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The last motorcycle to bear the Virago name was the 2007 Virago 250. For 2008 it was renamed the V-Star 250. According to Motorcyclist magazine, the early Virago has a design flaw in the starter system. Being fully mechanical, under less than ideal circumstances (e.g. weak battery) it promoted wear on the starter engagement/disengagement system.
Yamaha DragStar 250: Engine: 249 cc, air-cooled, SOHC, 60-degree V-twin: ... The Virago 250 is an entry-level cruiser motorcycle built by Yamaha Motor Company. It has ...
The Yamaha DragStar 250 ... 2008 model overview, the Virago 250 has been replaced with the V Star 250, but the specifications remain similar to the Virago 250.
60 degrees: 2001–2017 Harley-Davidson VRSC, 2014–2021 Harley-Davidson Street, 1998–2003 Aprilia RSV Mille, 1988–present Yamaha XV250, 2001–present Yamaha DragStar 250, 2015–present Indian Scout; 70 degrees: 1982–1983 Yamaha XZ 550, 1988–1998 Suzuki RGV250, 1987–2004 Yamaha Virago 535, 1997–present Yamaha DragStar 650
The Yamaha XV750 or Virago 750 was a Yamaha V-twin cruiser motorcycle. Made from 1981 to 1983 and 1988 to 1998, it was part of Yamaha's Virago line of cruisers. It was Yamaha's first foray into the V-twin cruiser market and shares a frame and many components with the larger XV1100 Virago. This model suffered from starter problems.
The Yamaha Virago XV1100 is a motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Corporation between 1986 and 1999. It was one of several in the Virago line and was positioned as a large-size cruiser with an engine displacement of 1,063 cc (64.9 cu in).
The XV 125 Virago is, apart from the 125cc-smaller displacement, identical to the larger sister model Yamaha XV250 Virago. The Virago 125 is equipped with an air-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke engine , which initially developed a power of 7.3 kW / 10 hp (1997) and later developed a power of 8.3 kW / 11.4 hp (1998–2002).
When Yamaha unveiled the first 750 Virago, Cycle World asked "Do you suppose Yamaha looked the word up in a dictionary?" (Steve Kimball, Yamaha for 1981; A Vee for Yamaha, December 1981, p. 22- ). In their 1981 evaluation of the bike, they wrote, "The dictionary says a virago is a woman of great strength and courage, or a loud, overbearing woman.