Yamaha V Star tech info
Yamaha V Star description
Near mint 2008 Yamaha V-Star 650. Very low 4983miles. Kept in garage in off seasons. Only slight wear blemishes.
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The V Star 650 Classic features an authentic 40 cubic-inch, air-cooled
V-twin. With long, low styling and lots of chrome, this V Star is ready
to impress.
Only the price tag will tell you this machine is a mid-size model.
Everything else -- the long, low styling, the authentic 40 cubic-inch
V-twin, the painstaking attention to detail - - will just plain knock
you out. Take one for a nice long ride, and you'll see why. Big on value
and good looks, the V Star 650 Classic punches way above its weight.
It's a champion by unanimous decision.
Yamaha started it all with the first V Star Classic back in 1998 when it
began offering this Star middleweight model. American styling, steel
fenders and bodywork, long 64" wheelbase and a 70-degree V-twin engine
are the basic features which made a statement almost a decade ago and
which are still going strong now.
Based on the proven Yamaha Virago 535 engine, the V Star (Dragstar in
Europe) cylinders were bored out from 5 mm to 81 mm and stroked from 4
mm to 63 mm, to net a displacement of 649cc. The V Star comes in two
models: the custom with a lower seat height 695.96 mm and slightly less
weight, and the classic with a higher seat height of 708.66 mm. The
custom is approximately 500.44 lbs and the classic approximately 4.40
lbs heavier. The American versions of this bike have a lower HP of 33
@6500 rpm. Reasons for this restricted version may have to do with
American EPA requirements.
The basic V Star Custom takes its styling from Harley's Fatboy as it
features fatter mudguards than the standard bike and shrouded forks.
The V Star 650 Classic is all about retro style given by its cool and
consecrated lines that practically define a cruiser. This bike has the
talent of making itself look bigger than it actually is because, of
course, when it comes to cruising machines bigger is always better.
The front end creates a beautiful balance between the steel valaced
front fender, the solid looking fork and chromed halogen headlight. This
equilibrium is borrowed from its bigger brothers, although the single
hydraulic disc betrays the big-bike look. Not entirely though, because
many big cruising motorcycles sometimes happen to feature a single front
disc brake. The handlebars are slightly leaned back and offer space for
those nice looking chromed mirrors.
Furthermore, the large 4.2-gallon teardrop fuel tank features beautiful
speedometer designed with a large face for easy reading of the
information that it provides. The seat height is low in order to allow
shorter people to find their place on this machine and it also fills the
gap between the fuel tank and that steel valanced rear fender.
In order to feature complete classic look, this Star received spoked
wheels and lots of chrome accents that contribute at creating a timeless
machine. Let's not forget industry-leading Star Family fit and finish
which always features lustrous paint and this is no exception.
It is funny how a bike that leads to the creation of a bigger one, now
inspires its looks from that very same model. I am talking about the V
Star 650 Classic and V Star 1100 Classic. The first implements the
big-boy look found on the bigger bike. This can be noticed while taking a
look to the cylinders, exhaust and virtually all the elements of which I
wrote about.
http://www.motorcycle.com/specs/yamaha/cruiser/2008/v-star/classic/detail.html
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