What bike is that?

[slofox]

There's a dude parks a bike outside the dairy here from time to time. It's a Yamaha of some sort. V-twin with offset cylinders - ie not on a common crankpin.

Any ideas what model it would be? So far I haven't been able to get close to have a proper gawk at it...looks like an older model judging by the set-up.

[MSTRS]

More info...
Could be an SRV, or a Virago, or a V Max, or a V Star or....

Older bike? Like this?
<img src=http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery%20%20A/Yamaha%20SRV250S%2093.jpg>

[slofox]

More info...
Could be an SRV, or a Virago, or a V Max, or a V Star or....

Not much more I can tell you really - it's in a road bike style (ie not cruiser style), pretty upright, not very large judging by size of various bits. I might have to wait until he's here again one day and rip out to get a closer look.

Do all the models you mention have the offset cylinders? I though that might have been a clue.


PS: Just saw your pic. Looks exackery like that. SRV is it then?

[BMWST?]

xv920,the silver ones were more common here,my flatmate had one
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJp_f6mjsneUKEUZDlaJrweXx_oh7IF eGZQBcbJXpq7yegHCJqAQ&t=1

[slofox]

1992 svr 250 according to carjam. The dude happened by and I saw the plate...

[pete376403]

I think the only V twins without offset cylinders are Harleys - they use a "knife-and-fork" big end bearing / conrod setup where one conrod bigend straddles the other rod, which puts the cylinders directly in line.

Everyone else has more sense.