1981 Yamaha Virago?

Question:
I have a 1981 XV750 Virago, I am having problems with the starter engagement, that awful crunching noise when you hit the start button. I sent out the starter to be tested and rebuilt if needed, but how do I check the gears the starter engages without spilling all the guts out. I was curious to see if someone could attach a diagram or describe the steps via e-mail, before this season here in Buffalo NY starts officially. Thanks

Answers:

Is it illegal to...2?

As others have said this was very common in early Viragos. However I didn't see anyone mention that there was a factory recall/fix issued on these bikes. Well, there was. Check w/ a dealer to see if they still honor this recall (if it was never done to yours. Worst they can say is NO, best is that they will fix it for free and the factory will pay them. Worth a shot. Good luck.

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sounds like it is only low on rice...fill er' up...good luck...thaks for asking

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yeah those early virago's were bad for crappy starters and having to tear everything apart to fix them , bite the bullet and do it now , those things are heavy to push start.

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1981 xv 750 is listed..
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/parts/...

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if this dosnt help try...
http://www.dansmc.com/shopmanual2.htm...

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when all else fails.. owners group..
http://www.viragoownersclub.org/main.htm...

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Sport motorcycles ?

Sterlings right, those particular bikes were famous for their crunchbox starters. If memory serves me well there is a little fix to it. I think there was an engine cover on the left side that you could remove to gain access to...I guess you'ld call it the bendix gear. It has what amounts to a big clip on it that suppose to add some drag to its rotation which causes it to shoot out and engage the flywheel gear. The factory trick is to squeeze it in a vice so that it grips the gear tighter, yes its kind of a cobb job arrangement, but, thats about all you can do. If I were you, I'd check out Yahoo groups and do a search for Yamaha Viragos, I'm sure theres an owners group for those things somewhere, they actually are pretty good bikes inspite of their starter woes.

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