Yamaha XVS950 Midnight Star Bikes For Sale

Specs

• Seat Height: Low (675 mm / 26.6 inches)
• Weight: Very Heavy (278 kg / 613 lbs)
• Fuel Capacity: High (17.0 litres / 4.5 US gallons)
• Economy: Average (45 mpg / 6.3 l/100km / 15.9 km/l)
• Range: High (170 miles / 274 km)
• Top Speed: Average (100 mph / 161 km/h)
• Capacity: Average (942 cc)
• Power: Average (51 bhp / 38 kW)
• Power to Weight: Low (0.183 bhp/kg / 0.137 kW/kg)
• Redline: Average (6,000 rpm)
• Road Tax / VED: Very High (£101 Per Year)
• Launch RRP: £7,000

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What Is It?

The XVS950 Midnight Star is premium cruiser style bike and is powered by an air-cooled 942 cc 60° V-Twin engine producing 51 bhp at 6,000 rpm and maximum torque at just 3,000 rpm. It's a stressed member of the frame and the final drive is via belt.

Features include:

• Steel tubular frame
• 320 mm disc at the front with two piston caliper
• 298 mm disc at the rear with single piston caliper
• 41 mm KYB fork with 135 mm travel
• Rear shock with adjustable pre-load and 110 mm travel
• 2->1 exhaust system
• 5 speed gearbox

Accessories include a tall screen, pillion backrest / sissy bar, rider's backrest, 2->2 Vance & Hines exhaust system and 25 litre leather panniers. The Tourer edition gets you the screen, panniers and backrest but adds 20 kg to the weight.

The 8-spoke 18" front wheel takes a 130/70 tyre and the rear a 170/70.

Colours: Black, white, red, dark red/cherry, blue

It's also known as the DragStar 950 and V-Star 950.

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