My Wife rides and loves a 650 Classic , its a beautiful bike to ride , the bikes name is ' Buggie ' , because he buggie's , lots of torque. The rumor is true , not made anymore so will become super collectable .
Very Cool! They are fun bikes. It's a shame Yamaha has left a gaping hole in their cruiser lineup in Australia. Thanks for confirming it, heard it from another source the other day. cheers
My son has had a 2006 650 V Star Classic for over 7 years and had it in England while he was in the Air Force brought it back and I used it for a while. That is one great bike. Plenty of power on the highway and I got alot of compliments. A big looking bike that got great mileage. I loved that bike. I took it all over. He still has it and still rides it to this day. Great intermediate ride. Very dependable.
I own 2008 Midnight Custom. I'm 6' 225 lbs and does fine for cruising. Wished it had one more gear but otherwise it's comfortable. I added mini front floorboards and added Yamaha Star bar. Add front driving lights and relocate signals vertically. Added bags in rear vertical turn signals converted to led for brightness. Mine came with factory Ghost flames. Added Vance & Hines but NY has new noise law so oem exhaust going back on. Thanks for video.
Thanks for sharing David. Haha I'm always looking for 6th gear on the Highway. That's a bummer about the exhaust but it is what it is. Your ride sounds great. Send a picture to alchemistallan@gmail.com if you want me to feature it on my channel and give you a shout-out. Safe travels. Cheers
My brother had one.I got to put about 50 miles on it.Great for around town.Completely gutless on the freeway. It definitely has its place.Women fit this bike perfect. Not a bad bike,just not enough grunt for me.
Thanks for the review. At my age I don't want a sports bike. Max torque at 3k and do the maths, it's still about 32 at peak power of 40@6.5k - that's a cruiser! Almost flat throughout the useable range. i would highly recommend against fitting a single carb - the two seem difficult to tune and balance, but a V-twin has a problem with the rear overheating (hence the rear is jetted a tad higher) and you really don't want the idle/low speed interference/standoff issues. A nice exhaust and maybe intake/filter and just enjoy it for what it is.
Yamaha stopped producing all their Vstar bikes in 2016, six years ago. When they were in production the Vstar bikes were THE most reliable motorcycles on the market, according to Consumer Reports magazine customer surveys on how often motorcycle had to be taken back to the dealer for repairs. Second from the bottom of the list at the time was Harley Davidson, and the worst was BMW. Out of the whole Vstar line, the 650 model is the most reliable. This is a 100,000 mile motorcycle. The shaft drive is designed to last the life of the bike, with no maintenance. When the rear wheel is removed to change the tire, IF you wipe the factory shaft lube off the splines you MUST replace it with a 60% Moly grease. This will be a problem if you let a random mechanic change your rear tire, they wipe the 60% moly grease off and put axle grease or some other lube on it - your shaft splines will be destroyed in less than 3000 miles, and you are looking at over $500 for a replacement shaft and rear hub. The carbs never need to be cleaned or adjusted, or messed with, if you keep the bike stock, and you properly stabilize the gas in the tank when the bike will not be used for the next few months. E10 gas breaks down over the winter. If you dont stabilize your fuel for storage, the carbs will gum up on you. The bike has a mono-shock for the rear under the seat, that should be adjusted for the weight of the rider. Since its out of sight, many riders forget its there and dont set it. The bike in this video has an after market ram air filter mod. Its a piece of crap. Because its ram air you cannot jet the carbs for all riding conditions. If you jet for normal riding speeds (40 to 70mph) it will be rich at lower speeds and lean at higher speed, and if you run at 100mph (the bikes governor limit) you need to jet it for THAT speed, and it will be crazy rich at normal speeds, and your plugs and valves will keep fouling out. Its designed for racing, its not suitable for a street bike. Just get rid of it and put the stock air filter pod back on the bike, or get a higher flow air pod that is NOT ram air. A lot of people put after market air filter pods and exhaust on this bike to get a little more HP, and if they dont know what they are doing and the carbs are not correctly re-jetted, the bike will run lean, your plugs and valves will burn, and if you ride it hard enough it will burn holes thru the top of your pistons. For this reason, if you are buying this bike now you ARE buying a used bike, if you can find one that is completely stock you can expect to ride it till the odo reaches 100,000 miles without ever needing to open the case. And if you are not slipping the clutch all the time, you can also expect the clutch to last 100,000 miles. The engineers who designed this bike did an excellent job, the bike is very capable completely stock, and will last for decades of riding. One other thing: These bikes have a shorter throw piston than HD bikes. The 650 is designed to idle at 1200 RPM. The power band is higher in RPM than a Harley sportster or cruiser bike. Many owners think the bike needs a 6th gear for riding on the highway. It only sounds like its reving fast. DONT be afraid to rev it up - the shift points are higher than a long throw engine, and you cant red line it because it has a rev limiter. IF you slow down the idle so it sounds like a HD when you are at a red light, the oil pump will not be able push enough pressure to get oil up to the cams, and you will ruin the bearings. You need to keep the clutch and throttle cable lubed, and the rear brake actuator rod and pivots... but other than that: tires, oil, filters, plugs, battery... and ride it ride it ride it. 100,000 miles is 4 laps around the Earth.
