soon to have 1300 royal star

[alby]

hello iam hoping to pickup a o7 royal star convertible 1300 v4 next week, i know it is a bit late to ask but has any body had any problems with these bikes? or praise for this bike?
as it is only my 2nd bike first being the m50, so if some one has any info please love to hear it thanks

[Firedog1300]

good luck on your purchase, I haven't heard from a lot of the royal star guys. Try using the search function. Man what a change though, custom v-twin cruiser to a V-4 tourer. What made you what to become royalty?

[alby]

Originally Posted by Firedog1300

good luck on your purchase, I haven't heard from a lot of the royal star guys. Try using the search function. Man what a change though, custom v-twin cruiser to a V-4 tourer. What made you what to become royalty?

thanks firdog, what made me change i don't know i have been nagging the wife [who has the c50] so i can upsize, i looked at the c109 when it came to oz but it is one hell of a bike abit of a jump form 800 to 1800cc could be deadly. i gave up and tought i'll stay with the m50 for a few years but we where at a show and the yamaha dealer was there with all his bikes and when i saw the royal star and sat on it i was sold the colour candy red over black nice and nothing to put on,it has screen,backrest and side bags
and it felt no heaver than the m50 even having a extra 100kg more
just hope it is as good as the m50 which i had no trouble and a bit sad letting your first bike go to

[offdon]

I have the v star 1300, and have been wondering about the royal star my self. Yamaha would not be giving a 5 yr warranty if it was a problem bike. I found some Gold Wing folks who had changed to the royal and are extremely happy.

[alby]

thanks for the help
i picked up the royal star 2 days ago and i love it the day i got it it was raining so i had to ride it home in the rain but no problems comfy to ride and sitting on 100km on the freeway in over drive i still could just twist the throutle and pass cars not a problem with out changing down gears. and when the weather fines up i will take some photos and post them
agian thanks
alby

[boatwg]

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.

[alby]

Originally Posted by boatwg

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.

thanks for the info the single seat and rack set up looks cool i love the look with out the screen we are planing big ride away soon on the looking forward to see how the royal goes

[Jimmydee]

I had one of the older ones called the Venture and I think it was somewhat the same bike but looked much different. Put 47k miles on it with not one problem. You will be happy with it. I traded it in on a V-Max. (second childhood)
Jim

[alby]

Originally Posted by Jimmydee

I had one of the older ones called the Venture and I think it was somewhat the same bike but looked much different. Put 47k miles on it with not one problem. You will be happy with it. I traded it in on a V-Max. (second childhood)
Jim

thanks jim i have just got back today from a 2000km ride from brisbane which is our captail city to mackay a city just over half way up our state of queensland and return, i had my royal star and the wife rode her c50. the bikes ran like a dream sitting on 100km to 120km
but have to look into a bit better seat i had a saw backside by the time we got to mackay and home
all in all we had a great time