Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Dec 2, 2006
Pros: Fuel injected and liquid cooled. Belt driven.
Cons: No tachometer or fuel gauge.
Summary: On 11/20/2006, I traded my 2005 V Star 650 Classic in for Yamaha's brand new 2007 Yamaha V Star 1300 Tourer. This is the bike's first year in production. I chose Raven for the color. Normally I would wait a year or two before buying the 1st year ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 8, 2009
Pros: MPG - 50
Style
Balance
Cons: Maintenance if you have it done, it is high, a bit. Be prepared.
Summary: 6000 miles in 5 months. I am primarily a commuter, so I have my fair balance of stop and go, mid-speed (35~55) and interstate travelling. I am not out to win the Iron Butt - I also have no axe to grind. Here is what I think. I think I like the style. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 1, 2008
Pros: Excellent handling for a cruiser, relatively light in its class, good amount of power, smoooth
Cons: Stock exhaust too quiet, low speed surge, handlebars too far forward, windshield too tall
Summary: In this review, I will try to touch on things that other reviewers have not touched on. You can certainly go off and read specifications so I won't repeat those here.I've had this bike almost a year now. I have the 2007 Vstar 1300 Tourer. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 29, 2008
Pros: Ergonomics, power, and balance. Fuel injection and belt drive. Versatile big cruiser for great price.
Cons: No gas gauge or tach. Slight engine surge at low speed.
Summary: My new 2007 VS 1300 (non Tourer) is a great bike; and as my Harley riding neighbor put it, it's like getting a Fat Boy at less than half the price! I only have 375 miles on it now, but already I'm pleased in nearly all respects. I've added the following ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Aug 19, 2008
Pros: easy take off, cornering, stopping - once rolling the bike floats !!!
Cons: stock seat, stock handlebars, dealership post sale service
Summary: I am a 51 year old female who has just recently learned to ride (on a 650 V star). Once I passed the road test I moved up to the 2007 V star 1300. I was afraid of it at first, but have fallen in love with except for 2 things; the seat and the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 19, 2007
Pros: Good looks, nice handling, nice price, good specs. Medium length rides are fun.
Cons: Unresolved problem (see review), tricky throttle control. I'm short and need custom handle bars.
Summary: I would love my new v star 1300 except that it has a bug in the motor or transmission which causes it to vibrate or rub at low speed. Factory, according to dealer "Snake River Yamaha of Boise" says they are aware of the problem but I should go ahead and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 16, 2007
Pros: Great seat and rear ride, POWER, MPG!!
Cons: Exhaust, jerky in 3/4 gear.
Summary: Went from a 99 Suzuki Marauder to this. Overall a nice ride. The bike has a great look. I did buy it to go touring on weekend trips. The total allowed carry weight for bike is about 475 pounds, and each saddle bag can carry only 11 pounds. I am about 240 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 3, 2007
Pros: Rides good and looks good. sets good. lite enough for me.
Cons: Irritating; engine misfire, windshield turbulence, transmission noise, customer service. Overall an irritating experience.
Summary: Irritating is the best word to describe this experience without resorting to curse words. For the price this is a nice/irritating motorcycle but If I had it to do over I would not buy it and definitely not buy the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 4, 2007
Pros: performance, cornering stability, taller gearing, quality finish and price
Cons: no fuel gauge, no tachometer
Summary: **NEW THE UPDATE 15 MAY 2007****NEW THE UPDATE 20 JUNE This bike is a WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING, looks like a cruiser, sounds like a cruiser, goes like a real bike ! This bike is a real surprise, I had a suspicion this bike was a goer when I found out it ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 19, 2007
Pros: comfortable ride; low seat height; gearing just right; easy handling; beautiful styling.
Cons: A couple inches more pullback in the handlebars would be just right.
