1981 Yamaha 1100 Midnight Special
The 1981 Yamaha 1100 Midnight Specialmotorcyclefeatured " pleasure craft " styling but had inline - four power and shaft - drive , a powertrain configuration that made it faster and smoother than most police car of the day . Motorcycle Image Gallery Yamaha was one of the first Nipponese manufacturers to embrace " cruiser " styling in the late 1970s , beginning with the vertical - twin 650 Special and culminating in its quintuplet - Twin Falls virago ....