2014 Vstar 1300 Deluxe 42000 mile review and thoughts. 

That's awesome. I have a real love for it .

Glad to hear you have had great experience with your 1300 too. Yes you are right about the acceleration . Once you get going in that 1st gear it can take you by surprise haha. Also yes you are right about the pipes , they do add extra oomph. Granted I didn't care for the extra noise. Tires .. man So far the c2 has been my better experience. I keep hearing iffy things about the 888s.

@@dbest1aVlogs If I go back to a motorcycle tire on the rear, it will be an Avon Cobra Chrome. Doesn't have quite the tread life of a Commander (still very good, though), but they are GRIPPY. I have the C2 on the front of my 1300, and it feels very "wooden" and it's really hinky in the wet...I've almost lost the front end twice riding in rain, even though I take it super-easy when the roads have any water on them.

"The first replacement rear tire on my '07 was a Metzler 180/70-15" its 16 inch not 15

2009 1300 here absolutely love it! Also love cruising the state since I'm here in Casper Wy.

Thank you very much for taking the time to check it out . haha . You know we get some into our vehicles bro, and it's hard to even think about parting ways. Hope your having a great christmas with the family .

Congrats. The bike is very reliable n capable. It's has its flaws n it's strengths. I'm a big believer in the flash. Especially if you will be keeping longer than 2 years.

Thank you very much . Appreciate it.

Thank you , and congratulations on your purchase. Wishing you tons of safe and joyful miles.

Thank you, Love that yours is still running strong. Happy holidays.

@@dbest1aVlogs Same to you!

Thank you for watching. Happy holidays

Thank you, and congrats on the new bike. Yes the exhaust drilling is a trade off. The bike losses a little responsiveness also, but there is just less noise on long 3hr+ rides. After a while the loud pipes get a bit annoying especially at speeds above 70. Below 55 it isn't bad. Loosing the responsiveness kind of sucks, but it is what it is I guess. Our bikes are geared tall n that's a good n bad thing for a cruiser. Great when you wanna get in it , sucks when you just want to mellow out chill cruise. Wishing you plenty of safe miles on your vstar , be sure the clutch recall was done and lube that clutch and throttle wires every so often. Stay safe Ride Safe

Yes, would have been more if not for being of 2020 sickness. I didn't take it out much till about July. Happy holidays.

Yes , and it wasthe turning point which made me keep this bike. Big time.

Thanks for watching. It has proved itself to be very reliable. No real tangible issues other than the ceappy ecu tune. Lol. I've really been enjoying it. Next stop 50k miles.

You are 1000% right. I fully agree and understand. Not to mention some of these new bikes have too much electronics for my tastes. Happy holidays

Lol, very true lol. Happy holidays Lol 😅😂😂😂

Yes, we definitely have to fine tune our rides, ofcourse we could always do the ride it n swap it too. I wondered at times n times why some of us don't and some do. Lol. Just the great thing that makes us us.

@@dbest1aVlogs AMEN brother 💯

Thanks for watching. Hope you are enjoying yours

Thanks. Enjoy and be safe. Bikes are hard to beat for what they offer.

Your 100% right . Great products. Thankfully no issues so far and have enjoyed the bike a lot.stay safe and enjoy plenty of miles . Thanks for watching.

Anytime, appreciate you watching.

Yea its treated me very well. I can't complain. Hoping for a nice riding season upcoming.

Gotta love em . Thanks for watching

Thank you sir. Been working on it for about a month. Go pro 9 is amazing video, I'm always so blown away. Happy holidays

@@dbest1aVlogs You're welcome! Happy Holidays

Yes I did mention it has steel brake lines. I have been considering new brake rotors up front. I will have to check the thickness. Thanks for watching , happy holidays

what bike did you end up getting

That's the beautiful thing about yamaha. They ate built damn near to perfection.. Thank you for watching. Stay safe and ride safe

Merry Christmas to you and your family too brother. Yes the buffeting was annoying . lowers did help . The mustang seat, actually was a nicely designed seat, just yea pushed me way to far forward. I am only 5'11, so thought it wouldn't be that bad. Ah what ya gonna do.

