Great all arounder

Bought mine (galaxy blue) in july 08, only have 1200+ miles on it so far. I've owned everything from Harleys to Hondas, from cruiser to crotch rockets and dual purpose...now at my young age of 52, for the price and quality it's hard to beat a Star motorcycle. Only things I've changed on my custom,... were a National cycles windshield, cobra backrest, 3" foot control extensions, and a cobra sissy bar. Looking at modifying the exhaust and getting the undertank carb filters. Excellent bike. Pic is b4 mods. Read Full Review

v star 1100 custom

This is a great all around bike. I purchased mine in octobed 08 and have 1700 miles on so far and they have all been enjoyed. The seats are a little to be desired especially the passenger one. The headlight is somewhat dim also. I purchased the do it yourself ram air kit and also did the baffle ...removal from the mufflers and the bike really came to life then, i highly recommend doing those simple operations to your bike. Read Full Review

headlight

be prepared to tackle this issue. the headlight is crap. nothing out there replaces it. waiting for my passing light bar to arrive and hopefully that solves the issue. otherwise next step is to replace the light and bucket.



only issue i have with bike. add ons are... 17x22 memphis shade, co...bra short backrest. Read Full Review

1st bike.

This being my 1st ride I am limited on my knowledge. That being said, riding with a bunch of die hard HD riders, they have nothing but good things to say about it. The front light is crappy but I roll with he high beam on all the time so it's not bad. He regular light should be enough but it doesn't... inspire much confidence. The get up an go feels great and it's very easy to control. Only other issue is I do rub the foot pegs more often than I should. I am a fairly aggressive rider and even with complete control on turns it still happens. Other than that this is a excellent bike. Read Full Review

Fuel

I bought my bike brand new in March of 2011. I have have had nothing but problems since then. It's been to the dealer three times. trying another dealer now. it wants to flood every time you stop to fuel up. they say its because of ethanol boiling in fuels lines, but does the same thing with 100% ga...s. It is sucking the crankcase oil up into the air chamber under fuel tank and is getting into carb thru air filter. i put 4500 miles on front tire and tread completely gone on left side edge of tire. not just off center all the way over. dealer tells me this is normal. if you let go of handlebars it will immediately turn right. dealer says nothing is wrong. i would think twice if in Tennessee to taking your bike to service dept at Knoxville Yamaha. Their sales and parts departments are great. Read Full Review