I will answer that question, at least for me.
First of all, I owned two Valkyries and loved them both. They were without a doubt my favorite motorcycles I have ever owned.
My observations on my F6B are as follows:
Fuel Injection - No carburetor issues, no hydro-lock concerns, much faster warm up. I would never want to go back to carburetors on any of my vehicles.
Cruise - Didn't need it on the Valkyries, don't need it on my F6B.
Reverse - See statement above. Doesn't come on the F6B anyway.
Tad more power - Yep, and more than a tad. But I was perfectly happy with the power of my Valkyrie.
More cramped quarters - No way, that is an incorrect statement. It is on the Wing but not the F6B. In fact there is more room than I had on the Interstate and that is with Ultimate Seats on both bikes. My wife says there is at least 3 or 4 more inches between us on the F6B.
Here is the point you didn't examine, the handling. Low speed handling is much, much lighter and the higher speed stuff is like riding a big sport bike, at least to me.
At the end of the day I was just ready for a change. I had owned Valkyries since 1998 and I wanted to see what they had done for motorcycle technology in the last 15 years or so.
A lot has changed.
The F6B will outperform the Valkyrie in many ways, and it should given the age difference, but one thing the Valkyrie will always hold over it's current replacements is that awesome Valkyrie classic look and that Valkyrie soul.
P.S. Jabba, I guess I kinda hijacked your thread. Sorry Bro.
that's a good price whether 5.9K or 5K either way.
Am sure it will sell, give it time.
My question, although none of my nor anyone's business, is besides fuel injection, cruise, reverse, and a tad more power, what real advantage does a 1832cc Wing offer over a Valk I/S such as yours?
Seeing as how you are not under 6' nor under 200lbs. is my best guess, I find the newer Wings more cramped in quarters and sitting too much straight upright and too far front very close to all that plastic upfront. Basically, I think the Valk I/S has more wiggle room for both passenger and driver.
Seems a few Valk owners here are going to a Wing, F6B, or new Valk sooner than one would need to? I guess you only live once though, right?
