Yamaha Road Star Midnight Star motorcycles for sale in Foxboro, Massachusetts

2004 Yamaha Road Star Midnight Star

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Foxboro, Massachusetts

2004 YAMAHA Road Star Midnight Star, The 2004 Yamaha Road Star is a shot across the bow of psychoanalysis, serving notice to the practitioners of pricey self-help that happiness is a lot closer than perhaps they'd like their patients to know, attainable in the form of the heavily revised 2004 Yamaha Road Star. The road to wellness begins with boring out the world's largest production air-cooled pushrod V-Twin 2mm, taking it from 1602cc to 1670cc. The forged pistons that fill the better-sealing, increased-durability ceramic-composite cylinders are now 97mm - that's almost 4 inches across, more like the pistons for a P-51 Mustang. New rocker arms have been shortened to reduce inertia and increase rpm, and additional fin area has been added to keep the motor cool. The lift of the camshaft has been radically changed to keep the eight valves opened longer for more power. On the intake side of things, the airbox size has been increased to better feed air through the single 40mm Mikuni and into the two 835cc cylinders. On the exit side of the motor, larger diameter two-into-two chrome pipes get rid of the burnt gasses through a throaty exhaust note that quiets young children strapped into car seats at intersections. The new motor feels significantly more powerful than its claimed 15% increase, with strong, even delivery from right off the bottom all the way through the powerband. The countershaft sprocket has been taken down a tooth to better accommodate first gear pull-away, and fifth gear has been changed to an overdrive to reduce top-gear engine revs at cruising speeds. The drive belt is narrower, lighter and stronger than last year. Sixteen-inch cast alloy nine-spoke wheels replace traditional spoked wheels and add a lot of style while reducing unsprung weight; amazingly, 4 lbs. were lost from the front and 3 lbs. from off the rear. The new wheels also allow more modern tubeless tires to be used, a fat 130/90-16 in front and a 15/80-16 out back.Yamaha's sportbike line makes its presence felt, literally, in the form of its new front brakes. Borrowed from the R1, dual 298mm discs get clamped down by 4-piston monoblock calipers through beefier aluminum control levers. A large 320mm rotor slows the rear wheel nicely. When you've got 102 cubic inches between your legs just begging to get cheeky it's nice to know you can stop the thing once you get going. A new LED taillight gets the attention of those behind you. The forged pistons that f