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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.

Being introduced to the North American market, the warrior is a new generation of cruisers, combining the soul of a sport bike with the looks and flavor of a cruiser. With it's all aluminum frame and the high tech components, such as upside down fork and sport type dual disc brake, the bike bridges the gap between traditional cruisers and more sporty road machines.

Project leader Tatsuya Watanabe: "We liked the idea of using Road Star's big v-twin to give cruisers a new flavor. Many riders told us they had a strong preference for performance. We engineers immediately had an affinity to these needs. What we envisioned was a bike you could ride easily but still enjoy its performance."

Watanabe and his men increased the performance of the big V twin by 40% and at the same time reduced the weight by 40 kg comparing to Road Star XV 1600. Watanabe explains how the decision to use an aluminum frame for a cruiser came about: "As we were thinking to reduce weight, the suggestion of an aluminum frame came up almost as a joke at first. But after a few days of studying, members of the development team were convinced "Hey, this will really work".