Picked up another toy, Motorcycles anyone ?

[dilbeckskate]

Scooped up this 84 Yamaha Virago 1000 from my neighbor for $200 , been sitting for 7 years, needs some love and parts to be street worthy but I put a battery and fresh gas and oil change and it fired right up, im going to finish bobbering it out with a cut down rear and front fender, leather springer seat, and a peanut sportster tank, and then some new handle bars , well here she is , more pics to come

 

[dilbeckskate]

This is also my first motorcycle

 

[Briansol]

gear up.
and F that seat. it hurts just to look at!

 

[dilbeckskate]

Yea after I got it fired up and running on its own I put around the neighborhood on it... under a mile or soo I was like fack this seat

 

[get_nick]

i've been riding for decades. That's probably not too bad of a starter bike. bikes>>>>>cars

 

[TurboMirage]

i've been riding for decades. That's probably not too bad of a starter bike. bikes>>>>>cars

yes, especially in the rain, and the snow.

 

[dilbeckskate]

I live in Georgia what is snow

 

[get_nick]

yes, especially in the rain, and the snow.

well, obviously not. but if i have the choice of the same road in optimal conditions, i'll take a motorcycle. when it's hot, rainy, snow, etc. i'll take the car.

 

[awptickes]

ew. Please make it easier on the eyes.

I hope you have some actual riding experience before you hop on that thing. You're not going to live long.


Also, put a guard on that carb intake... You'll run it lean when you're riding it, then wonder why/how it's happening, until you realize it's your leg blocking the intake. Ask me how I know.

 

[TurboMirage]

Viragos are not fast Doug. My dads could barely do 80 on the highway lol

 

[awptickes]

Viragos are not fast Doug. My dads could barely do 80 on the highway lol

Speed isn't what kills people on bikes. Ask E about how bad 45 Mph hurts.

Slow bikes still kill and hurt people, I just hope he goes to an MSF course before he hops on it.

 

[TurboMirage]

i am also aware what its like to crash at high speed lol

 

[awptickes]

Yeah, it sucks. I had a down at somewhere around 95 mph