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Cry of the Valkyrie...
07/01/10 at 19:51:20

A friend of mine is fixing up a wrecked Valkyrie...
After some serious reassembling,.. he couldn't get her to start.
....and, after much frustration he finally found the culprit. Apparently, the Valkyrie has a "bank angle sensor", designed to kill the engine if the bike goes too far over...

Don't install that puppy upside-down.... Undecided

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Whodda' thunk'd?... Huh

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Educatedredneck Senior Member Alliance Member Offline Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Posts: 458 Hampstead, Maryland Gender:	Re: Cry of the Valkyrie... Reply #1 - 07/02/10 at 02:03:28 Wow - Man I just love that bike....expensive though when they came out new
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jef.savage Serious Thumper Offline ridin' n slidin' Posts: 638 Boston, MA Gender:	Re: Cry of the Valkyrie... Reply #2 - 07/02/10 at 05:44:30 Yeah, that's one hot Honda. The Can-Am Spyder has a sensor that slows the engine if you try to corner too fast.
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Reply #3 - 07/02/10 at 05:59:16

Never having had one, I can't be sure. But many Honda Gold Wings and apparently Valkyries had a bank angle sensor. It was supposed to kill the engine if the bike went down. Worked, too. But every so often someone would get a bike leaned over too far in a parking lot at low speed. The bank angle sensor would work as advertised and kill the engine. The resulting loss of power would cause the bike to go down. Honda had a recall on at least some of the sensors for that problem.

My brother tells me his Kawasaki Mean Streak has a sensor of some sort that apparently kills the engine when the bike is dropped. The bike will then not restart until the ignition is turned off and back on. Based on that limited information, I surmise that a lot of bikes may have such a sensor. Perusal of the owner's manual might be in order.

The Can-Am Spyder is advertised as having electronic stability control and ABS, and is supposed to keep its operators from skidding or overturning. It also has power steering, which is tied into the stability control. And it has a single brake control - the foot pedal.

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Reply #4 - 07/02/10 at 06:01:39

My buddy rode a Valkyrie when we did our beach ride last month. It was a nice bike, pretty and shiny. He even washed it before we left. Grin

I sat on it and it had a nice seat, wide like mine. I liked the box on the back to put your helment and other stuff in.

But when he started telling me about the SIX carbuterators and such, I knew it was not the bike for me.

I am really liking the simpleness of the savage (and the simpleness of the rider)!

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prsavage Senior Member Offline atgatt Posts: 306 Nanaimo BC Gender:	Re: Cry of the Valkyrie... Reply #5 - 07/04/10 at 07:52:12 My wife's 2005 Suzuki C50 has a sensor like that. We found out when she fell over at a stop light wheb her foot slipped out on an oil spot. Had to switch it off then back on to restart.
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RidgeRunner13 Serious Thumper Offline haulin' the groceries! Posts: 649 Mustang Island, Texas Gender:	Re: Cry of the Valkyrie... Reply #6 - 07/04/10 at 09:25:24 +1, lean angle sensor, 2009 V-Star 950T.
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: Cry of the Valkyrie... Reply #7 - 07/04/10 at 13:54:04 Let's see now, Valkyrie- oh yea, a fat dead German girl. Why would anyone name a bike after one of those? Phelonius
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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: Cry of the Valkyrie... Reply #8 - 07/04/10 at 19:07:46 prechermike wrote on 07/02/10 at 06:01:39: But when he started telling me about the SIX carbuterators and such, I knew it was not the bike for me. Sounds the same as the Savage -- one cab per cylinder!
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Re: Cry of the Valkyrie...
Reply #9 - 07/04/10 at 19:20:00

Phelonius wrote on 07/04/10 at 13:54:04:

Let's see now, Valkyrie- oh yea, a fat dead German girl. Why would anyone name a bike after one of those?

Phelonius

The St. Louis Symphony had a Wagner night -- they played the Ride of the Valkeries and all that kept running through my mind was

"Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit!"

That at least was fun, but after the intermission they did some duet that lasted for about two weeks, subjective time. Reminded me of the quote:

"Wagner wrote some of the most beautiful moments in music -- and some of the longest half hours in between!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxiv3CBMS4M

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Re: Cry of the Valkyrie...
Reply #10 - 07/04/10 at 19:46:06

drharveys - FSO wrote on 07/04/10 at 19:07:46:

prechermike wrote on 07/02/10 at 06:01:39:

But when he started telling me about the SIX carbuterators and such, I knew it was not the bike for me.

Sounds the same as the Savage -- one cab per cylinder!

That's true doc, but can you imagine getting all six to run the same at the same time? Huh

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Re: Cry of the Valkyrie...
Reply #11 - 07/04/10 at 21:30:38

drharveys - FSO wrote on 07/04/10 at 19:20:00:

Phelonius wrote on 07/04/10 at 13:54:04:

Let's see now, Valkyrie- oh yea, a fat dead German girl. Why would anyone name a bike after one of those?
Phelonius

The St. Louis Symphony had a Wagner night -- they played the Ride of the Valkeries and all that kept running through my mind was

"Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit!"

... and all I can think is,... "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"... Grin

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28385 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Cry of the Valkyrie... Reply #13 - 07/05/10 at 18:05:30 runwyrlph wrote on 07/05/10 at 18:01:47: Phelonius wrote on 07/04/10 at 13:54:04: Let's see now, Valkyrie- oh yea, a fat dead German girl. Why would anyone name a bike after one of those? Phelonius They carry you to Valhalla if you're a viking. ... and dead.... ...
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Re: Cry of the Valkyrie...
Reply #14 - 07/05/10 at 18:55:30

Serowbot wrote on 07/04/10 at 21:30:38:

drharveys - FSO wrote on 07/04/10 at 19:20:00:

Phelonius wrote on 07/04/10 at 13:54:04:

Let's see now, Valkyrie- oh yea, a fat dead German girl. Why would anyone name a bike after one of those?
Phelonius

The St. Louis Symphony had a Wagner night -- they played the Ride of the Valkeries and all that kept running through my mind was

"Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit!"

... and all I can think is,... "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"... Grin

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