I also had the Bee ... It was a great bike , I unfortunatlly sold her when I got the F6B ... I had to many bikes and not enough space . Still kick my self for selling .
I'm down to 7 bikes .
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Me too, or should I say me 12. Anyway, had a beautiful 99 Interstate. Some custom paint by Dan Kite finished off extra chrome beautifully. Triked that Valk in May of 2013 and rode to Lake George. As I dismounted after the ride, I knew I had made a mistake. Robbed the power and took 80% of the fun away. Test drove several of the competition, but halfway across the parking lot, and I knew the F6B would be the replacement. As someone else said here, it felt lighter even coming off the stand. Smooth as silk, plenty fof power and oh, so comfy. The Valk was a looker, but the F6B is a better ride for me. Hope to see ya'll in Franklin!
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I haven't pulled the trigger yet but getting closer to having an F6B in the garage. This may be hard to believe but I've owned 25 Valkyrie's since 2000. I guess it would be safe to say that I really like the Valkyrie's. Started out with a 98 Tourer and after that had several Standards,some more Tourers and several Interstates. Had as many as five of them at one time, Some of them were short term, some 2 or 3 years and a 99 interstate that I have owned for 14 years and over 100,000 miles and climbing. Supervalked it and still have it and a 2001 Interstate as well as a 2004 Rune. The Rune is a lot of fun to ride but definitely not the long distance ride like the Valk's or the F6B is. I've liked the F6B since it was first announced and test rode one a couple of months back and really liked it. I've test ridden a lot of bikes the last 10 years but the F6B was the first one that felt like a direct replacement for the Valkyrie.
I had shoulder replacement surgery 5 weeks ago and getting closer to getting back in the saddle again. If it wasn't for that probably would have bought one right after the test ride. I'll probably keep at least one of the Valk's and add an F6B as a stable mate. :icon_biggrin:
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I,m not surprised many of us had a Valkyrie, and were naturally drawn to this great new brute.
I had the 98 Tourer. All black. I had this together with a Goldwing for almost 11 years. It was a mood decision to go with the luxury and comfort of the Wing or the growl of the tuned exhaust on the Valk. No radio, better performance, looks from every rider.
I sadly decided, with a growing back problem and the stiffer ride on the Valk, I would be more comfortable on the Wing. It was misery to run 100 miles out, only to have my back start in and the 100 miles back to the garage.
Then 8 months later, I felt I no longer needed the weight and storage of a full dress bike. So I sold the Wing too.
Here's where it gets crazy ! Somehow, still beyond my own self understanding, I bought a BMW K1200LTC ! LIke HornBlower noted earlier.......BIG MISTAKE !
That bike is top heavy, under-powered, difficult to ride, over-engineered and expensive. TWO final drives went out in 5000 miles !!
Then in my local Honda dealer 9 months later looking for maybe an ST1300,... I catch a glimpse of the F6B...."what the hell is that ? "
Days later while buying the dream... I kept asking myslef why it feels so familiar...... "OH MY GOD.... its the Valkyrie !"