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  • gearhead13
    #16
    Originally posted by Shwartz
    I didnt know a Virago could be made to look any uglier than Yamaha did, but this guy wins the prize

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      • MAJikMARCer
        #17
        Originally posted by Shwartz
        I did some searching on the forum but couldn't find the "E" model designated anywhere. I can find "L"'s and "XL's" but no "E". Can someone link a thread stating why it's rare?
        As Tim Tom mentioned, it's rarely largely due to the short production run. That makes parts finding a bit of a pain, compared to the more common bikes. If you do swap parts out be sure to post the parts up for sale for us restoration guys.

        Oh and I love the GTI sticker. Heh!

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          • Shwartz
            #18
            OK, how about a compromise for my fist road bike?



            That's really just bars and paint, maybe a stripped down taillight, and gauge cluster with less "presence".

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              • Tim Tom
                #19
                Originally posted by Shwartz
                OK, how about a compromise for my fist road bike?

                That's really just bars and paint, maybe a stripped down taillight, and gauge cluster with less "presence".
                Looks sweet to my eyes. I like them modified from stock a bit, but keeping the 'look' the same. Bars, paint, new suspension, that's a recipe for a nice GS for me. Again, it varies from person to person.

                The important thing is setting out on a realistic project that you can finish and have a reliable and good looking bike at the end of it.

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                  • GS650E_81
                    #20
                    Schwartz -

                    I really like that tail light is that the stock one with a blacked out lense?

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                      • Shwartz
                        #21
                        Originally posted by GS650E_81
                        Schwartz -

                        I really like that tail light is that the stock one with a blacked out lense?
                        To be honest I can't quite tell. From the pic (remember, not my bike) i think the blacked out portion isn't round enough to be the stock lens so I wouldn't be surprised if it was a piece of tinted mylar or lexan (basically plexi-glass) with the bulbs behind it.
                        I was thinking about it and planned to do something like this myslef. I can delete the turn signals if I can incorporate the bulbs for them into this same lens cover. I can easily purchase some LED arrays from an online supplier for a couple bucks and makeup some type of multi-light array with signals, running lights, and brake lights all in the same housing.

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                          • 850 Combat
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                            • Sep 2006
                            • 6018
                            • Spokane, WA, and Hampden, ME
                            #22
                            Originally posted by Nessism
                            The Yamaha looks like a stink bug with it's ass in the air. Gaud I hate that chopped tail look.

                            Its a Virago. They SHOULD be cut up.
                            sigpic Too old, too many bikes, too many cars, too many things

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