XS1100 vs Valyrie Interstate

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  • fly
    XSive
    • Mar 2004
    • 78

    #16
    How many bikes ? Some is good, more is better too many is just right.
    fly

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    • DEEBS11
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Feb 2023
      • 1420
      • Connecticut

      #17
      "I would buy both but that's me. Ian, I gotta tell you, telling me about your 34 bikes is the best news I heard all day. I *only* have 25 and my wife thinks I'm crazy. I can't wait to tell her about Ian MacDonald and his 34 bikes. OUTSTANDING! "

      Originally posted by IanDMacDonald

      Hah. The thought has crossed my mind, but it would be a Standard Valk, plus the bagged XS. But, at that point, I'm creeping away from why I want the Valk. I want a bagged Valk,
      Great minds think alike. Here's to 35 & 36.
      Last edited by DEEBS11; 02-15-2024, 02:57 AM.

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      • LAB3
        XSive Maximus
        • May 2022
        • 679
        • Traveling the U.S. with no permanent address

        #18
        I'm 6'4" with a 36" inseam and bloodied my shins many times on the engine guards of my 83 Goldwing, can't imagine it being any different on that Valkyrie for me. Sat on a BMW R18 once, great looking bike but I'm quite sure my size 14's would catch fire at some point.
        1980 XS1100G

        Intelligent people discuss ideas, average people discuss events, petty people discuss other people.

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        • gtem
          Truly XSive
          • May 2023
          • 162
          • Indianapolis

          #19
          Valkyries have caught my eye in the past as well. Now that I've got a big fat 800lb Kawasaki Voyager in my fleet, I'm more comfortable with the idea of owning this size/weight of motorcycle, and the big 6cyl Honda sounds pretty appealing: less weight than the Voyager, and that exhaust note.
          Yamahas: 1979 XS1100F
          Past Yamahas: 1978 XS1100E, 1976 XS500C

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          • IanDMacDonald
            XS-XJ Super Guru
            • Oct 2010
            • 3917
            • Grand Blanc & Fenton, MI

            #20
            Originally posted by gtem
            Valkyries have caught my eye in the past as well. Now that I've got a big fat 800lb Kawasaki Voyager in my fleet, I'm more comfortable with the idea of owning this size/weight of motorcycle, and the big 6cyl Honda sounds pretty appealing: less weight than the Voyager, and that exhaust note.
            I looked at a Vaquero, with a sticking clutch. It appealed to me, especially since I own quite a few modern Kawks. But, the thing was a turd. Slow as all heck. After riding a Valk, I was convinced I needed one as a happy medium.

            I'll get my Valk delivered in two weeks, and picking the XS up next weekend.
            1979 XS1100F
            2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.

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            • DEEBS11
              XS-XJ Guru
              • Feb 2023
              • 1420
              • Connecticut

              #21
              You are gonna love it!

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