Daughter has a 250 VStar for a first bike. I've ridden it and am impressed with the way it handles and with the power the engine makes. Having enough power to get away from hazardous situations is important.
Your friends are misleading you about Hondas. None of the Honda's we've owned...
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I don't share my wife's love of sailing. She crews on a male friend's boat. Since I want her to be happy, I'd never consider getting between her and what she enjoys. She has no problem with women friends riding behind me when she is not able to go along ( she also riders her own). Not...
Most people I know threw rocks at Buell considering them unreliable and uncomfortable with a serious vibration problem. If they were all you claim the motorcycle buying public would have saved them..
If you changed exhausts without re-jetting the carbs you are running lean. Your air/ fuel mix needs more fuel.
If you have re-jetted the carbs, then you may need to balance them.
Its the truth. You're stroking your ego online over a skill you have developed. All you'll accomplish is to cause some overconfident novice to get injured.