Tech Tips, Documents & Mods

 
Tech Tips


VIRAGO PROBLEMS AND FIXES
Larrys Virago Repairs
Tech Tips for 1981-1983 Yamaha Virago
Nuts and Bolts
Tips from Virginia Wind
Virago Star Owners Club FAQ
Motorcycles: A Glossary for the Uninitiated
Tech tips for the Yamaha Virago
Tips & Experiences

[a Vmax page but lots of good tips]
Tekniktips

[Swedish]
Hitachi carb tips / Fuel flow tips
DAN'S ONLINE MOTORCYCLE REPAIR COURSE
Big List of Motorcycle Tips and Wisdom
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Buyer's Guide. 
Motorcycle Oils vs. Automotive Oils
Virago Tech Tips
Rick's Restoration Project
Norm's Motorcycle and Trailer Tips
R-Bike (Airhead) Tech Articles 
Miscellaneous Technical Stuff 
Motorcycle Tips & Tune up's 
Larry's Virago Repairs
http://www.mikuni.com/fs-tuning_guide.html
BMW F650 TECHNICAL FAQ PAGE
http://www.vmax.us/tips/
iamflagman  virago_tips and tricks
Jet kits & Jetting
Home-dynomometer using a Colortune

article by David Vizard
Advrider.com
Motorcycle Motor Oil
Bykrmom.ViragoTech.com

 
Fix It / Mods

Matthew
Dual front brake mod
Shorty turn signals,
front & rear fender,
tank bag, cig lighter.
 dual air cleaner mod.
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Luggage rack / Backrest

Home made risers


Possible part to mod up
a midset reverse shift pattern
Mixture control valve removal
Isolated 920 cycom gauge wiring
Virago brakes pads, New and old

[Why are my pads worn at a diagonal]
Why is the Virago seat so uncomfortable
Radio Splashguard
Bug Eye Filter Mod
Turnsignal Relo Kit-1

Turnsignal Relo Kit-2
Pilot Jet Mod
Larger Gas Tank

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Larger Gas Tank 2
Floor Boards
82 750 Oil cooler
A  Beached Whale to Sit Upon for a 95, 750

Gust Jenson whale seat mod
78 Kaw 650 Tank mod
Maxim Tank mod
backrest/luggage rack
turn_signal isolator repair
Fork Seal Replacement
Martin Schneuer

Vistacruise Control
Clocks and thermometer
Flooarboards - Toe / Heel shifter 
Trunk - Wind deflector
Yamaha Faring
JOHN "FLAGMAN"  FINN

AIS Removal
TURN SIGNAL BEEPERS
The $1.55 Carb Syncronizers
Battery dead cell check
Plug Caps & Coil Wires (Final Draft)
Does using a resistor spark plug, 

with a resistor spark plug cap effect the spark?
Viragochoppers.com

Get that hard tail look.
Chopperunderground.com

Craig’s Virago Air Filter Modification
Ign. system with pressure sensor check.

ign_check_1.jpg
ign_check_2.jpg
Idler gear #2
Starter Brushes
Yamahavirago.ca
 Right Side Cover Fix
Virago Petcock Fix 
Another Oil Cooler


TCI FIX
Replacing the incandescent lights with LED units.

Chopper Wiring


http://cyclepsycho.com/yamachopper/wires/wires.html
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/bikes/wired.html
http://www.hondachopper.com/garage.html



Fix It Parts
TCI  Reconditioning Service
Virago Starter Shim Kit
Virago Starter Rotor / Flywheel Fix
The $1.55 Carb Syncronizers
Partsnmoreonline.com

Cheap Virago Parts
http://viragotech.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=513

Single carb intake
http://viragotech.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=454
   
 
General Performance Tips
Bike, Car, 4X4

Fuel Economy, Engine Efficiency & Power
Everything you wantedto know about Motor Oil.
List of Tips n' Tricks
Carburetor Tuning the Scientific Way

How to Tune Your Holley Carburetor
and Other Fuelish Ramblings


Automotive Performance Plumbing
Tech Manual
Keihin CVK40
SU Carburettor used by Rover
Getting your MG SU's set properly.
Colortuning Carburetors
Tuning Skinners Union (SU) 

or Zenith Stromberg (ZS) carbs
Nonsense Or Ingenious Boxer Tuning?
Tune SU or ZS carbs
Royal Star - Airbox Modification
Canadianbiker.com
Fuel Saving And Performance 

Enhancement Options For V8 Landrovers
Tuning Bagheera Weber carburetors
iving with a Volvo PV
VFR Technical Articles

 
Documents

Manuals
Michigan Motorcycle Operator manual
[Right-click and chose "save target as"]
Safety Bits: Low-Speed Riding
Safety Bits: High-Speed Steering
SafetyBits: Braking
Safety Bits: Foul Weather Gear
Hanging off, do you?
Safety/accident stuff, FWIW
http://www.yamatopdog.com
online microfiche lookup
Images
Conversion Tables
Wiring Color Codes
Spark Plug Color Chart
Amp Meter Directions
Page-1 Page-2
Battery charging info

 
Tools

Spark Tester
Microfiche part number lookup
Motorcycle Colortune Kit

Do you have some tech info, mods or documents to share.
email us:
ViragoTech@ViragoTech.com