There's a keyhole on the right side of the bike - "upside" when on the kickstand. Look on the plastic trim piece under the seat.
Insert and twist the key while pulling up on the front of the seat.
BE CAREFUL when you replace it! Mine has an electrical cable that tends to get in the way.
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By the battery, underneath the seat locking mechanism. Remove the seat, take out the two bolts holding the locking mechanism to the frame and underneath that you will find the fuse box.
Under the drivers seat
Stamped in the frame just below the seat.
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To change the oil on the Yamaha 1600 Silver Edition Road Star, you would first need to remove the seat and the oil dipstick. Then, remove the oil drain plug on the engine. Allow the oil to drain and remove the filter. Add the new filter, fill the oil, and close all of the drains. You can see full details of the procedure with photos at Road Star Clinic online.
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The VIN on a 2005 Yamaha V Star 100 is stamped in the frame just below the seat of the bike. Each VIN number is specific for each bike
In the back of the seat (both) you have a star screw bit that one you remove it you lift up on the back of the seat and the front will come up out of a groove that it slides into.
"First take off passenger seat by removing 15mm chrome acorn nut where it retains seat to the rear fender. Carefully pull the passenger seat back and up to disengage hold down tab and remove seat. Now, you should be able to see the chrome 10mm bolt that retains the drivers seat. Remove this bolt and again, carefully the pull drivers seat up and back to disengage hold down tab and remove seat. Re-installation is the reverse of this procedure." ----You don't have to remove the seat to remove the speedo There should be 3 alen head screws around the speedo. 4mm i think. Take those out. Then reach down and push the speedo cable up towards the tank to give the speedo cable some slack. There will be 2 plugs and the speedo cable connected to the back, disconnect those 3 and you're done.
The battery is located under the floor behind the front seat passenger seat. If you pull up the second seat floor mat you will see a plate. Remove it using a star screwdriver. To remove the battery you'll need to also remove the plastic cover over the seat rails. Pablo