Harley-davidson Iron 883 Vs. Yamaha Star Bolt R-spec

Harley-Davidson Iron 883 and Yamaha Star Bolt R-Spec Jamie Elvidge and Don Canet take a break during testing.

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Yamaha takes aim at Gen X and Y riders with the Bolt looking to offer a legitimate alternative to Harley-Davidsons Dark Custom Iron 883. While Yamaha says they benchmarked Hondas 750cc range of cruisers the Harley-Davidson Sportster Iron 883 was the clear target here. Can Yamaha build a better Sportster than H-D.

Today on Jons Moto Garage were doing a side by side comparison of the Yamaha Bolt 950 C-Spec R-Spec Base and the Harley Davidson Iron 883. Yamaha Star Bolt R-Spec vs. The Harleys measure 39mm.

This 942cc bike and its sportier brother the R-Spec 8399 boost the swagger and power beyond the typical lightweight cruiser and the R-Spec has a piggyback rear suspension that blows away the Irons gut-puncher. And both bikes feature twin coil-over shocks in the rear. Along the way I stopped at the National Cemetery for a moment of quiet reflection in the still morning before pushing on to the end of the Point Loma peninsula and Cabrillo National Monument.

Not only is it almost identically priced Star made their bike 33 pounds lighter with a curb weight of 540 pounds and its 272 inch seat height is only one-third of an inch taller than the Harleys. A brand with great respect for its heritage Harley-Davidson nails the. For years H-D happily owned the middleweight not-quite-a-cruiser retro-standard category with the Sportster but recent examples have steadily crashed the once-exclusive club.

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