Japan/USA - motorcycle - 250cc
Very hard to beat this bike (same same as the Virago, but they just renamed it for the US market) and every available online owner-review agrees. A tried and proven air-cooled v-twin (the only 250cc V on the market) that’s tough and old as donkeys, boasts excellent fit & finish and will last you a lifetime. It has to be said this is a fine looking little BRAT just as it stands, love the pullback bars and forward-set pegs: only weirdness is a strange exhaust rerouting Yamaha have done to equalize pipe-length and subsequent back pressure to the cylinders. Roadburner.com offer a set of sweet looking all-black pipes for this bike that'll boost audio and give you a genuine working 2-into-2 exhaust system, but you will have to rejet the carb to make sure it stays running true. Other than that, kickass little machine which will also chop great - take your grinder to it and start whacking off for your own custom mad max look. Remember, it’s not what you ride but how you personalize it that makes you stand out from the crowd. Or, if you just want a cool, start-every-time a-z bike without breaking any speed limits then this is your mount!
