 Royal Star Deluxe is a great bike!
I purchased an 07 Royal Star Deluxe about 3 months ago and I love it. It is smooth and quiet. I don't need the noise. I had louder pipes on my vstar 1100 and on long trips I would always have headaches from the constant rumble. They sound good but I am begining to enjoy comfort. I upgraded to a mustang seat with a driver back rest. I still use an airhawk pad with the new seat. I can take all day trips with no munky butt. I do enjoy the nice power at higher speeds to get around cars quickly. My opinion is it's the best bike on the market today.
I have read about poor gas mileage with the Royal Star. I have tested it myself and if you drive on the Interstates at 70 plus mph, I get the typical 36-38 mpg. But if I slow down and take the back roads at 55 mph.... (florida flat roads) I get 52 mpg... I could not beleive it. I tested it 5 times and each time I got 52 mpg.
Ride safe.
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