What to know about the Yamaha V Star 1300 tourer?
2014 YAMAHA V Star 1300 Tourer, ; Key Features The V Star 1300 Tourer comes standard with hard leather-wrapped sidebags, passenger backrest and win… Road Trip Ready! Road Trip Ready! 2011 Yamaha V Star® 1300 Tourer, 2011 Yamaha V Star® 1300 Tourer Key Features May Include The V Star 1300 Tourer comes standard with hard leather…
What’s the difference between a V Star and a Star 1300?
For starters the V Star 1300 Tourer is now fuel injected, with dual 40mm throttle bodies feeding an all-new engine with four valves per cylinder (as opposed to the V Star 1100 ‘s two). The big change is that the new bike is liquid-cooled, making it the first such Yamaha cruiser in a decade.
How to tighten throttle on V Star tourer?
Install left side tighten a little so it doesn’t roll around on the bar and so you can adjust later. Remove old grip. Add slack in throttle cable and install new throttle cable. When installing the throttle housing, ensure that the protrusion in the throttle housing is sitting inside the little hole in the bar.
What kind of bike is the Yamaha 1300?
It is that same principle that inspired Yamaha to build the 1300, which neatly fills the niche between the V Star 1100 and Road Star lines. Yamaha set out to create a whole new bike from the ground up targeted at the middleweight cruiser market (yes, 1,300cc is now middleweight territory).
2014 YAMAHA V Star 1300 Tourer, ; Key Features The V Star 1300 Tourer comes standard with hard leather-wrapped sidebags, passenger backrest and win… Road Trip Ready! Road Trip Ready! 2011 Yamaha V Star® 1300 Tourer, 2011 Yamaha V Star® 1300 Tourer Key Features May Include The V Star 1300 Tourer comes standard with hard leather…
For starters the V Star 1300 Tourer is now fuel injected, with dual 40mm throttle bodies feeding an all-new engine with four valves per cylinder (as opposed to the V Star 1100 ‘s two). The big change is that the new bike is liquid-cooled, making it the first such Yamaha cruiser in a decade.
It is that same principle that inspired Yamaha to build the 1300, which neatly fills the niche between the V Star 1100 and Road Star lines. Yamaha set out to create a whole new bike from the ground up targeted at the middleweight cruiser market (yes, 1,300cc is now middleweight territory).
What kind of bike is a Yamaha Star?
Yamaha wants owners of this bike to consider it an experience best described as sensual, and I’d say it got its wish.