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Sure! I'll take it!

@@heathenbiker We'll have to figure out how to communicate privately. Where are you located? I'm in Arizona right now.

@@birdhaus2021 I paid $4k for my 99 that has bags. That price seems a little high unless it has a custom paint you love, or tons of aftermarket extras, or a jet kit, or something. If it's standard i think that's $1k too high or so. Just my opinion without seeing it.

@@robertanderson5004 sorry, cut it down so that it works! Love it now!

@@heathenbiker if you or anyone has 1 I'm interested

@daneck5337 my first bike was a magna. 750.. loved it!

I'm 5'10" and at the time of this video weighed 315lbs. 285-ish now. I'm trying to eventually get another 50 lbs off of the bike's suspension! LOL

I'd love to do some riding reviews/videos but i just can't figure out the audio. I bought all the accessories for my go pro, the audio adapter, etc, but it sounds terrible! Wind noise, clicking. It's super annoying!

Hey thank you for the tip on the windshield but I ended up cutting it down and sanding the edge smooth which actually turned out pretty good I think. As for fuel consumption I was getting 22 mi per gallon which I thought was awful but after running a lot of cleaners through the tank and trying very hard not to twist the throttle all the way open on every trip now I'm getting closer to 29! Keep in mind I'm almost 300 lb so it's almost like the poor bike is having to carry the equivalent of two people around all the time!

@@heathenbiker That's odd. I've had two Interstates and a standard, and I always got 38-45 mpg, even 2-up at 330 lbs. and riding like a manic (the wife LOVES acceleration).

@@StevenRogers-hw9dj a couple of guys experienced with working on bikes have suggested that i need my carbs timed.. or tuned..? Something like that. That's beyond my skill at the moment and I don't have the specialized sync tool. Maybe they said "synced".

@@heathenbiker Yes, synched or balanced is the terminology. I have the tool but I've never done it on the Valk, but it's supposed to be far less difficult than it would appear. Find an old school bike shop and tell them to balance the carbs in pairs (I've never seen a 6-cylinder balancer). That said, the carbs would have to be WAY out of balance to make that big a difference in mileage, and should be very noticeable in how the engine runs.

Know any shade tree mechanic way to troubleshoot that?

You're right. The little lights look funny. I really want a light bar. But I'm on a very tight budget and these lights were $19 on Amazon, if I remember right. They work but they get very hot quick!

That road is pretty rough. Before I went a friend warned me that dirt/sand was on the roads. I didn't experience much of that, but lots of cracks, poor patches, uneven roads, very rocky asphalt, etc.

I know that's true. crappy habor freight ones are around $4-500, and good ones are $1500. I don't have $220 for a Sedici Helmet that I've got my eye on!! My current total budget for motorcycle stuff is $40 until next week when I hope to add another $20 to the stash!! LOL I'm not broke-broke, but I'm definitely on a budget! I was thinking of building one with a couple of scissor jacks (you know, when I can afford the scissor jacks and wood) I'll eventually get a real lift, at some point in the future.

dang man, I didn't know that. I put an inline fuse, but I'd rather have used the fuse box. I'll check into that for my next accessory!

@@heathenbiker The best part is that fuse is after the ignition key, so, the accessory will not consume the battery if not turned off.

I'm checking ebay once in a while for a like new black interstate tank!

Is that something I can do myself? I did my fork seals and can do basic things like replacing a starter or alternator in a car. Do you think that's enough technical skill to be able to do timing belt? Never tried that so I'm just curious how hard it is. thanks.

@@heathenbiker If you can replace the fork seals on a bike, you should certainly be able to change the timing belts. The great thing about the Valkyrie is that you don't have any "tupperware" to remove, and you don't have to remove the radiator hose like you do on the GL1500. You don't even have to lift the bike off the ground. It's a very straightforward procedure. Several good videos on UTUBE. Go for it.

Inspect the belt at 100 k. The book says, they last longer because they are industrial ..and over built so, just do a visual first at 100..not replace for fun.owner of 1976 gold wing , used belts and 1999 Valkyrie interstate with 43 thousand miles.

I never knew that was a thing. I ended up loosening the whole thing, finding notjing wrong that i could spot, took the caliper apart and one cylinder seemed like it would not retract so i cleaned it some more, greased it and put everything back. No more noise!

Good luck! That left hand fork was a str8t b1tch! I ended up NOT taking it all the way apart (didn't release spring), just took the tubes apart so i could replace bushings and seals!

@@heathenbiker awesome....I wish I didn't have too but I'm getting residual oil on the fork tubes.

Thanks for the video. Great job. Just got mine and the fork seals are leaking on right side. My question is if you do them one side at a time, can you do them with the bike on the ground or do you need to jack up the bike? It looks like yours was still on the ground.

@@actung4307 i bought a $80 lift from amazon. I barely lifted it. Maybe 8" and only the front was lifted, rear tire still on the ground. It didn't look like I had room to pull the fork all the way down and out with the bike on the ground. Maybe i could have but i didn't try.

@@heathenbiker you don't need to completely strip the forks to change the seals & bushes, I left the springs untouched/still in the tubes. 😎

I absolutely love this seat! I've tried Mustang, which was netter than stock but too soft. I tried corbin which is like horse saddle hard. This is just right. I sound like goldilocks! Anyway, gane changer for me.

Sure! I'll do one on rebuilding the Petcock to help prevent hydrolock. Cheers!

I've had 3 of these Valkyries now, in my life. Don't worry about the Hydrolock. It only happens if the petcock diaphram fails while the bike is off and the petcock is still "on". You can prevent it by getting in the habit of turning your petcock off. I have ordered a petcock rebuild kit, and I'll make a video on how to rebuild your petcock. It's fairly easy and having a new diaphram goes a long way to preventing the problem. If you ever get bad gas with sand or grit in it, then that can prevent your diaphram from sealing and cause hydrolock since the Valk has no fuel filter really. But that's pretty rare, and turning your petcock off prevents the issue. The truth is I only turn my petcock off when I'm done riding for the day, I don't worry about it while driving around if i run into a store, or stop for gas, or a burger. I know a lot of people are now going to tell me how horrible that is. They're probably right, but I'm not planning on changing that habit. I'm just a damn Heathen after all.

@@heathenbiker wow, thanks for the information brother I think I’m sold on the Valkyrie now all I gotta do is find a nice one for a reasonable price!

Hi Gabriel, you should really consider having a Valkyrie!

Thanks man. I never even thought about cutting it until you suggested it on another video. Drove it to work today in drizzle. Works great, I can see over it now. The guy who owned it before me must've been 6'5" or something!! LOL -Cheers

@@heathenbiker You are very welcome. Polycarbonate is pretty easy to work with…as you found out. Lol Keep that thing waxed with a good UV wax to keep it looking good for a long time. RainX can help with the rain, but I have had same issues as you on several of my bikes. I actually bought a sheet of Poly off of Amazon and cut my own shield for my Shadow’s batwing fairing…I actually made several. Polycarbonate does not like UV, so any time you mess with it, coat it in a UV protectant and it will last a very long time. Again, nice job!