Cruising and enjoying the scenery is nice. Sometimes boys just have to go out and play with their toys 😉

Thanks, bro!

Thanks a lot!

You’re not the first one saying she sounds like an older 911, love it! I will not tell my buddy about the lawnmower comparison though 😝

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ns56qb1krpmqoWQ.html Check out this Valkyrie engine, shoehorned into the frame of a GL1000, and feed it through open carburettas from a Porche 911 then :-)

That's what I like to hear ;-) This was so much fun!

How does stock with baffles removed sound? Is that possible?

@@happytrails5342 I don't know... while I have run different aftermarket exhaust setups, I have never messed with the stock pipes.

@@facilitiesmaintenancebyarne got it! Just curious as I just picked up my own purple and white 97 Valk today, 40k miles for $3860. Going to ride her for the first time tommorow. Am ecstatic. Did the carb rebuild with my brother practically all day today

To each his/her own, but IMHO, the Valkyrie is all about "quiet power".

Thanks, bro! Since you commented I was watching videos about the Crossplane R1, learnt a lot 👍🏻 I would put the Valkyrie on 1st place. I’m opinionated though 😂

A honda vfr sounds about as good in my opinion to the r1. I own a vfr so i may be biased too.

😂👌🏻🤝

That's what I like to hear, very much appreciated! Cheers

Thanks a lot! 🤝

Congratulations on the new bike! You'll love it! If the pipes come with the baffles installed, leave them in and see how you like it. Good for city riding and when you open her up, she sounds amazing over 4000rpm. Then take the baffles out and hear the difference ;-)

@@vancityvalkyrie yeah still has the baffles in so will see which I prefer, if in doubt baffles out though isn’t it?

@@Blipthethrottle726r 😂 I think that’s the saying, hehe

Dziękuję Ci 🤝

Gracias! ;-)

All stock.

That's the thing, it never gets old ;-) I love my long distance rides and did a few Iron Butt rides as well, 24hrs of riding. Every time I start the bike, give her some throttle, it makes me smile ;-)

Better on the interstate than any other bike I've ridden besides the Goldwings I've owned. If you ride a bike for long enough to get into the reserve every time, you figure out what's a serious highway bike and what's not

All stock. I changed the needles that came with the Cobra Kit but changed to original again. 👌🏻

@@vancityvalkyrie why did you change back to stock needles?

​@@mtguz23 I just didn't see any improvement and it felt like the bike wasn't running 100%. Switched back to stock needles and everything felt fine again.

@@vancityvalkyrie Thanks for the response - I was debating whether to get the jet kit along with the cobra pipes - maybe I'll just try the pipes first and leave the carbs alone, and if it runs fine leave it be. Sometimes less work is better anyway (pretty much always I think).

​@@mtguz23 Ask 3 other people and you will probably get 3 different opinions on this topic. I put the pipes on, tried both sets of needles and went back to stock. I still have to put the bike on a dyno to see how much power I lost due to the pipes and no baffles. I don't feel a difference to the stock pipes. She takes me to where I wanna go, starts up nice every time and runs smooth. No need to fix anything that ain't broken. Cobras with baffles have an amazing sound above 4k rpm. Without the baffles it's just... so much different. I uploaded a video when I started her for the first the time after taking the baffles out. Couldn't stop smiling, hehe ;-)

A "pain in the ass" in what sense? Maintenance? Just ride the bike regularly and everything will be fine. There's a device out there called "DigiSync" to synchronize the carbs. Get a Valkyrie, you will love it! Regular maintenance on this bike can be done by yourself, you just have to keep riding it and enjoying it ;-)

I absolutely love it and can't imagine going back to a motorcycle tire ever again. Riding on a BFGoodrich g-Force Comp2 AS Plus, 205 55 R16, 38psi.

I got the ECT mod on the bike as well. The power loss is very minor I'd say. The concert you get is just awesome! Hoping to be able to put the bike on the dyno with original pipes and also with Cobras with and without baffles... one day...

Thanks man! I’ll check it out. There’s no way I’m putting the baffles back in 😅

There is no power loss with the cobras. They flow air no differently than stock. The myth that the lack of back pressure makes it lose 10 hp is false. If you get rid of back pressure you don’t lose power, you gain it.

​@@155mustang.

People always get confused when they hear me coming, imagine an old muscle car come around the corner, and then it’s “just” the Valkyrie 😉

Let’s go for a ride and see 😉

@@vancityvalkyrie I don't know...My CM450 Is a Wild fox haha but I was curious what your thoughts are on this bike for it's handling? It's a bike I've been genuinely interested in since I discovered it exists.

@@shadowspect09 I’ve been riding a Valkyrie for 21 years now. Started out on a Suzuki VX800 in ‘98, since 2000 I’m on a Valkyrie. Riding all over Europe and since 2018 my bike is in Canada. I loved the bike from day 1!!! Now I ride it double dark and it’s even better! They are cheap, you can service everything by yourself, and they never let you stranded on the road. One alternator gave up on me, that’s it. You will get used to the bike’s abilities pretty quick and I would say, from my experience, all your riding buddies will be impressed what this bike can do 👍🏻

@@vancityvalkyrie double dark?

@@shadowspect09 car tire on the rear and a rear motorcycle tire on the front…. Come on, do your research! 😝

Pretty sure they don't make an exhaust system for the Valkyrie.

@@vancityvalkyrie Yeahh unfortunally..... But your Honda very good 😊👍🙏 keep on rock in bro...GbU 🙏🙏

Absolutely loving it!!!

@@vancityvalkyrie to each his own, love the pipes. ride safe

What does that mean

@@Erick-tg4vn he replaced his rear motorcycle tire for a cheap car tire for mileage

@@Erick-tg4vn Darkside!!!

Jeff Keniston read the description and you know why... 😝

@@vancityvalkyrie Decel sounds good too but accel sounds even better!

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Hahahahahhaha ask and you shall receive. Thanks pall.

@@VisionRopeAccess www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,119208.0/topicseen.html

That "sushi scoot" is probably more American than Harleys nowadays. Manufactured at the former Honda factory in Marysville, Ohio.

Not "noise"... "Symphony" ;-)

Which one? I just got the same one delivered again and will put it on next weekend. Which means, it’s time for another burnout 🔥😂

@@vancityvalkyrie Michelin, I should have put on a Continental, But it is ok with me.

And yet here you are watching this arrogant insecure spectacle as well. How many views does your video of understated class have?

Best decision ever. Double Dark now...

Yes. Never gonna sell this bike!

@@vancityvalkyrie nice! I’m in Vancouver too, maybe I’ll hear this beast in real life sometime lol, I’m on a dr650 now

@@keithquinn5624 let’s go for a ride! Happy New Year, bro!!!