It's a sad day for me

[tedsmini]

With a lump in my throat and a tear in the corner of my eye I say farewell to my faithful companion, the big bumble bee. It has served me well for 8 years and was a troublefree mount. A heart attack and arthritis in my hips and a spinal injury have finally ended my days on a big two wheeler. Now I need to explore the world of trikes or add to my scooter collection. They are lighter and easier to handle. I have my eye on a Suzuki 650 twin Burgman. It will top 115+ and all I read the transmission is much superior to Honda's Silverwing 600 Scooter with the same belt trans that all my scooters have including the Helix I rode for 17 yrs. My bike was in such immaculate condition and had every chrome dodad that Hal and Rattlebars sold me it brought a whopping $10K which isn't shabby for a '97 Valk. Goodbye old friend :cry:
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[BG]

It must be a sad day losing such a good friend after 8 years.
Fortunately there are options for keeping the wind in your face.
Good luck in your search for another companion be it a trike or a scooter.

[LaMonster]

Hey at least you are still going to be in the wind. I pray that your health improves and maybe someday you will be back on the bike of your dreams. Hang in there my friend.

[R J]

They will have to pry my cold dead fingers off of MGM.

I've been told to quit riding, no way Jose.

When I go, I want to come sliding in sideways and holler dang what a ride, then when the dust settles they will see my great big old smile, just before I breath my last breath........

[bassman]

How bout converting her to a trike rather than looking for something else???? :D

[PSUbag]

Best of luck, Tedsmini. I hope your health improves and you're as happy with your next ride as you were with you're Valk. Here's to ya! :capwin:

[clsimmons]

sorry to hear of your health problems, but a trike is a lot of fun, I have a 99 Valk IS with Lehman trike kit - It's a blast!

[RayO]

It's not a bad thing, I have been riding trikes for four years now and prefer it to a 2 wheeler no question. It's a shame you already sold the Valk, but there are many options when you go for a trike, check all of them out!!

[Earthdog]

I love the way you think RJ.


They will have to pry my cold dead fingers off of MGM.

I've been told to quit riding, no way Jose.

When I go, I want to come sliding in sideways and holler dang what a ride, then when the dust settles they will see my great big old smile, just before I breath my last breath........

[R J]

Earthdog, in 2 months & 29 days I will have been riding for 60 years, with somewhere around/over a million & a half miles on a motor.

No one is going to cheat me out of that honor, unless the main man upstairs wants me to lead a parade, and calls me up before B'Day # 73...........

[DeuceRider]

Go for a Trike, They are a lot of fun !

Mark

[Mosa]

sorry to hear that Ted, but the closing of one door often leads to the opening of another.. Trikes are way kool... yak with RayO about em... hes got a nice one.... I was entertaining getting one myself to see if Sandy would ride with me in one of em... she wont do the bike thing no more.,...

Mosa