Model(s) covered: 2002 Yamaha Road Star Warrior, 2002 Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-Rod
The H-D V-Rod is the tire-shreddingest, baddest-ass, babe-pullingest cruiser to ever leave a factory production line. It attracts attention like Angelina Jolie strolling through a shopping mall – naked. And it tears at pavement with about the same power as a Ducati 996.
In comparison, the clean and aggressive countenance of Yamaha's Warrior is as subtle as a wallflower. Worse, its burly powerplant is, relatively speaking, kinda slow.
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