I was quite impressed.... you didn't swear when the new started didn't take. Thanks for posting this as I'm looking at one of these right now

NO,,,,, To test the engine take plugs out and left cover off again and twist flywheel to right. Normally you can remove the left small access cover and unscrew the smaller yet cap and reach in with wrench to turn, this is for timing and valve lash etc.. The solenoid has to be wired correctly. The battery power lead to the outside terminal, the inner lead goes back to starter.

Wow they welded the flywheel to the crank unbelievable

Take the plugs out,turn the ignition on to run, connect the jumper pack earth to the exhaust pipe and put the live from the jumper pack on the power terminal on the starter.

If you do ever get it turning over, you should clean out the reserve tank as well. On left side under the plastic cover. It tends to collect all the nasty bits down there.

Hi Guy, Make sure it is in neutral, kick stand up and run switch turned on in addition to key. good luck buddy. :)

Flywheel nut and keyway are missing that's why PO "welded" it. Grind or chisel off those welds and replace the nut and keyway key. To see if it's seized just put the bike in gear with the two plugs out and push it to see if you can feel both cylinders turning. Also I think Virago's have a failsafe in the electric fuel pump if it fails to cycle the starter won't engage. Pull fuel lines off carbs and turn key to on and see if fuel pump is pumping fuel.

Check the kick stand switch and make sure it's good. That was the reg/rec you found behind the passenger peg.. they are cheap to replace should you need to. Your shifter linkage isn't adjusted correctly so it isn't returning to the right position after the shift. You just have to mess with it a bit. I hope you get it all sorted out. They are fun little bikes. I am riding a 750 bobbed and it was in rough shape too... well it still is but it runs and gets me around. Lol good luck man!

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Great video. That work from the previous owner was special.

I am exactly where you where with my project right now. Lights come on but no start. Looking forward to see you fix for this.

dam whoever owned that probably had a mullet

Need to put a breaker bar on the crank and just see if the engine turns over by hand. Pull out the spark plugs, pour a little oil down each hole and let it sit for a while and with a breaker bar on the crank, the engine should turn over fairly easy. If it doesnt turn or is very hard to turn, the engine is indeed seized.

Glad to see some good videos on this😁 building one along with ya! In the same model! Best of luck to you!!

I am glad that I discovered your channel.

I have 4 viragos. Your starter is fine. It needs an extra ground from starter to chassie or to battery.

It’s a huge luck for I can follow this rebuild from the beginning .Although presently seems to be hard but I gotta great cheer for you ! Fan from Taiwan 🇹🇼

nice job man!

Inja squad!

Yes, that is regulator/rectifier. To test you stator wires. (3shite wires, blue is neutral light under engine bottom below shifter). Test that each white is not shorted to ground. Ohms between small like .5 forgot, but all 3 should be same. The rectifier is not problem.

Waiting patiently the next video..

Haha you're a savage talking about the previous owner. There are a lot of weird/sketchy things that were done to the bike so I don't blame you haha

Was that uhhhhhh yung swag😂😂😂😂😂

Lost the nut NO PROBLEM WE WELDED!!!!

I bought a Suzuki gs650g from a pawnshop for $180 Most challenging part was rebuilding the quad carbs and tuning them. After I got it running it was so much fun

6 years ago I decided to get back into biking. First was a 1992 750 Yamaha Virago. With a LTC I had it up and running. The bike was Beautiful, but for me it wasn't the answer. Next was a 2001 250R Ninja. Loved that bike! But I needed a little more. Now I have a 2007 Yamaha fz6 and a 1985 Honda Magna V65 I'm restoring. I wont part with them any time to soon. Old Bikes in the North are not that old!

Had the same thing on my xs1100 made the same exact noise motor was seized from sitting for 5 years. But a lot of rocking back and forth with a breaker bar at the crank and pb blaster and it freed up. Runs great now so I’d check if the motor turns over and check for rust in the cylinder if it’s been sitting for a long time. Although I’m not the best mechanic.

Side stand cut off switch/wiring ? Earth wire under sump ? I'll be watching! Good luck from the UK.

1- put an extra ground wire from the battery to the stater. 2- Take out the carbs and clean them. You should change the jets too.

