This is what all bike reviews on youtube should be like. Thanks a lot.

Just bought a '97 xv535 and am picking it up tomorrow morning. I had no idea of its historical importance, i just saw a little cruiser that needed a new home and immediately fell in love with it. Very strange, as I've only ridden sports bikes! Can't wait to get on, ride her home and learn more. Thanks for the tip about the exhaust, I'll be riding with my jeans on!

It's rare to see such a well organized, nicely shot, articulate review on KZfaq. Well done, sir. -A "Colonial Cousin"

You know, this is the best review on any bike that I have EVER seen! So good that I got me a Virago 535 about 4-5 years ago and am decided on upgrading to a H-D 883Iron! Cheers!

Jumping on an old video to say, buy one. I just got my "first big bike" and love cruisers, so of course it was this bad boy. Such a fun and comfortable bike. With enough power to keep you happy without the weight to make you unhappy

I have thought about buying a 535 for a long time. This review was very helpful and very well done. Easy to see a lot of time was spent putting this together. Thank you for your efforts and compliments on a job well done.

Speaking as an ex test/development rider, your reviews are by far the most honest and informative on you tube and in many a magazine. Far, far better info and honesty than a certain weekly bog roll that comes out of Peterborough. Keep up the good words. Nice to see a warts n all review of a bike without it being sponsored by company xyz. I currently ride a customised Vmax 1200 purely because one of my early bikes was an XV535. I can't stress how much that great little machine did for my life.

Dear God! Please review every bike ever made! Absolutely perfect, and I just found an '87 for $800! You've made me week, sir!

This bike takes me back to the summer of 1993 when I passed my test. I used to dream of owning one of these beasts. Sadly the dream wasn't realised at the time. Fast forward 25 years and I'm looking at getting back onto two wheels again. I can't wait!

Bought Virago 535 91' two weeks ago. All I can say is, PERFECT BIKE. I'm perfectly happy with it and thanks for review, helped me alot in choice. :)

Thank you for the excellent review, having someone who knows his stuff give you their take on a bike you're thinking about purchasing is brilliant.

Great review of the XV535. I have had my 1987 model for 28 years now and would never think of ever selling it. Although it is a bit light for the highways with heavy traffic ( especially around trucks ) it has plenty of power and has been very dependable. Great bike !

I'm planning on buying a 535. This chap has definitely sold it to me. Thanks for uploading.

I've got one some twenty years now, and I just love it. About the sound: you could edit the audio on an editor and copy the live channel onto the dead one and then re-upload the final video. Either way, this is a very fine review video you've got here. Thank you for this. Greetings from Portugal!

Great Video! Just bought a 535 ...pick it up in about 3 weeks ! Looking forward to going back to biking after a break of over 30 years!!! I think this little bike will do me well...not too scary, but still fun to ride! Thanks again for your vid.

Love this review and I agree with it. I have one Yamaha Virago 535 and adore it. Plus, it weights dry 187 kg (more or less) and to me is perfect because I can't manage too heavy motorbikes. The tank is little as you said, but this lady can easily be forgiven...she's comfortable and smooth and wild when it is needed.

I have a 96 and it hasn't let me down in the 10 years I've had it. Everything you have mentioned in this video is spot on. Although I would like a bigger bike I just can't bare to part with it.

Thankyou, i'm glad you found it useful and that you're enjoying the bike, theres little to go wrong with them and nothing to dislike, a great bike.

what a fantastic video - my dad has just got a Virago 750 trke but hasn't ridden in 40 years so it was just perfect in explaining the controls

Thanks man, that means a lot and I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it so useful. Enjoy your Harley, if you want me to review it and you're in the UK i'd be glad to. I'd seriously love to do more bike reviews.

Definitely one of the best motorcycle reviews I've seen for a long long time. Not my type of bike but my type of review nevertheless. :)

This was my first road bike. I love it. Great learning bike that i did thousands of miles on with on hindsight, no servicing at all haha. It will always be a special bike for me.

Great review mate, Can actually hear every word you're saying - makes a different from some of the other "professional" reviews on youtube! Good job!

hey thanks dude ive been contemplating this machine for quite a while now and i have to say this vid gave me the final push to go for the buy thkx again :)

Well, I've finally got one for myself! A nice dark blue, second hand Virago 535 (with an extra wide steering wheel). All that's left is just the paperwork for insurance and whatnot. But other than that, I'm ready to go! Winter's coming though, so I'm going to try and ride it before the snow arrives. A few months waiting, but at first sunshine, I'll be riding with my Virago glimmering in the sun. Thanks again for the review, and drive safe!

Good video style. Good straightforward information without any boneheaded posturing that so many videos have trying to toughen up the bike image (example, excessively revving the engine for no reason etc.). Great video.

Great review. I have a Virago 250 that I modded and I love the bike. These little Yamaha's are great little motorcycles. They handle and sound fantastic!

