Qualifying bikes for joining the VSOC

To join the Virago Star Owners Club you need to own a qualifying Yamaha motorcycle – it wouldn't be much of an owners club otherwise!

Our qualifying motorcycles include Yamaha Virago, XV, Drag Star, V Star, Wild Star, Road Star, Warrior, Midnight Star, Royal Star, Venture, Roadliner, Stratoliner, Raider, Stryker, Bolt, Eluder, VMAX and BT1100 Bulldog models.

Please note: Yamaha used different model names in Europe, North America and Japan. Where possible we have included these alternative names below. Japanese-market and other grey-import versions of qualifying motorcycles are also welcome.

Virago & sporting XV models

Includes Virago cruisers, early XV Specials and the related sporting XV models.

  • XV125 Virago
  • XV250 Virago Also sold in North America as Route 66 and later V Star 250
  • XV250 Route 66
  • XV400 Special Japanese-market model
  • XV400 Virago Japanese-market model often seen as a UK grey import
  • XV500 / XV500SE
  • XV535 Virago
  • XV535S Virago Special
  • XV535DX Virago Deluxe
  • XV700 Virago North American market
  • XV750 Special / XV750SE Original XV Special
  • XV750 Virago
  • XV750M Midnight Virago North American black-and-gold variant
  • XV750E Japanese sporting XV
  • XV920 Virago
  • XV920M Midnight Virago
  • XV920R North American sporting XV
  • XV1000 Virago
  • XV1000SE Midnight Special
  • XV1000 TR1 European sporting / touring XV
  • XV1100 Virago
  • XV1100S Virago Special

Drag Star & V Star models

Drag Star was widely used in Europe and Japan; V Star was Yamaha's principal North American name.

  • XVS125 Drag Star
  • XVS250 Drag Star Includes Japanese-market models
  • XVS400 Drag Star Japanese-market model
  • XVS400C Drag Star Classic Japanese-market Classic variant
  • XVS650 Drag Star / V Star 650 Custom
  • XVS650 Midnight Custom
  • XVS650A Drag Star / V Star 650 Classic
  • XVS650AT V Star 650 Silverado Also commonly described as Drag Star 650 Silverado
  • XVS950A Midnight Star / V Star 950
  • XVS950CT V Star 950 Tourer
  • XVS1100 Drag Star / V Star 1100
  • XVS1100 Custom / V Star 1100 Custom
  • XVS1100 Midnight Custom
  • XVS1100A Drag Star / V Star 1100 Classic
  • XVS1100AT V Star 1100 Silverado Also commonly described as Drag Star 1100 Silverado
  • XVS1300A Midnight Star / V Star 1300
  • XVS1300CT V Star 1300 Tourer
  • V Star 1300 Deluxe

XV950, Bolt, SCR & Stryker

Yamaha used XV950 names in Europe and Bolt names in North America and Japan for the same basic XVS950 family.

  • XVS950CU XV950 / Bolt
  • XVS950CU XV950R / Bolt R-Spec
  • XVS950CR XV950 Racer / Bolt C-Spec
  • XVS950XR SCR950 Also sold in Japan as SCR950 ABS
  • XVS1300C Custom / Stryker
  • Stryker Bullet Cowl North American variant

Wild Star, Road Star & Warrior

XV1600 and XV1700 models, including the European Wild Star and North American Road Star families.

  • XV1600A Wild Star European name
  • XV1600A Road Star North American / Japanese name
  • XV1600AS Road Star Midnight
  • XV1600AT Road Star Silverado
  • XV1600 Road Star MM Limited Edition
  • XV1600 Road Star Limited Edition
  • XV1600 Road Star Silverado Limited Edition
  • XV1700A Road Star
  • XV1700AW Road Star Cast-wheel version
  • XV1700AM Road Star Midnight
  • XV1700AS Road Star S
  • XV1700AT Road Star Silverado
  • XV1700ATM Road Star Midnight Silverado
  • XV1700ATS Road Star Silverado S
  • XV1700PC Road Star Warrior / Warrior
  • XV1700PCM Road Star Midnight Warrior / Midnight Warrior

XV1900, Raider & Star touring

Yamaha's 1,854cc XV1900 / XV19 family, including European Midnight Star and North American Star models.

  • XV1900A Midnight Star European market
  • XV1900 / XV19 Roadliner
  • Roadliner S
  • Roadliner Midnight
  • XV1900CT / XV19CT Stratoliner
  • Stratoliner S
  • Stratoliner Midnight
  • Stratoliner Deluxe
  • XV1900CU / XV19C Raider
  • XV19CS Raider S
  • Raider SCL
  • Raider Bullet Cowl
  • XV19B Star Eluder
  • XV19B Star Eluder GT
  • XV19F Star Venture
  • XV19F Star Venture Transcontinental / TC

Venture & Royal Star

Includes the original Venture V4 tourers and the later Royal Star family.

  • XVZ1200 / XVZ12T Venture
  • XVZ1200D / XVZ12TD Venture Royale
  • XVZ1300 Venture First-generation 1,300cc Venture
  • XVZ1300D Venture Royale
  • XVZ1300A Royal Star
  • XVZ1300AL Royal Star Boulevard
  • XVZ1300AT Royal Star Tour Classic
  • XVZ1300LT Royal Star Tour Deluxe
  • XVZ1300TF Royal Star Venture Sometimes referred to as Venture Star
  • XVZ1300TFM Royal Star Midnight Venture
  • XVZ1300TFS Royal Star Venture S
  • XVZ1300CT Royal Star Tour Deluxe Later Tour Deluxe generation
  • XVZ1300CTM Royal Star Midnight Tour Deluxe
  • XVZ1300CTS Royal Star Tour Deluxe S

V-Max & VMAX

Both generations of Yamaha's V4 performance motorcycle are qualifying VSOC bikes.

  • VMX12 / V-Max 1200
  • V-Max 1200 20th Anniversary
  • VMX17 / VMAX 1700
  • VMAX Carbon European 30th Anniversary special edition
  • VMAX 60th Anniversary Yamaha factory anniversary edition

BT Bulldog

Yamaha's European V-twin roadster is also accepted by the VSOC.

  • BT1100 Bulldog
  • BT1100 Bulldog – later updated model Yamaha retained the BT1100 Bulldog name after the update

Japanese & factory special editions

Factory special editions are naturally qualifying versions of the models listed above.

  • XVS250 Drag Star Classic Edition Japanese-market special edition
  • XVS250 Drag Star 10th Anniversary Japanese-market special edition
  • XVS400 / XVS400C Drag Star 10th Anniversary Japanese-market special edition
  • XVS1100A Drag Star Classic 10th Anniversary Japanese-market special edition
  • Bolt C-Spec ABS 60th Anniversary Japanese-market Yamaha anniversary edition
Trikes are welcome too!
Any trike derived from one of the qualifying Yamaha models listed above is also accepted as a qualifying VSOC motorcycle.
Can't see your motorcycle?
Yamaha model names and designations differed between countries and some rare imports may use an unfamiliar model description. If you own a Yamaha XV, XVS, XVZ, VMX or another model you believe qualifies for the VSOC, please contact us and we will be happy to check it.
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