Virago 250

[crashe]

Hi there,

i'm kinda new to all this but been reading up on the Virago talk... mine is the one sitting in LiLSel's garage at the moment.... it's a 92 Virago, pearly white and maroon kinda colour with 17,000 ks on the clock... not too bad i thought for being 14 years old... she is a sweet first bike, although i haven't been riding much since i got her (weather being crap and all).... it's all very exciting tho

Welcome to KB.......

Very low KM's for that year of your bike.....
but you need to get out on her and ride her a lot more often......
No good just having her sitting there in the garage....... gathering dust.

Yep the VIRAGO is a great bike to ride........
I have clocked up a fair few kms on my baby.

Colours of the Virago:
They originally came out all black.
Then they came out in the Maroon & Black
Some came out just Red.
Some are Maroon and cream.
The latest colour is now all black again..

I have the only known Black and white/cream Virago in Auckland.


Import colour from Japan is a bluey colour.

[LilSel]

Hi there,

i'm kinda new to all this but been reading up on the Virago talk... mine is the one sitting in LiLSel's garage at the moment.... it's a 92 Virago, pearly white and maroon kinda colour with 17,000 ks on the clock... not too bad i thought for being 14 years old... she is a sweet first bike, although i haven't been riding much since i got her (weather being crap and all).... it's all very exciting tho

I think I ride it more than you!! ... you need to go do your scratch and win a licence!! (and new helmet)

[jessi_girl]

I think I ride it more than you!! ... you need to go do your scratch and win a licence!! (and new helmet)

are you riding my bike when i don't know about it? lol... dodgy bugger.... just don't drop it alrighty....

yeah, i totally gotta get my licence and get out there properly.... summer is coming WooHoo!!!!!!

where is the best place to get a new helmet from???

[LilSel]

are you riding my bike when i don't know about it? lol... dodgy bugger.... just don't drop it alrighty....

yeah, i totally gotta get my licence and get out there properly.... summer is coming WooHoo!!!!!!

where is the best place to get a new helmet from???

Hey somebody has to or you'll have flat battery and then you'll just whine at me till I fix it anyway!!
Drop it?? Tui ad!

[crashe]

are you riding my bike when i don't know about it? lol... dodgy bugger.... just don't drop it alrighty....

yeah, i totally gotta get my licence and get out there properly.... summer is coming WooHoo!!!!!!

where is the best place to get a new helmet from???

If you want to store it, you can always store it in my garage......
And I could ride it as well...... just to keep the engine turned over......

Full face helmet at any bike shop or also at Motohaus in Western Springs Rd Kingsland. Make sure it fits nice and tight and securely

[LilSel]

If you want to store it, you can always store it in my garage......
And I could ride it as well...... just to keep the engine turned over......

Full face helmet at any bike shop or also at Motohaus in Western Springs Rd Kingsland. Make sure it fits nice and tight and securely

Then i'll lose the collection of bikes that im accumulating!!

Going to look at a CBR on the weekend too

[crashe]

Then i'll lose the collection of bikes that im accumulating!!

Going to look at a CBR on the weekend too

Yeah but this way I can start collecting VIRAGO's ....

[jessi_girl]

If you want to store it, you can always store it in my garage......
And I could ride it as well...... just to keep the engine turned over......

Full face helmet at any bike shop or also at Motohaus in Western Springs Rd Kingsland. Make sure it fits nice and tight and securely

ha ha, i might just take you up on that.... i'm not sure if it is her or her father that i have to worry about more riding my bike when i'm not around lol... nah, it's all good... you know i trust ya Sel :wink:

[Kwaka14]

Uh WL? A GN is a single. Low torque, low HP, low state of tune.
Sunhuntin - you would be traumatised for life if you went straight to a 600 (as WL suggested you could). The Virago (as would a Magna or an Eliminator) would be a perfect bike after being on a GN.

yeah but it's an inline single.....

[crashe]

yeah but it's an inline single.....

A 250 VIRAGO is a V-twin......

