2018 Yamaha Star Eluder You can see how the screen would deflect all the wind right into Rennie’s head. The result is a delightful motor with a velvety smooth throttle response and a chassis that barely vibrates considering the engine architecture.
The engine is secured to the frame via two huge rubber mounts, which go further to taking out unwanted vibration. But it’s also the way the motor is mounted in the chassis that helps the cause. The motor is fitted with twin counter-balancers, which cancel out a good deal of the vibrations inherent with a big-capacity twin. And it while it pumps out that beastly 126 lb-ft, the way in which it does so feels sedate and totally civilized. There’s 1854cc of Japanese air-cooled V-twin (it feels strange typing that) lurking underneath that big ol’ backbone frame. The cockpit is laced with fat, chunky buttons for cruise control, volume, kill switch, high beam etc, but they look rather clunky compared to something like the BMW K 1600 B, which retails for a similar price. The enormous screen makes it an excellent tool for navigation-which is a standard feature on the GT option but an accessory on the base Eluder-and all the usual things like speed, trip, odo, with a nice analog fuel gauge on the right, and once you understand the various shortcuts you can scroll around the system quickly. As does the unified front and rear braking system. 2018 Yamaha Star Eluder The brakes look like they’ve been swiped from a 2006 FZ1 but they still perform brilliantly. So for optimal sound quality you’ll want to have the tunes playing through your helmet and the J&M Audio setup.
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You can play music via Bluetooth through the dash-mounted speakers but the sound at full noise at speed can be quite tinny. Accessed through a massive, class-leading seven-inch LCD screen, you can voice command everything with Yamaha’s system, and you access all the features via the left switchblock on the handlebar while you’re plugged in via your helmet and the cable system. It’s absolutely rammed with features, and I’ll admit in my short time with the machine I didn’t come close to getting a full handle on what it could really do. One part of the Eluder that takes some time to get used to is the infotainment system. 2018 Yamaha Star Eluder In total, there’s a whopping 19 gallons of storage on the Eluder. The Eluder is not so much the in-your-face puncher something like the Indian Dark Horse is, but has less intimidating demeanor and stance. Gone are the massive front screen, rear trunk and elegant Raspberry Red and Granite Gray colors, replaced instead with a stubby unadjustable screen and Impact Blue, Liquid Silver and Raven (black) color schemes. You get the same 1854cc (113 c.i) beast of a motor that pumps out its max torque of 126 lb-ft at 2500 rpm, and the same gearbox, chassis, suspension, and tires, but you’re getting a whole lot more attitude for the money. But everything else is identical in terms of engine and chassis componentry. The Eluder takes the base package of the Venture and strips back the body as well as removing some creature comforts like the passenger backrest (now available as an accessory) and dumbing down the sound system. 2018 Yamaha Star Eluder This is the kind of landscape you’ll want to find yourself and your Eluder in. Now it’s Yamaha that has debuted its all new Star Eluder and Star Eluder GT (which gives you GPS navigation, SiriusXM satellite radio, a CB radio and a security alarm), based off the Star Venture they quietly launched in 2017 under their Transcontinental Touring segment. Indian is right in the mix with a bunch of models from the Chieftain line up and the Springfield Dark Horse, as is Honda with the F6B and lately BMW with the K 1600 B. Harley-Davidson owns the bagger market across the globe and it’s up to the rest to get a slice of that lucrative pie. Photography by Drew Ruiz, video by Ray Gauger Click here to read this in the Cycle News Digital Edition Magazine. But in truth they’ve always played second fiddle to Harley-Davidson-even if Yamaha’s bikes were mechanically and dynamically better. Yamaha’s been on this bandwagon ever since their Star cruiser line-up was debuted way back in 1996 with the Royal Star. Taking in the sights and smells is simply out of reach when you’re in a motorized tin box.Īnd for the most part, those sights and smells are best experienced with a thumping air-cooled V-twin. A land as big and culturally diverse as the United States is best explored by motorcycle. We live in one of the finest countries in the world for motorcycle touring. The three musketeers: The Eluder looks great in any color, but our pic has to be the luminous Impact Blue (center). Welcome to the brand-new Yamaha Star Eluder. and now we have a new one with a distinctly oriental flavor. Rennie Scaysbrook | Janu2018 Yamaha Star Eluder | Bagger Nation
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