Type of motorcycle
Yamaha Virago 700 (XV700) Manufacturer Yamaha Also called Virago Production 1984–1987 Predecessor Yamaha XV750 Successor Yamaha XV750 Class Cruiser Engine 699 cc (42.7 cu in) air-cooled OHC 75° V-twin Bore / stroke 80.2 mm × 69.2 mm (3.16 in × 2.72 in) Compression ratio 9.0:1 Transmission 5 speed, shaft drive Frame type Pressed steel backbone using engine as stressed member Suspension Front: 38 mm (1.5 in) telescopic forks, 150 mm (5.9 in) travel
Rear: Double sided swingarm with twin KYB shocks. 97 mm (3.8 in) travel (1984-1985), 70 mm (2.8 in) travel (1986-1987) Brakes Front: 2, 2-piston calipers, 300 mm (11.7 in) disc Rear: 200 mm (7.9 in) drum brake Tires Front: 100/90-19 57H Rear: 140/90-15 70H Rake , trail 32°, 129 mm (5.1 in) Wheelbase 1,525 mm (60.0 in) Dimensions L : 2,285 mm (90.0 in) W : 840 mm (33 in)Seat height 715 mm (28.1 in) Weight 225 kg (496 lb) (1984-1985), 229 kg (505 lb) (1986-1987)[ 1] (wet ) Fuel capacity 12.5 L (2.7 imp gal; 3.3 U.S. gal) (1984-1985), 14.7 L (3.2 imp gal; 3.9 U.S. gal) (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 .
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^ Clymer YAMAHA XV700-1100 Service Repair Maintenance . September 1989.