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Yakima, Washington
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1198cc V-4 VENTURE 90hp Yamaha's entry into the full-dress luxury touring market was the first motorcycle to be conceived from the beginning for the touring crowd. Rather than just adding a fairing to an existing machine, Yamaha engineers designed a total package. They succeeded very well. The Venture was extremely smooth and quiet, and was very comfortable. Yamaha claimed the seat was orthopedically designed for maximum comfort. The machine was also adjustable... the bars could be moved, the passenger pegs had three positions etc. This was a supreme attempt by Yamaha to oust the Goldwings from their perch as the most popular touring machine. This was the beginning of this great bike that so many of us have come to love and respect. Many Venture riders still maintain that the original 1200 Venture was the best handling of the line. 1983 Yamaha Venture Specifications Cycle Magazine 6/1983 Test Specifications Make and Model Yamaha XVZ12TK Venture Price suggested retail (as of 3/22/83) $5599 Performance Standing 1/4 mile 12.69 sec. @ 103.92 mph Engine rpm @ 60 mph, top gear 3313 Average fuel consumption rate 42.6 mpg (18.1 km/L) Cruising range 226 miles (363 km) Load capacity (GVWR less curb weight) 417 lbs (189 kg) Maximum speed in gears @ redline (1) 48 (2) 70 (3) 92 (4) 116 (5) 136 Engine Type Four-stroke, V-four; liquid-cooled with dual chain-driven overhead camshafts; four valves per cylinder Bore and stroke 76.0 x 66.0mm (2.99 x 2.60 in) Piston displacement 1198cc (73.1 cu.in.) HP 90 Compression ratio 10.5:1 Carburetion (4) Mikuni 34mm constant-vacuum Exhaust system Four-into-two Ignition Battery-powered, inductive, magnetically triggered Air filtration Paper element, disposable Oil filtration Paper element, disposable Oil Capacity Periodic oil change 3.7 US qt/3.5L/3.1 Imp qt w/filter replacement 4.0 US qt/3.8L/3.3 Imp qt Transmission Type Five-speed, constant-mesh, wet-clutch Primary drive Spur gear 87/49, 1.78 Final drive Shaft, with helical bevel gears 21/27 x 33/10, 2.57 Gear ratios (transmission) (1) 39/15, 2.60 (2) 39/22, 1.77 (3) 31/23, 1.35 (4) 31/29, 107 (5) 29/32, 0.91 Gear ratios (overall) (1) 11.88 (2) 8.09 (3) 6.17 (4) 4.89 (5) 4.16 Home Chassis Frame Type Double-downtube, full-cradle frame; round-section steel swing arm Front Suspension Center-axle, air-adjustable fork with 40mm tubes, anti-dive valving and 5.1 in. (130mm) of travel Rear Suspension (1) air-adjustable shock absorber, adjustable for rebound dampening, producing 4.2 in. (107mm) of rear-wheel travel Wheelbase 63.4 in. (1610mm) Rake/Trail 28.5 deg /4.9 in. (125mm) Front Brake Hydraulic, dual-disc with dual-piston calipers Rear Brake single-disc with dual-piston calipers Front Wheel Cast, 2.15 x 18 Rear Wheel Cast, 3.00 x 16 Front Tire 120/90 18 65H Dunlop Qualifier F-16 Rear Tire 140/90 16 71H Dunlop Qualifier K827 Seat height 31.2 in. (792mm) Ground Clearance 5.6 inc. (142mm) Fuel Capacity 5.3 gal. (20 L) Curb weight full tank 751.5 lbs. (340.8 kg) Test weight 911.5 lbs. (413.5 kg) Power source AC Magneto Charger control Solid-state voltage regulator/rectifier Headlight beams high/low 65/60 watts Tail/stoplights 8/27 watts (2) Battery 12V 18AH Instruments Includes: Speedometer, odometer, tripmeter, tachometer, with 7500-rpm redline. Fuel, Coolant temperature and volt gauges, indicators for neutral, high-beam, turn signals, sidestand down, low brake fluid, engine oil and batter levels, head lamp and tail lamp out, low fuel level and LCD clock. Speedometer error... FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL ADAM 509.833.5800