Yamaha Road Star MM Limited

The Yamaha Blaster - The small contender

Advantages: Lightweight, powerful 200cc two-stroke motor, proven over time
Disadvantages: Wheel base and width cause instability in some situations.

the nippy little Blaster! Thus I would recommend this quad to most people new to the quad bike world and even some who want an all round, reliable, fun little bike for use in a great variety of situations. To finish here is a spec sheet from Yamaha themselves: Engine: Engine Detail : 195cc, 2-stroke single, reed valve Engine Capacity : 195 cc Valve Spec : reed valve Type : 2-stroke Cooling : Air-cooled No of Cylinders : single-cylinder Bore / Stroke : 66 mm x 57 mm Compression Ratio : 6.6:1 Ignition : Kick start CDI Gearbox: Transmission : 6-speed Final Drive : Sealed O-ring chain Fuel: Fuel System : Mikuni 26 mm Fuel Tank Capacity (Gal) : 2.4 Fuel Tank Capacity (Liters) : 9 Dimensions and Weight: Length (Inches) : 68.3 Width (Inches) : 40.7 Height (Inches) : 40.9 Seat Height ...

01ict587 16.12.2006 (01.09.2009) · Read full review
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V-Star 1100- a True Classic

Advantages: handling, looks, size, weight, power
Disadvantages: not a Harley-Davidson

Here we are three years later, and I have put 15,000 km on my 2004 V-Star 1100 Classic, bought new in '05. I have also spent about $6,000 CDN on bling - 4" risers, crash bars, hiway pegs, custom exhaust, windscreen, K&N filter, visors, passing lamps, Kuryakyn grips. It is, without question, a looker. It also sounds great. Even my H-D-owning neighbours thought I bought a Softail. But as it has been said, it's only fault is that is is not a Harley. Harley's have the single crank-pin potato-potato sound that gives great feedback to the throb of the Big Twin. But the custom-exhaust V-Star is close, oh so close. In some ways it is outright remarkable: I had it track day and the brakes never faded over five hard-run laps of ther 2.5 mile (former F-1) track at Mosport International Receway in Ontario, Canada. Cornering is limited ...

CaperJohnny 19.12.2007 (18.12.2007) · Read full review
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8mm DVD Review

Advantages: Characters, Tension.
Disadvantages: Not for everyone.

Tense stuff. Just don't show it to the kids."The things I do--I do them because I like them. Because I want to.'' -- 'Machine' (Chris Bauer) 8mm exhibits bad taste and may be shocking to most people, but to me it felt like a movie with serious intent, especially seen as though it tracks the descent of Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage), as the ordinary guy, into the nasty, immoral world of underground pornography. The character, understandably, is tormented, mentally, as he simply cannot accept why all the evil surrounding him exists. Notoriously panned by critics upon its release, this was by no means a milestone in the career of Cage, even though I believe it to contain ones of his most powerful performances. He plays a man dedicated, slightly obsessed, and deeply sickened by the events that unfold throughout his investigation into ...

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