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Star Motorcycles, Yamaha technology, need I say more?

Comfortable, stylish, smooth riding, rip arms out of socket torque, and handles almost way too good to be classified as a heavyweight cruiser but that's exactly the Liner. More heft than most all other cruisers especially coming from a more nimble Warrior, in comparison, but in a manly big package u...seful for supercharging defiant tendencies and inflating already monstrous egos. It’s a big bike with plenty of room for comfortable all day two up riding or pushing hard down the interstate to grab an overpriced Broken Spoke t-shirt at the Laconia bike rally. Oh, and stand tall when you park it outside your favorite watering hole too because the bike dwarfs most all other bikes from those unnamed brands. I rode the first set of Dunlops down to the cord and they had impressively good grip for riding in the rain even when the tread was worn. The bikes weighted front tire for that impressive 50/50 weight distribution between front and rear tires can only be described as a smooth Cadillac like ride at any speed. STAR/Yamaha has built great and powerful bikes for many years, so if the good looks don’t do it for you, the name alone should be a selling point. Is this Mega Cruiser excessive? Perhaps, especially if you factor in all the glitter from the fanciful chrome parts on the "S" model, but I have never parked where someone has not said "nice bike" and that's no BS. It gets the looks and allows true motorcyclists or even Johnny Weekend Warrior to strut around with rock star status wherever the side stand is thrown to the ground. This bike is glitter and go all in one package that commands attention and snaps heads for sideway views if people are lucky to catch a glimpse riding by. You ride more on top of the bike vs. the Star Raider but loaded up and long hours in the saddle you will not be disappointed. This bike is definitely one of the most under-rated bikes in the big displacement bike battles among manufacturers and I am glad I own it. There are also some negatives though, particularly around the cheesy turn signals. I hope Yamaha is reading this because they really need to make improvements in this specific area and from what I can see in most models in their lineup. I also added OEM STAR passing lamps and these seem to have a poor design with bad clips which contact the light bulb so I am constantly tinkering to get my light back on. Fit and finish, it was said in 2006 that Yamaha raised the standard for all other manufacturers. Other than that, I have almost 15K miles from some of the most interesting New England roads and I still want to ride more before putting the bike away for winter snow. IMHO - Best cruiser bike I have owned to date. Read Full Review