1983 Yamaha Virago Cafe Racer. Check out this cafe racer makeover and you'll see why. Custom tail light and turn signals.
I understand that this is not exalctly a cafe or streetfighter. It is a great little Café racer or a Street fighter or a Street Track if you flip the flat track bars over for more of a street tracker look or feel. When the Yamaha Virago was released back in my high school days it was commonly referred to as a "girls bike".
When the Yamaha Virago was released back in my high school days it was commonly referred to as a "girls bike".
They may have been aimed at the Cruiser market, but the Yamaha Virago sure makes a sexy Café Racer.
Here's a rather nice XV cafe racer from YouTube, looks very neat and sounds lovely. The Yamaha Virago was Yamaha's first V-twin cruiser motorcycle, and one of the earliest mass-produced motorcycles with a mono-shock rear suspension. The bike does suffer from the known and common issue of the Virago starter gear noise on start.