Jayne Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Total Newbie in every way and looking to get some hopefully sound advice from everyone. You seem a friendly bunch so looking forward to joining you all and roll on the spring ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Hi jayne " yeh plenty help on here, whatcha ridin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted February 14, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 14, 2017 Greetings Jayne, yeah I'll second that Roll on Spring and ditch the SAD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 21 minutes ago, blackhat250 said: Hi jayne " yeh plenty help on here, whatcha ridin Thanks for the welcome wave! Actually looking for a XVS Virago 125 to start with but not found the right one yet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss_Tone Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Hi Jayne, joined myself today...so far so good Good luck with your searching, this lot seem not to bad Charlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sacha Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 welcome aboard! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav a Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Hi Jane ,I also live in Bedford, 125 Virago is a rare bike so is the 250 ,maybe look for a 535 a lot more common. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 27 minutes ago, dav a said: Hi Jane ,I also live in Bedford, 125 Virago is a rare bike so is the 250 ,maybe look for a 535 a lot more common. Dave Thanks Dave for the advice, but wanted to start small to gain bike road sense and confidence before I went to something more powerful Are you a member if any bike clubs in Bedford? E.g Oakley ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Cynic Posted February 15, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 15, 2017 49 minutes ago, Jayne said: Thanks Dave for the advice, but wanted to start small to gain bike road sense and confidence before I went to something more powerful Are you a member if any bike clubs in Bedford? E.g Oakley ? Still better off with the 535. Lot of em so finding a good one is not too bad. The 125 and the 250 really are lacking any worthwhile perfomance. If your planning on direct access its perfect too. Stable bike. Broadly similar size and weight wise to the smaller bikes. The v twin wont bite either. 535 no question for me unless your trapped in the learner laws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav a Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Joined the virago star owners club 17 years ago lots of ride outs, rallies ,meetings etc worth a look if that's the sort of thing you want 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 14 hours ago, Cynic said: Still better off with the 535. Lot of em so finding a good one is not too bad. The 125 and the 250 really are lacking any worthwhile perfomance. If your planning on direct access its perfect too. Stable bike. Broadly similar size and weight wise to the smaller bikes. The v twin wont bite either. 535 no question for me unless your trapped in the learner laws. Great thanks Cynic sound advice, I will look into this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 If you're Kent-based and into bikery things as well as music, festivals, pubs and the like, you could do a lot worse than looking up the English Roses Sisterhood... The 535 is an excellent bike, especially for those of smaller stature... But so too is the 650 Dragstar, as my wife can attest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Excellent, thank you for this info Ttaskmaster So far lots of sound advice, thanks guys and good to join you all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Just to throw my 2¢ in... I'd go for the larger bike if I were you. There's something to be said about starting small... but then you'll just want more power. IMHO Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bippo Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 From one woman to another - welcome! They're a good bunch on here, so stick around! Good luck with your bike purchase (whatever capacity it ends up being) and do let us know. Plenty of guys on here who know their crumpets when it comes to cruisers so don't be afraid to ask away! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 13 hours ago, bippo said: From one woman to another - welcome! They're a good bunch on here, so stick around! Good luck with your bike purchase (whatever capacity it ends up being) and do let us know. Plenty of guys on here who know their crumpets when it comes to cruisers so don't be afraid to ask away! Ah ha Thanks bippo for the message, love the "know their crumpets when it comes to cruisers" line Not afraid to ask the guys and they have provided great advice already. I'm going to buy a Yamaha 535 virago to start with and see how I go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bippo Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Cool - I'm sure you'll love it, and just as we're getting into the decent weather too... Perfect! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 16 hours ago, bippo said: Plenty of guys on here who know their crumpets when it comes to cruisers so don't be afraid to ask away! Crumpets belong on the pillion pad... but *Real* men find a woman who already rides her own Cruiser!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav a Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 One thing to check on the 535 is the exhaust system if it is the original system there is a large collector box right underneath the bike these tend to rot .expensive to replace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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