Well I will say every behind is manufactured different haha.. I hated it from the day of purchase.

Hehe , Cruise Control would definitely be a nice addition, but at a price point of 10k... You won't hear me crying about it . Honestly my biggest gripe with this bike would be the eco tune. I find it pretty horrible. Especially so, coming from a Carb tuned Buell Blast. Now just imagine ...a cv40 carb, with shimmed needle, dial a jet to enrich mixture at high altitudes and a manual tune ignition being smoother than this efi system with all the limiting crap added just to make it emissions legal. That is my main gripe. The Harley , well any of them with cruise control is wonderful, I did love that feature. Just being able to flick up and down to control speed is really nice . At the price point though , 10k more... I would expect nothing less definitely.

That's a good point about the 10k requirement. It's nice but not a necessity. And don't even talk about emission regulations. It's almost impossible to buy any out of state cars or motorcycles in California. The regulations here are as strict as in Europe. I do have to admit that the air quality is so much better than 30 years ago. The price of breathing I guess.

Congrats. Be sure to check and address rear bearings I needed also

Thank you..

@@dbest1aVlogs I appreciate you 👍🙏👊

Thank you

Thank you for the kind words . They are always appreciated. As for the dog bones , they should not be hard to install . The right, brake side may take a little more work due to the bolts being a little more difficult to get out. The reservoir bottle may be in the way. As for the cobra it sounds awesome, but I just wanted less noise. Some will like it. Hopefully the guy I sold it to will enjoy it. He got a heck of a deal. Hehe

thank you

That sounds like a plan . Definetly . Enjoy your Christmas

That my friend sounds like an awesome meet up . Definitely would love that. Hehe , don't get me started if I could have numerous vehicles haha. omg ... My wife would think I was nuts. hehe.

Thank you brother , happy holidays

@@dbest1aVlogs you to brother. Merry Christmas 🎄🎄❄️

Yes a very good bike in it's price range. Now a days these parts may be a bit tough to find, but in the last few years not so much. It's possible to find parts though, just have to give a decent search. The factory parts are easy.

That must be great. It would be something I wouldn't mind for longer trips.

Yes , I love the Reckless. Thanks for watching.

Thank you. The bike has come a long way since I rolled it out the dealer. Still love it. Yes sometimes it just seems like an extra gear would be nice on highways. Would also some down the motor a little too. The flip side to that is...... I don't take the highway much.

I'll get back to you. Those are the custom dynamics rear inserts. They have to be wired into the the rear brake light .. which was a bit of a chore. That signal wire can only be accessed from the underside under the panel. I had a previous feed wire going under there which powers my other aux brake light. I never published the video, cause I got so mixed up installing it , it was just a wash. They do work great though...

@@dbest1aVlogs Thanks I appreciate any advise. I have been on their site. but not sure which parts to buy. did you have to change sockets for bulbs at all. I know not all bulb bases are the same. did you have to do anything special to avoid the fast blinking I have read about?

I have the fast blinking. I didn't do the resistance mod or change the relay. No special insert. They twist right in. But have to have the wires fed in through the assembly. Then spliced into the signals n the brake signal. I belive 2010 n after the signal is under the tail blue wire. Before 2010 is in the rear box behind the plate , blue wire. If my years are right.

The luggage rack I got off a buddy when he was selling his vstar. I've never been able to locate another.

@@dbest1aVlogs Thanks for the reply. I have been trying to find something for my 2013 Deluxe. Another forum member recently ordered a Reckless fairing.

