It's the line that carries the turn signal "hot" to the relay unit for both the left and right side flashers (front and rear). As far as I can see from the diagram, without it, the signal lights wouldn't flash. It's not 100% clear on the schematic if that's the intermittent flashing power/interrupt from the relay unit since I don't have any idea how the relay unit is designed.
I had to make them myself. They're custom water slide decals (for plastic models). I bought the sheets of white material at the hobby shop, printed black "outside" the letters (inkjet printers can't print white) with a program called Inkscape. After I cut them out and applied them on satin black paint, I put a final satin clear over top of the decal. Here’s the video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zEvt6ZzzdLE.htmlsi=yn9CbcAq4nDQlvjk
Hi,that paint job looks superb.I have the same bike in England as a retirement project.I'm not going into as deep a rebuild as you,more cleaned up with " patina" and a 17 inch yzf1000 thundered rear end. Could you please put up the paint codes and colour names please? I know it's Yamaha silky white pearl but I don't know the blue and red. I look forward to seeing your finished bike,it will be a stunner. Cheers from Rutland,England
Greetings from Calgary - I had to look up Rutland since I'd never heard of it...beautiful place!!! For me, I couldn't find anywhere that could supply OEM Yamaha colours. Only one place I found came close (colorrite.com) but their nomenclature isn't completely correct. I had all my panels colour scanned and simply had paint mixed that was as close to OEM as possibly using modern mixes. Since this was a full respray, I didn't have to worry about blending and when it comes time to repaint or repair, my codes will always match my bike. The OEM Yamaha colours are Silky White (SW/00GE), Yamaha Atlantic Blue (ABL/00UY) and Vivid Red (VR/320). The problem with the silky white is that it's pearl so it needs to be matched with the proper base coat which I couldn't find anywhere. My pearl white was two stage as well so it was done with a base white first then the pearl coat second. As far as I can tell, my paint is a near perfect match but I'd still caution anyone who's trying to match or blend old paint. Firstly, there were still variations at the factory and today, most of the bikes' paint has faded and wouldn't be an exact match anyway. Let me know if you want my own custom codes that I had made up and I'll send you that info (brand and mixes). You can email me at kensworldrestorations@gmail.com. Cheers!
How has it held up after a year? I’m about to purchase everything however the Createx website says that the UVLS gloss can’t be used as an automotive top coat. Did you use an additional product to seal it?
Great question. I used a 2K clear (special aerosol can) over the Createx colors just for that reason. The 2K clear is solvent based urethane - the standard in automotive finishes. It's usually mixed 4:1 with a hardener but more recently you can get 2K clear in an aerosol can. Good thing is you can get it in gloss, matte or satin. I waited a full day for the createx clear to dry completely before I painted the final 2K urethane clear top coat. A year later it still looks freshly painted.
Brilliant sir. Thank you for sharing. I need to get mine off now because the rectifier failed on my 1995 XV750 by pushing out 20 volts and cooked the coloured coating in the bulbs causing the dials to fill up with smoke leaving a residue on the glass. A winter job for me :)
Oh man! The paint job you did is absolutely perfect! I hope I'll do the same quality job on my gixxer (whenever I'll come to that point). Well done Ken!
Thanks Chris!! So good to hear from you again. My next and final step is restoring the top end of the engine. I'll be watching your videos again - they're a huge help!
