The Yamaha Virago 535 (code name XV535) was originally introduced in 1988 as an all-new, smaller, more entry-level, novice-friendly cruiser little brother to Yamaha’s XV750 (introduced 1981) and XV1100 (introduced 1986).
All were purpose-built, air-cooled, 70-75-degree shaft drive V-twins, and as such were arguably Japan’s first credible cruiser rivals to the likes of Harley-Davidson - Yamaha, and the other Japanese brands, had built cruiser styled machines aimed at the US market earlier, but always with engines derived from their existing bikes.
The junior 535, however, perhaps surprisingly, was the most successful and thus long-lived of the bunch.
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