Hehe. Glad to see your enjoying your Vstar . The exhaust.. I've just grown tired of noise. Lately I'm finding , I don't want to rip and roar . I don't need pipes to turn heads. I just want to cruise , and enjoy the sights. I think the stock drilled baffles is more than enough noise for me. The only thing I miss is there was a little response loss in acceleration and feel. Less noise though. If I really want fast and quite ill go to a wing. So for now I'm fine with the drilled both ends stock. I can do a good 300 mile day with a lot less audio wear. The progressive fork springs are a great help. I like above 15wt oil with it. You can play with fluid height, and spacer length to mitigate response in the front end. To big of a spacer and get harsh bump hits in front. I think im running 2.7" spacer. Somewhere in that area. Then I played with fluid height to fine tune the ride. It's very time consuming due to bike design. The freedom shield I got from their website. Just throw a .net on the end. It is for the reckless fairing though. Which a copy of a older harley fairing. It's 10" in height, a little tall. Maybe could have gone 9, but it's fine. Works great. The shield is also the touring shield, so it's wider than normal. Hahaha. Oh man riding behind that thing is a dream.

Hmm thought I put a link to Ivan's site in the description, but checked and I didn't. Here ya go www.ivansperformanceproducts.com/vstar13.htm

Thanks!

Ecu flash is Ivan performance . I think he is in North Carolina now. The passing lamps are stock yamaha passing lamps with Chinese led lamps. Maybe a little difficult to find now a days .. bit possible. Thank you for the kind words

80mph , I'm gonna have to say yes and no. Yes it will do it. All day long. But at those speeds your pretty high in the revs. 70 is a bit more comfortable, even 75 . Still revs are about 3500 or so there. So yes it can do 80 , shoot it'll run 90, but it won't be as comfortable as the bigger bikes with bigger motors, and 6 gears with different gearing. This bike does great on backroads. N with the ecu flash from Ivan is a dream. It has a long wheelbase so tight corner roads can be a bit of chore, but longer sweeper backroads are nice. If I were looking for a sole highway bike, I would choose this, I'd maybe go for the eluder , venture or even a stratoliner. My highway speeds tend to be 65 to 75. Thanks for watching.

I ordered it from reckless fairing..

Yes . If you check out the Reckless Fairing Install playlists. You can see all the videos for it. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

@@dbest1aVlogs I certainly will. Thanks again!

To each their own. I love it how it is, on the cleaner side. Some don't, they like the badges. I thought they were tacky. That's with everything, you buy it n then personalize it for you. This video just shows how I've made the bike fit me over the years. It also dictates that you can go your own way.. and love it. Stay safe n ride safe.

The cobra exhaust wasn't too bad with noise, but that's only after I wrapped the pipe baffle in stove rope. Also I got a 2nd baffle from smartpartz. Not available any longer. This baffle helped me to reduce the noise while cruising down the road at 70+ . You loose a bit of top end omph though, but gain back some down low omph. So depends on where you spend your time, raving up high or moderate cruising. The issue, was the pipe was starting to bubble n rust. So I decided to sell it and for now go back to stock. The Oxford grips are great . - see the install videos in the maintenance playlis titled Oxford. Yes your right, they don't look the greatest , that I can't argue. I won't even try to deny lol. Now as for function, man they are amazing. They have come in handy on so many occasions when riding and things get a bit chilly. If where you live the Temps get cold , you will really appreciate them. At times my night commutes home can be a little chilly, and just 2 taps and it's just a little more comfort. Again I agree, not the best looking , but good lord they work amazing. Another time me and another vlogger Ncstoney (check his channel) were riding up the Blue Ridge parkwY . The Temps suddenly dropped and we hit rain. My fingers got cold n tap tap .... heated grips on. Ahhhh just a little relief went a long way till off Mt.Mitchell. Thanks for the kind words. It Is very much appreciated. Stay safe If you have any questions. Don't hesitate to ask. The channel is in Facebook too. See li k in description.

