Yamaha XV-1300

Hop on an XVS1300A Midnight Star, and you’ll soon see that laid-back, cruiser style doesn’t have to mean laid-back horsepower. Its engine features forged pistons, 4-valve heads and shortstroke con-rods, so every time you hit the throttle you feel a knockout, low-down punch, that turns into serious power.

But it’s power that comes with control and comfort. Twin balancers tune out all the unwanted vibrations that can make long journeys wearing, but allow the feelgood power pulses that you ride for in the first place.

And it all comes in a package of classic 1930s-inspired styling, with a tight body and low silhouette that’s old-school with a radical new twist.