What kit for Valkyrie

[reclaimerroger]

Getting ready to trike my newly acquired "99 Valk I/S. Welcome any feedback from Valk/trike owners. Want to hear positive and negative comments.
Thanks

 

[saab9k]

Still thinking Roadsmith for my Valkyrie.
Then again never ridden one, with either kit.

It is getting closer to order a kit.

 

[rmrc51]

I had a 97 Valkyrie with an older MotorTrike conversion. Although I never had any issues with that trike or the MotorTrike unit, if I had a Valkyrie now, I'd definitely go with the Roadsmith!

 

[hbrogan57]

I ride a Hannigan Gen 1 on mine. But I will suggest this.....

Research....Research....RESEARCH....

Go with the kit that best suits YOUR needs.

I like my Hannigan and would recommend that kit to anyone. But my needs, uses and riding abilities might be far different than yours.

 

[reclaimerroger]

Thanks for the replies. Hoping for more opinions. Surely there are more Valk trike riders out there that can share their experiences.

 

[grumpy]

I triked a '99 Valk I/S using a kit from TriWing Industries out of Canada. I eventually put over 60K miles on the conversion before replacing it with a GoldWing trike. One of the main reasons I chose them is that they would supply a 2.73:1 gear ratio, whereas all the others would not make any adjustments. (the Lehman kit on my Goldwing has 3.18:1) A Valkyrie does not need those kind of gears. It has PLENTY of low end with stock or taller gears. Kit comes without tires & wheels, so you get to supply your own. Again, this allows some flexibility in the overall gearing of the unit. I wound up running about 300 RPM slower than stock in 5th gear, hence somewhat better MPG than most Valk trikes, with no hill climbing issues. The kit was easy enough to install & the fiberglass was first rate. The instruction manual was adequate for some one with above average mechanical skills. However, the pinion nut on the diff was not properly torqued from the mfgr & it backed off & wrecked the rear end. After they sent me a new rear end all was well. They only warranty parts for one year. It is strictly DIY they have no dealers. If I were to do it again, I would look at some other options, but would not rule TriWing out either. FWIW, Stan

 

[saab9k]

The Roadsmith kit has 16" rear wheels, 2:93 rear gearing.
CSC has 3:08 rear gearing with 14" rear wheel.

 

[stacebg]

if you dont wanna go too fancy this is around 5500 irs electric lean to compensate the crown in the road

 

[saab9k]

This what my Valkyrie will look like. It is a Interstate.

 

[reclaimerroger]

Nice Saab. Hope mine looks as good when it is done.