2006 Yamaha Warrior XV1700

[hondasniper250]

what kind of oil does it run like 10 40? any problems starting them when they are hot or cold?

[divrack]

i have an 08 warrior below the raw r=power of this beast is unreal. It will pull your arms off Idid 0-55 in first gear the other day @ 4500 rpm I havnt opened it up all the way yet because i only have about 350 miles on it but i was cruising at 85 -90 mph @ 3000 rpm like hot knife thru butter with PLENTY of throttle left. Thats what I love about this bike cruising at 60mph and then just hitting it your gone ! Like a sport bike it just jumps and goes

[hoganlongfellow]

@divrack yes sir....man they are a blast!! gotta love that torque!

[ajflyin]

How you like that thing? I really want one now but I just got a V Star 1100 classic. I'm just curious how the power is on those Warriors?

[fakefvc]

I've got an 08 Warrior. The torque will pull your arms out of their sockets.

[DavidBlues]

Yeah, the power is great! Mine will break the rear tire loose in the first 3 gears. The 1100 is a powerful machine as well and I believe that the Warrior has about 15-20 more horses and a ton of torque.

[KNJ3]

I am thinking about buying an 06 Warrior. What size rear tire do you have on yours and how does it handle on long rides? Thanks.

[DavidBlues]

I have a 210 on mine now. I regularly do 200 mile rides with my riding club and the only thing that will need to be changed out is the seat. The factory seat digs into your tail bone after about 70 miles or so. A Mustang seat will do wonders for that problem though.

[KNJ3]

Thanks for the info. Are your rides primarily HW miles?

[DavidBlues]

No, we're in the Hill Country of Texas so we take a lot of back roads to get to where we go. The Warrior is an awesome bike for curvy roads. I have yet to scrape peg on mine and I've used almost the whole edge of my tire. I only have about 4-5 mm or so of tire that has not touched the road yet.

[hoganlongfellow]

@ajflyin it's good....great torque...seriously if you launch hard it goose it hard enough it will rip the bars out of your hands if you're not careful!!

Not crotch rocket fast, but great for a cruiser. Let's put it this way, you never have to worry about downshifting to pass someone...and you'll be passing a lot of people!

[columbiakokos]

good job mate

[aanonsenj]

Sounds great-- you have a good example of those bikes.