Virago 250

[sunhuntin]

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.

all 3 times of falling, she was on flat ground. ive had them weld a bigger foot, but am going to go bigger again. the second fall, she lost an indicator and mirror, 3rd drop, she lost a bit of fuel. the last two i can safely attribute to wind. i had her parked on an almost vertical side street in dunners with no problems.

and as far as the numb ass....youve had the bike longer than me. i think the gn would have been a more comfortable ride actually. [cept i wouldnt have got there!] was comfy enough for the first 200k, but after that, itd get to the point where even lifting my ass off the seat at lights hurt like hell.

hey...if my old man comes over, im gonna take him on a tour. wanna meet in auckers one day?

[crashe]

all 3 times of falling, she was on flat ground. ive had them weld a bigger foot, but am going to go bigger again. the second fall, she lost an indicator and mirror, 3rd drop, she lost a bit of fuel. the last two i can safely attribute to wind. i had her parked on an almost vertical side street in dunners with no problems.

and as far as the numb ass....youve had the bike longer than me. i think the gn would have been a more comfortable ride actually. [cept i wouldnt have got there!] was comfy enough for the first 200k, but after that, itd get to the point where even lifting my ass off the seat at lights hurt like hell.

hey...if my old man comes over, im gonna take him on a tour. wanna meet in auckers one day?

That is so bizarre how your bike fell over so many times...
Had my bike almost 7 years.... and never happened to me.

Sore ARSE - This is my longest ride that I have ever done....
I guess cos I was getting off to refuel every 150 kms may have helped...


Meeting up....... yep that would be great.... will show you our neat roads up here as well...

[sunhuntin]

That is so bizarre how your bike fell over so many times...
Had my bike almost 7 years.... and never happened to me.

Sore ARSE - This is my longest ride that I have ever done....
I guess cos I was getting off to refuel every 150 kms may have helped...


Meeting up....... yep that would be great.... will show you our neat roads up here as well...

i did refuelling in 200k stretches. just hoping like hell id make to the next one. i did stop more often than that to look around and things.

[crashe]

i did refuelling in 200k stretches. just hoping like hell id make to the next one. i did stop more often than that to look around and things.

hmmmmmmm thinking about this...

I have got GN250 shocks on the back of my bike...

After I had been hit the cost of putting on original shocks was expensive at the time... so I put on a pair of second hand GN250 shocks...
so maybe thats the difference...
(looking for another set or GN250 rear shocks)

Also what level you got the shocks set at...?
Mine are at soft setting. Not lowest notch but the next notch up.

Also how much gear were you packing on the back of the bike...?
( I had a tank bag and a backpack strapped to the back seat)
Did you leave enough room for your butt and legs not to be too cramped up.


Doing long distance.. you need to be comfy on the seat..

[Waylander]

Rekon you just need more miles under your belt to be really used to riding it. Also your seat isn't broken in yet, Crashe's seat is.

Give it time, in a few months and some more long rides you'll say riding the GN was like sitting on a mechanical bull compared to the Virago.

[sunhuntin]

hmmmmmmm thinking about this...

I have got GN250 shocks on the back of my bike...

After I had been hit the cost of putting on original shocks was expensive at the time... so I put on a pair of second hand GN250 shocks...
so maybe thats the difference...
(looking for another set or GN250 rear shocks)

Also what level you got the shocks set at...?
Mine are at soft setting. Not lowest notch but the next notch up.

Also how much gear were you packing on the back of the bike...?
( I had a tank bag and a backpack strapped to the back seat)
Did you leave enough room for your butt and legs not to be too cramped up.


Doing long distance.. you need to be comfy on the seat..

that may be the difference! im not sure what setting, but going over solid bumps, the bike did bottom out a few times. i had a basically empty backpack [only had a huge teddy bear, shampoo etc in it] saddlebags with sneakers in one, and maps/ tie downs in the other, and my other backpack with a small bag of yet more bears in the topbox. so while it was bulky, it was no way too heavy. less than a pillion. and the tiedowns were on the uppermost side [right] in the hopes of helping balance the lean.

waylander yeh...more miles sounds about right. am gonna head to paeroa next year, so thatll help.