| 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-dreven 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.) 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 4.8 qts. (4.5 L) 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 |
| Chassis Type Double-downtube, full-cradle frame; round-section steel swing arm Suspension, front Center-axle, air-adjustable fork with 40mm tubes, anti-dive valving and 5.1 in. (130mm) of travel Rear (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) Brake, front Hydraulic, dual-disc with dual-piston calipers rear hydraulic, single-disc with dual-piston calipers Wheel, front Cast, 2.15 x 18 rear Cast, 3.00 x 16 Tire, front 120/90 18 65H Dunlop Qualifier F-16 rear 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) Electrical Power source AC magneto Charge 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 30 mph indicated, actual...............28.22 60 mph indicated, actual...............57.80 |