2008 Yamaha Star Raider First Ride - MotoUSA

When Yamaha marketed the 2008 Star Raider as a "chopper-inspired," "performance-based custom," I was curious to see how they would pull off this oxymoron. When motorcyclists think of "choppers", "performance" is not the first thing that comes to mind. A bike with a tricked-out rake, raised handlebars and a hunkin' front wheel do. Star borrowed cues from this gene pool of classic styling for the 2008 Raider, but that is where the resemblance to a chopper ends. The Raider is no "Captain America." This thing would blow the socks off Peter Fonda's iconic scoot. Read the full test: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/275/858/Motorcycle-Article/2008-Star-Raider-First-Ride.aspx