How strong is it and what does the future look like.

[Cycho]

We all know what the Valkyrie is, a unique motorcycle that will always stand out in a sea of VTwins.  If production of the Valk stops I think it will become an instant classic like the CBX did.  
   No one really knows if there will be a Valkyrie in the future (our government could take security lessons from Honda).
  However as others have said, "I've got mine".  Repair parts should never be a problem except for the saddle bag that BR needs, but it would be a good idea to pick up any aftermarket goodies you may want......  Soon.
    A lot of us have been here since the beginning and although the group has taken a few hits in the past five years the VOAi is still alive and well.  I believe the VOAi will continue to grow and will continue to serve as the core group of the Valk owners for a long time.

jim:
here's my profile; 58 yrs old,going on 59; carotid bypass x1; cardiac stints x3 (go for #4 wed.) minor heart attack x2; need surgery on wrist because of arthritis; grandfather of 4.

own a 97 valk standard and ride her every chance i get, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. but at all times "joyfully".

did you know that it has been shown that riding a m/c keeps you young? (in the head anyway)

rember "live to ride, ride to live"? it's a HD thing but it applies.

as far as resale goes, who cares?  replacement parts?  who needs them ?  a valk lasst forever !

remember " VALHALLA  IS ONLY ONE VALKYRIE AWAY"

Here is a quote from Motorcycle Cruiser's article:

"We expect an 1800 version of the Valkyrie with a more conventional, functional (and affordable) style than the Rune. Honda has labeled the flat-six as its most distinctive engine, and the 1500 Valkyrie showed that it can deliver perfect cruiser power characteristics. The Rune might be considered a buy-able concept model of what will follow. It's T series concept bikes, one of which turned into the Rune might give some hint of the directions Valkyries could take."

I also notice that there is still an option to custom build a 2003 Valk on the Honda website.  Has anyone tried ??

[dproven]

Maybe It's just 'cause I'm an old fart (58) who's spent the last 18 yrs. on older Harleys so maybe I have a different perspective on "older" bikes and they're value and maintainability, but c'mon guys!  

All this talk about Valk's after market going away, clubs withering on the vine, what to do     what to do       ALL THIS ABOUT A BIKE THAT HONDA STILL MANUFACTURED AND SOLD NEW IN  2003    THATS ONLY 6 MONTHS AGO!

Maybe we should learn something from our Harley brother'n, at least the older HD guys, that our machines have character and they can mellow with age!  Or are they right in their criticism of "Jap" bikes, that they are just pieces of crap, not worth anything the day after they are bought, and to be discarded as throw aways??

I bought a "New To Me" beautiful '98 Valk Std this past winter and am enjoying the sh.. out of it so I'm on your side bit frankly I don't like what I'm reading!  

Soulds like we (metric riders) maybe have bought into the "rap" on us non HD riders too much?  

Just trying to get us to think about it a little.

Your friend,
Dennis

[Valker]

I totally agree with you. My 98 only has 64K miles so far. I am not worried about it becoming unreliable or hard to find parts for ..for at least a decade or 2 ;-)
I, too, am an old fart (50) who rode bikes in the mid 60s. I rode then, I ride now-now is better!:cool:

['KC']

I have to agree with you Valker, I have got you by a couple of years or so, but I've been riding more On than Off since the 60's. I have no intentions of stopping, and I love it as much or more than ever before.
I was at a bike show on Sunday, and a guy had a 1960 Matchless 650 there. So many people walked by and said, 'Matchless, never heard of one' I can understand the 35-40 and younger crowd, but a lot of them were people about my age. They evidently, were not into motorcycles in back the 60's.
My first ride was on the back of my sister's boyfriends Matchless. I think that it was a 500, but I could be wrong, IT WASN'T YESTERDAY.
I hope to be the guy with a Valkyrie at the show, when people are saying 'Valkyrie, what was that?'
My 2000 I/S only has 50,000 on it so far, it won't have 250,000 on it for at least another 6 years. I might have to buy some parts for it by then.

the day I had some "limey" bikes ie: Snortin' Nortons & Trumpin' Triumphs. I always wanted to get a Royal Enfield. Them were the days. I then switched to Harley when ever I could afford one had a couple of CB 750s one stock, one on a hard tail. Now its Dragon time. I really can't think of a better scoot than than the Valkyrie F6C.