2009 Yamaha V-Star 950 Motorcycle Review

LOL, This was not a review, it was a yamaha comercial.

I've been riding 41 years this Dec. 09. Currently I am riding a 05 1100 VStar. Incredible Handling, Reliability and more that one can expect from a mid size cruiser. I absolutely love her!! Today's Harley's are a fine Motorcycle! However, That being said, Harley doesn't support Hunting, Boating, Off road Recreation, Power generating, Etc. Not only that, Some of the metric companies make a Damn fine Automobile, Suv, Truck, Robotics, and now just recently, Jet Air Craft!

I bought the 950T as my first bike at 55 this Spring. I absolutely love her! Great handling.

they are so awesome! sucks i like sport bikes...

bought this bike 2 months ago, im 5'7" 165lbs so the bike fits me really well. as far as scraping the ground, not that bad, only did it once. its not going to blow the bigger bikes off the road but it does have really nice handleing and nice acceration. now, the gear box is a little clunky but never noticed until reading some of these post. so you really gotta be listening for it. as far as looks, size, and price, i think you will be hard pressed to find a better deal.

Almost all Yamaha' Have a "clunky" gear box.
Normal Typicle! Been that way for as long as I can remember. Even the dirt bikes/ Been riding 41 years this Dec. 09
But, what that actually is.. is a very positive strong shifting system. Very relieable/
Enjoy your Bike!

whoever said 30,000 was a complete moron.

I'm going to say that all brands are equally reliable, even if that's not the case and I would still buy Foreign. Anything American made is too expensive to justify buying it, when there are equal(and in most cases, better) cheaper alternatives. If Harley was cheaper, I would purchase them because the price difference would make up for the repair costs and still have something to be proud off, but then again...I would prefer riding over wrenching.

harleys start at 7k now. Baseline 833 sportster msrp is 6999. goto a 1200 for less than 10k still.

I just saw recently and I agree with 833 Sport Low and Iron trims...however any other bike would be too much for me. Contrary to what I said earlier I would seriously consider that particular model vs the 950 custom. It's priced just right and enough torque to keep one happy. That bike should surely be a candidate...what was the decision to price it at that? I assume the OTD price would 8.5k -9k and the Vulcan 950 Custom would be almost 10k at a dealer here in my area. <3 the Harley site, No BS.