The venerable V-Star 1100 series is one of the bargains in the 1000cc-plus cruiser offerings. Yamaha V-Star 1100 SilveradoThere's a lot of motorcyclists out there like my friend Shawn. He's had his high-speed thrills aboard a Ninja 750 but, now that he's on the wrinkly side of 35, the Ninja no longer…

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…virtually impossible to find a more nicely finished cruiser for under 10 grand.Star Motorcycles (you can call them Yamaha, the parent company, but we can't) hasn't simply updated its aging air-cooled and shaft-driven V-Star 1100, a venerable old warhorse that's remains in Yama...er, Star's lineup starting…

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…compression ratio, propelling new forged aluminum pistons. Five transmission speeds are at your disposal via a heel-toe floorboard-mounted shifter and benefit from straight-cut gear dogs and nine, large-diameter (10mm bigger than V-Star 1100) fiber clutch plates; oil filter is now spin-on for added convenience…

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…The V Star Silverado has all the style and pizzazz of the 1100 without the pop. The 2009 version of its 649cc air-cooled mill remains the same, as the 81x63mm bore/stroke still compresses gases at a 9.0:1 ratio. Twin 28mm Mikuni CV carburetors continue to provide the fuel while a wide-ratio five-speed…

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…Triumph designer, the Speed Triple has been the hot-selling cornerstone of the British firm for 14 years now. The S3's success was immediate, selling 1100 units in its 1994 debut - 16% of the fledgling marque's sales that year. Redesigns in 1996 and 1999 saw the introduction of the trademark bug-eye headlamps…

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…still made it to Seattle in just three days! The way-up-north rider was getting Baron?s performance crew to fit a jet kit and air filter to his V Star 1100 for the ride back home. That?s dedication. The American spirit is alive and well, even if you ride a Yamaha.Somewhat surprising is the amount of aftermarket…

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…old"You're my lover, you're my best friend"You're in my soul..." Actually, it was me singing away inside my Arai - not the miniaturized rock super-star and sex god. And for once, I wasn't thinking about my wife and best friend Carol when I was serenading myself, but rather Ducati's Hypermotard - a bike…

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…Aprilia. They hope within the next two to three years to reach a break-even point with profitability following shortly after.Obviously the new Breva 1100 carries the main thrust of the revival forward, but hopefully a new liquid cooled V-twin will join it. This has been under development for the past…

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…motorcyclist. He started riding dirtbikes at "4 or 5" years old and says he'll now ride "just about anything with two wheels." "I'm blown away by this," Hampton said. "I don't know what to say. This is incredible. I just sold my GSX-R600. I used to have a V Star 1100. I ride anything I can get my hands on, and…

…I?ll do my best. So sit back, relax and enjoy the journey. We did. (Well, most of it?) Our journey began following the recent 2009 Ducati Monster 1100 introduction in the south of France. With the intro taking place the Wednesday before the French round of World Superbike, the plan was to see the southern…

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