Vstar 650 vs 1100
- Thread starter alphaChaser
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Re: Vstar 650 vs 1100[UPDATE: Bought 1100, Pics of bike attached]
Congratulations! I still dig my 05 custom. Anytime you wanna share pavement, PM.
Congratulations! I still dig my 05 custom. Anytime you wanna share pavement, PM.
alphaChaser
Active member
Re: Vstar 650 vs 1100[UPDATE: Bought 1100, Pics of bike attached]
Thanks for the comments! I'll definitely msg you guys for cruising this summer!
Thanks for the comments! I'll definitely msg you guys for cruising this summer!
Zag
Well-known member
Re: Vstar 650 vs 1100[UPDATE: Bought 1100, Pics of bike attached]
I have seen a couple of vstar 650s lately as wanted to get one.. both were awesome but that shaft drive is making me confused. So far I rode only chained ones. May I get some experienced advices to make my purchase easy? Do they give smoother drive than chain? Handling advantage/disadvantage?
I have seen a couple of vstar 650s lately as wanted to get one.. both were awesome but that shaft drive is making me confused. So far I rode only chained ones. May I get some experienced advices to make my purchase easy? Do they give smoother drive than chain? Handling advantage/disadvantage?
Zag
Well-known member
Re: Vstar 650 vs 1100[UPDATE: Bought 1100, Pics of bike attached]
Found this link with some info.. http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/chain-belt-shaft/64/ comparing chain/belt/shaft.
Found this link with some info.. http://motorcycle-intelligence.com/chain-belt-shaft/64/ comparing chain/belt/shaft.
YamaMana
Well-known member
Re: Vstar 650 vs 1100[UPDATE: Bought 1100, Pics of bike attached]
Have owned and presently own both. Shaft drive all-the-way when it's an option. Clean & virtually maintenance free. Unless it's an 80's bike and you are a full-on rider, you'd never know the difference.
Cleaning the dirt that builds up from no matter which brand of chain-oil you use is a PITA (some is WAY better than others).
I say ignore the purist's you read about when they talk about shaft-drive-buck. It's simply not there on a cruiser and certainly not on a 650! Now you want to talk about an 80's Magna 1100 ...
Have owned and presently own both. Shaft drive all-the-way when it's an option. Clean & virtually maintenance free. Unless it's an 80's bike and you are a full-on rider, you'd never know the difference.
Cleaning the dirt that builds up from no matter which brand of chain-oil you use is a PITA (some is WAY better than others).
I say ignore the purist's you read about when they talk about shaft-drive-buck. It's simply not there on a cruiser and certainly not on a 650! Now you want to talk about an 80's Magna 1100 ...
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