The Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe is a cruiser type touring motorcycle built by the

Yamaha Motor Company is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, and other motorized products. The company was established in 1955 upon separation from Yamaha Corporation (however, Yamaha Corporation ...

. It was introduced in 1997 and was manufactured, largely unchanged, until 2005 through the 2009 model year. The Royal Star Tour Deluxe uses the same framework as the

Yamaha Royal Star Venture The Yamaha Royal Star Venture is a luxury touring motorcycle built by the Yamaha Motor Company. It is a premier touring motorcycle manufactured in two forms by Yamaha from 1983 to 1993 and from 1999 to 2013. In 1983 Yamaha created a V4 engine th ...

without the Venture's fairing, radio system, and trunk.

Vehicle information

Appearance

There are two basic models: standard and S. The standard model has brushed front forks while the S model has chrome front forks. The two models also have different color paint.

Mechanical

The Royal Star Tour Deluxe is a large motorcycle. Rider seat height is . It weighs dry, which yields a weight of with oil, coolant, and a full fuel tank. The Royal Star Tour Deluxe has a wheelbase. The shock absorbers are air adjustable for preload to help compensate for different load sizes. It has 9.3 gallons of storage in its hard side bags. The drive package on the Royal Star Tour Deluxe is the same as the

including a liquid cooled (referred to as 1,300 cc)

V4 engine A V4 engine is a four-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. The V4 engine is less common compared to straight-four engines. However, V4 engines have been used in automobiles ...

. It has four valves per cylinder, overhead camshafts, and shim over bucket valves. The five speed overdrive transmission is part of the engine case and both the engine and transmission share oil. The drive shaft and final drive assembly are built into the left side of the double sided swing arm. Swing arm motion is damped by a monoshock mounted in the center of the frame. The clutch is of the wet plate design and is hydraulically activated by the left hand lever.Yamaha XVZ13L series Service Manual - LIT-11616-11-18 The brakes are all two piston design. Both front brakes are activated by the right hand lever. The rear brake is activated by the foot pedal on the right.

References

{{Yamaha motorcycles timeline Royal Star Tour Deluxe Cruiser motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 1998