Guys...
Get ready for the advanced emotions.
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22 March 2011 - Purchase date: Rode my 2000 Valkyrie Standard for the first time. I jumped on it and rode it home (275 miles).
During that ride I came to know that this was a new feeling; one I'd never experienced before.
I was not prepared for the power and handling of this machine; nor could I explain feeling-like-am-riding a "Cult-Bike"
that rolls smooth as a limousine on two wheels!
These days I ride no more than 150 miles per month. As I write, She's seating below my 3-story window smiling at me.
I can hardly ride the Valkyrie anymore without significant pain and lingering discomfort. Yet, riding my '77 GL1000 CAFE RACER is pure therapy!
Nevertheless, thus far I've spent over $4,200 USD on Valk accessories. I love both my bikes, but they rest silent. They exist mostly for
my visual pleasure and their pampering... What's an ol'-memories-man to do.
Notwithstanding, this Valkyrie is probably the last motorcycle I'll ever own. I can't think of nothing else like this ride. My only regret is that back in '97
I chose an 1100 ACE-Shadow over the FAT LADY primarily because at the time I could not afford the higher cash outlay.
Now, the affair will not be over, even after ALL the Fat Ladies Sing.
I piss at the thought that some SOB will, in due time inherit my baby...
and She'll live on.
"Still round the corner there may wait a new road or a secret gate; and though I have oft passed them by,
a day will come at last when I shall take the hidden paths that run west of the moon, east of the Sun."
J. R. R. Tolkien
