorsement on your drivers license, and you usually get a break with your insurance. Good luck.
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« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2013, 08:28:25 AM »

Gentlemen,

Mr. Maclachlan is looking for a manual on how to ride a Valkyrie not repair one.

Mr. Maclachlan, contact your insurance company and ask if they can refer you to a riding training class. The classes are typically a 2 day class, and in the end you usually end up with your motorcycle endorsement on your drivers license, and you usually get a break with your insurance. Good luck.

I'm pretty sure he's looking for the owner's manual, you know, the little book that comes in a little plastic bag and fits behind the battery (on Standards and Tourers anyway).

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« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2013, 08:31:03 AM »

Gryphon Rider, I emailed him an owners manual and responded with this..

"Hi Josh:
Thanks for this. This is a super guide to “how to fix it” but what I am looking for is how to start it and ride it!
Ian"
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« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2013, 09:16:52 AM »

Maclachlan,
I am a former motorcycle instructor and Valkyrie owner since 2001. If you're willing to ride up to Calgary or meet half-way on a weekend day, I can give you whatever information you need, and help you improve your riding skills.  Call or text five eight seven 777 six five zero three.
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FLAVALK
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« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2013, 11:31:16 AM »

I have one but ashamed to admit I have never looked at it. Embarrassed

I keep it in a Ziplock bag inside one of my saddlebags in case I ever need it though  Smiley
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MP
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« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2013, 12:38:53 PM »

Gryphon Rider, I emailed him an owners manual and responded with this..

"Hi Josh:
Thanks for this. This is a super guide to “how to fix it” but what I am looking for is how to start it and ride it!
Ian"

Well, the manual tells you how to start it!  As far as how to ride it, there are books and classes available, but it is NOT from Honda and the Valkyrie!

How does one buy a Valkyrie, one of the biggest and fastest cruiser/tourer bikes out there, and has no idea how to start a motorcycle, or how to ride one?   ??? Shocked

MP
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« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2013, 02:16:06 PM »

Gryphon Rider, I emailed him an owners manual and responded with this..

"Hi Josh:
Thanks for this. This is a super guide to “how to fix it” but what I am looking for is how to start it and ride it!
Ian"


Maybe this will help... angel

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« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2013, 02:39:36 PM »

I have a PDF of the Honda Owners Manual for 1997 GL 1500C Valkyrie/Tourer Manual that I emailed to maclachlan.

I'd love to get the 1999 Interstate Honda Owners Manual if any one has one to match my exact model. Sometimes I'm at my computer and it would be helpful to look up something.

I already have the 1997-2003 Service manual and Carl Kulow's maintenance manual.
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« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2013, 04:08:46 PM »

Hello:
I am noobie, just bought my 2001 black and silver Standard in beautiful condition with 51,000 kms (30,000 miles) and feel daunted by this huge machine after being very comfortable on an 805 cc Suzuki Boulevard cruiser. Unfortunately I do not have the Owner's Manual. I don't want to fix anything. I just want to make sure I know how everything operates! I searched high and low for an owners manual pdf and such a thing does not appear to exist. Can you help me out? Thanks for your patience.
Ian
Lethbridge, Alberta


I could be wrong here (Lord knows, been that before  Embarrassed), but reading what I read, I'm reading into it that he's rode before (specifically "an 805 cc Suzuki Boulevard cruiser") and he's just wanting to familiarize himself with the Valk and it's switches, controls and whatnot. 

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« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2013, 04:41:42 PM »

Got mine from the local Honda dealer within a week for less than $25.00.
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« Reply #22 on: April 04, 2013, 05:14:01 PM »

Hey So I take it that a guy wants a manual and another says
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I have one for a 2001 tourer. Shipping to Canada isnt ever cheap though : ( or I'd send it to you for free 
so why won't the first guy say "Thanks Will pay for shipping Real nice of you Thanx"
Sometimes I just get baffled
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« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2013, 06:47:08 PM »

Hey So I take it that a guy wants a manual and another says
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I have one for a 2001 tourer. Shipping to Canada isnt ever cheap though : ( or I'd send it to you for free 
so why won't the first guy say "Thanks Will pay for shipping Real nice of you Thanx"
Sometimes I just get baffled
Chrome

He did : )

PM'd me this morning and we are working on the shipping details.
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Fiat Lux
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« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2013, 11:20:50 PM »

Obviously I need to explain myself in greater detail. I have been riding for about five years after a 30 year hiatus, I did indeed take and pass a course and I cut my teeth on a Boulevard C50 (805cc) before buying a Valkyrie.  But my C50 has no choke,  no reserve,  no fuel shutoff, no hydraulic clutch or clutch fluid reservoir, no rear brake fluid reservoir, no trip meter reset knob, no twin rear shock absorber adjustment  and no side stand indicator light.  I thought it might be better to read an ordinary owner's manual than to guess about these operating features of a motorcycle that is unique.
Thanks for the helpful responses,
Ian
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« Reply #25 on: April 05, 2013, 06:54:36 AM »

Its going to be tough because Valkyrie owners aren't ordinary.

-RP
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