New to the Forum, Lots of questions

[William_86]

Hello, I just signed up.
Im from Mexico, i dont ride a valky but a friend of mine just bought a 99 . since his english is 0% and has no computer knowledge I'm here to ask all his questions. i usually help him out with the mechanical stuff.

Right now the bike is running fine but we have a couple of questions
1 Is there a free service manual that we can download for this bike?

2 we're going to change oil and filter, How much it will need?

3 is the fifth gear, an overdrive? if it is, is there a light for it?

Thanks in advance!

[Spirited-6]

Wm. when you log on go to 'SHOP TALK" and you will find all you need, except money.   BTW, welcome and enjoy . 

[dcfan2]

no free service manual that i,m  aware of.go to shoptalk section. alot of good info there,including oil change,no light for fith gear

[chrise2469]

Welcome.

To start here is a link to the shoptalk section of the board.  There is a lot of useful info here. A lot of answers can be found here and you don't have to wait for an answer. You will want to look at Carl Kulow's  Maintenance  page.  They are very well written.

http://www.valkyrieriders.com/shoptalk/

Direct answers to your questions.
1.  Have a look here you might be able to find a huge pdf manual
http://valkyrienorway.com/

2. One filter and 4 quarts or 4 liters of oil (3.7l by the book). Do not use an energy conserving oil.

3.Technically yes.  It is a .805 gear ratio but it still has a lot of a power.  There is no light for 5th or any gear.

Hope this helps, you and your friend ride safe.

[Disco]

Bienvenidos!

Dag's Valkyrie Norway website is one you should bookmark for future reference.  There is lots of useful information there.  The service manual pdf file is a 151MB zip and is the last link under "Technical" on the left column.

Or, hit http://www.valkyrienorway.com/1520manual/valkyriegl1500.zip

DFG

[William_86]

Thanks folks, sorry i didn't knew about the shop talk. now its on my bookmarks lots of great info there and seems like we have lots of great people on this forum..

Ride safe guys! thanks for the information.

[Ken Tarver]

Also.....in the classifieds section, someone sells a CD shop manual. NOT MY AD.
http://members.vrccservices.com/classifieds/classifieds.php?ID=0001#clsfds
For Sale
Posted on: 05/11/09
Item: Shop Manual on CD
Price: $16 inc shippin
Location: Ft Worth, TX, US
Email: hollywood@dragonbrethe.com

Description
Valkyrie shop manual on CD. 442 pages, for all Valkyries, IS, Tour, St. Load and print any and all pages. Pictures, diagrams, detailed instructions to work on your own bike. Pay pal or post office money order. Paypal has small fee. Must have verified account. Please include VRCC # in subject line. no spammers. ride safe!

[Baloo]

Hey William,

Welcome aboard! You are right, lots of great information around here and great folks too! Your next step now is to get a Valk for yourself and ride with you friend

[William_86]

thanks for the info folks,  i actually ride a goldwing, pretty close to the family

[John U.]

As you get into repairs or maintenance, ask if anything isn't clear. That's what we do here. As a fellow VRCCer told me when I bought my first Valk, now your friend has the right bike...you do too. 

[CajunRider]

You may be able to find a manual here:

http://www.carlsalter.com/motorcycle-manuals.asp