Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

(Le ft, inset) Amo Olbricht's Sunday driver Road Star Is not your average metric cruiser. (Above) Subtle cosmetic improvements, such as the Silverado saddlebags and studded seat have been combined with sensible modifications to produce a better platform. (Left) The Cobra Low-Boy Shotgun pipes not only look nice and Increase the rumble, they also add performance when used In conjunction with the Baron's Big Air Kit. (Right ) The openelement breather Is the key to un locking power and response on the choked pu shrod V- twin. As for t he cosmetics , Olbricht fished th ro ugh t he Ya ma ha Part s and A c c e s s o r i e s c a t a l o g and ma de a wis h-list of chrome gadgets t o b e installed at Mi ss io n Yama ha /Kawasa ki. B o y k o o blig e d , stat ing t hat he f eels Yamaha's piec es ar e pretty nifty . " It ' s act ually pretty go od stuff," B oyk o say s. "T h ey u se reall y good v endors , and I k now th at Yamaha ha s some reall y good, ded icated guys in th eir Parts and Acc essories division . There are a coupl e it em s tha t yo u h ave to fiddle with to make th em fit just right, but m ost of th e belt-oris are pretty straightforward ," Starting f rom th e t op , Olbricht added a set of bill et uppe r and lower h an d l e b ar cla m ps . A dditio nal chromed or bill et p ieces include a bil let neutr al switch cover, billet tripleclamp ho le plu g s , a b illet r ec t ifier cover, ch rome master -cy l ind er cov ers , ch rome shift-peg covers, c hrom e floorboard covers and chromed p as senger foo tp egs . Out back, Boyko added a custom rea r light assemb ly . The kit in cl ude s a pa ir of bull et -t y p e t u rn in d ica tors , a subtle change that crea tes a dramatic d iffe rence in aesthetics. T w o additional i t e m s , well it 's act u a lly m o r e - you 'll see - really m ak e Olbricht's bi k e st an d out over a stocker. O f co urse, they also happen to be b ig -ticket bo lt-oris . The f irst is the bill et dr ive-pu ll ey c ase set , which adds cons iderable sp ark le and pizzazz to the lower left side of the moto r. It's subtle , but at the same time Road Star owners can tell that som ething different is going on down th er e. Th e o t he r i t em, or group of i t ems, are en compassed by Olbricht's c ho ice of a Yamaha Silverado so lo seat, pillion pad and saddlebag s . T he stud de d leath er makes th e bike pop j ust a li t tle m ore, we thi nk, wh il e the sa ddlebags increase the looks an d utility of t he vehicle. Not t hat t his Road Sta r co uld eve r be mistaken for a daily rid er . Far from it. In fa ct, lik e most av erage guys who sta rt do wn the pa th of customization , Olbricht is alr eady th ink ing about adding to the list of chrome bo lt -oris and performance mods that set h is Road Star apart from the crowd . C a ll it th e spa rk that turns your average Joe motorcyclist into a full -blown enth usiast. Heh , heh . T ypic al. [BCfJflJj)_DD-'=-@_[ffB----= _ Yamaha Parts and Accessories (Available through your local Yamaha dealer) STR-4WM24-10-04 Solo Seat · Studded STR·4WM25-30·02 Pillion Pad - Tour, Studded STR-5GA73-02-00 Silverado Saddlebags, Studded STR·5GA73 ·40 ·00 Saddlebag Mounts STR·4NK27· 13·02 Shift Peg Covers STR-4WM27· 11·03 Floorboard Covers STR-4WM27-82 -01 Billet Drive Pulley Case Set STR·4WM27·68·00 Billet Rectifier Cover STR-4NK2 7·3 1-0 1 Billet Triple Clamp Hole Piugs STR·4WM27·66·0 I Billet Neutral Switch Cover STR-4WM18-10-0 1 Chrome Master Cylinder Cover STR-5BN36· 20·03 Chrome Passenger Footp egs STR-5BN75-41 -00 Upper Handlebar Clamps STR-5BN75-42-00 Lower Handlebar Clamps $329 .95 ' " . .$ 189.95 $734 .95 $139.95 $45.95 $244.95 $289 .95 $64.9 5 $16.95 $24.95 $19.95 $59.95 $46.95 $52.95 Mission Yamaha 25891 Crown Valley Pkwy. Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 949/582- 0351 Baron's Big Air Kit Cobra Pipes (Low-Boy Shotgun) Rear Ught Assembiy $249 $374.95 $174.95 eN cu e I e n e _ so • N OVEMB ER 29, 2000 17

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