YAMAHA Stryker (2011-2012) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2011, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Yamaha Stryker, a mid-class chopper motorcycle designed to be ridden and admired. The bike featured great attention to detail, blended with 21st-century mechanical functions.

The 2011 Stryker was a reinterpretation of the iconic chopper with a modern-era symbolic character, which still retained the heritage of old-school choppers and radical road aggressiveness.

In the visual department, the bike was similar to the Yamaha Raider that took the industry by storm, packing standard features, such as a raked-out front fork, a round headlight, a wide, pulled-back handlebar, a teardrop-shaped fuel tank, a one-piece dual seat, a dual chromed exhaust system, and five-spoke lightweight wheels.

The bike was built around a double cradle steel frame with a 41 mm telescopic fork on the front and an adjustable shock absorber on the rear, delivering excellent suspension performance and handling.

In the braking department, the bike packed a 310 mm disc both front and rear, coupled to hydraulic calipers, providing optimum braking performance.

In the performance department, the 2011 Yamaha Stryker had installed a 1,304cc four-stroke V-twin liquid-cooled engine fed by an electronically controlled fuel injection system, delivering 82 Nm (60 lb-ft) torque with maximum strength at 4,000 rpm.

The engine's power was transferred to a five-speed manual transmission with a wet multi-plate clutch and sent to the rear wheel through a low-maintenance final belt drive.