@@dbest1aVlogs bunch of thanks for your response! Yeah, I've already liked it in FB :) Regarding the cobras; most of my trips are around 300-400 km in one go, so not a very long ones. But in the summer time me & my friends are getting out for a longer all weekend trips, that is why I am kinda in to minds; to change the stock pipe or not to change it (well I can sell it if it will be two loud but I will lose the price I think.. not quite sure if this kind of experiment make sense). Acoordingly to grips - yeah the october in Poland is pretty chilly, I was hoping that my Rukka gloves with goretext and goregrip will handle the temp, but I was wrong :) Now it is the time for the Oxfords - thank you for your confirmation of it :)

@@deywo The Oxfords can help, but a heated glove liner will bring you a lot more comfort. Even a heated glove is a nice option for tbe cold times. Yes if you didn't like the cobra exhaust you could resell it. You woulf recoup most if not all of your money spent. There are always people looking. Ofcourse this does depend on how much you pay for it too. Hehe.

@@dbest1aVlogs thank you for your reponse, did you buy brand new cobras? Or used ones? How come they got bubbles and rust so quickly?

It was a used pipe. Not sure About the rust, but I think others had same issue

Valve adjustment could be done only if you hear the chattering (ticking) sound. Most don't get it even with over 50k miles. I've done it , it's a bit tedious. Some will pay a shop to go in and inspect.

Sometimes with these reviews is hard to cover everything. The Vic CC is a worthy upgrade to the 1300 . Even just being air cooled. The added power n lean angle is really nice. . So with the 1300, just a KnN is good too. You would just want to add a few holes in the cover .. this would help to let a little more air get in . It will also give a little more responsiveness too. I got the cobra intake at a steal of someone used. Lol. I love it though. The flash was a big help for my bike. As it with just the intake n drilled exhaust left a lot to be desired. The bikes behavior was not very good. The exhaust. Well I have a few videos on that. You could see in maintenance Playlist. Under cobra install n test n such. The set up I had was the intake , flash, cobra slip on with baffle wrapped in stove rope. Then I had the fuel tuner from cobra. When I finally got it tuned up nice . She would pin you back in the seat through 1st n 2nd lol.. really pulled hard. I only sold the exhaust due to I hated the noise. Lol.

Thanks for the reply. I can see where a K and N with add holes drilled would be beneficial and the flash is a must.@@dbest1aVlogs

The seat is from EDseatusa add a dot com to that . Other seats others like is the ultimate . Ed maker used to work for them. The audio info u can see in my Playlist section , I think under maintenance videos. Reckless fairing install. There I talk about the radio n speakers. I've since changed radio though to a jvc as the Kenwood had water damage.

I do have mileage logged, but I dont go by that to check. I just kneel down and check the pads thickness. Rear brake pad at 21,500 Front brake pad at about 25k maybe ... don't have it jotted.

Got that a few years ago. Phoenix I think. 3 led light.

Thank you. Yes this bikes weight n the street glides weight are similar . The balance is also similar , but you would sit lower on the street glide. So that may give a bit of a different feel. There are other bikes that harley , honda, n maybe others offer that are a little lighter with bags. Just they come with a small wind deflector usually. I've leaned this bike over once a little too far n past a certain point your not getting it back up without stepping off. Lol. Lesson learned. Still love my yammy lol. Ride safe

Some online , some on ebay. Thanks for watching

I have seen that setting in the service manual before. I believe either by the valve adjustment section , or the throttle body sync section.

we don't do emissions in ny . but it shouldn't have an issue

Tour pack . Shad sh48(I think) x (expandable) . The mounts are from cobra. I've never seen them again.

It is a ED seat. This is the big touring seat with their back rest and rear seat. Edseatusa.com

Check out Ivans website. www.ivansperformanceproducts.com/vstar13.htm He gives a comprehensive break down of the flash, and what it entails. You can also see his in-house dyno sheets too.

@@dbest1aVlogs Thanks

The intake is a cobra power flo. Yes I had it before the flash . The bike ran horrible. I really contemplated trading it in. Then I read a fee early reviews when the flash came out. I rode down to Ivan n after a few questions I flashed the ecu. I've been I'm love ever since..