Oh...... PS The turn signals are out on those stalks so they dont disappear into the tail light and head light from a distance. If you move them in closer dont complain if no one can see them, esp at night.
Beautiful bike I'm from UK 36 yo currently on a 125cc sports bike looking at this bike as daily rider/commuter with the V&H short shots and hypercharger and possibly batwing front fender give it a nicer look
Very different style of riding from the 125 sporty but I'm sure you'll love it. I've got the same setup and do regular commutes. It would be interesting to see how the batwing feels. My advice is to get the handlebars set up the way you like and what feels comfortable first. Thanks for watching. cheers
@@landshark9603 yes definitely I previously had a 125 cruiser I bought second hand to learn on and probably like you have the handlebars slightly back to lean back into seat and as you said armchair position
That’s a sharp looking cruiser. Did you swap that handlebar on yourself or was it already on the bike? And do you know what the brand of the handlebar is? It’s really pulls the look on that front end together!
I've had mine for over a decade and it's a great bike. Make sure you lube the 4 shaft splines every time you change the rear tire. Shaft drives are awesome and smooth. With a simple modification on he air box mad rejetted and i get 52 mpg in city. 60+ on hwy. 4 lanes hwys are very dangerous on a bike I stay on two lane roads mostly. Ride safe, live to ride
My Wife rides and loves a 650 Classic , its a beautiful bike to ride , the bikes name is ' Buggie ' , because he buggie's , lots of torque.
The rumor is true , not made anymore so will become super collectable .
Very Cool! They are fun bikes. It's a shame Yamaha has left a gaping hole in their cruiser lineup in Australia. Thanks for confirming it, heard it from another source the other day. cheers
My son has had a 2006 650 V Star Classic for over 7 years and had it in England while he was in the Air Force brought it back and I used it for a while. That is one great bike. Plenty of power on the highway and I got alot of compliments. A big looking bike that got great mileage. I loved that bike. I took it all over. He still has it and still rides it to this day. Great intermediate ride. Very dependable.
Thanks for watching and sharing. Great to hear.
I own 2008 Midnight Custom. I'm 6' 225 lbs and does fine for cruising. Wished it had one more gear but otherwise it's comfortable. I added mini front floorboards and added Yamaha Star bar. Add front driving lights and relocate signals vertically. Added bags in rear vertical turn signals converted to led for brightness. Mine came with factory Ghost flames. Added Vance & Hines but NY has new noise law so oem exhaust going back on. Thanks for video.
Thanks for sharing David. Haha I'm always looking for 6th gear on the Highway. That's a bummer about the exhaust but it is what it is. Your ride sounds great. Send a picture to alchemistallan@gmail.com if you want me to feature it on my channel and give you a shout-out. Safe travels. Cheers
My brother had one.I got to put about 50 miles on it.Great for around town.Completely gutless on the freeway. It definitely has its place.Women fit this bike perfect. Not a bad bike,just not enough grunt for me.
Took my 2014 650 custom cruiser for my first ride yesterday vans Hines pipes was in heaven the hole ride
I've got a 2013 650 custom and can't find Any links to get vance & hines short shots. Every site I've found says "doesn't fit your bike"
Thanks for the review. At my age I don't want a sports bike. Max torque at 3k and do the maths, it's still about 32 at peak power of 40@6.5k - that's a cruiser! Almost flat throughout the useable range. i would highly recommend against fitting a single carb - the two seem difficult to tune and balance, but a V-twin has a problem with the rear overheating (hence the rear is jetted a tad higher) and you really don't want the idle/low speed interference/standoff issues. A nice exhaust and maybe intake/filter and just enjoy it for what it is.
Yamaha stopped producing all their Vstar bikes in 2016, six years ago.
When they were in production the Vstar bikes were THE most reliable motorcycles on the market, according to Consumer Reports magazine customer surveys on how often motorcycle had to be taken back to the dealer for repairs. Second from the bottom of the list at the time was Harley Davidson, and the worst was BMW.
