2024 Yamaha Bolt R Spec: Modern Tweaks With Classic Cruiser Vibes!
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- The Yamaha Bolt R-Spec is an interesting motorcycle. Very much classic cruiser in all the right ways. It's a bike that gives you the feel that you're looking for with every touchpoint, and with a true air cooled V-Twin engine. But the Bolt stands apart with several tweaks inside that engine, and some unique components that you can see outside the engine. This bike delivers what most cruiser riders really want, a reliable, true to the cruiser roots, ride! Check it out at Macleans Sports: www.macleanssports.com
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This will be on my list of contenders.
It's definitely worth considering!
Love this bike
These Bolts are bullet-proof cruisers that can be customized to the max. Great bikes!
Nice ergonomics/comfort position sitting on this 2024 Bolt R Spec. Helpful review, thanks! Looks cool.
Wife has a 2014 Bolt. For a small frame 5-2" female, it was the best choice for the $ to be safe while keeping up with me on my R-1200RT. The 'Vibes' it gives off limit her ride time to about 1/2 hour before her fingers go numb, even with upgraded grips. The air cooled engine feels like sitting in a sauna on warm days. We keep hoping that the new year model will offer real improvements in comfort and instrumentation, but no... just new paint colors. I think she's suffered enough... will go look at the Honda Rebel 1100 or Indian Scout.
If you can go check out a honda rebel first. That Indian scout will feel a lottttt like this bolt and it weighs even more than this! Like nearly 600lbs! While the rebel doesn't really feel like a traditional "cruiser" the ergonomics are design for smaller people with a shorter standover height. It sounds like it'd fit her like a dream. Plus it's a suspended mount parallel twin, while yeah the 270° crank makes it more vibey than a sport bike it's smooth as glass compared to the twin in the Indian because it isn't mounted down inside a cradle frame.
Yamaha did it so good that Harley just gave up and stopped trying.
Time to move to Canada! 🇨🇦😃
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Been waiting for this review for a while! Planning to buy one soon. Great review, thanks!
No fuel gauge again?
Sure would be nice if it had an analog speedometer and a fuel gauge. Does it have push rods or a cam chain? 2 valves or 4?
Great motorcycle, I have a 2024 yamaha bolt r spect.
Suspension feels hard specially on freeway.
I was wondering if I can modify the Suspension so it feels smooth not so jumpy.
No Tach?
great video peter
Thanks for watching!
I have this year's bike but didn't come with the backseat in red stitching. How can I get this backseat?
Maybe from the dealer? That's where I'd start.
I asked the dealer, apparently the seat isn't in the catalouge 🫤
Guessing good for small to medium build guys or ladies who are looking for a bike that is easy to manage with a low seat height. You can tell this bike is geared for torque in the lower range due to no mention of horse power, having only 5 gears, a 3.4 gallon tank and it is air cooled.
I almost never mention horsepower because the manufacturers almost never state horsepower in North America.
I have a 2014 bolt, at 6 ft & 195 lbs it doesn't feel small or cramped for me, just fyi
@@PeterLoweOnewhy is that?
@@genericallyaccepted I'm not sure. I've heard rumours that they all used to inflate numbers and got caught, so now they don't do that. I've heard rumours they don't want to be told by officials that they're making them too powerful, so they don't advertise it. But I really don't know.
If you have abs breaks there is no way to change the handlebars if you want high ones.
Heads up !! It’s a really important if you get a bolt with abs.
I have a 2023 was thinking about going with mini apes, I do have abs but now after reading this I can't? Oh no
@@richuncle9689 100% sure you can not do if you have abs breaks.
They do not make the cable also if you try to adjust the cable to max extension it does not work! ( like if you reroute the cable ).
@@richuncle9689 I had a 2021 I am a 100% sure. Get used to your bike or sell it and upgrade to the one you want.
Bolt is a good bike but custom handle bars with abs breaks are not possible!
Even if you’re thinking it will work it won’t.
@@JayJfrommontana omg what a disappointment. Well I really appreciate your help. Guess I'll get used to it. See what I do in the future as far as a new bike..
@@richuncle9689 I wish I would have known first. It’s a good bike though.
Oh man… it’s like Yamaha almost finished designing it and then just gave up when it came time to figure out the instruments. WTH is that thing they are calling a speedometer? It looks like it came from AliExpress.
Haha... harsh! But funny! I don't know... I'm not sure if the cruiser market needs a crazy fancy display.
@@PeterLoweOne just a simple analog gauge would have been perfect. It’s like they tried going digital but then used soviet surplus electronics to cut costs. Its just really weird how they could get so much of this bike right and then this one important (but easy) thing they got so hilariously wrong
Koso of America have you covered
Dude didn’t drive it 😂
It’s a beginners bike.
lol you say "so/and again" every 10seconds...