YAMAHA Royal Star Tour Deluxe (2009-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2009, the Japanese motorcycle maker released the Yamaha Royal Tour Deluxe, a cruising motorcycle that rapidly transforms into a veritable touring machine due to its quick-release windscreen, passenger backrest, and hard, side-mounted panniers.

The Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe was a touring machine that debuted in 1997 and continued production essentially unchanged, packing the same visual, technical, and performance specifications over its production time without any significant modifications whatsoever.

The bike packed the same standard features as the previous model, including a round headlight with a chromed housing, a tall windscreen, a wide-pulled-back handlebar, a teardrop-shaped fuel tank, a two-piece dual seat with a pillion backrest, side-mounted panniers, and seven-spoke lightweight aluminum wheels.

The bike was built around a steel frame with a 43 mm air-assisted adjustable telescopic fork on the front and an air-assisted shock absorber on the rear, delivering excellent suspension performance and handling capabilities.

As for the braking performance, the touring machine relied on two 298 mm discs engaged by four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 320 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.

In the performance department, a 1,294cc four-stroke V4 liquid-cooled engine, with four Mikuni carburetors in charge, powered the 2009 Yamaha Royal Star Tour Deluxe, delivering 98 hp and 121 Nm (89 lb-ft) torque at 4,750 rpm.