Dag
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« on: October 19, 2009, 02:49:24 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2009, 03:42:08 PM » |
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I didn't know they made a 97 with hard bags.
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Dag
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« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2009, 03:51:02 PM » |
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Those are the Champion hardbags.
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Scott in Ok
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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2009, 03:51:06 PM » |
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I didn't know they made a 97 with hard bags.
Those are Champion Patriot bags, not tourer bags. -Scott |
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X Ring
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« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2009, 03:52:57 PM » |
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Honda did make 97 Tourers but not in Bumblebee with aftermarket hardbags. If it was true blue (red?  ) the yellow would wrap around the back of the bags and the locks would be flush with the lid/body. |
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Michael K (Az.)
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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2009, 03:54:23 PM » |
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Yep, I ride a '97 Tourer. Oh yeah! It's a red & white.
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2009, 04:04:26 PM » |
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Dag, I think that one has a ways to go before it can compete with yours.
I don't think you got anything to worry about. Although there's another "Bee" out here that I'mn sure you've seen whichis pretty cool too.
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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2009, 05:10:51 PM » |
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Great find, Dag. The Champion Bags look great, too. Although there were no factory Bumblebee Tourers, a few homemade examples are known to exist...  Here's a Kill Boy spy photo that captures one on the Dragon's Tail on the way to IZ8. (Hi LP & TD.)  |
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KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)
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« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2009, 05:47:21 PM » |
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Yep, I ride a '97 Tourer. Oh yeah! It's a red & white.
Me too, but in Black/Chrome  |
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X Ring
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« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2009, 06:33:28 PM » |
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Yep, I ride a '97 Tourer. Oh yeah! It's a red & white.
Nice to know there's 2 of us with the prettiest color Valks |
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« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2009, 09:50:08 PM » |
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Yep, I ride a '97 Tourer. Oh yeah! It's a red & white.
Nice to know there's 2 of us with the prettiest color Valks Make that 3  BUT- Definitely love those bumblebees. Dream bike is an I/S in bumblebee colors. |
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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2009, 01:28:32 AM » |
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In France somme colours are missing: Red /Black, Pearl dark red /ivory, Black/ pearl jade green, pearl purple /pearl white, black/pearl orange. but actually I love all colors of Valks.  |
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Valkyrie ...what else ?
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2009, 07:11:44 AM » |
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Which tank is on that bike? Standard or Interstate?
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Dag
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« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2009, 10:41:01 AM » |
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Great find, Dag. The Champion Bags look great, too. Although there were no factory Bumblebee Tourers, a few homemade examples are known to exist... Here's a Kill Boy spy photo that captures one on the Dragon's Tail on the way to IZ8. (Hi LP & TD.) Getting better or still BAD?  Do you have the OEM Tourer bags on your bee? |
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« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2009, 02:17:37 PM » |
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Getting better or still BAD? Do you have the OEM Tourer bags on your bee? Hi Dag, I'm much better, still improving, and consider myself ahead of schedule. Janet & I went to the State Fair of Texas Sunday (with about 80,000 other people) and I was on my feet with the Walkyrie Tourer for over 7 hours. (While I was there I got some great info on the Big Bend area from the Park employees working their booth.) I had no bone pain Monday - just a little muscle soreness, and boy did that feel good! I used the cane to walk with yesterday morning while feeding the dogs and drinking coffee and felt so good I officially retired the Walkyrie! Crash + 23 days! The doctor expects total bone healing at crash + 6 weeks and I'm over half-way there. You should have seen the look on his face when I asked him when I could swing a leg over a motorcycle again! After he chewed on me for a while, he agreed with my estimate of crash + 8-12 weeks. It should be a very merry Christmas. I'm beyond blessed. Yes, my bags are OEM Tourers. They were Sedona Red & Cream. The re-paint was easy. The hand-laying of the silver stripe using the existing stripe as a template was not. It kept bunching up in the tight curves. I've converted the hinges to the Interstate hardware and wish I had known the difference between the Tourer & Interstate bags when I bought them. The IS bags are much smoother in the rear without the seam. Your Texas Chapter patch began its journey to you today. First stop: Houston. DFG |
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