Great review! I used to have a 1987 Yamaha Virago 535 and I kind of miss it after watching your review. I kept it for 16 years before I sold it (still in mint condition) and I bought a Harley XL1200 Custom Sportster instead. The funny thing is, the Virago looks so much like the Sportster that some people that know me and who are not really into motorcycling does not realize that I'm riding a different bike. They just think I changed the pipes to make it sound different.

I picked up one of this machines today after I watched your video and some research about. Well done and thanks for the review. Keep riding....

I've got a 535, side mounted plate on, getting new black rear shock,5 inch risers, dragbars, its a sweet ride, nice and simple, love it....

Just bought a 96 535 with 3400 miles. This is my first bike and I'm loving it for sure.

Thank you for sharing. Learnt quite a number of things from this review, including the advices from the comments.

I’ve had two of these bikes, a G reg and a K reg great bikes and toured Scotland from Peterborough and back on the latter fully loaded.

Hey dude that’s a fantastic review , you do it with such simplicity that it’s so easy to digest all the information 👌🙏🏼thanks man I just pencilled one in my brain bank so will get round to get to getting one 👍👌❤️😎

Hi again spidiq8! Now ivé bought myself a 535 from -95 and i love it :). Me and my father went out for a test drive and even though my bike is 25kw its amazingly strong, accelerates with 2 fullgrown men on 5th gear upphill on the freeway. It´s a perfect bike when you have my lenght´(1.67cm) and i think i´m going to enyoy this for many years to come, Now my prioroty is to get my license for MC :). Thanx again for the great review! /Chistian (sweden)

Cool, same as my dirt bikes, thanks man, best review I have seen on youtube

Nice review ;] It's one of the best I've ever seen on youtube ;]

Well done, informative and well-paced. I think I'll take one out for a ride and see how it fits.

Great stuff! The XV535 is my first bike and I love it! I have a 1993 model that looks and feels awesome! Your review is spot-on! Apparently the bigger tank should last for about 150mi, but mine (the main) is on fumes at 110...

Nice video you did a lot of effort and answerd all my questions about this bike. Thanks!

@Emanuele Santoro This was filmed a good while ago on a Mini DV camcorder usign a wired mic, hence the single channel sound which believe me is far better than the onboard would have been given the placement of the camera. The quality is as good as it got through the Digital capture software so I can't do anything about that and the bike is long ago sold on so re-doing it isn't an option. Thanks for enjoying the video however

This is a very good review for a good little bike. I may even buy one now. keep up the good work spidiq8

Very Good review. I had a 535 up to 2014 when I moved and sold it. I imported it from the UK and it's origin was USA having the pilot light mounted on the front mud guard. I had a box mounted the carrier and used to carry a gallon can of petrol as the range was small. As I used to drive in the mountains it was essential. Not sure if I ever got 60 mpg. My gripe was removing the battery in winter and then trying to refit at Easter for the summer season. The compartment is so tight for this service. Discovered by accident that I could change gear without the clutch depending on revs I fitted a harley type windscreen and it was great as one time a stone thrown up hit the screen instead of me at 60 mph. Would recoment one for all bikes. Thanks again for the memory..

Thanks for your quick reply. N Had already noted the US gallon v Imperial. I just loved your lovely version. Pity I'm 74 as I would love to ride a Virago again. Thanks

I really enjoyed this account of a bike that is calling to me now.

Cool, I hope you enjoy it and have better weather than us in Scotland presently. They're a great bike.

Top speed on mine was around 80 when I bought it but it had some home made restrictive baffles in the silencers, once these were removed, it sounded far nicer and would reach about 95, (on a closed circuit under test conditions), :) It was a struggle and a fight to keep it there but it would.

Very informative! Thank you! I'm seeing one sitting on the corner of our village, might buy it, restore it to a bobber since the frame, engine, and shocks are what's left.

This guy knows what he's talking about. Well done.

Love the review!!!!! You should do more!

Great video, mate! I ride a 95 Virago 535 here in the Philippines and I agree with the review you gave. Make us some more please. :)

Love this review.. it is the best.. makes me want an XV535 to be sure!

Great review, many thanks. As a soon to be new rider I've had my eye on these bikes as I not love the look but heard only good about them and suitable for the lady rider.

I own a 2002 model, with the upper tank. I love this bike!

I have on myself having brought it in from New Zealand where I lived. With 60000 km on the clock, it is still going strong. It is not really suited for sustained speeds of 90km/h or more as it becomes very uncomfortable. As a commuter to work, short distances or in heavy traffic, it is highly versatile. Living in Switzerland makes the bikes very useful indeed on the overcrowded Autobahn in the day.

Thankyou, glad you enjoyed it, the Virago is a lovely bike, you'd only be disappointed if you expect extreme performance

GREAT REVIEW. I have a virago and true, it is a wonderful bike.