Summary: I purchased my V Star 1300 Tourer in black a couple months ago. After the 1000 mile break in period, I left Greenville, Mississippi headed for Chattanooga, Tennessee, then on to Kingsport (on the Virginia line) and back, with a lot of detours in between ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 14, 2007
Pros: -Fuel Injected
-Liquid Cooled
-Belt Driven
-Well-Balanced
Cons: None yet
Summary: I recently purchased the 2007 V-star 1300 Tourer. It came standard with the leather-wrapped saddlebags, windshield, and passenger backrest. The only other accessories I put on were passenger floorboards and a luggage rack. The aspect that surprised ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 2, 2007
Pros: Comfort, Power, Style
Cons: Floor Boards, Handle bar placement, 200 miles per tank
Summary: Just bought this 2 days ago, it's the first bike I've ridden in 8 yrs. Although I don't highly recommend going with such a large bike the first time around, it's pretty easy to get used to. With some practice it should be fairly easy to avoid the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 15, 2006
Pros: Liquid cooled, fuel injected, belt drive, tubeless tires
Cons: Periodic valve checks required, low stock handlebar
Summary: My riding has evolved into a mix of touring along with my daily commute. I was looking for a bike with the characteristics of a sport tourer but which fit my height challenged frame. The VStar 1300 is fuel injected which is a definite plus for fuel ... read more
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Not rated yet by the Epinions community Jul 19, 2012
Pros: smooth hwy cruiser,high mpg,quiet ,smooth running
Cons: 1st to 2nd could be better
Summary: Bought my 2007 used for 5K with all the add ons to make it exactly as the tour model.You have to punch A FEW HOLES IN GAS TANK NECK (SO IT CAN BE QUICKLY AND FULLY FILLED)AND GET k AND n AIR FILTER and possibly drill a few holes in air box as recomended
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 16, 2011
Pros: Confortable. Powerfull.
Cons: None
Summary: Great body. Just upgraded from the vstar 1100. There is a gas gage. Once you reach reserve it lights on and start counting down milage to empty. Look on the manual or find the manual on line. Great
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 15, 2010
Pros: Fuel injected, belt drive, low profile, lots of power...
Cons: No tachometer or fuel guage... Can't think of nothing else I don't like about it..!
Summary: I purchased this machine second hand August 2010... The bike had only 5,000 miles and looked brand new... The owner just had no time to ride anymore... The first thing I noticed about it was it's profile and wide stance... It was like buying a "Fatboy"
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Not rated yet by the Epinions community May 4, 2010
Pros: Fit and finish
Powerful, smooth engine
Good brakes
Great v-twin sound
Comfortable
Cons: No tach
No fuel gauge
A bit of low speed hesitancy
Summary: I just purchased an 09 V13 and put about 150 miles on it last weekend. This is an outstanding bike in so many ways. I am very impressed with the power and smoothness of the liquid cooled, fuel injected engine, which is what I
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Jul 9, 2009
Pros: EFI comfort style power clock feel handling
Cons: quiet
Summary: rides like a cadilac. almost drives itself. corners like a dream, huge comfy seat that you melt into. pipes are little too quiet for me but everything else is a dream. low handlebars that are bent towards you in rounded fashion for easy handling
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Not rated yet by the Epinions community Sep 30, 2008
Pros: Seat height, smooth engine, well balanced. 50 mpg. Dual disc front brakes.
Cons: Yamaha could have done better with the windshiled/buffeting problem.
Summary: After saving and searching for a couple of years, I purchased a 2007 V Star 1300 Tourer the end of 2007. I chose this particular motorcycle, not because it was the perfect bike, but because of overall value. With 3000 miles on the bike, I think I made
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Not rated yet by the Epinions community Sep 17, 2008
Pros: Love the bike. Put on cobra speedster longs, and a fi2000r fuel managment system.
Cons: none now, great bike.
Summary: When I bought my star 1300 I noticed that the clutch was making quite a racket. So I took in to the dealer, and they told me that it was normal. Well after a year that dealership had sold, and the new dealer checked into the noise problem that I had been
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