Yamaha V-Star 650 Ride and Review 

I have two. 650 and 400 Very cool but I like 650 more and it has a name Brown

😮😮😮

Cool

Bruh my last motorcycle was a 2003 Kawasaki 500 LTD that I loved to bits! And I wanted to find a comparison between the 500 ltd and the vstar 650! I was thinking that maybe the 500 was faster than the 650. What do you think? How do they compare? My 500 LTD felt faster than what this 650 looks in videos. But then again I’m 140lbs.

@@juanbarroso332 It is a little hard for me to exactly recall the acceleration since it's been quite a few years since I was on the Kawi, but I recall being very impressed during my first rides on the Yamaha by how smooth and easy it felt. I'm 148 lbs and 5'11" and to me the biggest difference is the V-Star is a lot more comfortable to sit in for longer rides. After I'd owned it for a few years, the Kawi had been starting to hurt my tail bone on longer rides (not sure why it took a few years for me to notice that), but the V-Star doesn't have that effect at all. The dealer wouldn't let me do a test ride due to insurance purposes, so buying it was something of an act of faith. I've been extremely pleased!

​@@TheInterloafernothing hurts me. I drive both 400 and 650

And I have two. 400 and 650.

У меня тоже есть Drag 650 и ещё 400 есть. У меня их два. И они тоже лучшие. Особенно 650 и даже имя у него есть Браун. 😂

Miles per tank is average of 160 and an average of 40 miles per gallon at highway speeds, that’s a US gallon, it might do 60mpg on an imperial gallon, UK, Canada and the rest of the western world but here in USA it 40-45😊

@@chappy4944 yeah when I had mine I would have never seen 200 miles on the tank lmao. I remember topping out at 90 mph while going down a hill.

@@chappy4944 uh yeah.. no... last time I checked NY state is in the USA I got 59mpg consistently when the bike had less than 20k miles on it now its up to 55k miles and its dropped off to about 54 to 56 mpg, depending on where Im riding (how fast) if you are riding WFO all the time, and cruising 60mph in 3rd gear, you might pull it down to 40 or 45 or you lug the hell out of it, shift too soon, and then hold the throttle WFO all the time or if you put some crap after market pipes on and 'fixed' the jets so the bike is super rich or you are running premium gas for no reason (its not a high compression engine, it runs on regular) or you got a giant batman windshield, or you weigh 360 lbs but a factory stock Vstar 650 in good tune driven at a steady 50 to 65mph gets 58 to 60mpg. 1300 Royal Star or 1700 Road Star will get 45mpg if you are getting 40 to 45 you need to pay a professional mechanic to fix your bike, someone effed it up.

Got it, mate?

I bought not one, but two. 400 and 650 . I ride both. Cool

get the o rings for the valve covers, they are a few bucks and you need 4 if you put it all back together and one leaks, its two hours to tear the carbs off again and replace the oring

when you stop hit the kill switch there is no reason to let the bike idle if you are not moving

It doesn't overheat so you have to try hard to overheat it and it won't work.

There is an adjustment screw at the end of the cable by the lever I believe, turning that out should adjust the clutch engagement.

@@ForceMoto thank you

That is normal for this bike, and a little strange feeling. The clutch lets out close to the end, and the actual "window" where it lets out is very narrow. But, you do get used to it. It is strange when coming off of another motorcycle though. First time I rode it, I actually stalled it - and I've been riding almost 50 years. Great bike though.

I had that issue with my bike when I first bought it. That can be a little tricky if you're a new rider like I was. Turns out that can be easily adjusted, so talk to your mechanic.

@@GraceConsults Thanks! I'll check out adjusting it.

I’m 6ft3 93kg (I’m Aussie haha) got forward controls and it’s amazing. Stock pegs are fine but if you want the extra comfort I’d go for it

Yammie all the way, I’ve had both.

@@camofrog really?? Why is that? Looking at both...thx

@@RaulGarcia-cg3vn shaft drive, better handling

the only drawback for the VS650 is the spoked wheels require tubes in the tires. if you get a flat you cannot fix it with a plug like you can with cast wheels and tubeless tires the Vstar 650 is a highly reliable 100,000 mile motorbike that is pure joy to ride, esp a naked bike at 50 to 60mph on a 2 lane road

It’s right there

@@josephad6861 I mean where did you buy it? Isn't it original?

@@JulianCzubba oh ok. Got it

Around 3k where I live (Idaho). Some maybe 2k, and some almost 4k - but 3k is kinda normal. Lots of used old metric cruisers between 2.5k and 5k.

You're right, I'm sure it's capable of 10 seconds or less. I went easy on the launch, and it's hard to tell when to shift without a tach.

@@ForceMoto Thanks for taking the time to reply. I can easily get sub 8's on mine.....Great vid. by the way - Cheers

In the point of view riding shots? It's just a gopro so it's always wide angle, but I like how it gets some of the motorcycle in the shot

sit closer to your phone

if you want it bad you will get it bad wait till you find one with low miles that the previous owner hasnt effed up