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« on: October 12, 2009, 05:18:32 PM »
Whereas it will be another 8-10 weeks before I can ride again, and

Whereas I may be able to wind up with a low mile '07 GL1800HPNA with all the necessary mechanical and most of the necessary electrical still functioning for a very low cost, and

Whereas a motorcyclist's idle mind and body are the gear-head's workshop,

Has anyone ever embarked on building a GL1800 FrankenValkyrie? 

I know virtually none of the marriage would be plug & play, and further, there would be a significant amount of design, frame modification, machining, and stowing of stuff the Valkyrie does not have, but the end result sure could be cool. 

Should I blame these ramblings on the oxycodone, or do they merit further investigation?
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2009, 05:46:22 PM »
http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,8307.0.html



Not really an 1800 Valk, but a wing converted to a Std?

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« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2009, 06:07:36 PM »
Sounds like the ultimate wrench party to me.
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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2009, 06:35:37 PM »
Nodrog recently posted more recent photos of the bike in Scott's post.  Search for "x-wing."  Saw it in person at the CBR.
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« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2009, 07:37:06 PM »
Quote from: Valkpilot on October 12, 2009, 06:07:36 PM
Sounds like the ultimate wrench party to me.

Maybe that's why Honda hasn't done it yet. 

Sure would like to see a brand spanking new Valkyrie in the dealerships. 
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« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2009, 06:56:42 AM »
A number of years ago I believe there was some one in England that had a big-bore 1800cc kit,but, I think there were some problems and it didn't go over very well..
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2009, 09:26:44 AM »
The X-Wing is probably the coolest of all the naked wings I've seen.  It probably makes much more sense from a project standpoint, too, as it retains so much more of the factory design than what I'm thinking of, especially the factory frame/engine/suspension relationship. 
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« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2009, 03:15:22 AM »
My Buddies and I were talking about this as well.

More for the fuel injection part of it.

our thoughts were ...

is the Rune the Same Frame as the Valk ?  or is it like the GL1800  Aluminum?

Is the Rune the Same Exact engine and the GL1800 or was this an early version ?
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« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2009, 07:32:45 PM »
Quote from: woefman on October 16, 2009, 03:15:22 AM
My Buddies and I were talking about this as well.

More for the fuel injection part of it.

our thoughts were ...

is the Rune the Same Frame as the Valk ?  or is it like the GL1800  Aluminum?

Is the Rune the Same Exact engine and the GL1800 or was this an early version ?

The Rune frame is different than the Valk by a far shot.  Whether it's the same as the wing, I can't say. 

I also can't say about the engine, but I BELIEVE (just a belief... I'm not sure) it's the same 1800 wing engine with a different fuel map. 
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