Out of the whole Vstar line, the 650 model is the most reliable. This is a 100,000 mile motorcycle. The shaft drive is designed to last the life of the bike, with no maintenance. When the rear wheel is removed to change the tire, IF you wipe the factory shaft lube off the splines you MUST replace it with a 60% Moly grease. This will be a problem if you let a random mechanic change your rear tire, they wipe the 60% moly grease off and put axle grease or some other lube on it - your shaft splines will be destroyed in less than 3000 miles, and you are looking at over $500 for a replacement shaft and rear hub.
The carbs never need to be cleaned or adjusted, or messed with, if you keep the bike stock, and you properly stabilize the gas in the tank when the bike will not be used for the next few months. E10 gas breaks down over the winter. If you dont stabilize your fuel for storage, the carbs will gum up on you.
The bike has a mono-shock for the rear under the seat, that should be adjusted for the weight of the rider. Since its out of sight, many riders forget its there and dont set it.
The bike in this video has an after market ram air filter mod. Its a piece of crap. Because its ram air you cannot jet the carbs for all riding conditions. If you jet for normal riding speeds (40 to 70mph) it will be rich at lower speeds and lean at higher speed, and if you run at 100mph (the bikes governor limit) you need to jet it for THAT speed, and it will be crazy rich at normal speeds, and your plugs and valves will keep fouling out. Its designed for racing, its not suitable for a street bike. Just get rid of it and put the stock air filter pod back on the bike, or get a higher flow air pod that is NOT ram air.
A lot of people put after market air filter pods and exhaust on this bike to get a little more HP, and if they dont know what they are doing and the carbs are not correctly re-jetted, the bike will run lean, your plugs and valves will burn, and if you ride it hard enough it will burn holes thru the top of your pistons. For this reason, if you are buying this bike now you ARE buying a used bike, if you can find one that is completely stock you can expect to ride it till the odo reaches 100,000 miles without ever needing to open the case. And if you are not slipping the clutch all the time, you can also expect the clutch to last 100,000 miles. The engineers who designed this bike did an excellent job, the bike is very capable completely stock, and will last for decades of riding.
One other thing: These bikes have a shorter throw piston than HD bikes. The 650 is designed to idle at 1200 RPM. The power band is higher in RPM than a Harley sportster or cruiser bike. Many owners think the bike needs a 6th gear for riding on the highway. It only sounds like its reving fast. DONT be afraid to rev it up - the shift points are higher than a long throw engine, and you cant red line it because it has a rev limiter. IF you slow down the idle so it sounds like a HD when you are at a red light, the oil pump will not be able push enough pressure to get oil up to the cams, and you will ruin the bearings.
You need to keep the clutch and throttle cable lubed, and the rear brake actuator rod and pivots...
but other than that: tires, oil, filters, plugs, battery... and ride it ride it ride it. 100,000 miles is 4 laps around the Earth.
Oh...... PS The turn signals are out on those stalks so they dont disappear into the tail light and head light from a distance. If you move them in closer dont complain if no one can see them, esp at night.
Awesome info. Thank's for watching and sharing!
Beautiful bike I'm from UK 36 yo currently on a 125cc sports bike looking at this bike as daily rider/commuter with the V&H short shots and hypercharger and possibly batwing front fender give it a nicer look
Very different style of riding from the 125 sporty but I'm sure you'll love it. I've got the same setup and do regular commutes. It would be interesting to see how the batwing feels. My advice is to get the handlebars set up the way you like and what feels comfortable first. Thanks for watching. cheers
@@landshark9603 yes definitely I previously had a 125 cruiser I bought second hand to learn on and probably like you have the handlebars slightly back to lean back into seat and as you said armchair position
Really great vid mate. I’m getting of a big scooter for one of these.
Have fun! Thanks mate.
That’s a sharp looking cruiser. Did you swap that handlebar on yourself or was it already on the bike? And do you know what the brand of the handlebar is? It’s really pulls the look on that front end together!
Do you know exactly what seat you have on that bad larry?
Just had to sub you. We have similar looking dogs..... Nice motorcycle too.
Thanks for the sub
I've had mine for over a decade and it's a great bike. Make sure you lube the 4 shaft splines every time you change the rear tire. Shaft drives are awesome and smooth. With a simple modification on he air box mad rejetted and i get 52 mpg in city. 60+ on hwy. 4 lanes hwys are very dangerous on a bike I stay on two lane roads mostly. Ride safe, live to ride
Thanks for watching and sharing. Ride safe mate.
What kind of seats are that?
Thanks for watching. It's a trimmed and retrimmed stock seat. I got it done by Tailor made trimming in Queensland. Mark Tailor is his name.
Excellent insight 💪