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Re:Roadstars? 6 Years ago  
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Doc, did'nt you mean to say water-cooled???
You'll love your Road Star Boxer, Mine is a 2000, bought new and still going strong.

Looks like I have to get myself an editor.

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Re:Roadstars? 6 Years ago  
Do R* have oil cooling as well? my yamaha dealer said they do? IM not sure I have read that in the specs page....
Is he pulling my leg?
 
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Re:Roadstars? 6 Years ago  
After I got mine I went looking at all the different things you can get. I checked out some oil coolers. The ones I found run from around $150 to almost $400. The cheaper ones looked like a small radiator (which they are) and I couldn't see putting one on my bike. UGLY! The expensive ones (Pro one )looked the best but I'm not sure I'm $350 - $400 worth of worried about it. The people at Yamaha aren't dummies, I hope, so I figure the motor will be just fine the way it is. I did find an oil filter guard that is supposeed to work as a cooler. Ain't much to it so I'm guessing it would cost alot less but I didn't check into it.

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http://www.roadstarmagazine.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=19<br><br>Post edited by: Musky, at: 2006/05/13 14:48
 
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Re:Roadstars? 6 Years ago  
I bought my 02 Roadstar new, and I absolutely love it...especially with the extra &quot;oomph&quot; that I have now after adding the performance extras and accessories. THese bikes offer a very nice ride and are very justifiable for there price compared to the Harleys. Good luck
 
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Re:Roadstars? 6 Years ago  
Boxer29 wrote:
Oh another question I was wondering about, does yamaha recommend 90+ gas for the R*?

No - run regular 87 gas. The compression doesn't warrant using higher octane so don't waste your money.
 
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Re:Roadstars? 6 Years ago  
Anything higher than 87 oct. is wasted money. Because the engine isn't designed to run on high octane, running it will have a tendency to cause excessive carbon build up. I run strictly 87, change my oil every 2500 miles (not the 4000 recommended) and at 9000 miles I pulled the valve covers just out of curiosity to see if I had any of the carbon or sludge nightmares I read about on the forum all the time. I'm happy to say they were as clean as the day they were new.
 
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Re:Roadstars? 4 Years, 11 Months ago  
HELP !!!!!
Have 06 Silverado. Love my bike but on hot days when we have been stuck in traffic it runs hot. When it get too hot it starts acting up and dumping fuel - REAL BAD.... I can pull over let it cool down but it has to be COMPLETELY COOL or it dumps fuel really bad. I took it to the dealer in Asheville where I bought it several times they could not figure it out. Not that is is no longer under warranty it is doing it more and more. HELP... LOVE MY BIKE but VERY TIRED OF THIS PROBLEM.
 
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Re:Roadstars? 4 Years, 11 Months ago  
Do a search on puking and read the posts.

If you then have any questions, we'll be glad to try and answer them.

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Re:Roadstars? 4 Years, 11 Months ago  
I love my R*. My eyes kind of sprung open when I saw the price difference for the bike with pipes and without. The dealer is charging you about 1300 dollars to put pipes on for ya? Seems a bit steep considering you can buy the pipes yourself for under 450 for a good set depending upon what your preference is. And since you don't need to rejet there is not too much to putting them on yourself. Just my opionion. Enjoy the bike though.
 
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Re:Roadstars? 4 Years, 11 Months ago  
Take it back and complain at the dealer and also report it to these folks as more pressure seems to get results with manufacturers.....Coug

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