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A day of cruising sunny, funky San Diego is enticing enough without a brand new ride underneath you. All the better, then, when Yamaha brought us to downtown San Diego for a well-organized day aboard ...

The Bolt R-Spec is stripped down with minimal chrome, epitomizing the -œUrban Performance Bobber look. The compact chassis proudly showcases the 58-cubic-inch (942cc) air-cooled 60-degree V-twin ...

Yamaha’s cruiser division –- Star –- has met with nothing but success since it launched its first Bolt two years ago. It seems that people really like the idea of a stylish, inexpensive motorcycle.