If you have a Road Star that is about to go in for the new transmission recall then a service by NoPork.com might interest you. NoPork.com has put up a page where people can rate their dealer's performance. If you have multiple dealers in your area it may help you make a decision as to which one gets to tear your baby down to its barest essentials before buttoning it back up again. Like anything on the web be careful of taking it at face value, instead use it as one of your tools to gather information you may not have been able to find before. Click this link to check out NoPork.com's Rate Your Dealer page.

With Christmas just around the corner (yes, ALREADY!) RoadStarMagazine.com thought we would get in early on the Christmas spirit and contact a number of online vendors to see if they have any Christmas specials up for grabs.  Not only are there specials already available, some of them are EXCLUSIVE to readers of RoadStarMagazine.com! If you feel like saving a buck or two this Christmas then you better click Read More... to check out the information.

Finally it has been announced that Metric Revolution, the show featuring metric cruiser and sport bike build offs, now has a network.  "The series will begin airing in the 2nd quarter of 2007 on ESPN2."  Road Star owners should be looking forward to this series with great anticipation because a number of the builders including Sam Nehme and Don Gray use a Yamaha Roadstar as their custom bike platform.  Check out more information at the MetricTv Website.

About The Series...
The Metric Revolution Motorcycle Build Off is a reality series covering the greatest custom motorcycle build off in history. Stay tuned each week as 22 of the nation's top builders each take a stock metric import motorcycle and transform it into a show stopping marvel of engineering. And Follow their lives as they each square off to be #1 each in their class. From the most talented builders of custom cruisers and sport-bikes to a group of "rookie" builders, you can guarantee that you will see the most radical custom sport-bikes and custom cruisers on the planet! You won't want to miss the show that is literally revolutionizing the custom motorcycle industry. The Metric Revolution...has begun.

Bub Enterprises are the new holders of the motorcycle land speed record.  Bubs, who make great exhausts for the Road Star plus other cruisers, cracked a huge milestone with a run of 350.884 MILES per hour!  The record has been taken by Chris Carr who piloted streamliner Seven and broke the new record of 342.797mph set by the Top 1 Ack Attack piloted by Rocky Robinson a couple of days prior.  Rocky's 342mph run actually nailed the record set by the EasyRiders streamliner 16 years ago. Unfortunately for Rocky his record was only to stand a very short while.  They really do say Seven is a lucky number.

Another source for custom wheels that you may not be aware of is from the good folk at Ego Tripp Wheels and Accessories.  They have a great range of stock patterns for your choice of rim, or go totally outrageous and have a one off custom wheel designed that is only limited by your imagination!  Are they any good you wonder?  Well Ego Tripp inform us that 13 out of 24 builders on Metric Revolution chose Ego Tripp Wheels to roll around on and we think that's pretty cool.  For the Metrics they have custom wheels to suit Road Stars, Road warriors, V-star 650, 1100, 1300, etc.  Click this link to get over to the Ego Tripp Wheels website to have a look for yourself.

It's with sincere regret that we announce the closure of Sophie's Motorcycle Works.  These great people were responsible for the Sophie's Motorcycle Works Light Bar reviewed here on RoadStarMagazine.com back in December 2002.  Jim Harmon at Sophie's have given RoadStarMagazine.com permission to make the announcement of their business closure.  Unfortunately ill health prevents Jim from giving his customers the time and attention that he wants to, and he genuinely will miss all the fine customers he has met and dealt with.  Good luck, Jim and look after yourself.

The light bar review will stay posted on RoadStarMagazine.com as an example of what we can provide to vendors.

We've mentioned Jerry "Motorman" Palladino and his Ride Like a Pro series before.  This is the training course, or the DVD, which is essentially a condensed version of the training Highway Patrol Motor Officers receive over 120 hours.  Today we thought we would give you some more info about Jerry himself AND information on how you can get a discount off the Ride Like a Pro DVD that is exclusive to readers of RoadStarMagazine.com  Click Read More... for further info on Jerry and the details of the discount.

On the Official Star Motorcycles Website you can on find the six winners of the 2007 Calendar Contest.  And three of them are Road Stars!  The other three bikes were a Warrior, Stratoliner and V-Star 650. Star Motorcycles held a competition until May 31st 2006 for owners to submit pictures of their bikes for possible inclusion in the official Star Motorcycles 2007 Calendar.  The lucky winners get a free trip to Star Days (27-31 July 06) where they will have their bikes professionally photographed.  Click the following link to go to the Winners of the Star Motorcycles 2007 Calendar Contest.

A sneak peek for you today at the early stages of the Official Metric Revolution Chopper.  Now you know the folks at Metric Revolution have incredibly discerning tastes as they will be using a Road Star engine to power the creation!  The Metric Revolution Road Star Chopper will feature parts from many of the vendors involved with the show and is being built by Ultimate Cycles.  Click Read More... for additional info on those involved and some pictures from the very early stages.

Have you checked out the range of wheels for Yamaha available from RC Components recently?  No?  Well you should!  They have CNC machined custom wheels made specifically for the Yamaha range of cruisers and there are three new wheels for 2006 which are just HOT!  Our favourite has to be the "Assassin" which you can see if you click Read More... below.  Of course RC Components do more than just polished or chrome custom wheels, they also have matching custom rotors and pulleys, plus their integrated rotor pulley kits.  An honourable mention has to go to their awesome looking single sided swingarm kit for the Yamaha Road Star that RoadStarMagazine.com has reported on before (click this link).  So get over to the RC Components Official Website and from the left hand menu select Wheels, then Yamaha, then Cruiser to and check out the whole custom rim range for yourself.

Just a quick one today for those of you who have your own Road Star website and would like to link to RoadStarMagazine.com  Click Read More... for the step by step instructions and details.