Hi Ken ! Great work my friend :) Ken I had to tell you I belive I've mentioned on one of my Comments I owned a XV 1000 Virago back in 1991 .Was mostly Super Car guy Fairlane Cobra ,GTO Judge ,AMX thats some .But one day while filling up with gas with one of my Acually A Super Duty 455 Trans-Am I spotted a New 1984 1000 Virago I fell in love saying man low seating The guy that owned it Said he paid brand New $ 4000 I thought that was crazy cheep and Seven years latter after a couple friends owning one I bought one Did almost what you did Like I said that bike sound music to my ears ..So that was 1991 after I finished the restore on the Bike I was going through some sad thoughs a few years back losing to little brothers in a car accident 16 &18 Ken then just resent that year my Mother died You see she never got over the loss she was 59 It was heart breaking So sold the bike even some of my Cars The bike went to a School Principal in North Vancouver I'm in Garibaldi Highlands between Vancouver & Whistler I just couldn't explane any shorter without all the history Ken there was good in many places though Jesus helped . Now Guess What I just a few week back I though hell I sure missed that Virago 1000 I had many years back for a short while So figured to take a look whats out there I've always before internet it was outo Trader or latter in the years Craigslist Ive never been a Face Book fellow But a freind said I Should take alook on Market space So I did wow I ended up finding a 1984 XV Virago 1000 with crazy low milage as mine I sold now 33 years ago I got a hold of the owner talked on the phone as we we're talking I mentioned to him I sold one like I said 1991 He said he bought his bike that year from a School Principal in North Van I couldn't believe what I was hearing It's got to be my bike .The Principal bought a bigger bike for him and his wife for long touring .So Ken this fellow who has it now was back then older fellow mid fourtys age not a kid He road it off and on always garage last time ever was 2006 this guy nice guy hes a car guy too He gets a'' heart ''attack and never rides it again his wife said no ! It's been in storage for 18 years I bought it and just had to tell you!! ken as you gave me some fun times made me laughed at times i watching your hard work and your big grin with the finished video Cheers Ralph from West Coast BC
Hey Ralph!! I saw your other comment and replied. You can send me email at kensworldrestorations@gmail.com. That's such an amazing and inspirational story!!! I can't believe that bought it back!!! That's crazy! I hope you get to enjoy it for what it is - an incredible memory. I always say that it's not about the bike, but it kinda is. The bike is what bonds you and creates the good feelings and memories. Hanging on to those as we age can be priceless. I hope you get to enjoy that bike again.
That is a great idea. I think professional booths do just that - they pump filtered air in and then suck it out in a very controlled manner. I might end up doing that in the future but this worked out well and I wanted to keep it simple as well as keep the costs down. Now that I've seen it's flaws, version 2.0 might just have another fan.
@@KensWorldRestorations my buddy did it and filtered the vented air on the intake... Worked. The problem versus a professional cabin is, the suck the air out to evacuate the spray fog, and need fresh air for the dust prevention. So if you fill in a little more then you suck out, you have both benefits.
Awesome stuff Ken, I need to start learning the world of paint guns, might try and build a smaller scale version of your booth for my space. Brains writing! 😂
I had a smaller pop up tent/booth that was great for doing smaller rattle-can jobs but there was no ventilation. I felt like a real genius when I came up with this idea on my own and then saw about a gajillion YT videos of others preceding my great wisdom. Tried to make it as simple as possible and it worked really well. The drum fan is key to getting the overspray under control.
Luv your diy mindset and execution Ken. I’m not a painter but I know prep is everything. So decals will stand off the clear coat, no clear over the decals? Great work Ken.
@@joef6858 Oddly, yeah. The fairing band is red paint with blue vinyl accents. The red/blue dashes that go up under the subframe are all vinyl and they were over the clear on the original bike. Weird. The more I think about it, the more I should have made this a “restomod” and just cleared over the graphics, like Honda did. They last longer and they look better.
@@joef6858 I think most vinyls today can. They don't need to be scuffed or prepped in any way except just cleaned with iso alcohol or window cleaner. Just make sure the clear below is cured (48hrs+) but not too old (30 days) or you'll have to scuff the clear first with 1500 or so if you put clear over clear. Does that make sense?
Amazing job on the paint! Looks fantastic even though it hasn’t been buffed yet. Interested in seeing the decal application. Paint is the one thing I’ve always farmed out, but I like your setup, I think I will give it a go on my next project. Excellent work!
Thanks!! I think if I was doing restorations at your level, I'd get a pro to do it too. But I'm ok to accept that if I have a small flaw, I'll work around it. Anything major would require a repaint and I was ready for that too! But start with something small and simple that won't break your heart if you pooch it. On the other hand, paint ain't cheap either! And it took me a little bit of forensics to figure out how Yamaha did the graphics and I'll just try and stay true to that. I want it to look OEM but I also don't want to be afraid to ride it when it's done.
