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jacobsd8195 wrote:

gemini wrote:Nice. I'm not up on all the Yamaha's/Stars, but the folks I've talked to that ride 'em all seem to be happy.
Ride safe.

Thanks. It is the only bike I've owned so far... but I love it! The only thing I would like is to have it a little louder. The stock exhaust pipes look good enough, but they are really quiet.

My wife's 1100 Vstar has the Hard Khrome long straights, they sound sweet. They have baffles so not too loud. The bike was sitting on the showroom floor with the pipes, Hyper-Charger, Windshield, a sissy-bar backrest on it. She fell in love with it. She loves the Hpyer-charger aircleaner, has a flapper that wiggles back and forth when idling. I am not sure how much it helps with performance, but it makes her happy.
BTW, this is her 4th bike.

RPBrown wrote:The XS650 is just like the first brand new bike I ever bought

I am the second owner for the second time. The original owner bought the thing new in '78. We have swapped it back and forth a couple of times. it is currently not running right now, but soon will be. It is a hoot to ride, shakes a vibrates a lot. I find myself grinning a giggling like a little girl when riding the thing. Looks and sounds like a motorcycle ought to, even a bit of oil to mark its spot. But then at least you know it has oil in it, right?

gemini wrote:Is the Vstar batwing stock, or a Woody's (other) ?

The fairing & trunk were installed by us, and are both aftermarket. I don't recall the brand name of either. She was the one who did the internet searching & buying for what she wanted. I was just the fabricator figuring out to make it work. The bags color-matched from Yamaha that were bought when she bought the bike new.

My 1996 Voyager just after having it painted



My 1978 Yamaha XS650SE



My wife's 2005 Vstar XVS1100