Wow. It's seven years later...did you ever learn how obnoxious this type comments is?

@@nerfytheclown isn't obnoxious if you've experienced a good slide.

Did you get it? I rode mine home this JAMuary and it's great.

Thought only a 15 minute ride

not far, just boring due to classic shitty yank roads, retards built everything in a straight line rofl

oli j because in America things are farther away. My state is the size of your country

oli j If you use mathematics you will quickly find out that a straight line is the quickest way to go from point A(home) to point B(gym) in this case. You can also apply this same amazing mathematical equation to a multitude of other applications. School just do it.

he did that on purpose to get longer rides on that pearl of a bike

At the speeds he is travelling it doesnt matter, where it matters is if you are going through the corner foot on the ground...

oli j Pathetic excuse of a bike course? That's interesting, since 90%+ motorcycle accidents in the US involve a rider who never took a safety course. Maybe it is a pathetic bike course, but clearly it is helping people survive. By the way, I'm from Oklahoma....which was considered a southern state back then.

oli j Also, if engine braking is the primary method of braking, why are there brakes on both the front and rear tire? Rear brake is your primary brake, front brake is a close second, downshifting is third. That is pretty much common knowledge unless you're an ignorant moron like yourself.

Jeremiah Johnson Rear brake...is your... primary brake... Jesus you're a shitty troll. The made up 90% statistic out of no where is an equally bad troll. Thanks for being the most ludicrous troll I've ever seen. Merry Christmas

oli j Like I said in the message I sent you, if all you wanna do is talk trash, we can meet in person. Simple as that.

A1

I never opened up this bike at all during this trip. It has a decent amount of power off the lights but its nothing to write home about.

I started out on dirt bikes but got the 1100 as my first street bike. It's got considerably more power but it's extremely manageable and fun to ride. Don't let a bigger displacement scare you. But ride whatever you're comfortable with and you'll have an awesome time regardless. Best of luck!

I agree with not letting the displacement of the bike scare you. It's horsepower and torque you should worry about. Take for example this bike. It might have the same size engine as a Ninja 650 but much less HP and torque due to it not only being a heavier bike but having a shaft drive as well.

@@dapster The Yamaha xvs-650 has more torque than the Ninja - 650...A v-twin is all about the torque...As to the question, it's three years old and am sure the decision was made...My opinion would be to go with the 650 and not the 250 for the simple reason, you'd be selling the 250 soon enough...I'd stick with the 650 and you'll most likely hang on to it longer...A 250 is hard to find a buyer base and most I've know where women who were first time riders...I've a female friend who's had her 250 for sale thru many outlets and in her front yard and it's not had much interest...

I have a cobras on my 1100 Custom and it's so nice

yeah Im not really look for sport bike speeds by any means haha I don't need to go 125 mph+like some people. Just really wanting something that i can take on the highway for short trips. Thanks!

I did a few long trips on this bike and it maintained very well up to 80mph with traffic. You wont be doing much quick passing at that speed but youll be comfortable.

Vance hines short shots

swarm87 No, he's got Vance & Hines short shots

Was the V&H short shots. I have a Harley Night Rod now with the V&H pipes

Texas

Texas - Dallas in fact, well Plano by the look of it.

7 years now

please elaborate more, i recently got a vstar, and its my first bike, but i can clearly tell the clutch shouldn't be like how its acting, how can i get that fixed

same here man, the clutch is like an on/off switch, where you're either engaged for a split second, or stalling. Research "the clevver" on yamaha forums, it's basically a modified stock clutch lever with a new hole drilled closer to the pivot point of the clutch lever. It gives you more friction zone, before you're fully engaged so it helps a lot with stalling. It's also lighter to pull in. Installing is easy, all you do is replace the clutch lever then put in the new one - but instead you put the clutch cable into the new hole (where the end of the cable rests), closest to the pivot point. I hope this helps.

MO AK No, he's got Vance & Hines short shots

vance hines short shots

Was in Airforce

this is not a sport bike wtf.

ih8momjokes1 Sport bike or not. ATGATT.

Ride safe. Don't be a fool. Wear your gear. The day you regret it is around the corner. Peace.

+Guy Wilson Let people ride how they wanna ride...if your that scared to get hurt you probably shouldn't own a bike

Being scared or not has nothing to do about whether or not you should ride with gear or not. It's about avoiding having a fucked up day where in the event you do get into an accident you'll be able to walk away from it unscathed. As for that "rather be a squid than an asshole" comment I'd rather be an asshole who walked away from an accident unharmed than some idiot who didn't wear his gear - helmet included - and because of it is sitting either in a hospital bed or at home screaming in pain from road rash or being fed his food due to hitting his head at 65 MPH or more and winding up as an invalid. Guess when you wind up that way you'll be saying to yourself, "Maybe I should have worn my gear."

MAV Computer Bike Run enjoying himself

Is this true? I was always told to use brakes, the brake pads are meant for braking. The pads are the wear points so you don't wear the gears in the transmission. Its cheaper the replace the pads than replace the transmission.

You always use transmission to brake in bikes, cars and trucks. It doesn't damage the transmission cause it's still spinning the same as when you accelerate. Also you have to go down the gears cause you shouldn't change gears while sitting still on a bike. It also helps stability hugely in bikes, cars and trucks. But you use front brake with a little back brake with the engine brake. Obviously ya don't rev it to high when you do it. If ya going through the twisters ya really need to also

Thanks.

jaywa Not necessarily. You don't wanna downshift to a low gear at a high speed, and you don't wanna let off the clutch too fast while doing it. It is illegal to engine brake in some places for big trucks. Also in traffic, not a good idea to use it to slow down quickly on a bike except during emergencies. Good way to get rear ended.

true, but using gears in conjunction with brakes is proper, not just brakes alone.