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'---- Yamaha YSR50 List Price . •. • •..... •...•• $1749 Displacement • • • • •... •• ••• .49cc Engine type • . . . . .•. . . Air-cooled, sing le cyl inder, two-st roke Bore x Stroke • . • . ..• . 40x39.2mm Compression ratio •. •.. . . .. 7.4 :1 Carbunition . . • .. (1) 16mm Mikuni Ignit ion • . . . .• . • • • • .•• •• . . . . CDI Transmission speeds . . • . . •• .. . 5 Starting system .• . ••. . ..• .• Kick Fuel capacity • .• .• . . . . . • . 2.1 gal. ~ ------J . Wheelbase .. • . .. •. .. ..• . 41 .5 in. Rake /trail .• . . • . .• . . 26 °/2 .64 in. Seat height .. •. •. . .. • . . . 26 .0 in. Front tire • • . . . . •. . . . . • .. 3.50 x12 Rear t ire . . • .• • • • •. . . . • . 4 .00x12 Front wheel travel . •. . . . . •6.5 in. Rear wheel travel 3.0 in. Front brake . •. . •. •.. •.. . . . •Disc Rear brake • • . . • .. . ... . . . . Drum Final drive .. •.. • .. . . . . . . .. Chain Claimed dry weight .• . . •. 165 Ibs. 4 Yamaha V-Max ----J List Price · $7999 Wheelbase ... .. •. •.. • , .. 62 .6 in . Displacement . . . . • . • • • . • . 1198cc Rake /trail • . . • • • . .. . 29°/4 .69 in. Engine type Liquid-cooled. Seat height . ..• . • • • • .• . •30 .1 in. v -four, fo ur -stroke Front tire • .• • . . • '• ••• • 110 /90x18 Bore x Stroke • . • . . • . . . 76x66mm Rear t ire . . •.•.. .. • •. 150/90x15 Compression ratio ... •.. : .10.5 :1 Front wheel travel . •.. •... 5 .5 in. Carburetion . .... (4) 35mm M ikuni , Rear wheel travel . . . . • . • .• 3.9 in. Ignit ion .. •. . • •••..• •.. .. • •. CDI Front brake .. • •. •. • • • • Dual discs Transmission speeds . . . .• . • .•• 5 Rear brake •• • •. ••..••. • . •.• Disc Starting system . •. • •. . • •. Electr ic Final drive .. • • •. ••.... •. •• Shaft Fuel capacity .. ••. •.••... 3.9 gal. Claimed dry weight •. •• •. 583 Ibs. Yamaha Virago 1100 List Price •••••.•...••.••• $6599 Displacement • • • . •• • • • • • 1063cc Engine type .. ••.••• Liqu id-cooled, . V-twin, four-stroke Bore x Stroke .••.. •••• 95x75mm Compression ratio ••.•••.•• 8 .3:1 Carburetion • •••• (2) 40mm Mikuni Ignition • .• • • • . • • .• • • •• • • ••• TCI Transmission speeds ••.. • • • • • •5 Starting system • . • •• • • • • • Electric Fuel capacity ••• . • . •• . • •4 .44 gal. Wheelbase • •.•• • • • • ••. •• 60.0 in . Rake /trail • •. : •• • • 32 .0° /5.08 in . Seat height .•••••.... • •• 28 .1 in . Front tire ••.. ••.••.•• 1OO/90x 19 Rear tire •.. ••.... ••• 140/90x15 Front wheel travel ..... •• 5.91 in. Rear wheel travel .. •• • • • •3.82 in. Front brake . •. • •. • •• • . Dual discs Rear brake .... •.• •.... ••. Drum Final drive •••••. • •.... . •• •Shaft Claimed dry weight • . • • . .487 Ibs. Yamaha Virago 750 ~'-------$5099 List Price Displacement . • •. • ~ . , . ..• 748cc Engine type .. . .• . .• Liqu id-cooled. V-tw!n, fou r-stroke Bore x Stroke . : • . . • . . 83x69.2mm Compression ratio . • . • . . . • •8.7:1 Carburetion .. • .• (2) 40mm Mi ku ni Ignition . . •. .... . . • • • . ... . .. TCI Transmission speeds . ..•. . . . . . 5 Starting system ... •.. • . . . Electr ic Fuel capacity . . .. . • . ..• . 3.83 gal. '---- Yamaha YZ250 List Price $3999 Displac em ent . . . . • . . . . . . 249 .8cc Engine type • . . . . ... Liquid-cooled, singl e cyl inder. two-stroke Bore x Stroke •.. .. ... 68x68.8mm Compressio n rati o . . . .• 10 .6·8 .8:1 Carburetion . .. .. (1) 38mm M ikun i Ignit ion .. .. . ... .. . .... . ••. •CDI Tr ansmission spee ds . . . •.. •.. •5 Starting system ..... . . .• • . . Kick Fuel capacity . . . . . .• . . . . 2.25 gal. ------J~ Wheelbase 58 .9 in. Rake /trail . .. •... . . 27 .5°/4 .8 in. 38 .2 in. Seat height Front t ire _ ; .80/1 00x21 Rear tire . .. ... •.• . . . 1OO/90x 19 Front w heel travel 11.8 in. Rear wheel travel . . •. .. . . 12.4 in. Fro nt br ake . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disc Rear brake . . . . . . . • . .• • . . . .. Disc Final drive Chain Claimed dry weig ht .. . .• . 2 14 Ibs. Wheelbase . •..•. •... •. •• 60 .0 in. Rake /trail . • •. . • • •. . 32 °/5.08 in. Seat height ..•. •. •. .. •.. 28 .1 in. Front t ire •. ... .. . • . •• 1OO/90x19 Rear tire ••• . .•• . . . . .• 140/90x15 Front wheel t rave l . • •. • . •5.9 1 in. Rear wheel travel . .• . • . . . 3.82 in. Front brake .. •. •.. • . . • Dual discs Rear brake .. •. •. . •. •. . .. . Dru m Final drive . . . . • . . . . . •. . • • •Shaft Claimed dry weight .. •. . . 470 Ibs.