Thanks to Kimbo we have seen a couple of early ride reports on the upcoming Yamaha, sorry, Star Roadliner due for release between about now and the end of the year.? Looks like that 1850cc fuel injected donk is getting some pretty big thumbs up!

AMA News 2006 Star Roadliner
...the big, single-crankpin mo' manages to achieve two seemingly contradictory goals: It has tons of character yet doesn't vibrate you to death. The power is prodigious right off idle, as you'd expect with a cruiser of this size (also thank the EXUP valve for that) and the torque curve is appropriately flat. Yet the motor doesn't sign off as quickly as you'd expect. Twist the throttle and hold it, and the bike just keeps accelerating up the rev range, long past when other machines may have signed off and required an upshift.

Motorcycle Cruiser: First Ride on the 2006 Yamaha Star Roadliner
You can feel that muscle when you drop the hydraulic clutch and pull away. The power and the clutch come in smoothly, so it's easy to pull away without jerking your passenger. Shifting is also smooth, and neutral is easy to find. Except for some take-up in the driveline dampers when you decelerate, the drive train is quite smooth. Power is strong and seamless from 2000 rpm. The beat of the exhaust is satisfyingly deep and solid.