Mantis Valkyrie

[Canuckbiker]

lookin' forward to it Roy

 

[kaos]

I will admit I am slow on getting stuff finished. But it will get done.
Hang in there. I do have several builds on the go. Plus I picked up another
project couple weeks ago at a swap meet. Can you say titanium.
I still haven't finished the Horny Toad build!!!! That has been years.
Hey kaos, I don't see either of your valkyries on here.

For the time being, i am not very active here. You can find me as Martin Eggum on facebook. Active in some of those vintage groups.

 

[Retro_Roy]

another year has come and gone. some progress had been made.
decided i really have to get this one done. then wouldn't you know it.
another component change came along recently. still deciding whether
to stay the course or go with it. shouldn't be too much of a set back timewise.
and end result might be for the better.
happy new year everyone.

 

[zonoskar]

Is it a '87 or '89?

 

[Retro_Roy]

i don't know what year it is. could not find a serial number on it either.
if you know some way of figuring it out from characteristics let me know
what year you think it might be. thanks.

 

[mkozaczek]

The elevated Valkyries came out around 89 and were made through 92.... maybe into 93?? It's difficult to tell exactly what year any one bike might be as these were all basically the same. I've seen some slight variations in cable routing but that's about it.

 

[Retro_Roy]

thanks martin.

 

[mkozaczek]

There really isn't a serial number? I've never seen one without a serial number, that's odd.

 

[Retro_Roy]

as you can see the frame was stripped completely. there was nothing on
the bottom bracket or rear dropouts. usual serial number locations. where are
they located on a valkyrie?

 

[mkozaczek]

The fork isn't original.... can you show the whole frame.