Yamaha V Star 1100 Classic

Here we are three years later, and I have put 15,000 km on my 2004 V-Star 1100 Classic, bought new in '05. I have also spent about $6,000 CDN on bling - 4" risers, crash bars, hiway pegs, custom exhaust, windscreen, K&N filter, visors, passing lamps, Kuryakyn grips. It is, without question, a looker. It also sounds great. Even my H-D-owning neighbours thought I bought a Softail. But as it has been said, it's only fault is that is is not a Harley. ...
...great feedback to the throb of the Big Twin. But the custom-exhaust V-Star is close, oh so close. In some ways it is outright remarkable: I had it track day and the brakes never faded over five hard-run laps of ther 2.5 mile (former F-1) track at Mosport International Receway in Ontario, Canada. Cornering is limited, but the bike handles well, with excellent feedback and competent road manners. The weight (just over 600 pounds accessoried and wet) ...

CaperJohnny 19.12.2007 (18.12.2007) · Read full review
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Bought this new as a change from a Blackbird and was shocked by the seeming lack of power (62BHP) after a sports bike, but a few miles of laid back country roads and I started to remember why I enjoyed riding a bike so much. With so much low down torque you dont need to rev the bike or change gear that frequently it just pulls deeply from around 1500 rpm and keeps going. Sit back on the ample seat, hands on the big handlebars ( larger tubing on ...
...and a stupid grin on your face. It only gets used for pleasure and so I left it for a month over winter and had to charge the battery to get it started, so I now have it on an optimate permanently. The chrome shows no sign of tarnishing and there are plenty of aftermarket goodies, as well as a very active owners club. Its only fault is that its not a Harley, I have no idea if they are any better a bike but they have the name and status for this ...

sirius67 30.03.2004 · Read full review
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