A Few Pics Of My '97

[CM Sackett]

Good Mornin',

I found this forum while at work a few weeks ago (I do turn-arounds at refineries/chem plants...).  I fell in love with Valkyries the first second I laid eyes on the first ones, in a Pennsylvania showroom, circa '96.  I was headed towards a divorce, so the "timing" wasn't right for owning one.

...the timing was perfect two years ago, when I found this beauty sitting on a stand, amidst a garage full of Screaming Eagles.  I've carried it with me to jobs all over N. America behind my little '66 F100.  When I get to the hotel, I park the truck... back the Valkyrie off the trailer... and ride her... rain/shine/day/night.

I thought I would make introduction by sharing a few pics of the bike, and the truck that pulls her.
-CM Sackett-



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[Black Dog]

Nice little combo you've got there 

As Smokin' Joe would say, the pic of yer bike is 'The Money Shot' 

Welcome to our big ol' goofy family!

Black Dog

[The emperor has no clothes]

Very nice , welcome aboard.

[..]

 

Please check your email.

[DDT (12)]

Good morning, CM... and welcome!!! All of us here share you infatuation with Phat Gurls, so feel free to express you affection all you please. You've stumbled into the best place/forum I know of for Valk enthusiasts, so please post often and by all means let us know more about you... Where do you live, for example... You'll find lots of information about Valks and their maintenance, plus frequent Valk gatherings around the country, so feel welcome at any or all of them.

DDT

P.S. I really like your truck, too!!!

[Misfit]

Welcome. 

[CM Sackett]

Thanks for the welcome.

I live in S. Arkansas, but am all over N. America about 9 months a year.  When I'm home, I still jump on her, and travel the twisty, turny backroads of the state.

Here are a few more shots of such a day...





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[CM Sackett]

Britman,

Thank you for the emails (and info contained therein...).

[RDAbull]

Welcome from SW Ohio.
In your travels you will find plenty of opportunities to join rides and other gatherings of the local.

[Paxton]

CM Sackett;
Never mind the Valkyrie.   Your truck is awesome. I still own a 66, just not an F-100
with a short bed to boot!    Just kiddin' about the Valkyrie.   Welcome!

[nogrey]

Welcome aboard CM, glad you found us. Always though the Valks should've come with a tag saying something like: "for world class support on your new Valkyrie, visit http://www.valkyrieforum.com". I'd have found it about a year earlier myself.
Absolutely fantastic looking setup you've got for yourself there. Love the truck, love the red/white valk!

[GeoffreyB]

Welcome.  You'll find a lot of information and good folks here!

And I must say you've got the best looking color combo offered - the beautiful red and white.

Of course I could be a little biased.   

[old2soon]

Welcome to our version of the insanity!!  I reside in the Ozarks of southern Sho Me.  Good lookin ol truck ya got there.  Yer fat lady lookin good too!!  And as others have said-THE best site for Valkyries and other such stuff well-i'll leave that up to you!!  Again-WELCOME here to the fun and games and RIDE SAFE.

[olddog1946]

A hearty welcome from Washington state.  That combo of truck and bike look like a perfect setup for hitting the occasional car and bikes shows. Looks like they could be related, lol.  Both are nice lookin rides.

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

Welcome aboard the board !! I too love your truck. Would love to have a 1964 to restore as that is my birth year. Have a 64 grille hanging on my shop set up as flood lights I can switch on/off. Again welcome 

[john]

                the red and white is a  a looker           
           the pee cup        ....
                     very nice too !           

[Gryphon Rider]

Always though the Valks should've come with a tag saying something like: "for world class support on your new Valkyrie, visit www.vrcc.com". I'd have found it about a year earlier myself.

I don't think all or even most Valkyrie riders require veterinary care in Colorado.    Or does a vet there happen to also be an excellent Valkyrie mechanic?

I would suggest trying other possibly Valkyrie-related web addresses.  I'll let you try www.fatladies.com and report back to us.  I don't want to be the first!  

BTW CM, before I got my red and black, I thought the red and white ones looked the best.  I do, however, think that you would make even more of an impression if you towed your bike behind one of these:

[Ken Tarver]

welcome CM, from N MS

Ken

[nogrey]

Always though the Valks should've come with a tag saying something like: "for world class support on your new Valkyrie, visit www.vrcc.com". I'd have found it about a year earlier myself.

I don't think all or even most Valkyrie riders require veterinary care in Colorado.    Or does a vet there happen to also be an excellent Valkyrie mechanic?

I would suggest trying other possibly Valkyrie-related web addresses.  I'll let you try www.fatladies.com and report back to us.  I don't want to be the first!  

BTW CM, before I got my red and black, I thought the red and white ones looked the best.  I do, however, think that you would make even more of an impression if you towed your bike behind one of these:

OOPS!  I better "modify" that!  

[Disco]

Welcome from N TX!  Nice color-coordinated combo! 

[Jack]

"the truck that pulls her"???????   Oh well.  Welcome to the insanity.

[Fla. Jim]

Just something about a 97's  color scheme. Know for me it was luv at first sight! Welcome! Fine shinny bike you got there.

[CM Sackett]

Thanks again, for the welcome.

[Tailgate Tommy]

Very cool combo you have there! If your travels ever take you to Northern Colorado, please contact me.
Tom

[Gryphon Rider]

Very cool comb you have there!

Cool comb?

[CM Sackett]

tkylli,

Appreciate the offer.  I stop in at JAX every time I go through Ft. Collins.  I bowhunt the Medicine Bow, out past Walden.

Gryphon Rider, I'm not sure if it is truly COOL that you found that image to go along with his typo... or a little scary that you even knew where to look.

I knew the bikes would look good here (love that red/white Cruiser), and the Vette is a Smile-Maker, as well (always been an A-body man, myself...).  Thanks again for the welcome.
-Sackett-

[The emperor has no clothes]

Very cool Avatar pic also I've put a few of those in the freezer .

[CM Sackett]

That was a true world-record Shiras I found and ghosted (along with his massive B/C buddy) for over an hour... along the backside of a peak in the Medicine Bow ('08).

I took a nice Yukon, in the gold country of N. central AK in '07.  Lord willin', headed back within 2 years to do it again.

Here are a couple of the images I captured with this one...




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[The emperor has no clothes]

That was a true world-record Shiras I found and ghosted (along with his massive B/C buddy) for over an hour... along the backside of a peak in the Medicine Bow ('08).

I took a nice Yukon, in the gold country of N. central AK in '07.  Lord willin', headed back within 2 years to do it again.

Here are a couple of the images I captured with this one...




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Very nice. There are definitely some big ones in the interior of AK. Biggest I've got was 55" in eastern AK. My old boss used to fly out to central part of the state and got several LARGE ones over the years. Largest was 72"