Dave:
You will like the Beast, but nothing is quite like the Valk. We rode a Valk standard for a few years and consider it the best overall cruiser that Honda has ever built (and arguably the best overall cruiser that anybody has ever built). Age and miles convinced us to part with ours, but we miss it some time. Don't part with the Valk if you can justify keeping it. This is to take nothing away from the Beast which has great power and handling; and is great fun. We very much enjoy ours. Our $.02.
We trudge on.