Dan,
All's well that ends well. Enjoyed our visit. Glad you made it home safely.
One question though, have you ever lost anything off that Valkyrie? As I went by a cage parked on the side of the interstate. The folks riding in that cage were busy picking up stuff in the rain that had come off of their roof rack. My thought was, if those folks had had Dirty Dan secure their load, they'd still be traveling.

thank you sir
in answer .........YES I have lost things off my valk
had a leather jacket fly off the back when I forgot to check my bungee net, umbrella, tent poles, bottles of drink
last year on my way to inzane this car pulls up next to me waving and pointing franticly at the back of my bike. well my back left butt pack {my "ohshit bag"} detached and was being dragged behind me at 75ish buy a bungee cord. lost one of my pockets and damaged the bag
got a picture of me using the "ohshit bag" to fix the "ohshit bag"
it was a moment of zen
gabby..... took interstates all the way home 68 70 81 78 287 80 got her parked about 5:30ish
and YES I like my chair....with multiple sclerosis I NEED my chair
it was a good time
dan