Yamaha virago 535 carb clean, (carburetor), re jetting and air/fuel setting. Sultan's virago.. 

Thats a great tip using a temperature laser to check the pipes. Ive been riding since the late 80's and never heard of that one. Sounds like it would work well and is a great way to check the apparent balance done by the meters.

Hi there,just watched this and I'm puzzled as to your methods. A balance check would have pointed to area where you need to look. I've owned and worked on singles twins triples and fours,two stroke and four stroke so have a little experience (I'm only 63 so still learning!). Balancing is to be done at service intervals as per the workshop manual,also for a fine tune which I do,just done my zr7 and running sweet. Once you have the carbs balanced using your preferred method(and they seemed far enough out to do by ear!)use a lazer temperature gun and check the idle balance with the temperature of the headers,both should be running pretty much equal,if not adjust the pilot screw to settle them down, this is done by race techs to confirm all cylinders are firing equal and as long as the rest of the motor ain't hanging it'll run sweet,mines done 69000 and is still smooth. Try it next time and you'll be surprised. Also measure the float height properly a low float will cause fueling issues due to the lack of fuel in the bowl. Hope the info helps in some way,I'm after a xv535 as my seat height is a little much now, hopefully I'll find a nice one.

Hi, I know it's an old video, and you've probably sussed it by now, but I've read all the comments and it needs pointing out... When you had the jet block out, there are two rubber bungs at one end, the pilot jet is behind the small bung... Bungs have flat side so they an both fit in close-together-holes... I found getting needle valve/float back in, really awkward so put very small smear of vaseline on needle's side to hold in hole, (really small amount), while sliding float in... Vaseline is petroleum jelly and just dissolves immediately when in petrol... I've fitted Jadus induction kit from Sweden and bike does have more go, with louder induction 'roar'... Had to fit #37.5 pilot jets to greatly reduce backfire on overrun.. Mixture set at 2 turns out.. 👍

Nice fix Charlie 👍🏻

When does he start the cleaning

Morning mate, bloody lovely to here her tic over... Lol tc mate

That spitting is interesting as my monster 600 does it too, I wonder if it’s a V Twin thing

Check the diagrams in the top of the carbs they get holes in or fall apart

Sounds & looks much better ! Hope you feel better. Working on a major pain myself & can't find parts .got a led taillights that are sealed units with bulbs out & same with headlights in the same condition 😞 no parts

Had that with a kawasaki en500 vulcan turned out tp be worn emulsion tube problems.

I’m really interested in the video where you cover the popping sound (blowback?) from this video. but I can’t find it in your videos.. got a link maybe?

Can i ask where you are based? I am thinking of buying a virago as my first bike so if something goes wrong I'd like to seek your help!!!

Great video as always! Your pilot mixture is a little too lean on the pilot. It's that dreaded lean sneeze again aha. Hope you sort it soon bud;

Hi, first off I'm not a biker, my neighbour passed and left his 1978 Yamaha (he bought it new), I think its a DOHC 750 letters have faded sitting on his driveway. I don't think it has run for at least 15yrs, should she scrap it or is it worth saving?

how far would you travel if you could pick up a bike (keeyway 125 rks e4) and make x2 on what you brought it for. say brought for £400 and could sell it for 800 + with what you could fix in a day with not having to pay for nothing to fix ?

My Virago does that spitting/afterfire too, but only while warming up. When warmed up it doesn't spit anymore, but mine idles really high when warm, that's why I'm here lol

Do you know how to check the reed valve and air cut valve that's under the left side cover? Thanks 👍

what's the difference between the two bikes? I noticed that one has small pipes going around the base of the cylinders and one does not, is it just different model years? what are those small pipes for? I'm asking because I have a 535 but I don't have those small pipes

How do you close the fuel tube, before opening the carburator, there is no fuel switch at the tank. I was wondering, I also want to work on the carburator. Thanks!

Dont adjust the idle at the trottle, you should have a few millimeters lose trottle cable, you have a adjustment screw down at the carbs. Take the carbs of and clean them. The idle jets and the emulsion tubes clogs up fast. Then adjust the throttle opening to the same in both carbs.

i wanna what is TLC problem tell me

Got another question for my 95 Yamaha Virago 535SG. For the main jet sizes the manuals say 137.5 front cylinder 135 rear cylinder. But online Yamaha diagrams it shows the 135 in the front carb and 137.5 in rear carb where throttle lever is. So why do the manuals say front cylinder 137.5, rear cylinder 135? Isn't the front cylinder behind the front tire and the rear by the back seat? I have someone telling me the rear is the front and the front is the rear, I know (from rear to front of bike) cylinder numbering is 1-2 which I thought was firing order idk. But I also see that in the book it says to take the "front carb" enrichment diaphragm off and that's before you split carb. So I'd think that the front carb goes to front cylinder and rear carb (where gas goes in first) is going to rear cylinder, right?? I'm just so confused 🤔

Interesting carbs never seen that type before either🙄

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The spitting might be too lean pilot jet

why are you throwing expensive and sensitive carb parts on a dirty concrete floor?? float, float needles, jets, covers.....and, no word about setting the ballance...what do you think the small tube like connectors are fore, at the cylinder intake side of the carbs...??

they're out of sync mate