High Mileage Valkyrie?

[DIGGER]

Digger     2001 Tourer 70,120

[stude31]

Stude31  1999 Interstate 76,040
             1998 Tourer      36,574

[WamegoRob]

...post here the mileage of your over 100,000 mile Valkyrie.

Stude31  1999 Interstate 76,040
         1998 Tourer      36,574

Sorry Joe, but I don't think you're allowed to add them together to make the "over 100k" cut   


And if you like numbers... how's this for interesting:

450k miles on a '98 is the equivalent of 30k p/year.. every year.
That's like circumnavigating the globe, plus a round-trip between L.A. and Jacksonville.. every year.
And if riding 8 hours every day were your full-time job (holidays and weekends off, of course), it would take over three and a half years to do this.
That sounds like the type of work sabbatical I could get into.

*Disclaimer:  I'm not a mathematician, but I could play one on TV, i.e., there's a 3.27% chance I don't understand numbers

[Beer van Huet]

Nice post...gives a man confidence

It is time that the VRCC designs a worldwide special club patch for high mileage achievement.
I have been flying fighters in the Airforce and we would get special patches for 1000+ hrs by the engine and aircraft manufacturer. I suggested this to Oz some time ago but I guess he's too busy.
Another idea might be to get in touch with Honda and have them come up with a special patch.
What do you guys think about this idea?
It's a bit tough for me since I am from the Netherlands, besides I think this has to be a worldwide club effort, not just a single Chapter across the pond.

[qc-teky]

'98 yellow & cream with 97,900 - not 100,000 yet but should hit it early this year. Had 36,000 when I got it in Oct. 2007. Hey, where's DDT?

[Daniel Meyer]

171,xxx-ish. I think. It keeps changing!

2001 Standard.

[garyheskett All 49 x 3 st.louis]

So far 121,000, one bad wreck, everybody said "get rid of it", but I can't part with it. About 11,000 since the wreck, will think about "getting rid of it" at the 200,000 mile mark.  Or, I just might wait and see who goes first, me or the Valk......

[oliverjb]

Oliverjb     108,540 2000 Interstate

[Ricky-D]

2000 Interstate  118,797 miles,,,,,,,,,, all original but lost the trunk!

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[Bone]

98 Tourer 102,847 (Black & Chrome)

[Hook#3287]

99 tourer (fast BLACK) 115,000 +/- original miles

[Whooray]

Nice post...gives a man confidence

It is time that the VRCC designs a worldwide special club patch for high mileage achievement.
I have been flying fighters in the Airforce and we would get special patches for 1000+ hrs by the engine and aircraft manufacturer. I suggested this to Oz some time ago but I guess he's too busy.
Another idea might be to get in touch with Honda and have them come up with a special patch.
What do you guys think about this idea?
It's a bit tough for me since I am from the Netherlands, besides I think this has to be a worldwide club effort, not just a single Chapter across the pond.

[Earl in Pensacola]

'97 Tourer now at 263.3K
Earl in Pensacola

[Earl in Pensacola]

'97 Tourer now at 263.3K by original owner

[fordmano]

Mine is such a BABY! 29,xxx on the clock and all but 232 are mine.
Willow don't add mine to the list since neither the Bike or I have earned anything close to what could be called high mileage...

You guys are some of my Heroes.

[DirtyDan]

126,000ish



the hard way

dan

[Phil57]

This is like the hall of fame. The miles put up are impressive. Crazyhorse love the bike and the stacks.
I won't even put my milage on here its not worthy. Someday but not this day. Ride safe!

[mwv_1500]

'99 Valkyrie I/S - 95K mi. I got a late start - bought this one 2yrs old, still in the crate in 2001.

[DirtyDan]

bump

anyone else ?

i stand honored to be 21st among this crowd

dan

[WamegoRob]

bump

anyone else ?

i stand honored to be 21st among this crowd

dan

Willow started this for the "over 100,000 mile Valkyrie" club.
When I get there (should be late this year), I'll happily add my name to the list.

[Tropic traveler]

We need a sticker or something to designate a 100,000 mile Valk. Maybe something that sticks on the speedometer that says "second time around" or something like that. 
When you get a Valk back around to 30-40K the second time people just think it's still the first. 

[Valker]

Yep. Someone asked me, after the rollover, "How does someone get a bike this dirty in only 17,000 miles." 

