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What intrigued me about this Virago, when I was shopping around for a good running used motorcycle, was its V-Twin engine integrated into the frame; virtually suspended over the ground without downtubes or cradle. Somehow I hadn't noticed those 750's and 1100's (as well as 920's, 700's and 1000's) out on the roads during my lone rides of the 1980's and 1990's. And when I stopped riding I wasn't interested in looking for them. Of course, there's a good chance I saw some but I just wasn't paying attention or making notes.
The thing I actually ignored as much as possible was water-cooled bikes with their automobile-like radiators. I couldn't get accustomed to that idea. Call it old school thinking or whatever, I abhored the thought of needing a radiator on a bike along with the way they block the view of the engine. Now, obviously, I'm not any kind of aficionado requiring a superb air-cooled machine or anything like that either, otherwise I couldn't live with a rough-hewn Japanese motorcycle the Virago seems to be. However, I have grown to love their design. Brand names or fine quality means very little to me compared to "fun for cheap".
Some of my ideaologies come from my subpar mechanical abilities, which make me afraid to break anything expensive. So what could fit my personality better? I don't have any idea because I don't aspire to know everything about all motorcycles. That said, I've never learned more about any of them until this particular Yamaha became mine to tinker with and ride thousands of miles around on. Only the future knows if I will ever continue the experience with a change someday. At least I can't rule out owning yet another and different motorcycle, despite my being almost senior citizen age.