03-15-2023, 01:42 AM
(03-14-2023, 09:40 PM)The Gecko_imp Wrote: @all, thank you, your words ring home - and I won't ...
@GO, how did you know / guess, that it was supposed to be a virago (like in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virago ) riding a virago (like in https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Virago )
Ah, because I think Mr. P. indicated so.
Yamaha Virago large displacement were strong bikes for bolting around, but ran out of steam quickly at elevated freeway rates.
(03-14-2023, 11:32 PM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote:(03-14-2023, 09:20 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote:(03-14-2023, 09:15 PM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: i've learned my lesson with over-worn tires years and years ago. I didn't suffer a blowout but you can have any number of issues from enhanced instability over things like tar snakes to even dreaded tank slappers, and believe me, if you think you're gonna take it easy and not get a tank slapper when you have a bald front tire think again. i got one at only 50mph with a very bald tire on an old Virago and narrowly recovered without crashing.
bad tires = don't ride.
Hey ya, which model Virago?
it was a '92 on the VIN but had parts from '91 and '93 models, so a bit of a Johnny Cash edition.
Ah ya.
This be mine, an '86 1100 model: