Yamaha XV700

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) (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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