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Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / April 2008Virago 750 - starter gears
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? >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 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >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. 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 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > dealers. > keep the baby, faith. >I went by a Yamaha dealer and found out the parts are available NEW! >YEE-HAW!! Next project - restoring this bike! [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> 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. 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! [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > go get that walneck's!!! > no, i don't get money from them. >I need a seat, brake pads, grips, tires, backrest and a windshield. > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >> go get that walneck's!!! >> no, i don't get money from them. it's a magazine. you buy it at a news stand. online is useless, that's why i specified magazine. Thanks for the advice. I have seen it in the store. Just need to get me one now. >>I need a seat, brake pads, grips, tires, backrest and a windshield. >> [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > it's a magazine. you buy it at a news stand. > online is useless, that's why i specified magazine. >Thanks for the advice. I have seen it in the store. Just need to get me >one now. [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] >> it's a magazine. you buy it at a news stand. >> online is useless, that's why i specified magazine. yep. |
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