My girl wanted a more comfortable seat than the Yamaha Vstar we currently have. It's heavy but all in all a great bike. First one I've ever had with a stereo and I'm loving it.
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My girl wanted a more comfortable seat than the Yamaha Vstar we currently have. It's heavy but all in all a great bike. First one I've ever had with a stereo and I'm loving it.
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Botzo@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Enjoy your new mobile studio apartment!
Just kidding of course. Looks like a great way to soak up the miles with a partner!
Haphazard@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Thank You !!! It IS like a huge couch going down the road lol. I've never been intimidated by a bike until now. It's cumbersome in parking lots/ low speed and can easily get away from me. I'm being extra cautious and hopefully I'll get more comfortable with it.
Botzo@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
My heaviest bike was only 650lbs wet with bags (sat a bit taller, shorter wheelbase), and I can't imagine how ponderous that will feel in the parking lot (Internet says you're over 850lbs!).
SuperCub@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
Tell us about it. Year, cc, weight?
Haphazard@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
It's a 2011 Yamaha Royal Star Venture. Just got it this week. 13,000 miles on it. Like Botzo said it goes close to 900lbs wet then add two people yeah that's a lot of weight going down the road. No ABS. I'm not a fan of nannies but in this case kind of a shame.
Haphazard@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I forgot cc. It's 1294 V4. The V4 was DEFF a selling point over other bikes for me. It's torqey and smooth.
SuperCub@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Oh wow, a V4? I'm curious what that sounds like. That's a lot of bike. Does it have a reverse gear?
Botzo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I make that to be a Yamaha royal star venture. 2010ish? 1300cc, 870lbs wet (394kg).
Let's see if I can invoke Cunningham's Law.
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
That’s quite a pair of antennas. Is one for CB?
Haphazard@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Yes. I turned on the cb yesterday and no one was talking. Maybe if I was closer to interstate.
Ironfist@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
ah the cold beer antenna, quite handy! No seriously, what is CB?
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 1y
Citizens Band is a radio system that doesn’t require a license. It was once commonly used by truckers and some other drivers.
Ironfist@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 362d
interesting, thank you for the explanation
Bo7a@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Very nice. That seat looks amazing.