Just saying....

[Bikes]

Had to run some errands today so I rode the XS....80 or 90 miles...low fifties, dry and cool...foliage everywhere.....this bike is so sweet....runs excellent....comfortable....just a pleasure to ride.........i knew you all would understand......
Makes you wonder why they stopped making them.....

[IanDMacDonald]

Had to run some errands today so I rode the XS....80 or 90 miles...low fifties, dry and cool...foliage everywhere.....this bike is so sweet....runs excellent....comfortable....just a pleasure to ride.........i knew you all would understand......
Makes you wonder why they stopped making them.....

Ehh, to bring-on a new era of bikes. Same reason Suzuki and Kawasaki stopped making their GS & KZ bikes respectively. However, Yamaha has the XJR across the pond, and Suzuki has something similar. Some say it's because the engine was bullet-proof, and Yamaha was losing money on the bikes with lack of trade-in's, but I've never seen or heard anything from Mother Yammy stating as-much. I'd be more curious as-to why GM quit making the 3800 motor . . .

[tomcos67]

Had to run some errands today so I rode the XS....80 or 90 miles...low fifties, dry and cool...foliage everywhere.....this bike is so sweet....runs excellent....comfortable....just a pleasure to ride.........i knew you all would understand......
Makes you wonder why they stopped making them.....

These bikes our fun to ride.!! And they like the cooler weather I noticed..Have fun while you can...

[tomcos67]

Ehh, to bring-on a new era of bikes. Same reason Suzuki and Kawasaki stopped making their GS & KZ bikes respectively. However, Yamaha has the XJR across the pond, and Suzuki has something similar. Some say it's because the engine was bullet-proof, and Yamaha was losing money on the bikes with lack of trade-in's, but I've never seen or heard anything from Mother Yammy stating as-much. I'd be more curious as-to why GM quit making the 3800 motor . . .

Gotta ask!!!What's the 3800 motor????Thanks....

[motoman]

Had to run some errands today so I rode the XS....80 or 90 miles...low fifties, dry and cool...foliage everywhere.....this bike is so sweet....runs excellent....comfortable....just a pleasure to ride.........i knew you all would understand......
Makes you wonder why they stopped making them.....

Abdolutely some of the most positive things I've heard in a while here, pertaining to our XSessive scoots.

[motoman]

Ehh, to bring-on a new era of bikes. Same reason Suzuki and Kawasaki stopped making their GS & KZ bikes respectively. However, Yamaha has the XJR across the pond, and Suzuki has something similar. Some say it's because the engine was bullet-proof, and Yamaha was losing money on the bikes with lack of trade-in's, but I've never seen or heard anything from Mother Yammy stating as-much. I'd be more curious as-to why GM quit making the 3800 motor . . .

Another good report! That motor was one maintenance free, tough, and excessive fuel mileage motor..........least was being in my ole' previously owned 91' Pontiac Bonneville.

[IanDMacDonald]

Another good report! That motor was one maintenance free, tough, and excessive fuel mileage motor..........least was being in my ole' previously owned 91' Pontiac Bonneville.

Bouncing off Moto, it was GM's long-running engine, that was pretty strong and reliable. Only issues was the intake leaking, which they solved on the Series III with the aluminum intake.

[Dudenatz]

Had to run some errands today so I rode the XS....80 or 90 miles...low fifties, dry and cool...foliage everywhere.....this bike is so sweet....runs excellent....comfortable....just a pleasure to ride.........i knew you all would understand......
Makes you wonder why they stopped making them.....

Man, I gotta come up with some errands....JK. Truer words were never spoken.... just twist the throttle....
Regards

[BA80]

Gotta ask!!!What's the 3800 motor????Thanks....

3.8 liter GM V6. The most bullet proof engine GM has come up with since the 283 CI V8.

[motoman]

3.8 liter GM V6. The most bullet proof engine GM has come up with since the 283 CI V8.

+1!..............DEFINITELY agree 100%.

[BA80]

Bouncing off Moto, it was GM's long-running engine, that was pretty strong and reliable. Only issues was the intake leaking, which they solved on the Series III with the aluminum intake.

Fixed a lot of them that had an intake full of antifreeze because of that plastic manifold. The EGR would burn a hole in the water jacket.

[tomcos67]

3800

3.8 liter GM V6. The most bullet proof engine GM has come up with since the 283 CI V8.

Oh!!! I think I had one in my gmc van back when.!Here is one for you I still have 1978 292 v6 or is it 290 I forget..Recently giving to me.3 speed on column!!!!! Heavy duty clutch plate. This thing uses no gas ,,,hardly,,, runs great!!!!..
1\2tonVan...full size....Iam living in the past...!

[Prisoner6]

3.8 liter GM V6. The most bullet proof engine GM has come up with since the 283 CI V8.

I purchased a '98 Riviera with the Supercharged 3800 ... it only had 3,100 mi. on the odometer.

Wonderful car! I drove it for 268,000 trouble-free miles, until it was totaled ... while sitting at a stoplight.

Two other cars were involved in a high-speed intersection collision ... one of them spun out and totaled my Rivi ...

I'd most likely still have that car were it not for the accident.

[tomcos67]

Not a v

Oh!!! I think I had one in my gmc van back when.!Here is one for you I still have 1978 292 v6 or is it 290 I forget..Recently giving to me.3 speed on column!!!!! Heavy duty clutch plate. This thing uses no gas ,,,hardly,,, runs great!!!!..
1\2tonVan...full size....Iam living in the past...!

Not a v 6.flat 6.......Nobody read this.😕

[tomcos67]

Cool cars

I purchased a '98 Riviera with the Supercharged 3800 ... it only had 3,100 mi. on the odometer.

Wonderful car! I drove it for 268,000 trouble-free miles, until it was totaled ... while sitting at a stoplight.

Two other cars were involved in a high-speed intersection collision ... one of them spun out and totaled my Rivi ...

I'd most likely still have that car were it not for the accident.

Like to still have them .I know.?like my 1968 cougar xr7 I think can't remember. 390.