No, the power from the battery goes to outer solenoid terminal. The inner terminal goes back to starter. The starter switch is the small blade terminal. So your getting full voltage its that the solenoid is directional as is starter. The gear that starter slides into locks directionally.

You might try mystery marvel oil

Do yourself and do what the pros do. When doing a rebuild, order the Haynes full service and rebuild manual. For 20 or 30 bucks, you'll save yourself countless headaches and dead ends. It also gives you all the specs like psi of clutch assembly fasteners etc.

Remove plugs, put Marvel Mystery Oil in cylinders and let sit for a while. With plugs still out, put it in gear and work the motor. Hook the battery box up directly on starter and see if you can get it spinning before putting plug back in. Good luck with it.

It´s the starter solenoid! It clicks but it´s not working!

It's the relay bad big one

If I remember correctly, it's a bendix gear that needs to be replaced. It's a known issue on the Virago.

Battery duh????😻👍👍👍lol

There's a fail safe if the kickstand is down.

Have the same bike but when i changed the stator and put it back together the same way it was now all the sudden the clutch wont work or even have any sort of tension like it wants to work no matter how much u adjust from both ends but it worked fine before we took the case off to change they stator. Anyone have any ideas on why or what to do iv took it apart several times and seeing nothing wrong or out of place

If you take spark plugs out and put it in gear and turn the back wheel does engine turn over or as others suggest take small cover other side from flywheel off and you should find bolt head on basically the end of crank try with socket to turn there it will problably be part of ignition side of things so might unbolt not major issue just don't move the backing plate relative to it and bolt back up should have alignment pin or the like for ignition timing. The electronics "thing" on the back of the ali footrest looks to be the regulator/rectifier unit which is part of the battery chargeing circuit not starter related. Can prove this by following wires back from it 3 all same colour (usually) will go back to a rubber block on flywheel crankcase other 2 problably red and black colour should go to battery possible 3rd wire to electronics box. Should be test for reg/rec unit listed in a decent manual usually £100 in UK so worth checking before swap the small earth connection you found and cleaned is not the main one should be another heavy duty one to frame and engine clean that. People forget starter motor takes very large amount of current to spin engine and therefore needs as good a return path out from motor as into it. The solenoid is clicking but another item to check is by in this case either bypassing it or borrow temp borrow from bike or car that its able to handle the relevent current sometimes the internal contacts can give out. Check earthing 1st before solenoid.

have you at least tried a new battery? if your battery voltage is 12v doesnt necessarily mean it has the amps.

I picked up the same project a couple weeks ago and have replaced the battery, then the starter solenoid, and have found that my idler gear set is pretty worn. I know on older models you can flip the gear to use the other side of the teeth, but on the xv1100's it isnt quite that easy. Is there no other way to easy fix this other than buying a new idler gear set?

Put an empty plastic trash can lid upsidedown under engine. The large kind. Prevents oil spots.

hey man awesome videos you are making! i have rebuild my yamaha virago 1100 so i know altot if not everything about it and the wiring! love to see a youtuber making a build series on a virago!

Not to sure why the fuel light comes on but it does on mine as well, hoping you can get it figured out on the next episode and it isnt a seized motor

quite hard to look when camera wobbling near everything so much, compared to other same types videos.

was there really asbestos on it?? cant that stuff kill you on contact?

Batt or fuse?. Could be due to something with the bike not detecting fuel?.. The fuel light keeps coming on, maybe thats a safe thingy that stops firing?

How do you propose the starter will turn the motor if its seized?

After seeing that ghetto starter wire set up and the weld on the fly wheel, I would jump ship. Get another bike and use that one for parts. My 2 cents.

that autofocus though

Shim the starter

your headlight should not come on when you engage the starter

That air filter tho

If you think it's to do with dodgy wiring, why don't you just get a second hand harness from breakers. If you suspect the engine is seized, lock two nuts together on the crank shaft (where that weld is) and turn the engine over by hand. These bikes have a bad reputation of having bad earths, which effect starting.

I would take off spark plugs and crank it by hand and watch it through the hole to see if it turns...if it does put a higher amp battery (car battery) to see if itll turn the engine, if it doesnt turn did you check the oil for metal shavings beforehand? Thatll be a tell tale sign of a messed up crank

Am I the only one thinking, turn the lamp switch on……

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That MF skip button