Posted by hurdy_gurdyman [ 4.229.162.237 ] on December 03, 2004 at 09:33:44:

In Reply to: Cool posted by Dean Kukral on June 04, 2004 at 07:21:04:

Just reading through this old stuff and ran across this. I have a 1983 750 Midnight Virago. I'm only 5'3" tall (down from 5' 4.5" that I was 20 years ago. Amazing what arthritis can do). I can get both feet on the ground on my Virago when wearing my leather riding boots. Driving with my wife on back an luggage strapped on is no problem. This bike is easy to drive.

BTW, the Virago wasn't origionally a Harley copy. It was based on the English "Vincent" from the 1940's and was much more advanced then a Harley. The 1981-1983 Virago's had the Vincent look. In 1984 the styling was changed to have more of the Harley look. I personally prefer the riding position of the earlier Viragos, as they put you in a less leaned back position, and the footrest is more under you, better for us short people.

I'm on my 3rd Virago now. I'll ride it as long as I can keep it running. Seeing as it only has 10,000 miles on it, that may be for a long time.

Dave

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