Hi, I have just bought an 1100 virago. It was sitting for almost 10 years and only has 1460 miles on it. I thouroughly cleaned the tanks, carburators entire...
Hi, I don't know why your message to the Virago owners group showed up in my e-mail box but here goes. I would check compression on the back cylinder. Could it...
For the last hour, I have been trying to get the rear wheel back on my 750...what is the secret? I can't seem to get the splines on the final drive lined up...
Do you have the shaft or chain drive? What year is your bike? I have the Clymers here in front of me. I think what I did was get the wheel on first before...
I fid it works better tohave te bike in gear. AThen you can wiggle the wheel and it will go in place. be sure to grease the splines befo you put it back ...
Thanks...that is what I wound up doing...in gear it helped but it was still a pain in the ass to get back together. Once I got it just right, and it slid...
does any one know where or who would have a carb slide and diaphram for a hitachi carb i am trying to put together the 85 700 i have and need this one slide it...
Working on my basket case I just came to the conclusion that the innards really are packed with the brown crud so might as well as bite the bullet. Do they...
I'm not sure about specific models, but I do a general search on eBay for "Virago" about once a week and I've seen various yr/model carb kits there. Worth a...
I have a factory luggage rack (OEM Yamaha) that needs work but is very restorable. Structurally it's in great shape, no rust but some minor surface corrosion...
I am looking to replace the grips on my '96 750 as they are just a little too wide for me to comfortably hold. Years ago my hand got busted up in a machine and...
Removing the original grips is simplicity itself if you have no emotional attachment to them. I just replaced my stock grips with aftermarket chrome and foam...
If the grips are just rubber, you can stretch them enough to get a little liquid soap down inside them and work it in with a thin screwdriver. I just changed...
Does anyone have a technique for improving the appearance of rusted chrome wheels? Due to extended storage, the chrome rims on my wife's 1987 XV-535 now have...
... i have found that brasso will bring chrome back to a good shine and remove rust some effortlessly and some with a little work depending, but can be bought...
I used wadding and it's alot of work but check out my rims at viragotech.com----Mike Hall, the 82-750. They turned out pretty good. Mike ... i have found that...
I did most of my fender cleanup with a simple dremel tool and a 1" stainless wire wheel. They are tiny and soft so they fit into the places where pits hide...
Use rubbing alcohol to help lubricate the bars when putting on the new grips. Don't use wd-40 or anything like it, it leaves a film behind and can cause...
Does anyone here have any experience pulling a motorcycle trailer with their Virago? I have an 89' 1100 and am wondering if I can pull a trailer with it. Any...
I belive Ken Staple from KJS (single carb conversion) does it all the time or used to. It's one of the items he hilites about his carb system. I just talked to...
With my V*1100, I pulled a Harbor Freight 48"X40" utility trailer with a car topper mounted to it from St. Louis east thru all New England, up into Quebec,...
... anything? ... Thanks for the replies but now I'm starting to wonder... The grips that you guys are talking about sound like the ones I had on my...
For what its worth, the techs at the yamaha dealership told me that the v-star engine is based on the virago engine. I remember specifically one of them told...
You are correct with that thought . The V-Star 650 is based on the Virago 535 and the V-Star 1100 is based on the Virago 750/1100 engine. It says a lot for the...
... compression ... versah or cometic have complete engine gasket sets, or seperate gaskets as needed, it is very important to try to use gaskets where ...
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