The WORST Motorcycle from every manufacturer

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This is not a list of bad bikes, but a list of bikes this guy just doesn't "get". The Virago was yamaha's cash cow in the 1980s and it's reliability is legendary.

It was 1985 and my divorce was just finalized. I was raising my 2 daughters myself and had sold my motorcycle years earlier trying to hold our finances together. I was determined to buy another bike to help hold onto my sanity. A friend had a Yamaha Virago and I always wanted one. The shop I went to had one that was new old stock. It was 3 years old in fact. The price was right and I now had a new bike. My kids would go away for summer visitation with their mother and I would ride everyday without exception. The bike had shaft drive and would cruise great on the freeway. It was a 750. I owned many different bikes over the years and I can say this one was one of my favorites. Did not care how it looked, I was on the road with a bike and it definitely helped make my broken life worth living. And my daughters both now still talk about the short rides I would give them around the neighborhood. Great memories.

"Worst" is not a aesthetic exercise.... Worst - means the poorest reliability , the most recalls, the worst safety record. It means bikes that never sold and were killed in a single year. It means bikes that killed companies, or result in major financial losses.

I used a 96 Virago, as a commuter bike in L A. for many years. Put 84,000 miles on it, and never did anything but maintenance to it. Reliable, comfortable and decent handling bike. Great bikes!

Considering how many viragos Yamaha sold and how many years they built them and how great a bike they really were and you picked it as the worst bike they made really is a compliment to Yamaha in general

Haha! The Virago…. Ran forever, inexpensive, kept up to, or outran a huge portion of other bikes of its day, handled and cornered quite respectably … Yamaha must have done awesome, if it’s the worst!

I honestly love the Virago. It was actually my first bike and what got me in to building custom cruisers, so maybe I'm a bit biased, but the fact is they are incredibly cheap bikes that you don't have to be afraid to cut and weld to make whatever you want it to be

Ouff my heart! As a Yamaha Virago XV535 owner this hurts because I think my little Virago is a fantastic looking little bike and as a first bike it was a fantastic choice! It goes and handles surprisingly well! The V-twin sounds incredible as well! I can't recommend it enough!

The first bike I learned on was a 1984 yamaha virago XV700 that I bought for $1100. Since then, 4 motorcycles later, the virago will always start when I want it to, it will always ride well and I have not put more than $150 into repairs for it. Oil change, new battery and fork seals. I could romp on it endlessly, pin the throttle at full down the highway (85mph), lean it to kingdom come, it has been the most impressive bike ever, especially for being almost 40 years old. Y'know what you really did by making this video? You brought a family of Virago owners together again.

Yes, like a lot of folk here I found the Virago a particularly nice looking cruiser. Mine was a 1995 1100. It ticked all the boxes. It was comfortable for both myself and my wife. It look amazing amongst the more modern bikes on the cafe runs. The original two tone paintwork was awesome. It was reliable, easy to maintain and cheap to purchase. I don't like the look of most Harleys. I much prefer an old Norton or something of that nature, but the Virago was a beautiful looking machine. The features it was accentuating took the aesthetics a step further than the bikes it was inspired by. Well done Yamaha!

So, the main thing you judge are still looks. It's clear you have not own nor ridden most of the bikes you judge. "This one looks just weird to me -giggles like a kid-"

I personally liked the Virago. It must be a generational thing. And it turns out those old Virago's make incredible looking café racer conversions. The only bike of that type from that era that I think had a better aesthetic was the original Suzuki Intruder 700.

The Virago still looks good to me. I owned the 1981 750cc version, which was my introduction to motorcycling. Loved the bike. Had to sell it to pay rent in 2003 during graduate school, but got the 1993 750cc version in 2004, and I still own it. The Virago was made for a long time, and its style is still evident in the V-Star 250. The Viragos (loud, overbearing women) have a reputation for anvil-level reliability, and they're fairly easy to work on. Their performance was competitive relative to the later V-Stars. They don't leak oil in my experience. That old Yamaha ad is awesome, and women today still dig the bike, but hey, to each his own.

The Virago handles fantastic for a cruiser. Enough ground clearance to make tight turns yet thin enough to slip through lines of traffic. It's a damn shame modern cruisers don't adopt the shaft drive as it makes the virago as resilient as a cockroach (even if some would say it shares the likeness of one as well). Despite having ridden several cruisers since my Virago, none have impressed me nearly as much. Keep up on your maintenance and this bike'll outlive you

I recently got my 92 Virago 1100cc. And it's honestly just great. I've read about older people's experiences with them lasting for years without much issue and I can honestly say it's a pretty comfortable and beautiful ride

Lol. You seem to have struck a nerve by adding the Virago to the list 🤣

on my sixth Guzzi ! from 1978 Spada 1001 to latest V7 . Superb bikes , reliable , big mileages and a distinctive ride . Hand built in the original factory for a 100 years. This guy is taking out of his rear

I had a R1200C. I completely disassemed it, tricked it out, two-tone paint, custom seat. It was comfortable, handled well, and (despite your claims) sufficiently powered. And it fit me well since I'm only 5' 6" many ikes don't. I really liked it, no one else had one, and it sold instantly for a good profit.

I have an early 80's virago 750 and I get compliments on how it looks almost every time I take it out. I think they are beautiful bikes personally. Aside from the crunchy starter it's a great bike all around.