Yamaha Virago Cafe Racer

Check out this top 10 yamaha virago cafe racers and see if you agree.

Yamaha virago cafe racer. Doc chops yamaha virago cafe racer. When the yamaha virago was released back in my high school days it was commonly referred to as a girls bike. Not surprisingly it starts off with harley davidson. This yamaha xv750 virago has been transformed into a sleek cafe racer.

His first yamaha virago cafe racer was based on the xv750 but this time round he s pulled out the big guns with a xv920. Today michael s garage is home to 3 impressive motorcycles. His beloved royal enfield a ducati sport classic 1000 and this latest addition a freshly completed yamaha xv750 virago cafe racer. As great the hageman virago cafe racer was i now shy away from any bikes that turn up in my email using his instantly recognizable styling formula.

But that first virago cafe racer was all it took to set the wheels in motion. While the xv750 version is the most common the bikes were offered in a vast range of sizes over the years including the virago xv250 xv500 xv535 xv1000 xv1100 and the xv920r. Yamaha virago cafe racers. From mild mannered cruiser to hard edged café racer change is a beautiful thing.

We offer custom paint upholstery mechanical services here in everett wa since 1996. Creative customs and virago cafe bring you custom cafe racer conversion motorcycles including fork swaps cnc fabrication sandblasting vapor honing powder coating rebuilt motors parts and service for all your cruiser motorcycle needs. The yamaha features the same benelli 360 tank and custom seat combo that greg used on the last virago but this time he s opted for a more nostalgic paint scheme. The yamaha virago was a significant milestone in the japanese cruiser family tree but before we get there here s a quick cruiser history lesson.

It s cruiser styling also did nothing for its reputation as when it was released it was. Now the lv crew is back with a virago 1100 cafe racer built for tiago silva a brazilian fitness coach who s been passionate about bikes since. Whats people lookup in this blog. A guy in hamilton in western victoria was selling the xv says michael.

The yamaha virago introduced in 1981 was the company s first v twin cruiser. The bike was a viral hit and it wasn t long before countless copycat builds started appearing. Yamaha virago cafe racer conversion kit caferacerweb com lessons learned peter s yamaha xv1100 return of the cafe racers spellbound the voodoo virago cafe racer return of racers who s your daddy the moto adonis elegant yamaha xv cafe iron man virago 1100 cafe racer by lv custom bikebound.