Recent content by Pighuntingpuppy

LED replacement for the Gen 2 is whatever your budget and flavor is. Almost all of the LED bulbs will fit the Gen 2 bucket. As for lighting and pattern.....Well....the halogen bulb provides the best coverage due to the bucket reflector. With the LED version, usually, they come in 2 sides where...

Gen 1: I am able to get about 100 before the light fairly consistently. On a couple uninterrupted rides, I have pulled 110-115. Gen 2: Its the same. 100 before the light comes on. And this is highballing consistently on the interstate at 90-100mph on up. When I am cruising it I can hit 120-125...

Agree with the consensus....Go for the newer one. Anyone that changes color of a bike is doing so cause the bike went down. As your observations detected scratches. As for transport....rent a car and ride that baby home. Get a feel for it.

Things I would wanna know....how much is it going low? How often is it going low? If you are referring to the coolant bottle underneath....that holds like a cup of coolant. As much as people would like to believe a cooling system is a sealed system, they are not. Eventually they will vent to...

Thats not true. I use Yamalube 15W50 full synthetic in mine and I have not experienced one RPM worth of slip on my Gen 2. I have put 38K on my bike using this oil. There is nothing wrong with full synthetic if the oil is made for motorcycles with the correct friction modifiers. What will burn...

Type into any search engine this question.....When does most engine wear occur? Answer is during cold starts. Once the engine has ran, yes....the oil is circulating. But on a cold engine, the oil pressure is higher than when its at operating temperature. Most engines with too high of oil...

3600 miles, the engine I would think is still on the cusp of breaking in. Less than 400 miles a year....that engine never sees operating temperature. Most wear on any engine occurs at start up cold. When I bought my 2009, it had 5800 miles on it. I ended performing the engine break in...

Yes this light will fit into the stock bucket with no modifications needed. You will need to move the wiring around in the bucket so the heat sink will fit, but there is plenty of room.

Not really the mid 80s was more like early 80s. If I recall correctly, there were Midnight Specials of the Virago, Seca, Maxim, and I believe the XS650s. The Midnight specials were only for the 750s and 920s of this era. I have never heard of or seen blacked out 400s or 500s from this era. I...

There are some 6x1.0mm holes under the passenger seat where your license plate/turn signal assembly hangs. If you remove the plastic inner fender liner, you will see the metal frame that those screws attach to. Maybe you can bolt up or weld something there. There isnt much in that ass end to do...

Congrats. You wont be disappointed in your decision.

This is my 1982 Virago. XV750. When I rode it to New Mexico in 2005, something happened inside the engine. Tapping/knocking noise. To this day, I do not know what it was, but I theorize that it was either piston slap or wrist pin knock. After, I replaced the engine with an XV920 midnight engine...

My grandfather owned a 535 Virago. My grandfather was a self made millionaire. So after he retired at 45, he would take his motorcycle and scout for fishing spots. Once he found a spot, he would come back, get his truck with his kayak and go fishing for the day. Well, one day, he found his...

These transmissions are stronger than the Gen 1s. Still, beaten, anything can break. I ride hard and at 42K, I dont have any issues with my transmission.

I agree. It looks like they butchered an aftermarket Jeep headlight and crammed it in there.