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[LAB3]

Well fuddle duddle. Never heard of them until now. I did some digging looks like the 920 shaft drive might have been a US thing. I don't remember us getting them, only the XV920RH (chain drive) Europe got what they called a TR1 which similar to the 920RH but was 1000, 980 actually. I think the only Viragos we got were the smaller ones and the 750 and 1000.

There was known to be a hard to find 920 chain drive model that could be swapped out for the shaft drive, came across that on a repair forum while thinking what I could do custom wise with the back end of the bike.

The national speed limit was 55mph when that bike was new and it absolutely purred at that speed, get much above 60 and you're going to the dentist to get your fillings re tightened.

[argonsagas]

This goes back to days before facebook.

I had not owned a bike for a few years and decided to get another one.

I saw an ad for a Gold Wing and went to see it.

It was owned by a gay guy who said he got it as a gift, but even though it was licenced and insured, he and his partner were afraid to ride it, so they chose to sell it.

As he rolled it out of the garage it was obviously a much smaller bike than expected so I asked him why he advertised it as a Gold Wing: he pointed to the Honda wing symbol on the tank.




It was actually a CM450. twin but I was there so I took it for a test ride and liked it......then paid for it and rode it home. My oldest son from last marriage still has it.

[650Skull]

Down under our Oceania models lasted 2 years. 81/82 XV1000, (Euro TR1), enclosed chain drive.

Then they changed to the Virago. Basically a completely different bike in every way

Going off this review Europe got them, (TR1), from 81-86

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/yamaha/yamaha_XV1000%20TR1%2081.htm

Has all the different models in this link.

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/bikes/Yamaha14.html