Well I got to see this bike in person at a friends house - it is really pretty and the perfect size for my 5'-8" tall and 30" inseam body.

I am not in the market for a new bike - but I did tell him that when he gets tired of it that I wanted the first chance at buying it!

MMRanch wrote on Yesterday at 21:24:41:


It is the new Gold Star.  650cc, 45HP@6,500 rpm, 40.57Ft/LB@4,000 rpm, 70 mpg, 3.2 gallon fuel tank (approx. 200 mile range), 470 pounds, 100mm bore x 83mm stroke, 11.5:1 compression.

The owner said it is has a lot of low end grunt and runs very smooth.  He also rode the Triumph 400 single before he bought this and said that he didn't like that the engine needed to be wound up more while riding.

This Gold Star is definitely the right look....I can live with the fact it is water cooled.  The only worry would be that there are so few dealers around....but anymore you pretty much need to order repair parts online anyhow (the days of a dealer having a full supply of repair parts stocked are over).