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Hey everyone I'm "Chromie" or you can call me by my name, Louisa. Either one is fine.

I just purchased a Vstar 1100 and will be picking it up in a couple weeks.
It's been sitting for a few months in a garage in FL. I want to do a tune-up before running her. Couple questions......
Which type of ...

Hey Girls!
Pretty new here, so this may be a good topic to dive in on and say hello at the same time.
I'm Chromie, and I'm pretty mechanically inclined. Hubby is not, so it's up to me if I wanna save money.
I had an older Kawasaki 700 LTD and wrenched on that thing all the time. I rebuilt the four ...

I'm fine with it.... No worries.

As for everyone else, got pics? What did you do with your 1100?

Thanks Phat!
I have J&P Cycles, totalmotorcycle, and JCWhitney, but look forward to looking into the others. That was nice of you to post the links as well. Thanks again.

Thanks for all the info folks! I'll have to check into that video, Chromie, and thanks for the input!
Had a hard time one HOT day last week...Almost dropped it because I overheated myself and was not aware of how badly I was out of it. I had stopped after pulling off my exit from the highway and ...

Hey all,
I'm getting back into the saddle and getting an 01 Yamaha V Star 1100 Custom. I want your opinions on which companies have the best customer service, shipping etc. for the metrics.
I've been doing search engines, but most come up with HD's primarily...

ZooTech wrote:

canuckerjay wrote:Next? Whatever your imagination has in mind, dude.

She's not a dude.

No, I'm not although almost all of my friends in high school were "dudes"... and my husband is one.
I'm confident in my feminism so I'm not worried. No offense taken here.

Moderators, I'm so sorry......
I accidentally put this in the wrong area...
Could you please move it?

Hey all!
I'm getting an 01 Yamaha V Star 1100 custom, and I'd like to see what others have done to their bikes. Got pics? Fling em' this way please!
I'm so excited!

I've been told that the first thing that needs to be done if it's not already, is an oil filter relocator. That's first on the list ...

Thanks to everyone who replied, and gave advice as well. I will get the relocator kit if it is not on there. I appreciate the heads up!