Here we are barely bottomed out from the Great Recession and, strangely enough, two major Japanese manufacturers are building custom-style choppers. Choppers are textbook examples of discretionary purchases, bikes that you ride for fun, not to get from A to B. Maybe Honda built a chopper in response to the various independent bike builders who declared bankruptcy, in order to fill the vacuum for reliable, warranty-supported customs? Perhaps Yamaha jumped on the chopper bandwagon to steal some market share away from Honda's strong selling Fury?
In any case, the virtual ink had barely dried on my Honda Fury review when I sat at my laptop to reflect on the new Star Stryker, after a day's worth of riding it in Austin, Texas.
For those unfamiliar with its spec sheet, the 1,304cc Stryker-- though visually similar to the big-bore Raider-- wears an all-new frame, bike-specific pipes, and a radiator tidily tucked between its steel downtubes. It also runs up to $2,000 cheaper than the Fury, despite its nearly identical engine displacement.
How does does the Star compare against the raked-out Honda? I offer my take in this 2011 Star Stryker Review.
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