How to fix the Virago Starter problem. Box of rocks!!! 

Hahah literally aye! Was such a great feeling when it didn’t sound like crap firing up. So damn good! How’d you go with all the work? Done it all yet?

You’re welcome!

Thanks mate! Much appreciated! Goodluck with your build! Let me know if you have any questions!

Could not recommend it more! Just make sure you have that hole in the casting that I mention in the video, before you start ordering parts haha.

memsybabe yewww! Do it. One of the best things I’ve done on the bike for sure. I couldn’t handle having a beautiful bike and having it sound like absolute crap when it starts not to mention the metal material ripping off the starter gears 😂

So, thanks for the encouragement dude. I managed to get all the parts you mentioned shipped to me in the UK, from the US. Is there any more advice you think would be useful; I'm still not 100% confident about the wiring I'll need to do to add the new starter solenoid...

@@memsybabe hows the progress going?

@@mattfranco8715 ..hey dude. I actually had your video in one hand, and the new starter gear and wiring in the other. Worked thru it, with your help. And you're right, made such a big difference. Turned it into a bike I actually want to keep now. And to think, I might not have given it a go if I didn't find your video. How's yours holding up? Be good to see some updates on it if you've got the time.

@@memsybabe how goods that! Glad I could help! I’ve heard so many other ways to fix it and I think it’s still the best way. More Expensive but the best. That makes me feel good haha! Yeah my bikes going great. Few changes since the last video. I’ll definitely make another update video soon. I built another xv750 but a bobber this time. Short videos of both coming soon. Just made one of my shed aswell. Not much else to do in lockdown 😂

👍🏼👍🏼

Hey mate, cannot believe I hadn’t seen this comment for 9 months haha. My bad. From memory the new gear from the updated model was needed purely because the sliding fork needed to slide into it. Have a look on parts fish and cross reference the part numbers. Pretty sure they are different. Well I got a new starter motor with a long snout, new starter clutch from eBay ($40?) and yeah the sliding fork and cover etc. the later model 1100 covers fit too but I ended up machine spacers and stuff so the stator and coil pick ups worked as they should. Again sorry for the late reply.

Hey! Thanks mate appreciate it. Haha all is not lost! It’s just abit pricey but after it’s all done it will never sound like a box of rocks again. I got all of the parts through my local Yamaha dealer and eBay for the second hand stuff like the cover/ solenoid etc.

@@mattfranco8715 thanks Matt i will slowly get parts together and see how i go! Appreciate your help!

@@scottalexander3463 good stuff! Let me know how you go or if you need help.

@@mattfranco8715 cheers mate, i may just take you up on that offer!!

When I changed to the gen 2 starter I didn’t change the tci at all because I used my original stator and pick ups and bolted them in. I ended up trying the 85 1000 starter side cover so I purchased a later model 750 cover. But had to machine spacers so the stator and pickups were in the right spot in relation to the rotor. It’s ran like that for 18months now no problem.

Yeah they fit perfectly. The issue with the new style covers is that the stator and pick ups are in a different spot so it won’t work. So you need to space the pick up and stator out so it lines up with the rotor correctly.

@@mattfranco8715 Thanx, a friend of mine is selling his 85 x 1000 chain driven virago. Do they have the same problem cause his starter looks different already. Here in Europe the are called tr 1´s. Very rare. Most are 750´s.

To be honest mate, I Havnt got anything to compare them to. But I love them. I’ve got them on both of my viragos. I love how easy they are to make changes but.