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|name = [[Yamaha]] XV400 Virago | |name = [[Yamaha]] XV400 Virago | ||
| | |photo = Yamaha-XV400-Virago-83.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = | ||
|manufacturer = Yamaha | |manufacturer = Yamaha | ||
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|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = | |class = [[Cruiser]] | ||
|engine = Four stroke, 70°V-Twin cylinder, SOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. | |engine = Four stroke, 70°V-Twin cylinder, SOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. | ||
|bore_stroke = | |bore_stroke = | ||
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|fuel_capacity = 8.6 Liters / 2.2 US gal | |fuel_capacity = 8.6 Liters / 2.2 US gal | ||
|oil_capacity = | |oil_capacity = | ||
|oil_filter = K&N KN-145 | |||
|fuel_consumption = | |fuel_consumption = | ||
|turning_radius = | |turning_radius = | ||
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The Virago was Yamaha's first V-twin cruiser motorcycle, and one of the earliest mass-produced motorcycles with a | |||
mono-shock rear suspension. Originally sold with a 750 cc (46 cu in) | |||
engine in 1981, Yamaha soon added 500 cc (31 cu in) and 900 cc (55 cu in) versions. | |||
The bike was redesigned in 1984, switching from a rear mono-shock to a dual-shock design, and adding a tear-drop shaped gas tank. | |||
That year, Harley-Davidson, fearful of the inroads in the US market made by the | |||
Virago and other new Japanese cruiser-style motorcycles, pushed for a tariff on | |||
imported bikes over 700 cc. Yamaha replaced the 750 cc engine with a 699 cc | |||
version to avoid the tariff, while the 920 cc engine grew to 1000 cc, and later | |||
1100 cc. In the late 1980s a 250 cc Virago was added. A short production of | |||
125 cc was also manufactured. Yamaha made a [[Yamaha XV125|XV125]], [[Yamaha XV250|XV250]], XV400, [[Yamaha XV500|XV500]], [[Yamaha XV535|XV535]], | |||
[[Yamaha XV700|XV700]], [[Yamaha XV750|XV750]], [[Yamaha XV920R|XV920R]], XV1000/TR1, [[Yamaha XV1100|XV1100]], the XV400SCLX being the rarest of the breed. | |||
The larger-displacement Viragos were eventually phased out of production, replaced by the V-Star and Road Star series of motorbikes. The last motorcycle to bear the Virago name was the 2007 Virago 250. | |||
For 2008 it was renamed to the V-Star 250. | |||
According to ''Motorcyclist'' magazine, the early Virago has a design flaw in the starter system. This magazine states that the starter's defect exists in early Viragos models, and will catch the rider on | |||
fire in rare cases, models made in year 1982 and 1983. | |||
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