Hold onto your hats, folks, the new
Star Motorcycles (Yamaha) 2006 models have been announced and there are BIG changes for the Road Star!Introducing the
Star Motorcycles "Roadliner". Based around the Yamaha Road Star,
the Roadliner has gotten bigger at 113ci (1854cc) and is now
fuel injected! Lots of other changes with this bike including: higher
compression at 9.5:1 v's 8.5:1, hydraulic brakes front and rear, fatter rear
wheel at 190 v's 150, curiously smaller gas tank at 4.5 gallons v's 5.3.
And of course the price, RRP of $13,580 v's $11,099.
The bike also has decidedly nostalgic lines and it will be very curious to see
how it will be accepted by Road Star aficionados. Click
Read More... to see a larger picture of the bike.
The is also a Star Motorcycles "Stratoliner" which would appear to be
the new Silverado sporting windshield, pillion backrest and saddle bags
The Road Star as we know it (1670cc carburetted) appears to still be
available in the 2006 lineup.
Get yourself over to the
Star Motorcycles Website for ALL the goss on the new bikes! Once
you have checked out the specs and pics come on back and take part in our new
poll, "What
do you think of the Roadliner?"
