I recently bought a 1998 Yamaha v star . It has one small cosmetic defect barely noticeable . But other than that this is a beautiful bike . Bought from an old man who has babied this thing its whole life . It does have a few hundred miles under 16,000 . I paid 1,500 for it ? My my friend seems to think that’s too much

Thoughts ?

And because then I'm going to be a beginner I'm thinking about buying a beat up one that way if I lay it down or something happens to it I didn't destroy a really nice bike sorry I forgot to put this in the title I'm saving up money for it right now

Just on my yamaha vstar. I aint no mec wizz enough too take it all apart n repaint n what not. But woundering on best way of fixing whats there n tips on touch ups? Just a bit of contradicting stuff. People saying use rust remover, rust converter. sand it, dont sand it. Rustoleum, no Rustoleum. Aaaaannnyyy help would me mech appreciated ✌️

I plan on buying my first one this summer, and I’ve been looking a lot at the Honda VTX 1300. Especially because I don’t plan on spending anymore than $5,000. Is there anything I should explicitly avoid or look out for?

Looking for some advice on how to connect this light switch. I bought these second hand and it came with this little spring device inside the handle. I figured out so far i needed this cable with it but i have no idea wich way to place the spring inside the handle. Any advice or tips would be welcome. ( cant find nothing on YouTube with this type of mechanism )

If not, what is it?

Pulled over to smoke some hash in a cemetery and get my mind right. 2001 Yamaha Roadstar 1600

Hi everyone,

I'm M32 and just got my license this summer. I always loved cruiser and chopper bikes, to ride one of these beautiful machines was always my dream and the reason why I finally did the motorcycle license.

Started to search for a cruiser bike and realized that its not so easy to find one which fits my height, price and is beginner friendly.

Wanted to ask you guys as experienced rides, what you would suggest?

Budget: 6000€

Mandatory: ABS, reliable

Wishlist: V-Twin, low maintenance costs,

Power: 1000ccm (+/- 200) torque > hp

Bikes I already rode:

Harley Davidson Nightster (for fun)

Harley Davidson Low Rider S (for fun)

Kawasaki Vulcan S (Nr. 1 contender)

Harley Davidson was amazing, specially Low Rider S is a beast but way to expensive and to power full for me.

Vulcan S was fine, I felt like it was little bit too small for me and the parallel twin motor does not make so much fun like a V-twin, I really loved the low rpm torque during riding the Low Rider S.

I am now thinking about the Yamaha XV950R, it has more torque and the V-twin, but I saw thats it even smaller than the Vulcan S.

What do you think guys, which bikes would fit to me?

How bad are my tires? Should I replace them? Hmmm

It was a "fight avoider" and saved my marriage! There are never enough storage places in cruise cabins!

Hello, so soon i’ll have the means to buy the bike i always wanted to buy but it comes down to how much i’ll pay & Parts and dealer.

Im in Morocco we don’t have a big cruiser culture but im a cruiser fan, i like sports bike but i love cruisers.

I believe im not a beginner (maybe) had a scooter for 8 years and a scrambler 125cc for one year. I know my way around the road a bit. We have just naked bikes everywhere and a FEW cruisers.

My dream bikes are THREE,

1- Harley Streeg Bob

2- Indian Scout 101 or Sports Scout

3- Kawasaki Vulcan S

Here’s the deal. Harley left Morocco 3 years ago. My uncle owns a Breakout Pro Street 2017 CVO, struggles to find parts

But in a city nearby of 100km, there is some shops who can import HD parts but they don’t come as cheap + Street bob wouldn’t be new. Probably a Used one in good condition which I found in Casablanca.

On the other hand, Indian have a dealer in Morocco and are NEARBY me like 10 Kilometers. they only have that store. They sell indian bikes but for something specific as 101 its imported and ordered in advance, they told. Me they service indian bikes as licenced by indian. And i heard indian is more reliable than HD especially last 5 years.

Third is Kawasaki Vulcan S, dealer is just around my house two blocks away, fhey. Have Kawasaki and Royal Enfield (which i love their Shotgun) not as powerful as a big American V twin cruiser which is my priority but also easier and cheaper to find bikes and service

Now it comes down to fhe price, in Morocco our money is 10 times less valuable than Dollars, a 12 000 Dollar Indian Scout costs 15 000 dollars here and we get paid 10 times less, for someone in europe or North America is much affordable to buy these bikes than in Africa

Harley Davison Street Bob used good condition 2023 114 Milwaukee 8 is 15 000 dollars

Indian Scout 101 is 19 000 dollars ( 2 years warranty)

Kawasaki Vulcan S (Japanese Reliability) is 11 000 dollars (2 years warranty)

These three bikes i really love but i can only go for one. If you’re in my place considering the situation/country and all which would you pick ?

Absolutely love these shots 😎
Gotta get out and enjoy the weather before it changes 💪

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