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https://poconos.craigslist.org/mcy/d/98-valkyrie/6655960987.html98 Valkyrie motorcycle needs work not running, tires fair , brakes good, heated grips, windshield, leather bags, 98000 miles, classic bike can be a great bike to a good mechanic, fork seals just replaced about yr or so ago.
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1998 Std/Tourer, 2007 DR200SE, 1981 CB900C 10speed
1973 Duster 340 4-speed rare A/C, 2001 F250 4x4 7.3L, 6sp
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Oss
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« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2018, 03:38:32 PM » |
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does anyone else think that looks like Shftr's (RIP) old bike? except of course that bike is cleaner than his  was thinking of him and wingmoma the other day while looking thru old pics of the Cradle of Liberty ride in 2004 |
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3W-lonerider
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« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2018, 03:59:51 PM » |
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That is shifters old bike. Look at the front top of the side cover. There is tape where his cig lighter used to be.
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2018, 04:08:15 PM » |
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Well if that's his. It's worn out. Or else he exaggerated how hard he rode it.
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« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2018, 04:13:49 PM » |
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I wish you could get cheap bikes over here in New Zealand, make a fun project.... nothing under 7K over here
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3W-lonerider
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« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2018, 05:02:48 PM » |
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that bike was deffinatly rode hard. but it aways ran good. by the looks of the pictures, second owner didn't take care of it at all.
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« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2018, 05:26:01 PM » |
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Meh, for $800 it looks magnificent IMHO. Parts or fixer-upper, well worth it if the frame is true.
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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2018, 05:42:26 PM » |
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The current seller doesn't know Valkyries. He calls it a Tourer but it's a Standard with windscreen and soft bags added.
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2018, 05:54:58 PM » |
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Looks like OE shocks. Shftr told me he used Works Performance shocks...
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3W-lonerider
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2018, 06:07:08 PM » |
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Looks like OE shocks. Shftr told me he used Works Performance shocks...
he did use works shocks. but I rode his bike. unless the new owner weighed as much as shfter there is no way he could have used them. those works shocks were very stiff, even with me weighing 300 I had a hard time keeping from having my kidneys bounced up into the back of my neck when I hit a bump with it. so I can almost guarantee the new owner took them off for that reason. I could be wrong, but iv'e ridden that bike on several occasions and worked on it quite a few times. but it sure does look like his old bike. |
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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2018, 06:41:41 PM » |
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Rick good to see you on this board
Did Shftr have the cig lighter on the left side under the seat Dont remember it on the bars.
I surely remember smelling funny tobaccy (well it wasnt exactly a cigarette) and watching him lite up on rides. That boy could sure ride.
Met up with him and momma at the Midway Diner for breakfast on my way south into Virginia and Tennessee several times
Tragic what happened to him, between the tornado, the floods and his health going down. He was a man of few syllables
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« Last Edit: August 12, 2018, 06:44:23 PM by Oss »
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2018, 07:35:19 PM » |
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I guess when you only want $800, you can just post photos of it right out of the barn.  It's been a long time since then, but when I sold a bunch of my cars (and bikes), I always worked my ass off to make them look as good as they could look. A couple went for less than $800. |
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3W-lonerider
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« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2018, 03:05:29 AM » |
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Yes oss. He had the cig lighter on top of the left side cover right next to the seat. Right where the black tape is in the picture.
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« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2018, 03:39:29 AM » |
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I had thought it was just in front of the fuel turn off where that hole is but you could be right as you saw the bike more than me
Did he have 2? What went in that stainless steel cover?
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If you don't know where your going any road will take you there
George Harrison
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Yogi Berra (Don't send it to me C.O.D.)
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3W-lonerider
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« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2018, 04:03:00 AM » |
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Not sure what ss cover your refering to. If your talking about the hole in the engine hanger on the left side. I think that hole is normal. I'm pretty sure the windshield was replaced to.
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98valk
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« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2018, 04:30:20 AM » |
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I didn't know the man.
However, clues I see,
did he have the tassels on the levers?,
tool bag on front?
Psychic unicorn lettering on rear fender?,
emblem on side cover?
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1998 Std/Tourer, 2007 DR200SE, 1981 CB900C 10speed
1973 Duster 340 4-speed rare A/C, 2001 F250 4x4 7.3L, 6sp
"Our Constitution was made only for a Moral and Religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the goverment of any other."
John Adams 10/11/1798
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3W-lonerider
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« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2018, 04:58:45 AM » |
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No. None of that was there when shfter owned it. I assume the second owner added all that. Including the stereo with the speakers on the handle bars.
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