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Cruiser
New VMAX: Power and Adrenalin
“Power, power, power!” That’s what you always hear when our riders step off the VMAX, usually with a grin on their faces. “That punch is so impressive, you know. To have power like that is just not known before. Wheelspin everywhere. But the bike handles so easy!”
Read MoreMidnight Star 1300: A US cruiser with a piece of European flavour
American Authenticity combined with European riding character
Radical performance cruiser with accessory line up introduced in Europe
The response to our web survey on Yamaha Designcafe web page was a clear verdict: 92 % of the several thousand respondents found XV 1700 PC Warrior an interesting concept. Riders from many countries in Europe asked to introduce this unusual machine. We have listened to you and are launching the bike in limited quantity of around 1000 units.
Road Star Warrior
Hot Rod introduced in US: XV 1700 PC Road Star Warrior stands for a new generation of Power Cruisers with the soul of a sport bike.
V-max: Category of its own
V-max is a category of its own. The mighty V4 has made it to motorcycles cult heaven. The men behind this monument on two wheels recall the making of V-max.
20 years: Milestones of Yamaha Custom
The roots of custom bikes, or lets say choppers, go back to the end of the sixties, when American rockers chopped their machines to pieces and put them back together in a different form.
1990's: When custom became fashion
Peter Fonda was the hero of the baby boomer generation in the early seventies. In his cult movie 'Easy Rider' he as 'Captain America' on his Harley Chopper was the rebel symbol against a bourgeois and narrow minded society.
