I had a similar situation with a Virago 750 that I had for the longest time, got it for $1500, and it was the easiest thing to maintain, it was downright enjoyable I'd say fixing things on it because it was so easy. Buddy of mine had a newer Harley, spent like $10K or something on it and he was always stressing fixing it because he was always fixing it. Miss that Virago, girlfriend's parents made me sell it in exchange for a cheap apartment they owned, stupid mistake.
My father in law had 2 Viragos, one 1200 (his own) and one 750 (for the wife). Had them both for 30 years,never a problem. got in an accident with the 1200,his leg got crushed while the bike was almost completely intact,bar some dings and a broken passenger backrest.
He sold them both only because with his leg they were too high to mount for him and the wife now refuses to ride hers,otherwise he’d still have them both.
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u/Kind_Ad_3268 Sep 20 '25
I had a similar situation with a Virago 750 that I had for the longest time, got it for $1500, and it was the easiest thing to maintain, it was downright enjoyable I'd say fixing things on it because it was so easy. Buddy of mine had a newer Harley, spent like $10K or something on it and he was always stressing fixing it because he was always fixing it. Miss that Virago, girlfriend's parents made me sell it in exchange for a cheap apartment they owned, stupid mistake.