Yamaha Royal Star
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Yamaha Venture Royale
The Yamaha Venture Royale is a premier touring motorcycle manufactured in two forms by Yamaha from 1983 to 1993.-History:The V4 engine from the Mk1 Venture was modified for performance and was used as the engine in the Yamaha V-Max. Many of these changes were incorporated into the Mk2 version of...
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Other machines using variations of this engine include the Royal Star Venture
Yamaha Royal Star Venture
The Yamaha Royal Star Venture is a luxury touring motorcycle built by the Yamaha Motor Company. It was introduced in 1999 and was manufactured, largely unchanged, through the 2010 model year...
, the Royal Star Tour Deluxe
Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe
The Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe is a cruiser type touring motorcycle built by the Yamaha Motor Company. It was introduced in 2005 and was manufactured, largely unchanged, through the 2009 model year...
, and the V-Max
Yamaha V-Max
The V-Max, called the VMAX since 2008, is a cruiser motorcycle made by Yamaha since 1985, known for its powerful V4 engine, shaft drive, and distinctive styling.-History:...
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Vehicle information
Appearance
The Yamaha Royal Star was the first Star Motorcycle Yamaha introduced. It is a traditional cruiser design, styled after the Indian Motorcycles. A little bit of that Indian flavor remains in the later Royal Star VentureYamaha Royal Star Venture
The Yamaha Royal Star Venture is a luxury touring motorcycle built by the Yamaha Motor Company. It was introduced in 1999 and was manufactured, largely unchanged, through the 2010 model year...
, and the Royal Star Tour Deluxe
Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe
The Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe is a cruiser type touring motorcycle built by the Yamaha Motor Company. It was introduced in 2005 and was manufactured, largely unchanged, through the 2009 model year...
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Standard and Tour Classic versions were initially made. The Standard model had four mufflers and no windscreen or sidebags, though they were available as accessories. The Tour Classic had four mufflers, a windscreen, and soft sidebags. In 1997 a Tourdeluxe version was introduced. The Tourdeluxe had two mufflers, a windscreen, and hard sidebags.
On the Tour Classic and the Tourdeluxe the seat height is 28.5 in (72.4 cm), the wheelbase is 66.7 in (169.4 cm), with a wet weight of 765 lb (347 kg). The Standard model was a little lighter and the seat was a little lower.
Mechanical
V4 engine
A V4 engine is a V form engine with four cylinders and three main bearings.-Automobile use:Lancia produced several narrow-angle V4 engines from the 1920s through 1960s for cars like the Lambda, Augusta, Artena, Aprilia, Ardea, Appia, and Fulvia....
. It has four valves per cylinder, overhead camshafts, and shim over bucket valves. The five speed overdrive transmission is part of the engine case and both the engine and transmission share oil. The drive shaft and final drive assembly are built into the left side of the double sided swing arm. Swing arm motion is damped by a monoshock mounted horizontally under the center rear of the frame, forward of the rear wheel. The clutch is of the wet plate design and is hydraulically activated by the left hand lever. The brake system uses two disk brakes on the front and one disk on the right rear. All calipers are of four piston design.