It really is looking amazing Ken! I always look forward to videos from you. The high quality work that you’re able to do in your garage inspires me to someday start my own motorcycle restoration. Keep up the great work and ride safe!
Thanks so much for the wonderful comment. As I make more progress on this one, I really am getting the urge to ride it again. I hope you find something to work on, even if it's just a small project.
And these are the comments that keep me going!! The bike and I are doing well and I hope to be going on another ride here soon before mother winter sets back in.
Hey Ken, bike looks sweet! I’m doing a restore of a ‘92 750, and I’m redoing the panel now. Wondering what you used for the compound and the Dremel wheels. Mine might need a bit of sanding w some 1000+ grit. It’s a bit scratched up
Hey Jim!!! Glad to hear another Virago is being restored! I used Simoniz Platinum car polish. Comes in a black container. I seriously had no idea what I was doing at the time - really just experimenting with the soft pad on the Dremel tool. But it worked out - it removed the years of UV crazing and it still looks great a year later. Cheers!
@@Bluebirdflyco I actually have very little parts left over - my goal was to reuse and restore as much as I could. What I do have left over isn’t worth anything. As for parts, I have a video where I linked my spreadsheet for all the stuff I bought for the bike. I’ll find it and send it to you in another reply.
I recently managed to get 142 miles on a tank til it quit, strange thing is the light never came on and when i chacked there was still fuel in the reserve tank. I wonder why the light didnt come on and yet the pump didnt pick up the reserve tanks fuel?
@@ThatBikerDad That’s a strange one for sure. At 40mpg (estimated average) you burned about 3.5 gallons of gas when the bike quit. That should have left about a gallon in the system. Gravity pulls the fuel to the side tank (I’m guessing you’re not driving a 700/750) and the pump pushes it up to the carbs. The RES/ON switch on the handlebar enables/disables the fuel pump when its’ in the ON position and the fuel drops below the sensor in the main fuel tank. If your red fuel lightbulb in the tach is working, then something in the circuit isn’t. When you ran out of fuel, you should have been able to turn the switch to RES and the fuel pump should have turned back on and pressurized the system. If that doesn’t work properly, have a look at your ON/RES switch and the fuel control relay and make sure it’s all working. Leave your switch in RES and see if you get the same result and make sure your low fuel light is working too.
@KensWorldRestorations yeah it's a 96 xv1100, it's very odd as I could hear the fuel pump clicking trying to pressurize the system but it wasn't drawing anything. The light works but it didn't come on.
@@ThatBikerDad That’s really strange. Have a look at the two fuel lines coming down from the main tank to the lower tank and make sure there’s no kink in the smaller of the two lines. They both take two really sharp bends and if anyone has had the tank off besides you, they may have kinked the smaller one. That’s a bit of a long shot but other than a bad fuel pump, I’m at a bit of a loss.
dude......... Someone turned the carbs on my 84xv1000 to a single carb system.. well it doesnt work so im rebuilding and buying everything new and this video helped me more than you will ever know. all the tubes and where they go was a big problem for me.. if you have any extra help that would help me please let me know.. i have a new mcv pod and a new air box pod and new carbs.. but the pins in my carbs and the jet screws sizes idk whats what.. what size pin goes to what size jet and what carb do they go in..... i know what pin goes where i think but what jet screws go with what side????
Hey there...glad the video helped. There's actually some differences between mine and yours (Canada/US) and if you're in California, there might be some other stuff. Email me at kensworldrestorations@gmail.com and I can send you photos and sections from the shop manual.
You can buy them as separate parts. You might end up sourcing something that isn't exactly the right length but so long as it's the right diameter you can cut it down. Otherwise, I'd say find a scrap or used carb and scavenge it for parts. Good luck with it all.
