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'2002 Yamaha Vstar 1100 with motor with broken middle shaft removed. .... VStar for a 1100 and it started making a whining sound when decelerating-- I thought ..

My experience shows about an average of 40mpg. Road, wind, temp conditions, carrying a passenger,. can vary that by 5mpg either way.
If you own the bike you're speaking about, fill it up reset the odometer, put 100-150 miles on it, fill it up again and do the math.
The vstar was an excellent fuel miser, if you plan on doing a lot of your own work, buying a service manual from somewhere like amazon.com for $20-30 bucks, you'll have a sweet dependable ride.

If you set your fuel petcock to "on" the bike will sputter when its low and you can switch over to reserve that has about another 1/2 gallon. I just set my trip meter and get gas about every 175 miles to be safe. 2007 VSTAR 1100 Classic.

I had the same problem with my Harley, it ate 3 headlights, at $75 each, I found a short in the high beam switch, and found it by accident, I saw a spark at night when it was dark. Fixed the short, no problem, you might have the same thing going on there, check for a short in the wiring at night. Hope this helps.

Howdy: I have a Vstar and I use a ticklier battery charger if my bike will set for a week or longer. The lights will work but just not enough juice to turn over. Once started the bike will recharde at a high idle. Be sure to only use a 1.5 to 2 amp charger. Sometimes Harbor Freight will have chargers cheap. Your battery should last 3 or more years. For a new battery go to Battery Plus. Ride safe- Doug

Could be the coil. Also could be several other things. Download a shop manual and diagnose it.

check wireing to starter and fuses then service inspection needed .

Twisted bolts on the starter are never a good thing. There is also a one-way starter clutch on the crank behind the flywheel that can be damaged. If it engages intermittently, it's on its way out. Both the starter and starter clutch are prone to failure on VStars... and neither are cheap to fix. Hopefully your bike is still under warranty.