I have just got A 1982 XV920RH it has 6300 miles on it, is is sliver & black with red trim.  I was wanting to know if anybody out there can tell me its value.  I paid $1550.00 for it and want ing to know if I paid to much for it.  Also if anybody can tell me anything else about the XV920 Chain driven, the reason is that the most I have ever seen of the Yamaha XV 920 where Shaft Driven.
Thxs for your time
Bill Carroll

I have the same paint scheme but it is an RJ model (1982). Bike was originally sold in US but I imported it to Canada 3 summers ago. I have added a Rifle Sport fairing with the hand protectors. This was a fantastic modification, and makes high mileage trips very enjoyable. The mounting system is solid, but not exactly "bolt on". I am using the fork tube clamping bracket bolts to attach the fairing. Have done about 14000 miles so far, and the arrangement seems fine.
Had my seat recovered, with some reshaping of the foam as well. I used the original core plate from the seat, and drew up what I wanted. Ther is now a King Queen arrangement, with a dish where the driver sits to stop the creeping forward that occurred on the original seat. Cost me $200 for a local foam shop to do the work. My only complaint; he use very tough  materials, they will last forever, but they are a little abusive on the rear end. A piece of sheepskin on top fixed that. I have done a 750 and a 680 mile day, and with the sheep skin could still walk to the pub at the end of the day.
The enclosed chain is a good idea, if properly maintained. It is more than a little ungainly to dissasemble, but you should do so, clean out all the old grease and start over. I understand a lot of folks put gear oil in there rather than grease. When I redid mine I replaced the chain then packed the area with 3 tubes of grease. I had to retension the chain once. Every inspection it looks clean and is not streached.
The Shaft models are all "Viragos" as far as I am aware. The un-named sport touring (dare I say the world's first adventure touring bike) all have the heavy, enclosed chain so far as I am aware.

I have an identical bike with more than 60K miles.  Sold in the U.S. only in '81 (XV920RH, red)& '82 (XV920RJ, silver and black), this bike never caught on.  The shaft-drive Virago (no "R" in the model number) was vastly more popular, as you know.  Even dealers don't know much about them and will swear that all Yamaha V-twins are Viragos.  Some will mistakenly refer to it as a 920 Seca, Seca being the name for the sporty (as opposed to cruiser) Yamahas of that era.  That is incorrect, although there was an inline 4-cylinder 900 Seca of about that vintage.  The price you paid seems fair if the bike is clean and complete and starts without drama.  I've seen them in gorgeous condition for sale for nearly twice that recently.  Enjoy the bike.  This site is your best source of information about its care and feeding.