Maybe, Just Maybe!

[grubsie]

June 5th may surprise us all. One can only hope.

 

This is the 3rd vidoe of the series from Yamaha.

 

https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/cruiser-touring/pages/journey-further?utm_source=SingleMessage&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=JourneyFurtherEM3_content=Motorcycle&utm_campaign=Event

[krispy]

They're sure doing a good job of playing it up, and teasing us with ideas of something new coming out..... We'll see.

[Flyinfool]

So they are implying it will have;

 

EFI

built in AM, FM, XM and navigation with blue tooth

heated seats and grips

Reverse

[Scifiman]

What? No ABS

 

And what will I do with all these cassette tapes I have been collecting?

 

just saying

[snyper316]

Ok now I am intriqued. but it has to look something like tinker and nothing like nothing else on the road.... but reverse help would be nice....

[CaseyJ955]

Well no doubt in my mind the 1700 v4 retuned. I hope they give it a significantly different look

[Freebird]

Well, I think it is obvious that something new is coming in a Yamaha touring bike. The fact that their videos are highlighting the Star style of motorcycles tells me that it is going to be a cruiser style. The talk about what people would like to see and calling those things a "game changer" tells me that it is going to have a lot of the features that many of us have been wanting.

 

What we don't yet know is what engine it will have. The 1700 V4 makes the most sense to most of us but the VTwin out of the Stratocaster line of bikes is a possibility but I sure hope that they don't do that. I hope that they stand strong and continue to dare to be different with some iteration of our V4.

 

The other thing I wonder is whether or not they will continue calling it a Venture? I hope so but I just don't know.

 

At least it is not all rumor this time. We will know something in about a month.

 

I just hope that I don't like it. I've got my '05 pretty much all decked out the way that I like it.

[snyper316]

Liquid cooled, another plus would be have an actual alternator would be nice... Maybe an Accessory fuse panel In the rear of the bike somewhere....

[grubsie]

What we don't yet know is what engine it will have. The 1700 V4 makes the most sense to most of us but the VTwin out of the Stratocaster line of bikes is a possibility but I sure hope that they don't do that. I hope that they stand strong and continue to dare to be different with some iteration of our V4.

 

I have always wondered about a v4 that operates like a vtwin. Both front cylinders fire simultaneously and the rear do the same. What that would do is make the motor feel like a vtwin only more powerful. It would do so with 4 valves per cylinder so the front cylinders would would simultaneously have 4 intake valves (vs 2 on a vtwin) feeding the fuel on one power stroke and 4 doing the exhaust on one exhaust stroke and the same on the rear cylinders. EFI controlling the fuel. Same displacement as a vtwin but better intake and exhaust volume due to more valves. 2 coils too. Makes everything simpler. Just have to get the buzzy highway vibration feeling out of it like present on the Road Stars. Maybe rubber mounted but better than HD.

 

I wonder if any engine company has ever tried this.

 

I just hope that I don't like it. I've got my '05 pretty much all decked out the way that I like it.

 

I am pretty much where I want to be on my '08. The biggest problem if I like it is, how I am going to be able to sneak it past my wife!

Edited May 4, 2017 by grubsie

[djh3]

So they are implying it will have;

 

EFI

built in AM, FM, XM and navigation with blue tooth

heated seats and grips

Reverse

 

Hmm So why would I trade?

EFI-check

AM-FM-Bluetooth-Check

Heated seat and grips-Check

ABS-Check

Reverse-option

[XV1100SE]

The "Part 2" video mentions a v-twin.

[Mover]

Already have plans to be at Americade this year so will try to get to the unveiling.

[Yammer Dan]

With the Warden still pushing for three wheels I'll just stay in my corner!!

[djh3]

[RSTDdog]

 

The other thing I wonder is whether or not they will continue calling it a Venture? I hope so but I just don't know.

 

 

The references to the "Journey" and the fact Journey is displayed prominently in a emblem ready logo fashion (V extending from the bottom of the O in journey, noting V engine), they are already developing the brand. The logical conclusion is it will be called the Yamaha Journey. That is my bet. They also created their own classification for it : "Transcontinental Touring" motorcycle.

[2WHEELSFORME]

I would love to see a luxury touring bike from Yamaha. I afraid that adding a built in GPS that performs poorly compared to Garmin units and an unneeded reverse will push the price up too much. Lack of antilock brakes would also be a mistake in my opinion.

[XV1100SE]

https://canadamotoguide.com/2017/05/10/yamaha-confirms-new-touring-motorcycle-coming-soon/

 

"Yamaha’s built cruiser-styled touring bikes around other engines in the past, and a move towards a cruiser powered by a parallel twin or triple (from the FZ lineup) could signal an interesting future ahead."

 

I had mentioned the triple before....wouldn't surprise me....but only 847cc?

 

From Yamaha's site on the FZ on the triple cylinder (in-line) :

The FZ-09’s 847cc CP3® engine combines advanced electronic systems—including YCC-T®, Yamaha D-Mode and multi-mode traction control—with a crossplane concept crankshaft to deliver an exciting, torquey and quick-revving engine character built around rider-centric control.

 

Interesting article - http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/yamaha/yamaha-to-reveal-new-touring-model-at-americade-rally.html

[Lug Nut]

In ready to buy one IF it has the following...

 

ABS

FI

6 speed

at least 150 hp

liquid cooled

Nav, MUCH better stereo/electronics/blutooth etc

MUCH easier to handle at low speed/lower seating position better "flat foot" for short legs

LED lighting

more storage than my RSV

options to keep price from 19k to maybe 25k

[rneal55555]

I don't know about ready to buy but the are getting me to Americade for the after about 8 years of missing it. I am heading over for the unveiling.