Chain Drive 1983 Yamaha Virago XV920 Cafe Racer R1
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2024
- Jeffrey of JTEC MOTO in Los Angeles, California shows us his latest build, a custom 1983 Yamaha Virago XV920 cafe racer. Upgrades include a complete 2008 Yamaha R1 front end and R6 rear mono shock and swing arm. The bike's tank is from a 1980's Kawasaki KZ 650 with a Yamaha R6 gas cap.
Awesome to see Jeff back on the channel! His builds are always on point. Keep up the videos!
Not the easiest of bikes to make something good of,but this is beautiful....nice work!
is this channel dead? i loved it so much :(
i love your videos! Keep us posted on your builds please!
the guy is so talented.
Nice build !
Nice build Son! Im envious.
Looks amazing!
This bike is not a Virago, it is an XV-920, a chain driven European only model.
Had Yamaha imported more of these to the States they might have sold more of them. They are longer, ride much better, and have plenty of room to move around. The Virago models were cramped, at least I felt that way riding one. Especially the 750 models
Look at the left side of this motor where the chain returns to the drive sprocket, that big black rectangular flange is where the big clunky looking chain case bolts to the transmission side. You'll find a similar rectangular opening below. Imported to the US when the Euro market could not sell them all. I think there only 2 years that this came to the USA. I owned an 83 XV-920.
Many guys swore I had a Virago, but the encased chain drive always stumped them. "Never saw a Virago with chain drive before." Well, you still didn't see one because this bike is not a Virago!
FWIW the 3 or so years I owned that bike I never had to adjust the drive chain. The fact that the chain was encased and lubed with heavy grease made it easy to maintain, as in no work required!
So, no, this is not a Virago, it's a pretty rare bike in the USA. Never did see another one on the road before, or since owning it. It had a very wide long seat and was much more comfy than a Virago. Plenty of room to stretch out on long rides.
Pretty sure a virago was shaft drive?? I was waiting to see how you converted to chain.
Hola amigo
Su moto es espectacular
Saludos desde Colombia
JTEC BUILDS ARE THE SHIT!
Wow, VERY nice virago build! Virago cafes are the best looking cafes, IMO.
I'd love more details on how that rear subframe was done, it looks OEM and very nice. Curious how those bends were done, doesn't look mandrel. Either way it's a very nice piece.
Nice Bike
that music at the end
Why does this bike sound more higher pitched than the xv750s that JTEC Moto made? I like the low rumble of the 750s. I figured more CC's would make it sound lower also.
Not bad!
anybody knows what jets sizes and how many turns out on the idle and air to tune carb?
This bike looks great.Please tell how did you fit the R1 fork ? you changed the stem, extend the stem, cut the frame or another ideea. Thanks
Come back moto channel!!!
niceeee
nice:-)
I feel like with this monster wind is your biggest fight, id put a bigger tail hump so your ass doesnt slip off from all the torque and wind pushing against you and a headlight fender so you can duck when you want to go on speed runs and be streamlined with the bike :p but hey thats just me hahaha
In cafe racers bike can we use sc project exhaust ?
How much does a finished bike like this cost?
Which tyres are used in these bikes??
whats the music at the end
+mytubeaccount it's royalty free music supplied by CZcams to any creator for use in CZcams videos.
Darude-Sandstorm
can i have that one
What helmet is this?
helmet is dat?
Biltwell Gringo
Looks amazing!