vtx 1800 or valkyrie interstate

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Couldn t help putin my .02 . but no-one mentionned the honda st1300 .lighter ,faster ,more nimble than any of the bikes mentionned before.used by more police around the world than any other bike. its also a great traveler .4 cylinders, fuel injected,(45 mpg) drive shaft,will take a ct . If ever I replace the tourer or the st1100 it will be for the 13.

Well first of all IMO, the ST1300 looks too much like a crotch rocket for me. But this post is about a man trying to decide about trading the I/S for a VTX 1800. I have one and just giving my honest opinion.

Kinda Fuji Apples to Granny-smith. Both motorcycles, but still pretty different. Hell, if you wanna start suggesting stuff that's more nimble or faster than either the Valk or VTX we could be here all day.

You got that right! One little 600cc crotch rocket with way over 100hp and 400 lbs can wax a valk, X or any other cruiser! Who mentioned speed and nimble anyway??? 

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I skipped reading all of the replies to your original post, but since this is a Valk board I'm betting the vast majority of us voted for Valkyries being the superior bike. Not to say that the other bike isn't great. Cruiser vs interstate seems like apples to oranges to me, but to each their own decision. Whatever you pick, ride safe.

[sandy]

VTX isn't an HD clone. The VTX is a dual pin crank, 2 plugs per cylinder water cooled bike. It has overhead cams and a unit engine/trans drive system with a shaft drive. A Yamaha RoadStar is closer to a Harely. Air cooled, belt drive, single pin crank, etc.

Thanks for that Sandy. Your're absolutley correct in your info. I don't like the term "clone or wannabe". I've had several Harleys over 40 years of riding and if I wanted an HD, I would buy one. BTW, I just read your post and I didn't know the 1100s were dual pin. Wasn't it a Shadow that HD sued Honda with a single pin crank that sounded so much like an HD??

The 1100 Spirit model had a dual pin crank. The other 1100 Shadows had a single pin crank. Not many folks knew this info. I researched it because I owned one.