[bandit85]

Yamaha has done their math by introducing a low cost chopper during the recession. Even before I put on all the performance goodies on it I loved my Stryker from day one. But if I was to tell the engineers at Yamaha what to do with the next generation Stryker it would be this.

1. 6 speed!!! F**k that 5 speed transmission. Most Stryker owners will agree that on the interstate you will constantly be upshifting to a 6th gear that isn't there. It would also help with fuel consumption and the vibrations that linger over the foot controls.

2. More displacement. The Stryker is a quick revving bike, but the gear ratio is too wide to really out run anything. Maybe a revamped engine with 50cc more displacement would help performance. It really is ashame that no manufactuer has made a mild cam to throw into the engine to achieve some performance gains. Most people on this forum have the intake, exhaust, programmer, but a cam would complete and compliment all those mods. Somebody wake the f**k up and help us with this.

Kinda of a rant, but I'm willing to bet any Stryker owner would love to see this modifications in the next generation Stryker.

 

[flyncowboy]

I will +1 on the 6 speed

 

[Strykeback]

6 speed definitely, add a tach and gear indicator to that list. The 1300 is a staple in the star line up so I imagine in order to keep costs and the price of the bike down the 1300 is going to be around for a while. Evident of the new 1300 deluxe.

 

[WOLFStryke]

A 6th gear would be nice

 

[deputystryker]

6th gear would be awesome with tach. A nitrous option would be awesome to.....

 

[coors]

Speed limit is 85 here on the interstate, that would be a horrible ride

 

[BillyD66]

OK, call me the party pooper but I'm not aware of any 6 speed transmissions even on the big Yami touring bikes so I'm not holding my breath there. I do think it would be nice but not in the near future.
Tach and a gear indicator "should" be relatively easy since they'd mostly just be electronic changes to the existing speedo cluster.
Personally I want ABS. I've locked it up a few times and its unnerving. IMO, this technology should be standard or at least available on every late model street machine period. I mean come on, cars have had this standard since the 90's and that is pretty much across the full model line-up

 

[afcop97]

If we're working on a wish list, a 6th gear, a tach, and a gear indicator. I must have lost some of my short term memory, but sometimes I just forget which gear I'm in.

 

[roger]

Maybe

The new bike they are going to introduce next saturday will have all of that stuff.:shocked::shocked::shocked: What it could happen (insert long pause here) long sad nooooooooo:frown:

 

[Strykeback]

ABS should be an option on all bikes. Especially one that was released in 2011. All in all a first great bike at good price.

 

[cambridge]

Of course with your wish list comes a cost. So you would want the price of the bike to stay the same.:biggrin1: But that wouldn't happen. So what your really wishing for is a new bike to be introduced. Something betwen the Stryker and the Raider. Victory is only one of the few companies with 6th gear on their cruzers.

 

[Strykeback]

Safety comes at a cost and I am willing to pay for it. Just like when I bought my last car. I purposely sought the model that had 6 airbags over the standard 2 airbags. So I do not expect the same price point but it would have been nice to have the option.

 

[sdsting]

I’ve said this before on this forum, but IMO the Stryker does not need a 6th gear because it doesn’t have the power to reach redline in 5th, even with the mods I’ve done to my bike. As far as ABS goes I’ve never really thought about it or missed having it on a bike, especially when I raced on the track. The 1st thing I would change about the Stryker is install dual-disc brakes. The 2nd thing is a Tach. I would have paid an extra $1k for these features. Other than that I’m good with design.

 

[mikoloe]

I saw this same Victory at Dallas Strokers this weekend... only 19k 2013

 

[Skwerlee]

lol I'm always hunting for 6th on the highway

 

[mcphersonpilot]

Harley released the softail breakout this year... Aka Stryker++... Looks like the Stryker with the mods people want. Bigger engine, 6-speed, wider rear tire, abs... Check it out.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US/Motorcycles/breakout.html#!overview

 

[Axorr]

It's OK. But still not liquid cooled. If I was gonna pay that much - and give up on the radiator, I'd just get the Raider.

The new HD also still only has a single disc up front...
And the website says it's a chain drive? That CAN'T be right...

 

[Strykeback]

Starting at 18k? Pass. Agree with Axxor. You can get into a SCL Raider for less.

 

[christopher]

If you install the Dunlop 240 you will no longer be looking for that 6th gear. It makes the bike act as it was meant to.:nod:

 

[BrettRTR]

gotta agree with the rest of you guys on this. air cooled, 18 grand and a chain? plus those factory wheels look like something from the 70's reject pile for sure. not my idea of a good use of the pennies i'm saving up to get my first bike for. what made me fall in love with the stryker in the first place was the look, price and endless customization to make it your own. curious Christopher, what about the bigger tire makes the performance so much better? is it the same as the spindle mod giving it more torque but less top end just in reverse?