Motorcycle tryout: Yamaha XV 1700 Road Warrior.
January 26th, 2005 | View blog reactions
Take two wheels, an armchair, a huge Japanese V2 engine and a chimney, and you got yourself one bad power cruiser. At least Yamaha seems to think so, and so does Hollywood. If you watch the movie Torque the “bad” guy has one, and it’s so fast he can almost catch up with a jet engine powered bike. I found the bike pretty fast for a cruiser, but seriously folks…
The handling and riding position where quite good though. When I first gave the throttle a roll it felt faster then it was, at least so I thought. But as I returned the bike I noticed that the speedometer showed both Miles per Hour and Kilometres per Hour. So when I thought I was doing 80kmh I was really doing 130kmh. Ups! sorry about that Mr. Police. All in all I think it’s a nice bike, but it doesn’t beat the V-Rod…Do I mention the V-Rod allot? Maybe that bike is becoming an obsession to me.
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but after u compare the price of a Road Star Warrior with the price of a V-Rod… you’ll see that the 1670cc Warrior is a real nice one. i’m driving one now for 2 years, and i can’t get enough of it. Ofcourse i tried other motorcycles, like the v-rod and the MT-0S, but i gained the most pleasurable ride from my Warrior. ok, it’s a Jap-engine, but hey who cares about that
Yes indeed, you will most likely get most well functioning motorcycle for your money with the warrior. I think, of the Jap’s, Yamaha has always made the best alternative to Harley’s.
But for some, The Milwaukee story caries a lot of weight. In terms of style HD is still king, at least concerning classic cruisers. Although Choosing between the warrior and the V-rod just by design, would be a though choice.
I ownen a 05 road worrior for two years and I relly like it.but it seems to back fire when I let off on the throttle. I have a vance and hines pipe. what can i do to solve this problem? I took it to the dealer four times and they seem to find anything wrong with my bike.all my friends laugh at me when it really back fires loud.
Backfiring is usually a timing issue. But it might be in combination of a too rich mixture for your new pipes. If the Road Warrior has electronic fuel injection, you might want to put on a Power Commander or similar. Then have a pro tune it in on a dynojet to your V&H exhaust. That will fix it, its probably not cheap, but it will be worth it.
im about to buy a warrior next week. it will be my first bike. i have heard nothin but good things about it.
God luck with it, Claud, have fun, and ride safe.
I own a 06 Warrior. I am looking to remove the bazooka exhaust and install a set of turned down daisy cutters. I am aware of the need for a power commander and I would like to install dual velocity stacks for better air and increased horses. Can someone direct me to a website where I can find / purchase exhaust and above parts?
I know that http://www.baronscustom.com/ have a lot of parts for metric cruisers. But other than that, Google is your friend. I just tried a search for “yamaha warrior exhaust” and there where plenty of results.
For any technical issues, or indeed anything to do with the warrior refer to http://www.rswarrior.com
i currently own a 2007 road star warrior. i love everything about the bike. i was wondering if the parts such as the chrome downtube covers on the o4 and 05’s will fit an 07. aslo if the light bezil for the 03’s sold through yamaha will fit and o7.
Backfire is an emissions issue. They run a vapor line from the gas tank to the throttle body on all yamaha bikes. So they all back fire when you let off the gas. You can plug the tube or order a kit to do it right. Google it. It’s common but easy to fix.