The company earned famed credibility in the market of motorized vehicles since July 1, 1955. Currently, the company is the moment largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. Other motorized vehicles manufactured by Yamaha are the all-terrain vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, outboard motors, and personal watercraft. Yamaha designed its debut in the V-Twin powered cruiser bike segment with the release of the Yamaha Virago in the year 1981.
At the time of its release, it came with a 750cc and 535cc engine however latter 500cc and 920cc variants were designed available. The 1981 Yamaha Virago 750 remained in production till 1998. The motorbike managed to go at 55 horsepower at 7000 rpm and a torque of 35.4 feet/lbs at 6000 rpm. The seat height of the Virago 750 deliberate in at 28.1 inches.
The look of a two-piece seat and individual backrest pad are all assembled on a single baseplate. The deeply pocketed front bucket characteristics a full 15" of lateral support. Also the XV1100 and the XV750 (1989 and up) don't present the starter system flaws found in the earlier Viragos. Some people have also suggested to weld the ring gear to its backing plate to resolve the problem.
Other solutions commonly utilized are the apply of shims, which was Yamaha's proposed solution, then while well the apply of a recent made idler gear. None of this solutions are debated or proved to be permanent, and applying simply one of them will not address other existing flaws in the system; however, outstanding advancements have also been reported by Virago owners that have also applied them. It's debated by most publications and motorcycle enthusiasts to be a capable road bike with nice handling features and with high max speeds.
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References:
1. Yamaha Virago Review--August 1996
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2. Yamaha Virago 750 XV750
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7. Yamaha Virago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yamaha Virago was the first V-Twin-powered cruiser / Originally sold with a 750 cc engine in 1981, Yamaha soon added 500 cc and 920 cc versions. /
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