What happened to Japanese cruiser motorcycles? Why were they all discontinued? Gone since 2009?
Seems like V start, Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki all dropped all their bikes of 1400cc-1600cc since 2009. Harley Davidson Dyna and Softail are 1600cc so there only comp is?
Yamaha/Star still has the 'Raider' which is 1854cc, and Suzuki has the M109 series that are all roughly 1786cc - but the rest of the larger displacement Japanese bikes are touring models now. Kawasaki has the Vulcan 'Vaquero' and 'Voyager' which are both 1700cc, Honda has the Goldwing with a six-cylinder 1832cc (the 'Valkyrie' model is a more stripped back version).
Other non-Japanese Harley competition include Victory with several models @ 106ci (roughly 1737cc), Indian - which has an 111ci (1811cc), and Triumph (Thunderbird has both 1,600cc and 1,700cc models).
You really haven't bothered looking to hard, have you? These are all 2017 cruiser models, over 1,000cc:
Honda -
F6B
Valkyrie
Fury
Kawsasaki -
Vulcan 1700 Vaquero
Suzuki -
Boulevard M109R
Boulevard M90
Boulevard C90
Yamaha -
Raider
Stryker
V-Star
Then of course there's the Indian Chiefs, the Moto-Guzzi California and MGX-21, the Ducati X-Diavel, the Triumph Thunderbird and Rocket III, etc.etc.
"I was wondering what happened to the typical 1400-1600 range engines."
They were never 'typical'. Ever.
"They where the markets standard for years."
No, they were not.
"Now everything is much smaller or larger"
As has been the way for decades.
When you're old enough to ride a motorcycle, you'll realise just how wrong your assumptions are.
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