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Posted by YooHoo on April 2, 2008, 9:02 pm
I have a 1987 Virago 750 that is missing the starter gears inside the engine
block. The starter is there and works, it is the gear assembly inside that
the starter engages to that is missing. I took it to a local dealer, but he
was unable to locate parts for it. He told me that this model was a poorly
designed assembly.
I bought this bike used at a garage sale and it also needs quite a bit of
cosmetic work. Any advise on if it is worth trying to find parts (where?)
or if I should just scrap the bike?
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Posted by on April 3, 2008, 12:59 am
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>I have a 1987 Virago 750 that is missing the starter gears inside the engine
>block. The starter is there and works, it is the gear assembly inside that
>the starter engages to that is missing. I took it to a local dealer, but he
>was unable to locate parts for it. He told me that this model was a poorly
>designed assembly.
>I bought this bike used at a garage sale and it also needs quite a bit of
>cosmetic work. Any advise on if it is worth trying to find parts (where?)
>or if I should just scrap the bike?
whoa nelly, you have a nice bike there. i don't remember if it's google ot
yahoo, but there are fanatic virago groups where you will get help and parts.
also, get a copy of walneck's classic cycle magazine for 100's of parts
dealers.
keep the baby, faith.
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Posted by YooHoo on April 15, 2008, 9:37 pm
I went by a Yamaha dealer and found out the parts are available NEW!
YEE-HAW!! Next project - restoring this bike!
Any advise on the quality of parts from JC Whitney? I found most the other
parts there, which I assume will be cheaper than dealer prices. But is the
cost savings worth the quality I might be sacrificing?
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>>I have a 1987 Virago 750 that is missing the starter gears inside the
>>engine
>>block. The starter is there and works, it is the gear assembly inside
>>that
>>the starter engages to that is missing. I took it to a local dealer, but
>>he
>>was unable to locate parts for it. He told me that this model was a
>>poorly
>>designed assembly.
>>I bought this bike used at a garage sale and it also needs quite a bit of
>>cosmetic work. Any advise on if it is worth trying to find parts (where?)
>>or if I should just scrap the bike?
> whoa nelly, you have a nice bike there. i don't remember if it's google ot
> yahoo, but there are fanatic virago groups where you will get help and
> parts.
> also, get a copy of walneck's classic cycle magazine for 100's of parts
> dealers.
> keep the baby, faith.
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Posted by on April 16, 2008, 12:34 am
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>I went by a Yamaha dealer and found out the parts are available NEW!
>YEE-HAW!! Next project - restoring this bike!
>Any advise on the quality of parts from JC Whitney? I found most the other
>parts there, which I assume will be cheaper than dealer prices. But is the
>cost savings worth the quality I might be sacrificing?
>>>I have a 1987 Virago 750 that is missing the starter gears inside the
>>>engine
>>>block. The starter is there and works, it is the gear assembly inside
>>>that
>>>the starter engages to that is missing. I took it to a local dealer, but
>>>he
>>>was unable to locate parts for it. He told me that this model was a
>>>poorly
>>>designed assembly.
>>>I bought this bike used at a garage sale and it also needs quite a bit of
>>>cosmetic work. Any advise on if it is worth trying to find parts (where?)
>>>or if I should just scrap the bike?
>> whoa nelly, you have a nice bike there. i don't remember if it's google ot
>> yahoo, but there are fanatic virago groups where you will get help and
>> parts.
>> also, get a copy of walneck's classic cycle magazine for 100's of parts
>> dealers.
>> keep the baby, faith.
get the copy of walneck's like i said. you can get the oem parts cheaper than
your local dealer.
whitney has good and bad. what are you looking at?
go get that walneck's!!!
no, i don't get money from them.
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Posted by YooHoo on April 18, 2008, 9:57 pm
I need a seat, brake pads, grips, tires, backrest and a windshield.
I went online at walnecks.com, but couldn't find any parts listed online.
Is there a catalog like JC Whitney has? When I go to catalogs and manuals,
it just gives me a phone number to call.
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>>I went by a Yamaha dealer and found out the parts are available NEW!
>>YEE-HAW!! Next project - restoring this bike!
>>Any advise on the quality of parts from JC Whitney? I found most the
>>other
>>parts there, which I assume will be cheaper than dealer prices. But is
>>the
>>cost savings worth the quality I might be sacrificing?
>>>>I have a 1987 Virago 750 that is missing the starter gears inside the
>>>>engine
>>>>block. The starter is there and works, it is the gear assembly inside
>>>>that
>>>>the starter engages to that is missing. I took it to a local dealer,
>>>>but
>>>>he
>>>>was unable to locate parts for it. He told me that this model was a
>>>>poorly
>>>>designed assembly.
>>>>I bought this bike used at a garage sale and it also needs quite a bit
>>>>of
>>>>cosmetic work. Any advise on if it is worth trying to find parts
>>>>(where?)
>>>>or if I should just scrap the bike?
>>> whoa nelly, you have a nice bike there. i don't remember if it's google
>>> ot
>>> yahoo, but there are fanatic virago groups where you will get help and
>>> parts.
>>> also, get a copy of walneck's classic cycle magazine for 100's of parts
>>> dealers.
>>> keep the baby, faith.
> get the copy of walneck's like i said. you can get the oem parts cheaper
> than
> your local dealer.
> whitney has good and bad. what are you looking at?
> go get that walneck's!!!
> no, i don't get money from them.
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>block. The starter is there and works, it is the gear assembly inside that
>the starter engages to that is missing. I took it to a local dealer, but he
>was unable to locate parts for it. He told me that this model was a poorly
>designed assembly.
>I bought this bike used at a garage sale and it also needs quite a bit of
>cosmetic work. Any advise on if it is worth trying to find parts (where?)
>or if I should just scrap the bike?