I'm getting a pretty consistent ~37mpg on my '97 1100. Anyone done anything (besides riding slower or buying a smaller bike) that has worked for increasing...
I've been doing some work to get my brother's Virago 1100 running, but I can't figure out how to get the seat off. It's an '87. Can anyone shed some light...
Hi, There should be two allen head bolts at the top of the side covers (Battery covers) on the bike at the front of the seat. They are 6mm so I think the allen...
A '94 XV500, does about 280-290 kilometers with full tank+reserve, that's 13,5 liters. Tuning exhausts with direct exhaust (no muffler, just pipes out of the ...
I have an 85 virago 1000, and recently it made a crazy sound when I started it. Now it sounds like it is leaking air or something from somewhere it shouldn't...
Where is it leaking oil from? Sounds like a seal in or around the crankcase might have a hole in it. Dan '83 Yamaha Virago 920 '91 Yamaha Virago 1100 '02...
The problem I have with alot of these types of personal claims is the lack of real world testing procedures. Vehicle tests are usually done on a flat, closed...
It might possibly be the crankcase but the oil is leaking from aorund the cylinder head. I was also told it might be the head gasket or the o ring. but i am...
I forget, but would it start and does it have good compression? If so, head gasket should be out of the question. The only o-rings I can think of on the top...
When I had an oil leak after I overhauled my XV1100 '97 I clean the engine (and bike) with gunk and tried to find the leak. With new oil it was hard to do. I...
You've got a lot of things around the head that can leak oil, so if you can't find the particular spot, use the old flour spray trick that Buzz suggested...
Tahnks for the info, i'll try it. hopefully it works cuz even though it's getting cold here in MI i'm still itching to ride. thanks again, and be sade out on...
I have an '82 XV750 and have recently put on a P901 2 into 1 intake. Has anyone tried and been successful with the 2 into 1 intake and using the stock Hitachi...
George, you can email the fellow that makes and sells the P901 for just about all the help you'll ever need on jet sizing and fine adjustments. There's usually...
Brent, I've gone to CC works and used the tips that are listed there but as they are known, the stocks have been an ongoing problems. Before I got the intake...
If you're getting too much fuel at idle, changing your main jet or even needle won't have an effect until you open the throttle about 1/4 to full. If you...
There was no plug for the mixtutre needle, the first carb (right) had a bent mixture needle that I missed on the complete tear down and rebuild but with the...
The 11th of November is set aside in the US to remember veterans. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all vets and their families for their service and...
I guess I could walk... but how not-fun would that be?! If I got 10 mpg, I'd still ride!!! I'd definitely get better mpg. (Do countries that use kilometers...
I give them all a salute and my sincere thanks as well, but simply saying "thanks" makes me feel very hollow because I wish I had the power to make most...
I will update this. I still pull 37mpg with my 250 pounds. It is sad when the bigger 1000cc viragos get way better than the smaller 750. I would wonder if the...
i just got an 86 xv700 and everytime i turn the bars to the right, it throttles up. i noticed it tonight and dont have the time or lighting to check the...
I have an 86 an it seems like I remember this happening to me. It was the throttle cable was hanging up on something and when I turned the wheel it revved. It...
Does the 86 have a diffent set up for the clutch? I thought that everthing was lubed off the engine oil? Is it low on oil? And the cable sounds like it is ...
does anyone know how i can check the compression on my 85 1000, without a compression tester, or is better to just go get one? i think i might have a head...
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