Hi Ken, Long time since i've sent you a message this is Aug 23/24 .. I just needed to watch this amazing videos Plus this one with the 1984 Virago Ken I'm so over the top excited !!! As I not sure I mentioned to you on any of my messages ,That I once owned A 1984 Virago 1000 with all the trimings gold I only had 16000kms on it did some re-chroming just to give it thickness ,Man I loved that bike only had it for the couple of years mostly parked and ended up selling it to a North Van School principal ..Shortly after I wished I wouldn't have sold it. I was grieving the loss of two baby brothers in a car accident a few years back and resently my beautiful Mom she never got over the loss . Ken your videos gave me happyness and peace ,as I started thinking about the Virago I once had as watching your joy once you finished the restoration !! I laughed to myself Ken with your big Grin giving the bike a little run in the starter test .What I can't believe after selling my 1984 Virago 1000 .. I just thought to take a look on Market place Facebook I really never go on there anymore since Covid . Didn't even know they had a market selling platform .. Anyways I spotted this charming Virago As I had sold mine over 33 years ago God time flys . It was awhile before I could get a hold of the owner .So I connected by text then talked on a land line ''Wow My lord as we chatted he said He had bought this Virago from a principal in North Vancouver %^&* Get out of town I bet you might of guessed YUper Doo It;s my old bike from 33 years ago .The principal ended up selling it to buy a new Goldwing to tour around with his wife ..Ken the guy who owns it now an older fellow 75 years old now! He road it off and on but had a heart attack and ended storing it for over 20 years He said he didn't ever want to sell it but his wife was worried in case he would have an incandescent if he ever decided to take it out So it was in a heated garage for over 20 years And I'm going to pick her up this week ,I have already started thinking about another restoration as its now has alittle over 26000kms ..😁🏍 Thanks Ken for your energy my friend Ralph Columbus from West Coast BC
Wow!!! Ralph - of course I remembered you mentioning your Virago, but to find it after all these years? That's a miracle right there. Crazy odds and if that's not a message, I don't know what is. I hope you can get it as soon as you can. If you need any help with it please email me at kensworldrestorations@gmail.com. That's forwarded to my personal email account. I'm at work for the next couple weeks still but let me know the moment you get the bike back!!!
@@flippinzippo9670 Very cool! Seems like there's a good number of them in the west. I've seen a few of them while I was out riding. Get funny looks when people recognize the bike. I'm still at work for the next two weeks but shoot me an email at kensworldrestorations@gmail.com and we can chat some more.
So I'm thinking I have the same issue (1985 XV700) it shifts into 1st gear and neutral with difficulties. If I ride in first gear and release the clutch lever the engine dies. Would you recommend opening the right side and inspect the clutch disks? There's no noise involved when I shift it to first or neutral it's just very difficult to get it in.
@@fcdevreugd9449 That sounds more like a bent shift fork. Try shifting through the gears with the engine off (put the bike on the center stand and rotate the back wheel). If you have shifting problems it might be a shift fork or something else in that part of the transmission. It wouldn’t hurt to inspect the clutch discs and make sure the flat bearing, rod and ball are all in good shape. Also, make sure the clutch is adjusted properly. Keep me posted.
It was my first motorcycle and I absolutely loved mine! Mine was a bit of a disaster when I got it too but with enough love and money you can fix anything haha!
I ended up buying the full carb kits from eBay (cheap Chinese knock-off). It had all the rubber gaskets, float pins, float screen, pilot jets (air & fuel) but no main jets. Everything fit just fine but it turned out the pilot (fuel) jets were the wrong size. It wouldn't idle properly and it was running lean. So I ended up buying all the jets separately (pilot, main & 2 air) and since they're all Mikuni, they're available anywhere. I'm in Canada so I bought all the proper Mikuni jets from Fort Nine in Montreal.
@@larsjustesen41 Yes...and Canada is very poor for motorcycle service and sustainability. Dealers will only service bikes that are no more than 10-15 years old. Amazon & eBay Canada suck - all we get is Chinese trash (they pay the websites huge $$$ in advertising spots) and shipping is stupid expensive. I've given up on buying anything from the US since they've put such heavy tariffs on stuff (politics) and the dollar exchange is 40%. So I've found that either the UK or Japan is the best place to get parts for vintage Yamaha.
