I bought my first Valkyrie 1500 December 20, 2012, and you? -POLL-

[_Sheffjs_]

The poll needs to include 1996. 

Added, look at the bottom and if you fit this option please give us a story

 

[Skinhead]

Bought Bone stock with 1500 miles on a 2003 standard in 2005, Added Custom leather bags on easy brackets, a Memphis Fats shield, and debadged it.



Also added this old school GPS system.




64,000 miles later, this is her today with IS tank, faring and hard bags.





I picked up this IS and trailer with 42,000 mi. in May 2010, Currently at 114,000 mi. on this one.

[Bronxboy]

My first Love affair with the Fat Lady was back in 2004, and have had 4 since then.

[Pappy!]

I joined VRCC in August 2012 after already searching for a certain color Valkryie for a couple months. My interest in the bike started back in 1997 while at a Johnson outboard/Honda motorcycle dealer doing a service review or looking at a problem engine for him. They had one out there and I didn't want to go and do what I was supposed to be there for. Just wanted to look at that Valk.
Fast forward to around November 2012. I finally found the color I wanted and pretty much exactly what I wanted on it. Only problem was that I live in Central Florida and the bike was 70 miles South of Austin, Tx. We agreed on a price and I flew out on December 14th, bought it, slept on their couch that night and was off to Florida the next morning at 6AM in the middle of a wet, cold, windy Texas cold front. Outran that front that day and made it to the Ms./Al. line that evening. Up again the next morning once again in the middle of the same front. Outran it again and was home by 4:30pm on Sunday. What a great bike and first ride!

Previous owner.....


The bike, as I bought it


On the way home. Note the flags at half mast.


Florida line. Lordy I-10 is a long boring road !


As it is now....somewhere in Georgia on the way to Morgantown and Inzane.




And loaded up, with Bronxboy, in green, on the way to Morgantown

[john]

         CLEAN  .. BONE STOCK 1998 9 BALL .. IN 2003 W/4000 MILES ... 7 GRAND       

[vanagon40]

Bought my 2001 in 2006--4,300 miles. Last (and largest) bike I had owned was a CB360 in about 1986. Purchased it sight unseen (and untested) from ebay. I believe the only add-on was the chrome plate on the backrest. It looked like it had just come from the Honda showroom floor.