Star Motorcycles

Star Motorcycles is a U.S.-specific brand of cruiser motorcycles. It is a division of Yamaha Motor Company and the brand is used on Yamaha's cruiser motorcycles.

History

In 1994 Yamaha announced the creation of Star Motorcycles, a new standalone brand name for its cruiser series of motorcycles in the American market. Although a separate brand, Star motorcycles will continue to be sold at Yamaha dealerships. In other markets the same bikes will still be sold as Yamahas. In 2006 The brand was expanded to being its own company, although Yamaha still handles production and distribution. The brand is operated out of the Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA offices in Cypress, California. The motorcycles are designed in the United States.

Models

Yamaha V Star 1300

The Yamaha V Star 1300 (also known as XVS1300A Midnight Star and XVS13AW(C)) is a cruiser motorcycle produced since 2007 by Yamaha Motor Company. It has a fuel injected 1,304 cc (79.6 cu in) V-twin engine, with a 60° V angle, which produces approximately 69 horsepower (51 kW), and 81.8 pound-feet (110.9 N·m) of torque. The transmission is a five-speed manual with a multi-plate wet clutch and belt drive. The bike was designed as an entry-level cruiser motorcycle and is available in standard and touring versions.

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Yamaha DragStar 950

The Yamaha DragStar 950 (also known as the V Star 950 and the XVS950/XVS950A Midnight Star) is a cruiser motorcycle produced by Yamaha Motor Company. Introduced in 2009 with a base MSRP of US$7,890, the DragStar 950 has a 942 cc (57.5 cu in), fuel injected V-twin engine with a 60° V angle, which produces approximately 50 horsepower (37 kW) and 58.2 pound-feet (78.9 N·m) of torque. The transmission is a five-speed manual with a multi-plate wet clutch and final belt drive. The bike was designed as an entry-level cruiser motorcycle and is available in standard and touring versions.

The DragStar 950 has received generally positive reviews and was awarded V Twin Magazine's "Metric of the Year" award for 2009.

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V Star

V Star, v-star, Vstar, or variant, may refer to:

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V8Star Series

The V8Star Series was a touring car racing series based in Germany. It ran from 2001 to 2003 and can be compared to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Series.

Cars

V8Star used a mono type tubular chrome-molybdenum steel chassis equipped with 5.7-litre V8 engine. The engine, tuned by Jack Roush, was a lightweight aluminium block unit weighting about 200 kg. Originally the engines produced 445 hp of power, but they were tuned up to 495 hp at 6,500 rpm and 600 Nm at 4,850 rpm for the second season.

The cars weighted 1,295 kg, of which 90 kg was a fibreglass-reinforced plastic silhouette. The silhouettes represented seven different saloon cars. All of them were 1.92 m wide and 1.36 m high. Rear wings, rear diffusers and front spoilers were adjusted in wind tunnel in order to make each body style equal. The silhouettes resembled Audi, BMW, Ford, Jaguar, Lexus Opel and Volkswagen models but were unbranded, as none of the manufacturers were involved in the series.

The cars had independent, double wishbone suspension in front and rear. Wheels were 18 inches in diameter. Slick Goodyear control tyres were 12 inches wide in front and 14 inches in rear.

Yamaha DragStar 250

The Yamaha DragStar 250 (also known as the V Star 250 and the XVS250) is a motorcycle produced by Yamaha Motor Company.

V Star 250 Replaces Virago 250

In the 2008 model overview, the Virago 250 has been replaced with the V Star 250, but the specifications remain similar to the Virago 250.

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