via gearpatrol.com
A day of cruising sunny, funky San Diego is enticing enough without a brand new ride underneath you. All the better, then, when Yamaha brought us to downtown San Diego for a well-organized day aboard their new Bolt, an American-style bobber — an exercise in convincing some die-hard riders that their bike is a viable alternative to Wisconsin iron. While traditionalists may recoil, Star Motorcycles made a strong case for those open to buying a beginner bike without the bar and shield.