@@KensWorldRestorations you are right about UK and Japan, Australia is good too, I just bought a rep kit for the starter on the fzr, that was the only place I could find it, a bit expensive in shipping but not expensive for the kit
@@larsjustesen41 Yeah! It's all about where you are in the world too. It makes me happy for you knowing that there's options out there. It's so strange that it costs me more (and takes longer) to ship a box of parts across the border (Montana) 300kms than it does to ship from Japan. I see a lot of comments coming from Australia and New Zealand with the FZR. Very cool to connect with so many people all around the world.
Thanks - now that it's had a few days to settle, it's actually looks even better. Pretty happy with it. I only used 1/2 a yard...I could tear it off and do it again if I needed to.
Why would you tell people that ALL of our fuel has Ethanol( which is an octane booster ) when Premium has no Ethanol? The only Premium that had Ethanol was Mohawk Gasohol back in the 70's and 80's which,surprise of surprises, did not collect water! Fuel refineries are allowed a percentage of contaminants in the fuel, if you sell billions of gallons a month, the savings from letting water make up that percentage is huge!
@@ronaldalyea1136 all gasoline in Canada contains ethanol. It was made law in February 2022. It’s a fact and it’s law. It doesn’t matter what grade you get, it all has ethanol blended. Ethanol is hydrophilic and it attracts moisture. It harms all seasonal vehicles with carbureted engines by attracting moisture in the fuel and depositing that moisture as corrosive residue. It serves no purpose whatsoever as it was only intended to make the argument for reduced carbon emissions which has been proven by numerous scientific studies to be completely false.
@@KensWorldRestorations Maybe in Alberta, out on the East Coast Premium does not have any in it. But, like I said, Mohawk ran it in their Premium in the 70's and 80's. I lived in Manitoba then and I would only run that in my bike, snow machines, and my high 429's ( 10.5 to1). They all started and ran perfect after sitting for six months, there was never an issue back then.
@@ronaldalyea1136 Alberta was the last to concede and it did so under duress. ALL gasoline in Canada contains (grain) ethanol regardless of province, brand or octane rating. It was made law two years ago by the feds - there is no choice. Go ahead and get your favourite hi octane gasoline in any province and do the water test - you'll see the water bind to the ethanol immediately and separate from the gasoline. You'll see it's at least 10%. What happened 40 years ago is irrelevant - it's what is in your gasoline today. It's ethanol and it's everywhere.
@KensWorldRestorations Just got my 84 Virago 1000 home. She's not as pretty as yours was, rode hard a few times I would say. I had to replace the rear tire, they drove it until it popped. The wiring is a mess, so I get to sort that out. No lack of power. By the way, Irving oil reduced their refining emissions so they didn't have to put ethanol in their premium and could sell their clean credits to other refineries. Our pumps do read no ethanol in premium gas. Just one of those hidden subsections I guess 🤷.
@@ronaldalyea1136 Glad to see you got the bike home safe!! My wiring videos are the greatest but I did do a decent job of documenting the handlebar switches. The torque on the Viragos is amazing. A lot of the pumps here still have the stickers that say "no ethanol" but they all definitely have ethanol in it. Try this lab trick and let me know - I'm curious. Take some fresh gas that says 'no ethanol' and put it in a small, sealable glass container. Leave enough room so you can add exactly 100mls water and enough room on top of that so you can shake it up. Let the water sink to the bottom of the container and make a mark with a sharpie of where the water/gas separation is. Now take the gas (1 litre) and 100mls of water and shake it up for about 2 minutes. Then let the air bubbles settle for about 10 minutes. You'll see that there's about 200mls of water now. That's the water binding to the ethanol. You'll be able to separate the 200mls of water from the 900mls of fuel (the ethanol will be extracted from the gasoline). That's the true test to see if there is ethanol in the gasoline. It's a federal law which is why I don't know how Irving is getting away without adding it. If there is still the same amount of water in the gasoline as when you started, then you are right in that there was no ethanol in it. Consider yourself lucky because that's just way better gas you have for that awesome bike you just got.👍
