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My girl wanted a more comfortable seat than the Yamaha Vstar we currently have. It's heavy but all in all a great bike. First one I've ever had with a stereo and I'm loving it.

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[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Tell us about it. Year, cc, weight?

[–] Haphazard@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I forgot cc. It's 1294 V4. The V4 was DEFF a selling point over other bikes for me. It's torqey and smooth.

[–] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Oh wow, a V4? I'm curious what that sounds like. That's a lot of bike. Does it have a reverse gear?

[–] Haphazard@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

It's a 2011 Yamaha Royal Star Venture. Just got it this week. 13,000 miles on it. Like Botzo said it goes close to 900lbs wet then add two people yeah that's a lot of weight going down the road. No ABS. I'm not a fan of nannies but in this case kind of a shame.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I make that to be a Yamaha royal star venture. 2010ish? 1300cc, 870lbs wet (394kg).

Let's see if I can invoke Cunningham's Law.