I got a new cuiser

**Waylander** · 28th May 2005, 12:49

Originally Posted by crashe

WOHOOOOOO another Virago rider.....

Waylander: whats the link/site to check out the mint 250's in oz?

I am looking for either a sissy bar or a pack rack to go on the back of mine...
Want one reallllllllllllll cheappppppppppppppppppp.

http://search.ebay.com.au/Virago_Mot...73QQsofocusZbs

There ya go crash. No parts though. You can find heaps of them for in the states though.

For the ones that wont ship overseas, if you give me a heads up before you buy it then I can ask my sister if she will recieve them and send them on.

Odin, I'm sure there are several people up there who know how to weld and have the gear. If you ask nicely maybe they will help out. I'de even be tempted to come up and help make them. (though I dont know how to weld.) Probably only cost you the cash for a long pipe and some beer.

Anyway mate up to you. It's your baby, I just like seeing other Viragos on the road.

Hell Crashe might even be able to get rid of your bikes colector box asswell if you wanted.

**crashe** · 28th May 2005, 15:00

Cheers thanks..... just checked the four of them out....

Gee the first one only has 400km on the clock.... and its going for the cheapest price.

**crashe** · 28th May 2005, 15:01

Originally Posted by Waylander

Hell Crashe might even be able to get rid of your bikes colector box asswell if you wanted.

Ok what is a "colector box" ?

**Waylander** · 28th May 2005, 15:03

The first one is custom too. Drag bars and a custom seat. And if all the 250s come with pipes like yours then those arn't stock either. Though why they did those is beyond me.

Colector box is the thing that both your pipes feed into at the bottom of your bike under the seat. Works like a muffler.

**crashe** · 28th May 2005, 15:08

Originally Posted by Waylander

The first one is custom too. Drag bars and a custom seat. And if all the 250s come with pipes like yours then those arn't stock either. Though why they did those is beyond me.

The first bike has custom pipes on them and it dont look nice or right at all.

All the rest of the other bike's pipes are like mine.... stock standard pipes.

**Odin** · 28th May 2005, 23:17

I don't see much difference between the first and the rest of them. I'd take any of thouse pipes over mine (mine has a hole in then to

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**Waylander** · 29th May 2005, 02:24

Look at the bars and pipes in the first one then one of the other ones. And nah Stick with the 500 mate. More power when you need/want it.

**Odin** · 29th May 2005, 03:29

Don't worry, i won't go down a size from 500cc, more likely to go up at one point or an other. I do still have my Honda 750 Magna (se pic) What i meant was i dont se to much difrence in the pipes on thouse models ? Guess they end a bit different but largely they seem the same ?

**crashe** · 29th May 2005, 12:37

Originally Posted by Odin

Don't worry, i won't go down a size from 500cc, more likely to go up at one point or an other. I do still have my Honda 750 Magna (se pic) What i meant was i dont se to much difrence in the pipes on thouse models ? Guess they end a bit different but largely they seem the same ?

First bike has ONE pipe coming out hence it being custom made. It also has had straight handlebars put on it.

All the other bikes have two pipes showing, plus they have apehangers.

Check out the pipe and exhaust system on the bottom bikes.
The pipe that comes out from the front of the bike and its joined to the bottom exhaust is one pipe. Now see the other top pipe coming from the middle of the bike... well that top curvy piece is a false pipe. The actual pipe is underneath and joins into the top exhaust. I hope that makes sense.

The top curvy pipe (coming out of the middle of the bike) never gets hot as its there for show. They wanted the bike to look like the Harley Sportser...lol and they needed the two pipes.

When we meet out there on a ride I will show you in person what I mean on my bike.

**Waylander** · 29th May 2005, 13:10

Ape hangers are much taller than that. The ones like you and I have on our bikes are called Bull horns.

These are ape hangers.

These are bullhorn.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...achmentid=7730

**Odin** · 29th May 2005, 20:01

Nice bike waylander, I'm guessing this is yours ?

I have taken some pic's of my pipes, didn't have time to clean anything up much

and they where taken in a totaly dark garrage just clicking away pointing in the general direction. But i think it shows how the pipes are configured resonably. And it kind of shows that new ones would be good

The last pic shows a "nice" patch job :unsure: done on the pipes. (not by me)