Yamaha XVS1300 Midnight Star For Sale

What Is It?

• Cruiser
• V-Twin

The 2007-2015 XVS1300A Midnight Star was powered by a liquid cooled 1,304cc 60° V-Twin four stroke engine, producing 71.7bhp at 5,500rpm and maximum torque at 4,000rpm. Like the smaller XVS950 Midnight Star final drive is via belt.

Features include:

• Steel tubular frame
• Dual balancer shafts for minimal vibration
• Dual 298mm discs up front with 2 piston calipers
• 298mm disc at the rear with single piston caliper
• 41mm fork with 135mm travel
• Rear shock with 110mm travel
• 2->1 Chrome exhaust system
• Fuel injection with electric starter
• 5 speed gearbox
• Footboards

The 8-spoke cast Aluminium 16" wheels take a 130/90 tyre at the front and 170/70 at the rear. Accessories include hard leather covered panniers, pannier bars, quick release screens, billet pedal covers, billet pillion floorboards and a sissy bar / pillion backrest.

Colours: Black, silver, red

XVS1300CU Custom

From 2014 Yamaha switched it up with a £9,000 custom re-design (£9,300 in 2017), available as the Stryker over the pond for a few years before, which features:

• Even lower 670mm seat
• "80 cubic inches" AKA 1,300cc
• Single piece seat
• Longer front suspension / increased rake to 40° Chopper style
• Blacked out 2->2 exhaust system
• Blacked out airbox
• 5-spoke wheels with only a single 320mm disc up front and 310mm rear (21" front 120/70, rear up to 210/40 18")
• Around 10kg lighter (but fuel capacity is down 4 litres)

Accessories include a quick release screen (£374) / sissy bar (£82), Boulevard small screen (£171), billet custom wheels (£1,245), comfort solo seat (£286) and custom indicators (£274).

Colours: Black, red