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Just bought a 1983 Yamaha Virago 500 for my wife!

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by tinwakr123, Oct 10, 2007.

  1. tinwakr123

    tinwakr123 Member

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    Anyone know of a good forum for this bike as this one is for my MaximX?

    Thanks a bunch,
    Chuck
     
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    Sorry to hear that, they were terrible bikes. Probably the best thing I ever did was get rid of it and the ex-wife (at the same time too!).
     
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    Ha Ha Ha Ha! Did they just ride off and disappear together into the sunset?
     
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    I used to have a 750 Virago and it was a pretty good bike. I bought a brand new 1982 750 Virago in 1986 for $1595. Back in the mid '80-s you could always get some really good deals on non-current brand new bikes. Today in good condition that same bike is actually worth more than that.

    The ride was a little too stiff and it wasn't as quick as my 650 Maxim, but it was a pretty nice bike.

    What didn't you like about the Virago?
     
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    The 500's were only produced a couple years, my friend has one. He's put a lot of time into it , and it's alright for now, but parts are incredibly hard to come by and expensive. search virago tech for the forum.
     
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    Stupid thing would die when you cornered (the carbs were side mounts, duh! Why would someone do that intentionally?). Other than a bad carburetor design I really shouldn't say it was a lousy bike. It was a small, comfy bike for a very reasonable price. I just got so ticked about the carb issues, it durn near got me hit a few times.
     
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    Then there were the starter problems.
     
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    What sort of starter probs?
     
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    Did the smaller bikes have the starter problems? I think the 750 and 920 had problems due to too wimpy of a starter and poorly designed starter gears. I had never heard much about the 500, but from what i gathered, the 535 was derived from it. So they were in production for quite a while at that displacement. The one example i saw was a nice looking bike, but I found the side mounted carbs and YICS tank a bit odd.
     
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    I don't know if the 250 and 500 had starter problems but there sure are a lot of articles on the internet telling how to fix the 750!
     

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