Yamaha Virago

[CrotchRocket]

hey boys, I'm new to this site and new to riding in general, hence i'm looking at buying a Yamaha Virago. Just one question, can the Virago accomodate bigger blokes (beanpoles), say 6'3''?

[Stoneville]

yeh, you'll be right, thats not really tall these days

There's always the Hyo they are slightly taller than the normal 250's as they have the 650 frame. I heaps of people your height and taller that have ridden 250's without issue, the Virago will be fine, though limiting in speed and cornering :0

[CrotchRocket]

cool thanks. i don't really need it for awesome speed and cornering, just to get me to uni in under an hour and on the cheap

[Stoneville]

cool thanks. i don't really need it for awesome speed and cornering, just to get me to uni in under an hour and on the cheap

ha ha, that will wear off pretty quick once you're actually out on the road, tis awesome fun and then just funner when you can go faster

[CrotchRocket]

...shhhh i'm trying to kid myself...

[Drasius]

I had the experience of a virago just the other day on K-tec's loaner. I'm 6'0 and found it a touch small, but manageable. Knees were not quite under my chin, but not exactly comfy either. If nothing else, go sit on one and imagine how comfy it would be if you had to sit there like that for an hour without getting up.

[EL BURITO]

Is it the cost or the fact its a cruiser your looking at it ?

There are other 250 cruisers out there

[Stoneville]

yeh I'd say the VN would be a better pick of the cruisers

[CrotchRocket]

whats a VN and i want a virago for a couple of reasons :1 price :2 its a yamma :3 i like the look

[SOLID]

Kawasaki VN250 eliminator has a liquid cooled engine as opposed to air cooled and 34ish hp.

[Anarchy]

I owned a Virago for a year or so. I too liked the look, however I found it to be very "weak". Slow off the mark and on the freeway, 100 kph was a mission for it, not a cruise.
It was comfortable though, just a snail. I'm not a speed freak, but I got tired of it really quickly.

[Mike Hunt]

Get a GPX, Their cheap


Then you can crash it and swap parts with all the cool kid's =)

[CrotchRocket]

how much for an eliminator? (me likey)

[Ryven]

Depending on how old, $3500-5500 would be the range I'd expect to pay to get one in reasonable condition.

[CrotchRocket]

damn. bit outta my price range.

[SOLID]

damn. bit outta my price range.

I'm sure there are some organs you can do without

[Nephilim]

I did some lessons on a Virago, I'm a 6" fat bastard and yeah it felt a bit small.

I ended up getting a 2008 Yamaha XVS250, slightly bigger frame.

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VXS250 sans fat arse
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VXS250 fat arse onboard