Used parts Karma

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

In my venture to maintain, repair, and upgrade my Valkyrie, I've purchased a handful of used parts. Some were here on the classifieds; some off of Facebook, and some from Pinwall Cycles on Ebay. When you're buying from the owner, generally speaking, the parts are not from a destroyed bike. Pinwall posts a lot of pictures, and often videos, of the bikes the part came off of. That's why I buy from their Ebay page vs their website. I have specifically avoided buying parts from Valkyries that are severely damaged; not because the part I'm looking at was damaged, but because it would appear that the rider(s) were either severely injured or worse...

I don't know why, but I just feel that their may be some bad juju attached. Silly, I know, but it still feels that way. I look at a wreck like that and feel something for the rider, even though I didn't know them. Sometimes I see these wrecked Valks on Ebay and wonder if they are/were members here. At any rate, I don't like looking at destroyed motorcycles for any reason. Doesn't make me feel too good.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Don’t make me feel too good either. (It’s worse when it’s your bike)

[Valkorado]

Not sure about the karma parts, but I too hate seeing smashed up Valkyries.  I posted a pic a long while back of one that looked like it hit a brick wall, head on, at a rather high speed.  Don't see how any human could have survived it.  Forgot what I titled the post and can't find it now.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Not sure about the karma parts, but I too hate seeing smashed up Valkyries.  I posted a pic a long while back of one that looked like it hit a brick wall, head on, at a rather high speed.  Don't see how any human could have survived it.  Forgot what I titled the post and can't find it now.

You never know. I t-boned a car at 65, came away with a swollen elbow and 5 stitches in the knee. Bike didn't look too good though. (It probably helped being 20 years old)

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

When I was shopping for an Interstate ECU, I picked one from a running, dyno tested IS listed by Pinwall. Here are a couple I didn't pick. Click on them and scroll down to the pictures of the bike they came from (not the Ebay listing pictures) and you'll see what I mean. I hope nobody recognizes the bikes as a friends. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-2000-2001-Honda-Valkyrie-GL1500-IGNITER-CDI-IGNITION-MODULE-INTERSTATE/132587076780?hash=item1edece3cac:g:HjcAAOSwIzBbK75l&frcectupt=true

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1999-2000-2001-Honda-Valkyrie-GL1500-IGNITER-CDI-IGNITION-MODULE-INTERSTATE/132770249753?hash=item1ee9b93c19:g:RYMAAOSw8ZBbkASR

[Carl]

I've got the same superstition.  I have two Valkyries.  One (Edda) that I fell off of while exploring the Missouri countryside.  That bike was slightly damaged and repaired easily.  I took the wost of it.  It's even my daily rider now.  Any way, I will swap parts from my other bike (Rota) to Edda but not the other way around.  Kinda crazy I know, but I just can't do it.

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

This bike was crashed twice by the previous owner I bought it as a parts bike. When I told a friend a member here I was going to rebuild it he said " that bike has bad mojo and I wouldn't ride it to the mailbox " . My tag on this bike is BDMOJO . So far so good I've rode it thousands of miles since the build.

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

This bike was crashed twice by the previous owner I bought it as a parts bike. When I told a friend a member here I was going to rebuild it he said " that bike has bad mojo and I wouldn't ride it to the mailbox " . My tag on this bike is BDMOJO . So far so good I've rode it thousands of miles since the build.

I've seen your bike here before, and it's one of my favorites. Dig the paint job. I like that its well accessorized, without going too far. Looks awesome. I like how you made the plate like a little FU to any bad vibes. Well done.