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Yamaha XV920 1983 Parts & Accessories

Produced from 1981 through 1983, the Yamaha XV920 (Virago 920 / XV920RH) was an ambitious high-displacement extension of Yamaha's early V-twin platform. Powered by an air-cooled 920 cc 75-degree V-twin engine with low-maintenance shaft final drive, it was offered in two distinct styles: the classic American-cruiser XV920 Virago, and the European-styled XV920RH sport-tourer. The European-spec XV920RH featured rearset foot controls, high-mounted bars, double front disc brakes, and an innovative fully enclosed grease-bathed final drive chain. Both variants utilized Yamaha's early stamped-steel monocoque backbone frame—which doubled as an intake air-box—paired with a hidden central monoshock rear suspension and a pioneering LCD digital instrument cluster.

• 920 cc air-cooled SOHC 2-valve 75° V-twin engine
• Twin 40 mm Mikuni Hitachi constant-velocity carburetors
• Pressed-steel monocoque backbone frame using the engine as a stressed member
• 38 mm air-assisted telescopic front hydraulic forks
• Adjustable air-assisted rear Monocross shock absorber
• Dual (XV920RH) or single (XV920 Virago) front hydraulic disc brakes with single rear drum brake
• 5-speed manual transmission with wet multi-plate clutch and shaft final drive (enclosed chain drive on XV920RH)
• Digital LCD speedometer and electronic monitoring system (select models)
• 19-litre (5.0 US gal) fuel tank capacity