…engine in Star's class of cruisers. The air cooled 1854cc 48-degree V-Twin is a carryover from the 2007 Roadliner and is a few cubes up on Honda's VTX 1800. Star hopes this size advantage translates to sales. During its analysis of market trends, the second-leading reason custom buyers purchased a bike…

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…lbs the VTX was the heaviest cruiser in this shoot-out by 75 lbs. Still, half of our test riders rated it no lower than second overall.Honda VTX1800In 2002 Honda fired the first salvo in the big-bore V-Twin wars when it unleashed the VTX1800. At the time, it was a massive machine, so un-Honda-like that…

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…and gentlemen, behold the VTX1300. With the smaller VTX, Honda has created a bike that provides answers to the questions the VTX1800 left unanswered. For starters, the 1300 is nearly 2 inches shorter and a significant 60 lbs. lighter than the 1800. This reduction is both size and weight has an immediate…

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…whopping 54.6% lighter than the steel 26-pounder on the Road Star. Yamaha claims the Roadliner is 50 lbs lighter than its competition (Vulcan 2000, VTX 1800).Kenny covered most of the bike's technical details in his Roadliner First Ride article, so let's get directly to how the Stratoliner works as a cruiser…

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