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Title: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: Bminder on December 10, 2014, 11:40:28 AM
Been wanting a newer bike an more upright seating position for awhile. Test drove a couple Vrods and LOVED them, but too pricey.  Rode an 03 Honda VTX 1800 and it was like riding an old farm truck in corners and stuff.
Then after doing more research, rode an 04 Yam Warrior 1700 and loved it!
Bought it last Thursday, 11,900 miles on it, new tires, very well taken care of.   The gigantic muffler is kind of strange, but really like the thump thump of the V-twin. Gobs and gobs of torque.  And it has the front forks of the R1, and I read it handles extremely well for a cruiser.
The tach and speedo faces are really cool too.  Miss the fairing a little bit for my legs on cold days, but so far so good!

(http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af341/BILLYMINDER/Warrior2_zps0ba86851.jpeg)

[img]http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af341/BILLYMINDER/Warrior1_zps966aec2b.jpeg/img]

Not sure why I can't get the second photo to post...
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: pdxfj on December 10, 2014, 11:46:46 AM
(http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af341/BILLYMINDER/Warrior1_zps966aec2b.jpeg)

That's not a muffler.. it's a cannon! :)

Congrats on the purchase!
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: Bminder on December 10, 2014, 11:48:42 AM
Yeah, I've seen it called cannon, gatling gun, water heater... it's pretty big.
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: novaraptor on December 10, 2014, 11:57:47 AM
Great looking ride... Congrats and enjoy..
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: FJmonkey on December 10, 2014, 12:06:18 PM
Kind of reminds me of the space shuttle booster rockets.. But they fall off a few minutes after starting.... Just remember where they fall, they can be reused...  :mocking:
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: Bminder on December 10, 2014, 12:09:38 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on December 10, 2014, 12:06:18 PM
Kind of reminds me of the space shuttle booster rockets.. But they fall off a few minutes after starting.... Just remember where they fall, they can be reused...  :mocking:

As long as it doesn't burn through an o-ring and explode!
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: FJmonkey on December 10, 2014, 01:05:36 PM
Quote from: Bminder on December 10, 2014, 12:09:38 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on December 10, 2014, 12:06:18 PM
Kind of reminds me of the space shuttle booster rockets.. But they fall off a few minutes after starting.... Just remember where they fall, they can be reused...  :mocking:

As long as it doesn't burn through an o-ring and explode!


Just one more shit stirrer, like me...  :shok:
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: Bminder on December 10, 2014, 02:09:32 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on December 10, 2014, 01:05:36 PM
Quote from: Bminder on December 10, 2014, 12:09:38 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on December 10, 2014, 12:06:18 PM
Kind of reminds me of the space shuttle booster rockets.. But they fall off a few minutes after starting.... Just remember where they fall, they can be reused...  :mocking:

As long as it doesn't burn through an o-ring and explode!


Just one more shit stirrer, like me...  :shok:


Hey I'm not stirring!!! I'm playing off history!  :good2:
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: pdxfj on December 10, 2014, 03:45:33 PM
If you decide to change it, you could sell it to a kid in a riced out Honda.

Hey kid!  Have I got a deal for you.. forget the grapefruit shooter muffler.. I've got grapefruit cannon for ya!

Sadly I can picture that muffler hanging off the back of a POS Honda with a ground effects kit..

It is a good looking bike.  I have a couple of friends looking for that style of bike.  I'll tell them about it.
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: FeralRdr on December 10, 2014, 04:43:58 PM
Dear God!  :shok:

Someone's actually bringing a Self-Propelled Potato Gun to the next rally:  INCOMING! :shout:
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: FJmonkey on December 10, 2014, 04:48:06 PM
Quote from: FeralRdr on December 10, 2014, 04:43:58 PM
Dear God!  :shok:

Someone's actually bringing a Self-Propelled Potato Gun to the next rally:  INCOMING! :shout:

The potato might have a high velocity, but a low trajectory. Wear good boots, that is all I am saying...  :lol:
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: charleygofast on December 13, 2014, 06:04:00 PM
Drummer in my band has one of those...silver. His has those gawd awfull way too fuckin tall apehangers on it! Other than that its a bitchin ride and I like it. Oh yeah his has V/H shorties on it....way cool!                                                                                                                                             Congrats! Charley.
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: Bminder on December 13, 2014, 06:51:41 PM
It handles great and love the torque. And the thump from the 2 pistons is awesome.
1700cc's... if it were a V8 it's be a 6.8 liter!  :diablo:
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: FJmonkey on December 13, 2014, 07:05:25 PM
Quote from: Bminder on December 13, 2014, 06:51:41 PM
It handles great and love the torque. And the thump from the 2 pistons is awesome.
1700cc's... if it were a V8 it's be a 6.8 liter!  :diablo:

And that is why we ride these things, they make us feel good...  :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
Title: Re: Bought an 04 Yamaha Warrior 1700
Post by: Bminder on December 13, 2014, 07:45:50 PM
OH, and I need to make a new US map and add Colorado to the states... the state I've ridden in cuz I bought it in CO and rode it home!  :yahoo: