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BikerGran · #16 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:27 pm

Well not having looked at what's about in that kind of bike for a long time, I had a bit of a rummage around the interweb thingy and I have to say, if that's the kind of money you'd pay then a Viagra is about what you'll get (unless you want a Chines 125)

That's gotta tell you something hasn't it?

squadron Nero · #17 Post by **squadron Nero** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:40 pm

You could say the same thing about the Falco...

randomsquid · #18 Post by **randomsquid** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:52 pm

Well if you're looking for weird bikes of a certain age then I always thought the vs1400 was much prettier than the Virago. Then you've got your 1100 Zephyrs and ZRXs. There's the ZL1000/900 if any still exist and the old v-max.

Willopotomas · #19 Post by **Willopotomas** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 6:16 pm

The Suzuki VZ800 we had in the workshop for a while was a good little bike. Bigger than the Vir'argh'go.. Sold it for £1600..

lazarus · #20 Post by **lazarus** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:34 pm

squadron Nero wrote:But for some reason I'm currently the winning bidder on a Yamaha virago 1100. Not long left and I think I might end up winning it.

I like the look of them and always fancied a bobber / cruiser style bike. These days it seems every time I get on the Falco I end up doing silly speeds and spending a lot of the time only on one wheel. I'm hoping this will reconnect me with the joy of riding without the need to treat the roads like a race track.

Mart, if I win it you'll have to let me into the shaft drive club 😉👌

Some reason? The dawning of maturity and common sense maybe? We all go through it as we grow up - well most of us do.

Personally I wouldnt chose a Virago but I have swapped bikes several times in an effort to make my speeds more sensible.

D-Rider · #21 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:47 pm

lazarus wrote:
Some reason? The dawning of maturity and common sense maybe? We all go through it as we grow up - well most of us do.

So at what age am I going to get these odd cravings for a virago?

If it's inevitable I hope that I conform to that line by The Who

"I hope I die before I get old"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN5zw04WxCc

#22 Post by **mangocrazy** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:59 pm

God help us all if the dawning of maturity and common sense equals a Virago. I'm thinking of reducing the speeds I travel at, by possibly purchasing one of these in the next year or so:

http://www.ktm.com/sg/naked-bike/690-duke-r/

I'd say that's an eminently sensible option... 70bhp and 150 kg. What's not to like?

MartDude · #23 Post by **MartDude** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:41 pm

I suspect Lazarus buys his riding kit here

lazarus · #24 Post by **lazarus** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:43 pm

Nah! Nothing but Aldi best for me.

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slickliner6 · #25 Post by **slickliner6** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 3:17 pm

DONT BUY A VIRAGO,!
I had a stupid moment of madness and bought a xvs1100 (quite similar) ,had it for 6 months and put 400 miles on it,,,,,,now everyone that knows me will tell you I normally do that on a weekend,,,,I hated it THAT much.
Slow ,cumbersome and not very comfy,actually made me NOT want to get out on it.(oh,,,but it did look quite good)
So I chopped it in and got a ZRX1200R,,,,,and,,,,,,I'm back in the game,,back to enjoying riding again..

All this of course IMO

flatlander · #26 Post by **flatlander** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:57 pm

Willopotomas wrote:The Suzuki VZ800 we had in the workshop for a while was a good little bike. Bigger than the Vir'argh'go.. Sold it for £1600..

I had one of those once lovely little bike but little

Yes I crashed that too

But not st a roundabout

Gio · #27 Post by **Gio** » Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:17 pm

BikerGran wrote:If I wanted a Harley

I'd go buy a tractor

squadron Nero · #28 Post by **squadron Nero** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:10 pm

I'm still tempted by a cruiser but now I'm thinking of saving the money and maybe a little more over the winter months and buying a V4 tuono aprc in time for next season. However her indoors is looking at new houses and seems keen for us to move, probably before christmas so the money may end up going towards that.

#29 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:20 pm

Good grief; you've gone from an 1100 Virago to a V4 Tuono aprc in a matter of a few weeks. And I thought women were fickle...?

squadron Nero · #30 Post by **squadron Nero** » Sun Sep 13, 2015 9:34 pm

They seem to have come down considerable in price recently. You can pick one up for 6k now.
At the time I started this thread I only had about 1500 burning a hole in my pocket but since then Ive sold one of my cars and put a few quid more in the savings jar. There doesn't seem much point in buying a bike at this time of year unless you want to ride all year round, which I don't. I'm thinking by the time we get to March next year I could probably get the pot big enough to get a decent low milage V4. My long term plan would be to keep that for a couple of years then trade it in for a used 1199 or 1299 paginale, depending on values and how much spare cash I've got at that point.

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