Yamaha Virago 700 (XV700) | |
Aka: | Virago |
Manufacturer: | Yamaha |
Production: | 1984–1987 |
Predecessor: | Yamaha XV750 |
Successor: | Yamaha XV750 |
Class: | Cruiser |
Engine: | air-cooled OHC 75° V-twin |
Compression: | 9.0:1 |
Transmission: | 5 speed, shaft drive |
Suspension: | Front: telescopic forks, travelRear: Double sided swingarm with twin KYB shocks. travel (1984-1985), travel (1986-1987) |
Frame: | Pressed steel backbone using engine as stressed member |
Brakes: | Front: 2, 2-piston calipers, disc Rear: drum brake |
Tires: | Front: 100/90-19 57H Rear: 140/90-15 70H |
Rake Trail: | 32°, |
Wet Weight: | (1984-1985), (1986-1987) |
Fuel Capacity: | (1984-1985), (1986-1987) |
Related: | XV750, XV1100 |
The Yamaha XV700 or Virago 700 was a Yamaha V-twin cruiser motorcycle. Made from 1984 to 1987, it was part of Yamaha's Virago line of cruisers. It was informally known as Yamaha's "tariff buster" of the US's 1983 tariff on imported motorcycles with over 700 cc of displacement. When the tariff ended in 1988, Yamaha switched back to the XV750.