Yamaha Stryker and Raider: not for the likes of us?

[Toutsuite]

Not that I'm in the market for a new bike or anything but I have noticed the Yanks get a more extensive selection of Yammy cruisers than the current measly 3 available in the Uk. Especially the Stryker:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=yamaha+stryker&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=HOrPT6mGGoSf0QW0o83JCw&sqi=2&ved=0CGQQsAQ&biw=1310&bih=700

And the Raider:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=yamaha+stryker&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=HOrPT6mGGoSf0QW0o83JCw&sqi=2&ved=0CGQQsAQ&biw=1310&bih=700#hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=yamaha+raider&oq=yamaha+raider&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_l=img.3..0l10.198635.200848.0.202057.13.10.0.3.3.0.101.692.9j1.10.0...0.0.weHST5lF9Ho&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=cdfa8e29da0b37d3&biw=1310&bih=700

Those bikes are just porn in the form of metal man!

[Noise]

Yer i think i prefer the Raider over the Stryker. But as you say if they are only in America then its gunna cost a bit to import one.

[fireman fez]

your in luck http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-RAIDER-XV1900A-CUSTOM-CRUISER-MUSCLE-BIKE-BLACK-/221043473232?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item337737bb50#ht_1921wt_1270

[Ttaskmaster]

I do like the Stryker, although I'd have to change the piddly front forks for something beefier and maybe reduce that massive rake angle, plus some other alterations...

The Raider looks like Yammie's answer to Honda's (I think) attempt at that off-the-shelf Chopper shite... just far more half-assed. For example, what's the massive space above the engine for?

But both look like variants of the new 1300 and 1900 Midnight Star models we have here...