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Hi, just joined your site, looks great!! Can you advise re purchase of my next bike please? Am interested in a Roadliner which is an U.S version (I'm sure you know this!!) have also seen midnight star. The midnight has all the chrome of the roadliner, so I cannot see any difference. Is the performance the same? The dealer with the roadliner says his is the more powerful bike ( 124 ft lbs torque) He implies the difference is very noticable - but then he would, wouldn't he?! Did test a Strato last yaer which was U.K spec, and really was under powered. Hoping to pick your brains. Thanks so much, in advance.

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Hi, just joined your site, looks great!! Can you advise re purchase of my next bike please? Am interested in a Roadliner which is an U.S version (I'm sure you know this!!) have also seen midnight star. The midnight has all the chrome of the roadliner, so I cannot see any difference. Is the performance the same? The dealer with the roadliner says his is the more powerful bike ( 124 ft lbs torque) He implies the difference is very noticable - but then he would, wouldn't he?! Did test a Strato last yaer which was U.K spec, and really was under powered. Hoping to pick your brains. Thanks so much, in advance.

here is a side by side us specs from Yamaha Motor Home

Roadliner / midnight star

Bore x Stroke 100mm x 118mm/ 97 x 113mm

Carburetion Twin-Bore electronic fuel injection;throttle position sensor/ 40mm Mikuni CV w/throttle position

Compression Ratio 9.48:1 / 8.3:1

Final Drive Belt Belt

Ignition TCI: Transistor Controlled Ignition / Digital TCI

Transmission 5-speed; multiplate wet clutch/ Wide-ratio 5-speed

Type 113-cubic-inch air-cooled 48° V-twin / 102 cubic-inch air-cooled, pushrod OHV, 48-degree V-twin

you can check out specs at http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/overview_byo.aspx

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I think those specs are back to front.

The Midnight is a 1900cc bike (113 cubic inch) or thereabouts.

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roadlinervsmidnightstar.jpg

as stated i got my specs from Yamaha

http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/produc...484/0/home.aspx

the only 113 ci are the 2 Roadliner Stratoliner and the Raider

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I think those specs are back to front.

The Midnight is a 1900cc bike (113 cubic inch) or thereabouts.

Actually its not just the 1900 honey

My 950 is a Midnight Star too.........

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Actually its not just the 1900 honey

My 950 is a Midnight Star too.........

Yeah, but it's a 950, 1300 or a 1900, according to the Brochure.

The specs were saying it's a 1700, which was the bit that didn't make sense....

Confoozed!!

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Yeah, but it's a 950, 1300 or a 1900, according to the Brochure.

The specs were saying it's a 1700, which was the bit that didn't make sense....

Confoozed!!

that would be 102 CI (1670) some times thy round up and call it 1700

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that would be 102 CI (1670) some times thy round up and call it 1700

I think the confusion is in the name... Road Star (Midnight ).... that has the 1700 lump same as the Warrior.... never officially imported into the UK.

The new Midnight Star range.... is the 950 1300 and 1900.... I think they are called V Star in the US... I think the 1700 lump is an old air cooled unit.

Still I stand to be corrected

Stu

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I think the confusion is in the name... Road Star (Midnight ).... that has the 1700 lump same as the Warrior.... never officially imported into the UK.

The new Midnight Star range.... is the 950 1300 and 1900.... I think they are called V Star in the US... I think the 1700 lump is an old air cooled unit.

Still I stand to be corrected

Stu

just maybe the name thing so any one that want to compare Yamaha V-STAR bikes to the roadliner can go here

http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/produc.../0/compare.aspx

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OK, that makes sense, yeah.

Dragstar - 125, 250, 400, 650, 1100.

Wildstar - 1600.

Warrior 1700.

Midnight Star - 950, 1300 or 1900.

Why can't they just have one bloody name!!!!!

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OK, that makes sense, yeah.

Dragstar - 125, 250, 400, 650, 1100.

Wildstar - 1600.

Warrior 1700.

Midnight Star - 950, 1300 or 1900.

Why can't they just have one bloody name!!!!!

Yep and why cant we have the full range of bikes in the UK!

Warriors look great, never ridden on though

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OK, that makes sense, yeah.

Dragstar - 125, 250, 400, 650, 1100.

Wildstar - 1600.

Warrior 1700.

Midnight Star - 950, 1300 or 1900.

Why can't they just have one bloody name!!!!!

There is a Royal star as well - 1300 (79-cubic-inch / 1294cc)

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  • 4 months later...

hi, i own a 2005 yamaha roadstar midnight 1700 and my brother has a 2006 yamaha stratoliner (same as roadliner but with bags and some) the roadliner has a 1900cc engine while the roadstar has a 1700cc engine and is fuel injected for the 2009 model year. i stand at 5'9" tall and weigh 235 lbs and i think that the roadliner is too wide for me. i think the best thing to do is to go to a dealer and sit on each bike and if possible test ride them. i love my roadstar and it's not a small bike, but very powerful also. good luck on your new toy.

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