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Hello all, I have been riding bikes for awhile, i started out riding dirtbikes and gave that up due to funds i belive i owned my first bike at 11 and stopped riging at 16. I picked it back up last spring bought myself a 82 yami 650 maxim nice starter bike. I just had my new bike delivered this past saturday (day before b-day gift to me) a 07 v star 1100 classic, beautiful bike nice and comfy so far. So at the moment I have two bikes untill spring and put the 650 on the market.
Last year it was a major fight with my wife about riding direct quote"i never want to hear you talk about it, i never want to ride on it if you die im not going to your funeral" boy i love her well after two weeks she wanted to go for a ride and ever since then she asks to go for rides to nowhere just to ride but i bought the bike to learn on and it is very small as we both are bigger people so here comes the 1100 plus the motorcycle saves me a ton in gas as this past summer with gas 3.15 give or take

I currently own a '95 1100 Virago, but with it going up for sale this spring, I may have to absent myself from this forum for awhile....

big_ry_ry wrote: Last year it was a major fight with my wife about riding direct quote"i never want to hear you talk about it, i never want to ride on it if you die im not going to your funeral" boy i love her well after two weeks she wanted to go for a ride and ever since then she asks to go for rides to nowhere just to ride

I am happy to hear your wife decided to love the bike too. Play together....stay together...

Maybe you can show us your bike when we ride to NY later.

big_ry_ry wrote: ...82 yami 650 maxim nice starter bike.

Gee, maybe it would be a nice starter bike for your wife????



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Play together....stay together... Wink

I had the bike when I met my wife, and she liked riding pillion from the start. In fact, one of the criteria she has for a future bike is that it can haul both of our lard-butts.

Actually, she surprised me this winter...when the subject of our retirement (way, WAY off in the future) came up, she said she'd like to tour the country on a Goldwing (or somesuch) instead of in a Winnebago. God, I love her sometimes!

dr_bar wrote:

big_ry_ry wrote: ...82 yami 650 maxim nice starter bike.

Gee, maybe it would be a nice starter bike for your wife????



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thought of that, she has told me that she wants to learn but she is only 4'11" and is about 4 inches short of touching the ground. I had her sit on a new viarago and she barely touched the ground with her tippytoes so i am looking into a honda rebel or eliminator 125 as they are a little lower. I was going to sell the 650 and buy her a used bike like one of those!!!!

Maybe you can show us your bike when we ride to NY later.

Let me know when you are coming to buffalo I am game for a ride!!!! Where are you guys coming from?

big_ry_ry wrote:Let me know when you are coming to buffalo I am game for a ride!!!!

We're going to be in your area sometime in June...

big_ry_ry wrote:Where are you guys coming from?

We both live in the Greater Vancouver area on the west coast of Canada!!!!

yea let me know know when you are coming down I will meet up with you!!!

Here's my Oldman's Bike.

Set up for daily riding....



And set up for longer rides.....



The very definition of a 'Sport Touring Bike'..... and a catagory that isn't in the poll....

Hi guys, I'm xsyamahadg, but most people just call me XS. The XS comes from the fact that I like to collect and restore the old XS650 Yamahas from the 70s and early 80s. I am 63 years old and this summer will mark 50 years of riding and wrenching motorcycles for me. I am a dyed in the wool Yamaha man and proud of it. I live in N.E. Ohio and spend most of my summers exploring the back roads of Ohio, I host a web site called "Ride Ohio" which is dedicated to the riders of Ohio who love to explore Ohio as I do. At the moment my daily rider is an 03 650 V-Star, but I am looking at an 07 Yamaha Road Star and will most likely buy it if I can get together on price with the dealer. Glad to be a part of Totalmotorcycle's Yamaha group. XS
My 03 V-Star


My 1981 XS650H


My 1977 XS650D