2007 Yamaha V-Star 1100 Reviews - Page 3 of 3

The biggest problem I have with the bike's design is the location of the front cylinder's exhaust pipe. The location of the pipe means that to do something as simple as changing your oil, the pipe must be removed. Installing a oil relocation kit (ORK) will relocate the oil filter, but this should have been done by Yamaha.

The bike as a whole is well balanced and nimble despite being a "Cruiser". More than able to carry two up for a couple of hundred miles.

There are a lot of aftermarket items for this bike, so that it can be tailored to almost any individual.

No mechanical problems at all. Extremely reliable, starts first go, runs smoothly.

Wonderful motorcycle, good quality off the showroom floor.

Lots of accessories.

Vibrates in 5th at high speed - need to add performance exhaust and air system to boost performance.

Stock seat is too padded - get a custom seat for better 'feel'.

Reliable, power when you need it. Great all round cruiser.

Exhaust blued, and I was told by dealer that it was due to me leaving choke on too long and fouled one of the plugs.

Also the bike has been cutting out on me when I downshift when coming to a stop.

Overall I am happy with bike; just issues that have arisen that leave me wondering about Yamaha's reliability.

At 1300 miles the engine and transmission over heated and turned the pipes glowing red. Now the bike is non movable.

Starting issues since that happened; one thing lead to another.

Looks good and sounds good with the price at the dealership. But any after market stuff you want to add; prepare to rob a bank to buy them.