Glad to be of help and I hope you enjoy it, the fuel tank is the only real cause for complaint on these machines.

I've just bought a project 535 as I'm getting back into biking after 20 years, theroy booked for January and hoping to have it all done and dusted including the virago for spring / summer 24, lovely looking and sounding machines and can be picked up for little money. Cant wait to ditch the car and enjoy 2 wheels again 😎

Great review, thank you !

Thanks, glad you enjoyed. Shift pattern on the 535 is 1 down, 2345 up, neutral between 1 and 2 just standard Japanese left foot shift pattern.

Thank you so much for this video. Now i want to keep my little Virago :-)

My Vx250 is 21 years old this year, and i just ad the seat refurbished, i can tell you i just put on gas and oil , she is a war machine. never lets me down despite de 21 years of age, even the chrome from the air fillter still looks new! amazing bike.

Nice review!!!

Thanks, glad you did. A great bike and i'm sure you'd enjoy it if you get one.

Well done on the review sir. Makes me proud to say I own one of these bikes.

Thanks for reviewing this bike...I bought mine in 1995 at 5 years old, the 90 bikes had the twin tanks. I could make around 150 on a tank. I sold it 5 years later and it had lost a mere 1k in depreciation. Had I have hung on it would still be worth a grand. The minus bits... The seat really gets to you after 80 or so miles. rapid onset of numb bum! The reserve fuel switch is electronic the cock itself will fail every 3 years or so at £100. Needs the carb heater mods in UK to avoid icing.

Best review of... everything I've ever seen

Great review mate!

really nice review,thanx mate.

Have my '93 XV535 since last spring. I was looking for a bike to re-enter the biking world (after a few decades of absence), and it is hands-down the best bike for that purpose! I don't think I will "upgrade" any time soon, as I really love everything about it...

Thanks, glad you liked the review and tank aside, theres nothing to dislike about the 535. The weight is all low down too which aids the handling and for all the mickey taking about cruisers not handling bends, clearly these people have never ridden one. Keep enjoying yours, :)

Thankyou, i'm glad you enjoyed it and hope it was useful.

Great video! I'd add 2 things -the reserve tank switch is prone to sticking if you don't clean it well and the passenger seat is like a slab of cake! Other than that this is a class contender as a cruiser, it's fun to ride and has more bollocks than your average Harley.

Thankyou, i'm glad you found it useful

great video dude...make more

Very well. You know what you're talking about. Thanks for all the info.🤜🤛

I am 6' 3", 14 stone and this is my daily commute bike, great.

fantastic review bravo, bravo

Had a mate back in the 1980's who smashed his Harley and the cost to repair it was astronomical so he decided to cut his looses and buy one of these machines, which turned out to be a life saver for him and for me sat on the back after an evening shift at work, a comfortable ride home. Cheers Spidiq8.

Love the styling, thin, low, uncomplicated. I'll probably go for a trail bike, a second hand one like the KLE500, or BMW 650GS, but if i suddenly changed my mind and went for a custom, this would definetely be my first choice, cant beat the price and quality. Plus, if you have some basic tools, you probably can dissasemble it completely without problems hehe.

brilliant review

Excellent work. Congratulations.

This was my first bike. The 750cc model, and it was perfect.

I appreciate your review very much as after 30 years I found myself a beaut....Virago 1100...30 years old and looking gorgeous...driving pleasure and a looker...!!!....I now enjoy her company riding alongside my man when we go curing Sha

@sqlartist Thankyou, i'm glad you found it helpful. Hope your dad enjoys his trike.

The 535 and 750 are slightly different in shape, there are a few external trim differences, the dummy air cleaners for example and the 750 was supplied standard with alloy wheels rather than spoked, best thing is to google image search both models and you'll be able to see the differences easier, also, ask your neighbour the engine size if he hasn't specified, glad you enjoyed the review

You're welcome, glad it was useful. The shadow apparently is a very good bike too, I've heard nothing bad about them though haven't ridden one myself

17 year old biker here with a xv700 , coolest bike eva.

Thank, just the info I was looking for.

Great Video! Thanks for sharing.

I have an imported xv400, the same as the xv535 but with a 400 engine, absolutely amazing bike, really comfortable and very easy to ride (I am 5,11). I think they are the best looking cruisers available and most of them have very low mileage. Worth every penny.

Great review. Good job

Thankyou, i'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope it was useful. :)

Thanks for the kind words. This exhaust is an aftermarket one styled on teh stock system and is baffled but not as restrictive as the stock one, the sound is about the same, just slightly quieter on the stock system. Nothing a few simple mods with a carefully weilded power drill won't cure, ;)

Wow, this is a great video! Thank you :-)

Thankyou, glad you enjoyed.

I love my virago, will be doing a video review of my own soon

Really nice Video.. I´m thinking in getting one as soon as I can.. It´s an old fashioned buy reliable motorcycle.. I´ll put my hands on her!

Fantastic review good job.