@@dbest1aVlogs Thank you. I’m now wondering if you think Ivan’s flash would give me the lower speed, low rpm ride qualities that I’m really looking for with out the breather upgrade? Don’t feel the need for more hp, or torque for that matter. Save a couple hundred bucks and I really don’t want to be listening to a breather either?

I notice on Ivan’s graphs that the torque and hp gains don’t seem to be impacted till around 3500 rpm. When I’m up there all is well. Guess the engine gets plenty of air slow rpm.

It does smooth out the low end a bit. See some of my vlog riding videos. It will give you an idea. It does help you to be able to cruise around a bit easier. I'm sure changes could be made without the flash to help, but this was the best option for me. Currently I have 43k on the bike and enjoy it a lot. I do have an urge to try something different though. Hard to fight that feeling after a while.

should be this one . I put it on a while ago . It is very bright , and anyone behind you will be fully aware of your intentions haha .. www.feniex.com/perimeter/t3

Thank you

Yes I did mention that in this video.

@@dbest1aVlogs that’s great man, I didn’t see the whole video. lol Best thing you can do on these bikes.

Yeah , I made this review video a little longer and chat about some of the changes and why. Flash basically helped me with smoothness, and ride ability. The bike also tries to run a bit cooler, by letting the fan come on a little earlier. Along with deleting the throttle fuel cut.

Yes I do. I have about 48k on it so far . Haven't been riding everyday though due to home reno and working overtime to pay for it .

What year? Color? New tires?

@@dbest1aVlogs its a 2014 Yamaha V star 1300 Deluxe , silver. tires are a year old. most deff get another season out of the tires. south Florida

I'd check tires for dry rot ... cracks in the tread. Use it to bargain off another 500 to 600. I'd probably try to offer around 6500 anyway. You could also check motorcycle kbb too. My high with old tires maybe 6700 to 6800.

@@dbest1aVlogs hey man thank you !! I most deff will . Appreciate your time !! Any other bikes you plan on getting in the future ? I had a Harley sportster 1200 but to much vibration for me. I

I have thought of a 2nd bike a few times bro. I still have my Buell, which I guess I'm gonna part out. I have always wanted a Buell xb9 in blue as a collector. I have considered a vstar 1100 as a naked cruiser. I've been lately considering a yamaha raider... as a 2nd bike for nice hot weather riding. If I'll entertain that is interesting... lol. There is a possibility. Time for me is still a limitation, so that's kind of why I haven't chased more the more than 1 bike option. Still right now the raider is high on my list to consider. I like ... motor size .. seating position.. raw look.. possibility of customizing.. (a little)

I think in life we all make our decisions. The more important part is that we are "happy". See if we aren't happy then what do we want to do .... Move on ... right. I , humbly, invite you to check out 1. My earlier Buell Blast Videos ... 2. My test Ride playlist. That will show you where I have been , and what I have ridden. Then now realize that I am still here .... enjoying the Vstar 1300 with 42,000 miles. Which Let me remind you .... isn't a lot of miles. Not at all. See I am happy with my 1300, and just not ready to move on. I like, and respect the elder/Venture, but they just aren't for me at this moment. Maybe it is for you . Like I said .. I am happy hence the review video.

@@dbest1aVlogs Well said, my man...if your happy than that's what counts...have a Merry Christmas!

Yes you have to be happy. I wasn't before the flash though, I always tell people that. Don't get me wrong a new bike would be great, but not $$ feasible for me at the current time . Still the ecu flash made this bike such a joy to cruise on back roads, and carve the mild twisties. I just haven't even let the thought of selling cross my mind. I actually thought I might regret that move in all honesty. Hope you have a merry Christmas also. God bless and ride safe ..

Hehehe,yessss its bad. Shoot you made it much further than I ... Thankfully we have some options.

I have some . they are ok .

Lmao. You need to start intercepting the packages to score the touchdowns.

The flash , is from Ivan motorsports. The lights are stock paying lamps.