…and listened during the media debriefing, it sounded like Yamaha took a Royal Star Venture and just repackaged for people who don't want all the crap on it???whhiicchh, in all honesty is what they did. But that's not to say it's a naked Venture. A host of new features and ergonomic standards give the…

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…950 sports big cruiser looks but is powered by a 942cc V-Twin.The entire existing Star line-up receives updated colors for '09, and the Royal Star Venture gets a six-disc CD changer located in the left side-bag, but the big news is a totally new model. Say hello to the V-Star 950. Totally new and aimed…

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…sketches and a full-size paper rendering of the bike. The core of the V-Max is its 1200cc, liquid cooled V-4 engine. It was sourced from Yamaha's 90-hp Venture touring bike, but the V-Max team turned the cuddly cruiser lump into a snarling monster of an engine with 145 hp on tap. Some of the power increase…

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…frame-mounted. Other bikes in the CL's category include Harley's Electra Glide and T-Sport, Kawasaki's Vulcan 1500 Nomad and Yamaha's Royal Star Venture. Nothing, however, has the visual presence of the CL's front view; with its R1150GS high-beams and R80GS lows, it looks like a cross between a mutant…

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…machines currently on the road - Hence the aforementioned importance of the new 950. Innovation, From Inspiration Star (and their parent company Yamaha) never have, and hopefully never will be, one to sit back and relax, trying to make an easy dollar by hyping up minor changes to an existing model…

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…to be shaking in their boots with all the ego reinforcing and character building available to the Road Star owner. With the changes Yamaha has made for '04, I'd venture to say that, in addition to threatening vacancies of analysts' couches, a number of marriage counselors are at risk of diminishing demand…

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…beginning of the end for 125s, and the blue company isn't cutting the remaining tiddlers any slack in 2006. After redefining the motocross world in 2001, Yamaha has redefined the YZ250F for '06 with a ton of changes including major chassis, suspension and exhaust development that make the new model a serious…

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…owned by Italian brake systems manufacturer Brembo. The company based in Pune currently supply Bajaj, Hero Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Royal Enfield to name but a few. This is not a new venture for Brembo though, having established a base in India in 2007, but does allow the Italian firm to expand business…

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…group.In fact, the BMW K1200GT arrives at our 2008 Comparo as the reigning champion by virtue of its ample touring amenities. But its edge over the Yamaha FJR in our 2006 head-to-head was a slim 3-2 split decision among our '06 group test riders - of which only two returned for this year's comparo. With…

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…viable future and now, once again, it is up for sale. Who will buy them this time around? Well, the bets are on two options at the moment: a group of venture capital investors or Volkswagen. Remember we told you a couple of months ago that the boss, 72-year-old Dr. Ferdinand Pech, had told a German motorcycle…