Just in case you didn't know there is a 1/12th scale size Yamaha Road Star model that you can build available from Tamiya (14080).  Tamiya is well recognised for their quality and attention to detail and anyone who enjoys their Road Star will get a kick out of building one!  The red model pictured is one made here at RoadStarMagazine.com a few years ago and still holds pride of place on the bookshelf. The Yamaha Roadstar model is available from many toy outlets including Amazon.com at this link.

Ok, this has nothing to do with Road Stars but we thought it was cool enough to warrant a mention.  If you really want something different in the way of computing power (and you have more than a little spare coin) then you have GOT to get yourself a Chopper Computer!  Flame jobs, seat and a functioning gas tank! Click Read More... for more info.

Lots and lots and lots of links.  That is what you'll find in the RoadStarMagazine.com Links section.  Currently around 250 links actually!  Vendor links, manufacturers, other Road Star sites and forums, there is just HEAPS of them!  In the Links section you can also submit your own links so don't be shy and let us know your other favourite Road Star websites. Link

A fantastic wallpaper featuring Larry Waimon's Yamaha Road Star in front of a beautifully restored WWII Bomber.  Click Read More... for various wallpaper sizes to suit different monitor resolutions.

The second Metric Revolution Builder to be featured on RoadStarMagazine.com is Don Gray of Don Gray Customs (formally Bobstar Customs). Don is another builder who is using the Yamaha Road Star as the custom platform of choice on the upcoming Metric Revolution TV show. What we have for you here is the Shark Bike themed custom Roadstar built for Ron Suddoth. Click Read More... to learn a bit about Don Gray and some fantastic pictures of the Yamaha Road Star custom "Shark Bike".

Available for the next two weeks until Friday the 7th of July 2006 is an introductory offer by Looney Seats. Introducing their new Yamaha Road Star Progressive springs upgrade for the front end of your bike. The Roadie typically has quite soft suspension up front making it dip a little more than some riders may like, particularly while braking. With the Progressive setup you don't usually lose the comfort of the stock springs but you will gain additional stability and stiffness during aggressive cornering and two up riding. We at RoadStarMagazine.com use Progressive suspension in the front of our Road Star and it's a handling upgrade you won't regret. The Looney Seats introductory price for the RoadStar front suspension upgrade is $59.00 and after the 7th of July they will go to their normal price of $79.95. All parts necessary come with the Progressive Suspension kit (including spacers but EXCLUDING new fork oil) so check them out at the bottom of this link.

Due to a quirk in the software used for this site, a lot of the Garage Tips are unable to be found using the Search function.  This update is just being used so that in the future if you search for something like Re-Jet Carburetor you will at least find yourself at this page with the full list of articles. 

Also, while we have your attention, it should be noted the majority of the Garage Tips are made possible by the incredible generosity of the Road Star community who are willing to share their knowledge and ideas. If you have a Garage Tip you would like to share with other Yamaha Road Star riders then let us know by using the feedback form.  Otherwise you can click Read More... to see them all for yourself now.

While supplies last, and only if you are a resident of the U.S. (excluding Hawaii), Star Motorcycles want to send you a free DVD featuring the Star line-up of bikes including the new Roadliner and Stratoliner motorbikes. Naturally here at RoadStarMagazine.com we're hoping it will also include the awesome Yamaha Road Star! All you need to do is go to the Official Star Motorcycles website and enter your info and if they have any left your very own Star Motorcycles DVD will be sent out to you.  Thanks to Yamaha and Star Motorcycles for this great offer.

A new product from the good folk at Riders Passion (home of the flame fender trim) is an LED Lighting Kit for a mad look that will surely turn night time heads!  They come with a total of twelve LED pods with a complete plug and play wire system.  No crimping and no soldering!! The kits are available in a total of nine colors including Amber, Red, Green, Blue, Clear (white), Purple, Fire (red & amber blend), Ocean (blue & green blend) and Ice (purple & clear blend) so you should find a combination to suit your ride.  These LEDs have already been mounted up to a few Road Stars and the owners love them.  Reasonably priced and very quick to install check them out at the Riders Passion Website.

Just a quick one for you today. A new wallpaper from our good friends at Metric Revolution. You know the guys, they are the ones featuring a Metric TV show about awesome Metric Cruisers with some amazing Custom Road Stars by Don Gray and Sam Nehme (to name but a couple) that will soon be coming to a TV near you. Click Read More... for three different sized wallpapers to suit your monitor that feature a way cool graphic Roadstar and the Metric Revolution logo. Oh and to stay up to date on what is happening with the show don't forget to get yourself to the Metric Revolution Website by those clever chaps at Metric TV.

New to the Road Star market is an exhaust system by HackerPipes Inc.  Introducing the HackerPipes Tru Duels™ system, a new player on the twin (side by side) exhaust style, or Dooley (Dually, Dual) Exhausts if you prefer.  Featuring header pipes, heat shields and mufflers, all triple chrome plated with all mounting brackets and hardware included they also come with a LIFETIME WARRANTY!  Click Read More... for pictures of the pipes and the link to the HackerPipes website.

What do you want to see more of on RoadStarMagazine.com?  That's right, we want to know what you like and we want to provide more of it.  Currently RoadStarMagazine.com sports upwards of 1,000 visitors every day so there must be something you enjoy about Roadies.  Use the poll to let us know what you think and see if we can't bring you more Road Star news you would like.  Click this link to go to the poll.

Until sold out the Road Star patches and caps are again available

The patches are 2.5" x 2.5" and are perfect for leather jackets and vests. The cap is made from 100% cotton, is a "one size fits all" and is adjustable via a Velcro strap at the back.

The price is in $US and includes shipping anywhere in the world. Payment strictly via PayPal (apologies to people who don't have PayPal).