New member here and new rider to the trike world

[camplejeune]

Hello fellow trike owners,

My name is Brian LeJeune (camplejeune) and fairly new to the trike owner world . We purchased our first trike from friends of ours last year as I had been thinking about triking my 97 Valkyrie. This deal came along that was cheaper than the trike conversion. Not knowing if we would like 3 wheels we made the decision to keep both. Our first trike is a 2007 C90 Suzuki that came new off the showroom floor with the Lehman Jackal rear end. Owning this Valkyrie sure has spoiled me on a smooth running motor verses the v-twin and I have previously owned 2 v-twins both Yamaha Virago's. I look forward to being a member here. FYI, I have been a member of the VRCC forum for many years and also on the Suzuki LC forum. It will be nice to chat with a trike owner group. I also do all my own wrenching. Have a great day everyone.

 

[Keystone]

Welcome to TT Brian!

Pictures. Would love to see some of your trike!

 

[Ed Hobgood]

Welcome Brian to the Trike Talk family. Glad to have you aboard ride safe and have fun.

 

[Sully]

Welcome from North Ga. :wave4:

 

[kybigmac]

Welcome from Ky

 

[Gorilla]

Welcome aboard. Ride safe. When you are ready to step up that Valkyrie make a GREAT trike.

 

[Bikerbozo]

Welcome Brian and greetings from Long Island.
Unless my memory is faulty, I believe Monroe has a Dale Jarrett Sr. car dealership there. Been in the area on business. But it's been a couple of years.

 

[Ozarkryder]

Welcome from SW MO! The Valk will make a great trike.
BTW I like the line about doing your own work.
In another thread about riding in the rain I quoted an old graybeard that passed on a lot of riding wisdom - one of his quotes was "The bike's not really yours if you don't do your own wrenching."
Glad to have you with us.

 

[camplejeune]

Welcome Brian and greetings from Long Island.
Unless my memory is faulty, I believe Monroe has a Dale Jarrett Sr. car dealership there. Been in the area on business. But it's been a couple of years.

Hey there Bikerbozo, You are correct. That dealership has changed hands, it is now Crossroads Ford. The Dale Jarrett name on the dealership was just that, a name. I understand Dale had no interest in the dealership.

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Welcome to TT Brian!

Pictures. Would love to see some of your trike!

Keystone, I will post a picture or two as soon as I get used to maneuvering around this site. Thanks,

 

[camplejeune]

Welcome from SW MO! The Valk will make a great trike.
BTW I like the line about doing your own work.
In another thread about riding in the rain I quoted an old graybeard that passed on a lot of riding wisdom - one of his quotes was "The bike's not really yours if you don't do your own wrenching."
Glad to have you with us.

I agree Ozarkryder. I just got set-up to start installing my own rubber as the dealer here is now charging $20 and that's taking them my wheel. I bought the Valkyrie used and not running with only 895 miles on it. The PO let the bike sit for 3 years with gas in it. It had 3 cylinders with low compression, off came the heads, 3 burnt valves, removed all the valves and ground them back in by hand. Had all 6 carbs a part replacing all the float valves and 0-rings. A new battery and bingo, I had a running scooter. I bought a $12,000 bike for $4,300. 4 weeks of work and about $1,000 for parts and tools. Not a bad project and it now runs great. That new shop manual paid for itself many times over along with a few special tools. This in itself was an awesome learning experience. I have been on motorcycles since I was 16, there were a few years where I did not have a bike because of a scooter accident. I am 62 now so I have been doing my own scooter work for about 35 years. I love it. It's therapy for me. I love the challenge of new project. Learning trikes is it.

 

[Zammy]

Brian, welcome to the forums from Florida.

 

[Bohica66]

Brian, welcome from another newbie from Iowa. Can't wait to see the pics.

 

[mwebster]

Welcome to TT from WV:wave4:

 

[Oldveteran]

Welcome to the forum

Hello and welcome from the panhandle of Texas! UYes, peple do live ere. Some aren't terribly smart, and can't use a typewriter, but are trike riders none the less.

Oldveteran welcomes Brian to the forum! Ride on and have fun. :Trike1:

 

[hardwickbv]

Welcome from Indiana !!! :Coffee:

Bob

 

[Ray Paige]

:wave4:WELCOME FROM MONTANA:wave4::clapping::clapping:

 

[MDO]

Welcome from Missouri!

 

[Fearless]

Welcome to the forum from Western Pennsylvania stop by often and check in with us. Ride safe Fred