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Yamaha V Star Classic

Yamaha V Star Classic

... I was at a car boot sale when I saw this old Yamaha moped, for £60. So I snapped it up. All I had to do to it was clean the carburetter out, put new fuel pipes on, a clean and a new coat of paint. I took it for the MOT and it passed easily. My mate had a spare crash helmet, and that ... Read review

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Sixty Pound Moped.

Advantages: Cheap to run
Disadvantages: none

...when I saw this old Yamaha moped, for £60. So I snapped it up. All I had to do to it was clean the carburetter out, put new fuel pipes on, a clean and a new coat of paint. I took it for the MOT and it passed easily.
My mate had a spare crash helmet, and that was it I was ready to hit the open road.

The moped costs hardly anything in petrol, it gets you to your destination on time, and it also releases the car for my wife to ... more

tallguy 12.05.2001
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Get your motor runnin...

Advantages: Cheap to run, no chain to adjust
Disadvantages: Struggles two up on motorways, rear spokes

The Vstar Classic motorcycle. In England, it's known as a Dragstar. It comes in 2 sizes, 650 and 1100 and in 2 varieties; Classic, and what is known as Custom, versions. This review is of the 650 Classic. Basically the difference between custom and classic is in the styling. The Classic version has deeply valanced mudguards front and rear, with other slight differences to accomodate the different guards, tin sleeves over the fork sliders for that ...
...1100 are both shaft drive, a refreshingly low insurance group, air cooled, economical on the petrol, and easy to ride. So, in commuter terms, a peach. The 650 will struggle to reach 100mph (I'm told ;-) ) but will cruise on a motorway all day at 80mph, and 2 up too. As cruisers go, they're quite robust. Tyre life, at only 38bhp, is wonderful, a rear lasting over 10k miles. There's a lot of 'chromed' plastic, which you have to clean with soap and ...

slowaneasy 28.04.2004 · Read full review
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Cool yamaha cruiser with American style

Advantages: looks, comfort, reliability
Disadvantages: Its just not a Harley

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 the classic), with a subtle rumble from the V twin 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 ...

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