I had an xv 920 R and it was the most fun of any bike I've ever hsd. I've had 23.. Am now 78 and done riding.

My first bike! Rode from 1985 til 1988.

I just bought a 1983 Yamaha XV920 MK Virago Midnight Special… whew buddy I’m excited!

Ive got an '81 RH vertually identical to this, except mine has 9,000 miles and is in #1 showroom condition (mine has stock pipes and an after-marke oil cooler). I was going to sell it for $1,500 when I bought my new Bonnevile T120 this summer, but after cleaning up 10 years of garage dust and putting on new tires, folks at the Triumph shop and the Yamaha shop both told me it was worth $8-$9 grand (and rising). Then I got my son-in-law to join me in a 500 mile rip through the Chugach and Kenai mountains from Anchorage to Homer, AK and we both thought the 39 year old HR was every bit as fast and sure footed as the new Bonneville! I love the new Bonnie, but Ive also fallen in love all over again with the RH; guess I'll have to keep them both.

Love this bike, even with the 85 mph speedo. Reminds me of my '93 XJ900 Seca.

Just came across this vid after searching for months. Got my hands on an 82 XV920RH and couldn't be more happy.

In Europe they were 1000cc XV 1000 TR1 ( i have one ) 1981 - 86 . great bike .

I’ve had mine since new. Still going strong and it will bury the speedo…it’s been all over North America.

that bike is a dream 😍

Awesome. VX en drag star even the old XJ motors REALLY BLING like some kinna' jewlery when they are polished Up EXCELLENT MOTORS I had a black/red gold plated accents on the engine side covers 80's VX 1200 like a piece art REAL eye catcher 👍😆

Owned one of these and loved it.

I just copped an 81 on Father's day. It's in original condition. Seen a ton of Cafe racer conversions that I like. I will ride it stock for a while though.

Really nice bike! I ride a 82xv920 this is the first video I've seen you do on 920. kudos!

I just bought one of these identical to the one in the video #1 bike but front brakes are locking where can I find brake parts

That's my bike!! Ride it everyday an it's sweet, I can smoke my buddy's 1200 Sportster and my next door neighbor gave me it because I help him a lot .

fantastic 👌👌👌👌

People keep calling these 'Virago's ', they are technically 'Roadsters'. Sit-on, not down-in, and steeper fork-rake than the Cruiser-Virago's. I'm lucky to have two; a first-year 1981,(non-runner) same as this bike, and later 83, face-lift with plastic tail-piece that continues along/under the seat. Both are 1000cc, called XV1000's over here, 'down-under' (Aussie & NZ) and TR1 in Europe. They are great bikes .

And it ain't a Virago! I owned one of these, a 1981, picked it up at a Yamaha dealer, used with under 3k miles on it. Fun riding bike, chain driven final, NO drive line, and it ain't a Virago! It's longer, has a huge headlight, and plenty of power. These were designed for sport touring and targeted for the European market. They didn't sell well so Yamaha took the excess bikes and brought them to the US. The only one I ever saw was the one I bought. It had everything, great handling, plenty of power, and rode very nice, a well mannered bike.

Same colour as a Canadian Seca 650. Always wondered what these were like.

I bought one of these and the dealer practically paid me to take it away. The dealers hated these Yamaha Eurosport bikes. Nobody wanted them. I LOVED mine!

funny what exhaust does to your right wrist

Back in the day, the Yamaha dealer down the street from my Honda store kitted out several of these with drag bars, slip-ons and upgraded tires. He sold EVERY one for premium prices, and the owneres loved them. I haven't seen one in years. I dunno if it'd be an easy sell at $5000, but I'm long-retired so my market knowledge is not up to date.

Someone has one of these for sale locally for like 500 bucks.

I guess I missed it.