Hey Guys, I went ahead and bought the Mac exhaust. It arrived today and I went to work. I was able to get the old exhaust off without a problem. However when I...
I will take a picture tommorow and try to send it to you. The L bracket mounts underneath and is a stop for the center stand. It bolts to the left rear foot...
There is a bracket that comes off of the front pipe. It looks like that bracket goes between the body and the front foot peg. It looks like the front foot peg,...
I meant to say there is a bracket that is welded to the front pipe, it looks like that bracket is meant to go in between the front right peg. The rear pipe has...
Hey everyone. It's cold in Chicago. I tried to start my bike yesterday after not starting it in a month and it barely turned over and didn't start. Went back a...
Move to Orlando. Take it from someone who left Peoria for the Sunshine State. Joking aside, is your garage heated? That was immensely helpful for my cars when...
My garage is detached with no heat. Sometimes I lite up the kerosene heater though. I try to take it out about once a week in the winter. Yep, sure do wish I...
Hey Guys, I figured out three fourths of my problem. I was working in a un- heated garage;) LOL. I bought one of those nice propane forced heaters, it is a...
I appreciate it anyways, I really like the look of the bike now. I guess next thing is going to be some nice big saddle bags. Thanks for all your help guys! ...
Please anyone know where I can get some pipes for my 82 920Virago? I'v tried all the bike shops around here,but no luck. As soon as I get some help trying to...
Hey Rick, These guys really know their stuff. They pointed me in the right direction with the exhaust. They told me about Jardines and mac, I went witht he...
Hey Don, Glad the MAC pipes worked for you. I love mine. Small amount of blueing at motor, otherwise like new after 15 months of riding. Go Colts, Arnie ... ...
Well I sprayed the above on my pipes cold and came back the next day and it wasn't too hard getting all the little dimples from my brown cotton gloves off....
Thanks Everyone I'v tried vance-hines,mac,jardine,and belive it or not untill I put that part number in no one had any thing for a 82 920. Now its to deside...
I like the slash cut, it makes the bike look a tad meaner, but thats just my opinion. I really like the way my 750 looks with them. Plus I wanted the pipes to...
I have a '95 1100. There is some inherent vibration but nothing excessive. Do they vibrate just sitting with engine reved to highway speed RPMs? If not,...
I have not tried revving the engine while stopped. I'll try that. I may be too picky, though. The vibration is only mildly irritating to feel but annoying...
My '98 XV1100 has some vibration, I guess, but after all this time I barely notice it. If you want a comparison, watch almost any HD. The Sportsters have such...
Okay, I understand that the starting system for these bikes are not the best. And everyone is probably really tired of all the questions, but I promise I have...
I'm with you. My 1986 XV700's starter sounds like the mild grinding of bolts and gears. I have to hold the ignition switch down close to ten seconds to make...
Read Dr. Pistons articles on the engineered in starter glitches for the early Virago. http://www.drpiston.com/ Hope this helps. John ... From: jshinall To:...
Thanks for all the help guys. I am thinking about getting my starter rebuilt, I am not the mechanically inclined. I read Dr. Pistons page and found it great,...
Yeah, it usually starts ;-) It would not start this afternoon though; all I got was a small pop out of the exhaust when I went to start it today. I am very new...
... did you ever listen to an old chrysler product starting up? it's noisy for the same reason as the viragos they're gear reduction starters it's the lash...
... twist your throttle to get some fuel in the cylinders and operate your starter w/ your ignition switch and cutoff switch in the proper positions: when the...
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