V Star 1300 vs VTX 1300

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2 жыл бұрын

The Yamaha 1300 V Star vs the VTX 1300. Yamaha and Honda - which is better ?

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@jerseydevil5492 Жыл бұрын

I have both as well.. My Vtx is my baby.. bought her new in 05.. wife recently wanted to upgrade from her shadow 750.. so I gave her the Vtx and customized it ..then I went out an picked up an 08 vstar 1300 tourer. now I get to ride both :)

@DJ-wu2qc Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. You really can’t go wrong with either bike. Both have plenty of power and handle well. Stay safe !

@romeredubost6971 6 ай бұрын

Smooth strategy, now you get to ride both. I hear the vtx has slightly more get-up-and-go…you notice that, or is it about the same?

@mitchreive9173 Жыл бұрын

This is a great bike nothing to prove just enjoying the ride

@markshadows5088 Жыл бұрын

😍😍😍 beautiful just awesome!!

@jamesweber4938 5 ай бұрын

You can cut the windshield rather than buy a new one. Lots of videos on KZfaq on how to do that. Get the Memphis Shades fork lowers to reduce buffeting on the highway. Around 50mpg is average. I have got 300 kms from a tank but the low fuel light usually comes on around 250kms. Ivans Performance Products ECU flash really improves the "driveability" and makes a more enjoyable ride but with the ECU flash premium fuel is recommended.

@Nick-kp4pz Ай бұрын

i rode a stryker and the rear suspension was terrible and it would bounce the bike on broken surface. big issue for me

@blackbird69xxx 5 ай бұрын

Ive owned both bikes, to summarize the Yamaha is a more modern engineered bike. Has the benefit of fuel injection, better suspension, feels and handles lighter and the belt drive is cleaner and zero maintenance and look better than the shaft on the honda. Yamaha has better brakes and more pull

@JTibs Жыл бұрын

I had the 650 a long while back, the thing I hated about it was I had to take off the exhaust to do an oil change, which wasn’t so bad, but it was tedious. Even more so after being spoiled with a Honda shadow before that. Is that still an issue on the 1300?

@DJ-wu2qc Жыл бұрын

the oil change is pretty easy. No need to remove the exhaust on the 1300. I too have owned a Honda Shadow I found it to be a very dependable biker

@leomonster1973 7 ай бұрын

I own a '02 VSX 110A you have to remove the Exhaust to do an oil change. I own an 08 VSX 1300 and the Oil filter cannot be spun easily with a strap wrench... I ride the 1100A My Brother in law rides my 1300, He out weighs me by 120lbs. the 1300 is way more powerful. I am going to do a relo on the oil filter on the 1100A but its 300 bucks and the Oil Filter problem on the 1300 is cured by buying a nicer oil filter (like a K&N that you can get ANYWHERE) that includes a nut where you can reach it with a normal wrench

@MOUSEBOWEN 6 ай бұрын

I’m dividing between 2008 Yamaha V Star 1300 with 22k miles $2500 or a 2004 Honda VTX 1300 with only 6k miles also $2500 they put a extender shifter and I’m can’t reach the shifter or brake but they have everything to go back to original. I like the look of the Yamaha way more but the honda has only 6k miles not sure what I should buy this weekend mmm

@DJ-wu2qc 6 ай бұрын

Of course the choice is yours. Both are very reliable bikes. I’m with you though, I like the look of the V Star better. The Honda feels like it might have a little more torque and speed than the Yamaha but that is just my opinion. Also, I think the Yamaha handled a little better at times I felt the Honda was top-heavy a little bit. Whatever you decide it will be a very good bike.

@MOUSEBOWEN 6 ай бұрын

@@DJ-wu2qc thank you so much tomorrow is the day . I absolutely love love the Honda VTX driveshaft but I love the Yamaha V Star 1300 fuel injection.

@DJ-wu2qc 6 ай бұрын

The fuel injection is a upgrade from the carburetor on the Honda for sure

@wendellwoods1381 Жыл бұрын

I have an 08 Honda v Star 1300 no complaints mine is red and black has the black stripe on the fenders and on the gas tank so far I've put $26,000 miles on it

@kenzistoen6668 Жыл бұрын

So vstar is not a honda bud......😳

@wendellwoods1381 Жыл бұрын

@@kenzistoen6668 you are so right that's what I get for using voice activation

@romeredubost6971 Жыл бұрын

Both great bikes, vstar prettiest though.

@MOUSEBOWEN 6 ай бұрын

I agree I’m dividing on both have to make decisions this weekend between 2008 Yamaha V Star 1300 26k miles $2500 or 2004 Honda VTX 1300 6k miles same $2500

@romeredubost6971 6 ай бұрын

@@MOUSEBOWEN wow I didn’t know the vtx went back to 2004…making it carbureted I would think. The vstar is fuel injected. I almost bought the Honda in 2007, as i sold my 2002 Honda shadow 750 ACE. I loved that 750 but buddies were leaving me in the dust. What swayed me to the vstar was the LOOK of the belt drive, as opposed to the look of the shaft drive on the big Honda. That “bone” that connects the engine to the rear wheel just doesn’t look as nice as the belt drive hookup on the vstar to me. I know shaft is almost no maintenance, but I wanted that belt drive. Both bikes great though.

@ninjamania Жыл бұрын

Fuel injection is the only thing the Yamaha has over the Honda, otherwise it’s VTX all day every day. But the Raider on the other hand…🫢😳😃

@blackbird69xxx 5 ай бұрын

No way ive had both the Yamaha has better suspension, feels and handles lighter , the fuel injection way better than the honda carb and the Yam is a more modern bike..

@ninjamania 5 ай бұрын

@@blackbird69xxx yeah it’s def the more modern bike. I’ve only ridden it once(my brother has one). Maybe I’m just more used to how my VTX handles..

@MohamedQureshi Ай бұрын

Yamaha better Suspension Fuel injection Sound And shape