The Yamaha DragStar 950 (also known as the V Star 950 and the XVS950/XVS950A Midnight Star) is a cruiser

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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 Corporatio ...

.Yamaha V Star 950 home page
/ref> Introduced in 2009 with a base

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of the 2009 model at Motorcycle.com the DragStar 950 has a ,

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engineYamaha V Star 950 model specifications
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of the 2010 model at Top SpeedReview
of the 2010 model at Motorcycle USA and of

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. The transmission is a five-speed manual with a multi-plate

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and final belt drive. The bike was designed as an entry-level cruiser motorcycle and is available in standard and touring versions. The DragStar 950 has received generally positive reviews and was awarded V Twin Magazine's "Metric of the Year" award for 2009.Metric of the Year press release
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{{motorcycle-stub Dragstar 950 Cruiser motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 2009