[sunhuntin]

A 250 VIRAGO is a V-twin......

think hes talkin about the gn engine.

crashe...my report on the virago for travelling. as you know, ive just got back from invercargill. my ass was so sore i was sometimes stuck on the bike unable to move due to pain, and the foot on the stand needs to be bigger [think camel!] as she fell/blew over 3 times, and nearly went over a 4th.
i would also like to start collecting the viragos. each cc rating. rashika says the 750 are harder to find.

however, she didnt miss a beat! she ran awesome the whole way there and back again, and deserves a damn good polish when i get the chance.

[Virago]

..........I would also like to start collecting the viragos. each cc rating. rashika says the 750 are harder to find..........

Ooooh, that would be an impressive collection. That would include 9 basic cc ratings altogether - 125, 250, 400, 535, 700, 750, 920, 1000, and 1100. Within those cc ratings are several model variants.

I believe the 125 was available in Britain.

The 400 and 535 are seen here occasionally as second-hand Jap imports. Here's a 400 for sale:

http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/De...rcycletradernz

The 700 are not seen here often. They were sold in the USA in the 80's as a sleeved-down 750, to slip under the 700cc limit imposed on imported bikes (to protect the USA bike industry).

The 920 was the original big Virago, which then became the 1000, and later became the 1100.

The 750's are getting rarer but still come up occasionally. Here's one:

http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/De...rcycletradernz

The 1100's are more common, as they are imported in large numbers from Japan. Mine is a Jap import.

I've never heard of a full collection before, so good luck if you do it!

[sunhuntin]

Ooooh, that would be an impressive collection. That would include 9 basic cc ratings altogether - 125, 250, 400, 535, 700, 750, 920, 1000, and 1100. Within those cc ratings are several model variants.

I believe the 125 was available in Britain.

The 400 and 535 are seen here occasionally as second-hand Jap imports. Here's a 400 for sale:

http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/De...rcycletradernz

The 700 are not seen here often. They were sold in the USA in the 80's as a sleeved-down 750, to slip under the 700cc limit imposed on imported bikes (to protect the USA bike industry).

The 920 was the original big Virago, which then became the 1000, and later became the 1100.

The 750's are getting rarer but still come up occasionally. Here's one:

http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/De...rcycletradernz

The 1100's are more common, as they are imported in large numbers from Japan. Mine is a Jap import.

I've never heard of a full collection before, so good luck if you do it!

thanks for that virago. and were the cc ratings all avaliable in the colors crashe listed? like, would i be able to get each cc in the same color, or did they differ? would be cool to have a full stable all red and cream, lol.+

[wolf.47]

xv250 a great bike to start on, i like the v twin motor, has got good low and mid rev power, so cruising around town in 3rd and sometimes 4th is smooth.

[crashe]

crashe...my report on the virago for travelling. as you know, ive just got back from invercargill. my ass was so sore i was sometimes stuck on the bike unable to move due to pain, and the foot on the stand needs to be bigger [think camel!] as she fell/blew over 3 times, and nearly went over a 4th.


however, she didnt miss a beat! she ran awesome the whole way there and back again, and deserves a damn good polish when i get the chance.

Hey I just travelled from Auckland to Palmie in one day...... butt survived really well...
Next day Palmie to Upper Hutt and then all around Upper Hutt re LooseBruce funeral.
Next day Upper Hutt to Hastings.
Then Hastings to Whangarparoa in one day.

Over 1550 kms and the butt was fine...

Bike falling over..... how strange.... never had that happen to me.

Look at how you park her up...... make sure you get the angle right.. re parking. When you get off... put your hands on the seat to see how much she wobbles... if it looks too much re park her up..

The VIRAGO does have a good lean on when on the side stand '/' seems to be more so than other bikes.
So you do have to make double sure. Sometimes the road is not quite right for the bike lean... I have had to repark her a few times until I feel totally comfortable at leaving her parked up.

Hope nothing got damaged when she fell over.