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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.
>>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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