$100 Yamaha XV750 Virago, How Bad Can it Be? 

Out of the bikes that I owned that XV was my favourite, I had one for 5 years, and wish I still had It

Yeah, sell the parts. Interesting video GG, big thanks!!

Just speculating here, maybe skipped timing on the cylinder with the stuck valve. Chain not tensioned tight enough. then when it hit the piston bent the valve shaft a bit and would not move back in correctly. Once you remove the valves that will tell you the story. Love your videos, keep up the good work.

That intro was sick!

I agree parting this one out is the right thing to do. Wheels and tank alone at you are making a profit on it.Great find for $100. Parts for this are worth more than what it will cost to put it back in running order.

Great videos!

The broken cap is for access to the flywheel nut. It is meant to be just lightly torqued as they have an o'ring seal. Users get confused by the directional arrow for manually turning the motor over. They end tightening it and breaking it off as in this case.

Verry interestig Video and nice to see how you detct the problem by attacing it step by step.

Great one, GG!. Get the manual, there are some digital copys out there..

Got one I'm working on during the summer. Would have liked to see you make a cafe racer . Maybe find another, they are pretty popular for that kinda thing.

Bummer you aren't going to fix it but I know what you mean. Hard to get excited about something you don't really like. Hopefully another project will come along.

I agree. 750 is a great buyers bike but not much of a legend bike. Thank you for another great GG vid my dude! I hope we can get our hands on a fkn "HAYABUSA"....JS

Small world! I just bought the same exact bike a couple weeks ago of of Facebook marketplace for 100$ same year and everything! I haven't tried to get it running yet, hoping for the best!

Another great vid GG! I don't understand why we can't flip these turds in a single vid...the excitement is in the reveal. Right?

I had a 2007 250 virago. Always hated the name virago. Very reliable but nothing special about it at all. I'd recommend a 200 KTM for a new rider. I love my 390 Duke. I realised how basic my 250 was when I got my Duke. Thanks for the video.

As you can see, these bikes have cam bushings instead of bearings. The cam will seize up in the bushing if it's not getting good oil flow. It is possible to replace the bushings with bearings.

Bummer was hopping you were going to try a fix it haha! Working on a 82 xv920 myself and it’s been a nightmare. Hopefully the part out is profitable!

this makes me feel a lot better about mine shooting gas out the exhaust because a seal in the carb went bad.

My 82 virago was filled up too. Gas leaked past the carbs even in tank shut off position. Had to rebuild petcocks.

I also got a 750 virago, it’s my second motrocycle project and the groud is not good. I will do a makeshift ground wire connecting to the frame

Nailed the disassembly and fortune telling to a T You're right, not a legend bike They just keep going and are simple enough to fix yourself

very nice engine. in this case no super heavy cardan shaft final drive. A known issue with the case hardening on the gears.=jumpimgout of bottom gear. jthe gears from the later xv1100 will go in...I been told.

Yeah man 100$ for a part out bike. Hell you made a profit off me. But I'm happy. Cause I now have turning signals and a spare Starter Flywheel. So hurts to see it in pieces. But thank you for the parts I needed.

Yeah you have a hell of a job

You got your money's worth, and a whole lot of headache's ahead of you if you decide to do more than turn it into spare parts for someone else's project. Sure the bikes are plentiful, and spare parts may be had, but these bikes have long histories of electrical failures, bad grounds, ills tuning the carburators for many, as well as reoccurring woes with the starter solenoids as they weren't redesigned for reliability until ten years after your model. Most people just mess them up by doing sketchy stuff to them, or by playing West Coast Choppers with them, making them even less worth the headache that they can become. If the bikes already this bad with the opening shot, count on major migraines for the rest of the repairs you'll be making in the future. If you must have a Virago, buy a later model made after 1993 that has the 1100cc plant onboard as it will have the power reserves you'll want once you get it out on the open road. Pay more, and get the best example, since these bikes will bankrupt you, and drive you nuts if it's been left unattended, or neglected at all.

OMG! before you said it, I guessed $100, LOL

why would you not check the timing first?

CDI will go for money if its good, whole lot of old parts sell decent

Don't you have to take the spark plugs out to turn it by hand?

Try to upload in 1440p so the bitrate is higher and the image looks better

My daughter bought a 1996 virago l/535 will not start Any one know how to fix

This guy is why often used parts are fubar

Fuel is in the oil. The carbs are leaking from floats into the motor and into the oil.

Is that not the oil filter housing????

I didn’t see it on your store but do you still have the virago oil filter cover?

A mate once told me that guesstimate what a vehicle will cost you in the first 6 months, take the paid price, double it, double that again, and add half. You probably spent about $500-600 in parts and labour costs, I'm guessing?

I just traded a case of beer for a 1983. Hope it’s a better case than yours.

Dont virago engines turn anticlockwise?

Any Harley owner will tell you an oil leak is just a sign of good character. The bigger the better.

Where the carbs go? I don't see on ebay.

I’m in a similar situation with a Facebook Marketplace seller with multiple 85 Viragos for about the same price. Would any of your parts fit an 85 if I decide to buy it? I’m looking at getting 3 bikes for $100-200 total to make one work and sell the rest (part out if need be).

Rockers might be over tort

I paid 260 for mines off marketplace

What’s wrong with your video aspect ratio?

Carb leaked fuel into the engine. It may have Hydro-locked.

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Definitely a candidate for a cafe racer conversion 👍

first thing you shouldve done was remove them spark plugs but thats the last thing ya do when ya remove the head LOL

pretty sloppy mechanic