VRSCAW V-Rod Gallery

VRSCAW V-Rod Gallery

Model Years: 2007–Present. The VRSCAW V-Rod is the successor to the VRSCA. First Produced in 2007, it is essentially a VRSCA with a new frame to accommodate the 240 mm rear tire and five gallon gas tank that came standard. The aluminum bodywork of the VRSCA only made it onto a few early-production VRSCAW models, but was quickly dropped. With these changes the VRSCAW a claimed 37 lb (17 kg) heavier than its predecessor. For the first production year the power-plant remained an unchanged 1.1 L (1130 cc, 69 cu in) Revolution engine. The VRSCAW is only offered with forward controls. The combination of increased weight, and a 240 mm rear tire with no power increase made the 2007 VRSCAW the slowest production VSRC produced

In 2008 the VRSCAW V-Rod's Revolution was boosted from 1130 cc to 1.3 L (1250 cc, 76 cu in), producing a claimed 84 ft·lbf (114 N·m) @ 7000 rpm, and peak power of 123 hp (92 kW) at the crank, a slipper-clutch was also added, as was an ABS option. For the 2009 model year the VRSCAW replaced the VRSCD, which was dropped from the line, as the "base model" for the VRSC family, as such the MSRP was dropped almost US$2,000 to $14,999.