[cutter]

The I/S odometer shows the 6 digits. Need to switch to the trip display to see the tenths. 

[..]

Shame to think of the neglected Valkyries we've all seen photos of over the eyars.

[DirtyDan]

Shame to think of the neglected Valkyries we've all seen photos of over the eyars.

britman what are you trying to say ?



dan

[..]

Shame to think of the neglected Valkyries we've all seen photos of over the eyars.

britman what are you trying to say ?



dan

Not yours which whilst dirty has obviously been well maintained to ensure your safe passage on the many adventures you've had.

[stude31]

Hey I didn't know they had a "three tone" color!   

[Serk]

98 Standard, 109,000ish, all mine...

Would be a lot higher if it weren't for the kiddoes...

[saddlesore]

I think that's pretty good.  Many of my friends traded in their bikes for a wife and kids.

Oh yeah....a mini van too.

[Oklahoma_Valk]

Shame to think of the neglected Valkyries we've all seen photos of over the eyars.

britman what are you trying to say ?



dan

pure bad-assery. Now THATS a tourer.

[Willow]

pure bad-assery. Now THATS a tourer.

If that's your image of bad ass I want to be entirely good ass. 

That's just a picture of extreme neglect and sloppiness.

[R J]

pure bad-assery. Now THATS a tourer.

If that's your image of bad ass I want to be entirely good ass. 

That's just a picture of extreme neglect and sloppiness.

Hey Gunny, not necessarily.    That's what mine looked like when I came out of Canada from my trip to Alaska.

[Daniel Meyer]

pure bad-assery. Now THATS a tourer.

If that's your image of bad ass I want to be entirely good ass.  

That's just a picture of extreme neglect and sloppiness.

Shoot...that's just *one* good hard ride!

[old2soon]

pure bad-assery. Now THATS a tourer.

If that's your image of bad ass I want to be entirely good ass. 

That's just a picture of extreme neglect and sloppiness.

The look of this Valkyrie tells me one thing fer certain-this be a RIDER.  As opposed to the posers we ALL know and hear about. RIDE SAFE.

[Willow]

The look of this Valkyrie tells me one thing fer certain-this be a RIDER.  As opposed to the posers we ALL know and hear about. RIDE SAFE.

BS.  Anyone can have a sloppy motorcycle and pile crap all over the back of it.  It doesn't mean he is a rider and it doesn't mean he isn't.  All you can tell from that picture is that at that point in time it was dirty and sloppy.

There are both riders and posers with dirty bikes.  There are both riders and posers with shiny bikes.  I've ridden with real riders who couldn't wait at the end of a days ride to get their Valkyrie cleaned and shined.  I've ridden with real riders who really weren't all that interested in cleaning the bike at the end of the day.

To each his own (but please don't brag to me about how your Valkyrie looks like it just came off an episode of the Beverly Hillbillies).   

[R J]

Jeez Carl, who pooped in your Wheaties?

Ya'll bein hard on us......

I realize I can't do long distance on MGM, but damn it, I can still ride it around town, in a 50 mile circle from home, and then I have to get my Grandkids over to give him a bath.

If I get on my butt or my back on the ground, I'd dead till someone comes along to get me up.    If I'm in the garage, my back one, and I get down, I have a electric life cable mounted in the ceiling, and I have a remote control to run it up and down.       

[Willow]

Ya'll bein hard on us......

I'm not being hard on you, R J.  I don't think I've ever seen your bike looking either filthy or sloppy.

Why would you take issue?  Anyone who knows me knows I don't keep my bikes in bike show condition, but I do try to stay within the boundaries of reasonable care and use.  I believe you do also.   

I had Cheerios this morning.  Wheaties have no oats.   

[R J]

I had Cheerios this morning.  Wheaties have no oats.  

Cheerios is just little donuts.    LOL.......

Never saw bike dirty, you never saw me in Montana, when I came off the road to Alaska.

It took me 4 days to get MGM clean.    YES, I do try to keep all my equipment clean, but times it is really hard.

[Willow]

... and what do people think is the max mileage on one before it needs a complete rebuild?

We don't know because we don't know of anyone who has reached that mileage.  Those Valkyries that have required a rebuild have done so because of something other than the accumulation of miles.

[tank_post142]

i did a clutch and a desmog. change your oil, adjust your valves , change all fluids regularly.