YamahaXVS1300A Midnight Star

Description

XVS1300A Midnight Star – Laid back cruiser with a big heart.
Hop on an XVS1300A Midnight Star, and you’ll soon see that laid-back, cruiser style doesn’t have to mean laid-back horsepower. Its engine features forged pistons, 4-valve heads and shortstroke con-rods, so every time you hit the throttle you feel a knockout, low-down punch that turns into serious top-end power.

But its power that comes with control and comfort. Twin balancers tune out all the unwanted vibrations that can make long journeys wearing, but allow the feel-good power pulses that you ride for in the first place.

And it all comes in a package of classic 1930s-inspired styling, with a tight body and low silhouette that’s old-school with a radical new twist.

Features
•Balancers tune out rattles but allows power pulses
•Classic ‘wild streamline’ styling
•Monocross rear suspension for smoothest of rides
•High torque, liquid-cooled V-twin engine
•Long-and-low chassis with great handling
•Large, ‘air-cooling’ type fins

Technical

Engine
Engine type: Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, V-type 2-cylinder, 4-valves, OHC
Displacement: 1,304 cc
Bore x stroke: 100.0 × 83.0 mm
Compression ratio: 9.5 : 1
Maximum power: 53.5 kW (72.8 HP) 5,500 rpm
Maximum torque: 106 Nm (10.8 kg-m) 4,000 rpm
Lubrication system: Wet sump
Carburettor: Fuel injection
Clutch type: Wet, multiple-disc coil spring
Ignition system: TCI
Starter system: Electric
Transmission system: Constant mesh, 5-speed
Final transmission: Belt
Fuel tank capacity: 18.5 L
Oil tank capacity: 3.7 L

Chassis
Chassis: Double cradle
Front suspension system: Telescopic forks
Front travel: 135 mm
Rear suspension system: Swingarm
Rear travel: 110 mm
Caster angle 32º 40’
Trail 145 mm
Front brake: Dual discs, Ø 298 mm
Rear brake: Single disc, Ø 298 mm
Front tyre: 130/90-16M/C 67H
Rear tyre: 170/70B-16M/C 75H

Dimensions
Length (mm): 2,490 mm
Width (mm): 980 mm
Height (mm): 1,115 mm
Seat height (mm): 715 mm
Wheel base (mm): 1,690 mm
Minimum ground clearance (mm): 145 mm
Service weight (kg) 303 kg