1982 Virago first to enter Metric V Twin market?

Below is an article from Motorcycle Product News.  Interesting take on the Metric side of motorcycling getting into the V Twin style market.  He believes one of the first was the 1982 monoshock Yamaha Virago.  Perhaps?

Lean & Mean: The New Wave of Custom Motorcycles By Lee KlancherJune 11, 2013 The Yamaha Virago 920 was a lot of things. Introduced in 1982, it was part of the Japanese manufacturer’s early attempts to enter the cruiser market, a big V-Twin-powered motorcycle with a monoshock and flat bars. The mixture was odd — the bike wasn’t a cruiser, nor was it truly European. Despite the confused image and poor sales, the bike is an interesting piece of history. At best, you might call it the bridge between current Japanese cruisers and the early 1980s UJM. You would never classify it as good-looking or even mildly attractive. And cool? Seriously, no. Enter John Ryland of Classified Moto, a customization shop in Richmond, Va., that turns everything from Buells to XL600s into rideable customs. Ryland grafted an ’09 R6 front end and ’08 R6 rear swingarm to an XV920, capped it with a pitted steel Benelli Mojave 360 tank, dirt bike tapered handlebars, a tiny seat, big brakes and wider rubber. He stripped off fenders, and hung on just enough gauges and switches to pass inspection. The result is a raw lump of rideable machine, with gobs of torque, a semi-sporting position and, well, sex appeal. The custom 920 was more than just cool. The bike sparked a revolution. Greg Hageman, a farm boy from Iowa and former Harley-Davidson mechanic, is the owner of Doc’s Chops, a customization shop in Tampa, Fla., that specializes in Yamaha XS650 and Honda CX500 customs. A customer asked him to do a XV920 as well, and the bike that he built fueled the flames of 920 fever. Google “XV920” today, and you’ll find page after page of posts about the bikes, ranging from questions about cam timing and dual-carburetor upgrades to dozens of magazine and website articles featuring XV920s built by the leading lights of this new wave of custom machines. Many of those search results lead you to features on Bike EXIF, a website dedicated to new wave customs and founded in 2008. Run by Chris Hunter, a former creative director from London, England, who is currently located in New Zealand, the stylish site features in-depth coverage of one interesting custom motorcycle per day. The customs are hand-built machines, most with wide rubber, modern components and flat bars. Large percentages are Japanese from the 1970s and 1980s, but the site also features European makes as well as Harley-Davidson customs. While the customs range across all spectrums, they are definitely not the heavily chromed and garishly strung out choppers you see on Discovery Channel shows like American Chopper. Most of the new wave customs are stripped down to a bare essence, have sticky rubber and flat bars, and a compact urban ethic. The bikes are hot. Bike EXIF is one of the most popular websites in our niche, with a monthly average of 2 million page views and more than 450,000 unique visitors (which is comparable to Cycle World magazine, which had a monthly circulation of 236,129 as of December 2012). New wave customs attract attention among celebrities and other members of the visible upper class. Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica fame rides a Classified Moto KT600. Jay Leno (of course) is also a Classified Moto fan.