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Yamaha V Star And Harley-Davidson Sportster 1100s - Stuck In The Middle With You
1100s Used To Rule The Roost-And Now There Are Just Two more
Yamaha V-Star 1300 - Star Bright
Check out our road test of the Yamaha V Star 1300 Motorcycle! more
Performance Figures for the 2006 Yamaha Star Roadliner
Acceleration performance data for the Yamaha Star Roadliner test in the February 2006 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. more
Yamaha Star Roadliner - Tested
Just when it looked like competition among big-inch cruisers was turning into a battle of wretched excess, Yamaha has returned to sanity with a big twin that delivers more of everything without crossing the line between "enough" and "too much." The new Star Roadliner is big, elegant and almost luxur more
Initial Impressions: Yamaha Star Stratoliner
We have now put a few thousand miles on Yamaha's new 1854cc Roadliner V-twin cruiser and have been impressed by the motorcycle—its power, comfort, finish, handling, brakes...almost everything actually. As mentioned in our First Ride Report on the Roadliner more
Initial Impression: 2006 Yamaha Star Roadliner First Ride
Yamaha's new 1850cc Roadliner is the first super-twin that lives up the hype. By Art Friedman more
2004 Budget Twins Compared: Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster, Honda Shadow Aero 750, Kawasaki 800 Vulcan, Suzuki Intru
Consider the Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster, Honda Shadow Aero 750, Kawasaki 800 Vulcan, Suzuki Intruder& Volusia 800s, Triumph Speedmaster, and Yamaha V-Star—seven cruisers that are fun, efficient and affordable. Bikes that aren't little, yet aren't big. W more
1100cc V-Twin Motorcycles Compared: Yamaha Virago vs. Honda ACE, Aero and Spirit
It has been less than two years since we last lined up the various 1100-class tandem V-twins against one another; but Honda has shuffled the deck in this class twice since then. Last year it introduced the Shadow Spirit, an updated version of the original Shad more
Road Test: Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom
Unlike a motorcycle manufacturer's flagship -- which commands top dollar by carrying the corporate mantle and delivering the biggest, bestest that the company offers middleweight cruisers must be built to a price point. The challenge of developing middleweight more
Big Twins Showdown 2000: Excelsior American-X, Harley Fat Boy and SuperGlide, Kawasaki Classics and Drifter, Suzuki 1400 and 150
It was just June of 1999 that we last collected all the big twins for a side-by-side cruise-off. The idea was to get all of the basic big twins, those without saddlebags or windshields, and see which was out in front of the best-selling class of motorcycles in more
Hod-Rod Hearts: Musclebike Motorcycle Shootout
V-Rod vs. VTX1800 vs. Valkyrie vs. Magna vs. Mean Streak vs. Warrior vs. V-Max more
Yamaha Road Star Warrior 1700 Motorcycle Road Test
Yamaha attacks the muscle twin class with a bored-out, hopped-up air-cooled engine, an aluminum frame, and sportbike suspension and brakes. From the February 2002 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. more
Yamaha V-Star 650 Custom: Tequila Shooter
Smooth but potent middleweight custom motorcycle. From the October 1998 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. By Evans Brafield more
Motorcycle Road Test: Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom
The larger of Yamaha's V-Star motorcycle family offers big-bike power and style at a middleweight price. From the August 1999 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. more
Motorcycle Road Test: 1999 Yamaha V-Max
Motorcycling's answer to the Titan IV, Yamaha's V-Max is showing its age, but no other motorcycle delivers the same satisfying kick in the pants. From the August 1999 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. more
Motorcycle Test: Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic
When Yamaha's long-awaited new-generation middleweight V-twin motorcycle finally landed in America, it was no Drag. From the February 1998 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser magazine. more
Yamaha Road Star Motorcycle Road Test
This was our first test of the Yamaha's new Road Star motorcycle, and we summed it up thus: "Yamaha's new 1602cc V-twin has a lot to love: great power, classic looks and sound, elegant finish, smooth manners, a custom-friendly design, and a price that leaves enough change to make it your own." From more