HOW TO BUILD A CAFE RACER! Yamaha Virago

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This is just a short video explaining the process of building my dream bike!
bare with me, most of the videos is phone footage from a couple of years ago! enjoy.
Rough Build list:
Xv750 cafe racer build list.
Carbs: Mikuni VM34 kit through mikes xs.
Electrical:
Custom harness built by me.
Motogadget M unit basic
Motogadget M Lock
Motogadget Motoscope Mini Dash
Motogadget M Button
Ricks Motorsport Reg Rec
EBay handlebar switches
EBay headlight
Suspension:
Front: 08-16 Yamaha R6 Front end (forks, brakes, wheel, triple clamps etc)
Cognito Moto Head stem
Rear: 08-16 R6 shock and a custom adapter mount built by me.
Wheels:
Front: R6
Rear: Gen 2 xv750
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@matthewburch7323 2 жыл бұрын

Literally building this exact same bike right now. It's been 2 years sitting in my garage apart and I'm slowly collecting parts and building it as I go. I hope I can get it done soon to enjoy the riding season!

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

You’re kidding! How funny is that. Same colour and everything? Goodluck with the build.

@patrickdejesus6059 Жыл бұрын

Awesome build man. You nailed the look, the stance, and that pipe you have really enhances that vtwin sound. Im contemplating whether to push thru with an xv or save myself the headache of figuring out loads of problems with the motor. You just made me pull the trigger. Liked and subbed. Safe rides man.

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much mate! I agree, 2 into 1 sounds awesome. Good man! I swear by the virago. Honestly Havnt had much go wrong with her. Just tuning things when I change pipe length and stuff. The carbs have been great but my carb tuning skills are not where I’d like them to be. Good to hear mate! Thanks heaps for the comment, sub and like! Legendary.

@udxpierre 10 ай бұрын

I feel you about the; 'l'll keep it until i take my last breath'. Have the same feelings towards my 1st custom build. My own way and ideas became a reality.

@mattfranco8715 9 ай бұрын

It’s a powerful thing building something with your own hands and having it work. I’ve sold a lot of things that I’ve owned, I just sold my Superbike which was without doubt the fastest and best bike I’ve ever ridden/raced. But it’s not my cafe racer, I didn’t build it ANDDDD I couldn’t justify a $17k race bike sitting in my shed and not being used much. Haha I have a much cheaper R6 race bike now 😍.

@lorozco22 2 жыл бұрын

Great Job man!! The outcome looks fantastic.

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Appreciate it! More vids coming more frequently, make sure you’re subscribed!

@robert-to7ev 10 ай бұрын

Wow...nice work and it sounds amazing! My favorite color too. Im jealous.

@mattfranco8715 9 ай бұрын

Argh, I’m getting a lot of comments on the colour lately 😂 it’s funny because I’ve been toying with the idea of changing the colour. But perhaps I’ll keep it for now haha

@oneL 2 жыл бұрын

Coffee is key Matt! Well done

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

It most certainly is!

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@james-hk8ow 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, embarking on a similar thing so really appreciate learning some of the finer points - great job mate.

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Unreal! I hope you’re videoing the process! You’re welcome. It’s always good to get abit more in depth. Any question you have feel free to email me or contact me through socials!

@richardcormier4561 9 ай бұрын

Nicely done and awesome looking stay safe and enjoy by the way great choice for the build

@mattfranco8715 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, will do!

@yagodafranco3686 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic , great job on the bike.

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! I enjoyed this one! It’s all in the paint work from my talented dad 😉

@katejory1960 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Such a cool bike!

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks kate!

@MotoMango 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking bike mate. Nice work!

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Appreciate it! New vid should be out pretty soon! 👀

@watchdup7023 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid Matt

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Much appreciated!

@AdoteAzhar 5 ай бұрын

Awesome looking bike bruv, you should be proud!

@mattfranco8715 2 ай бұрын

Thanks big fella. Everytime I look at it or ride it, I feel proud.

@itaABC 2 ай бұрын

Great informative video Matt. I’m building a Gen 2 750 so I’ve subscribed and will watch again with interest👍

@mattfranco8715 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! Much appreciated. I really need to pull the finger out and make some more videos! Oh unreal! Thanks for the sub mate. Good luck with the build.

@notyourbrotherinlaw2092 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice job - finishing up my cb750 now but I think a virago is in the future. Was wishing I had a small lathe for bushings/etc - might see about a mini lathe after seeing your success.

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah get on the viragos mate! Cheap and great bikes IMO. Yeah the lathe has honestly been a great tool. I Havnt touched it in abit but I’m thinking about a couple of small things I can neaten up on the cafe so I’ll have to fire it back up!

@jamesllewellyn163 Жыл бұрын

I watched this so many times, you did an amazing job! I just pick up an 82’ xv920 and you have been a huge inspiration! I couldn’t figure out what you had done with the battery on the side of the bike but then seen you relocated it under the swing arm, did you buy the bracket or fabricate it yourself?

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Jeez so sorry for the slack reply. Thanks so much for the kind words! That’s heaps nice to hear. Yeah I basically removed the centre stand and welded in a couple of pieces of angle iron and fabricated a custom retainer nut/bracket. Goodluck with your build mate!

@p.h.1576 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the video. Beautiful bike. I just got mine a few weeks ago.

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Oh really? Going to cafe racer it? Or is it already done?

@p.h.1576 2 жыл бұрын

@@mattfranco8715 Yeah it's been converted and is done. Love it!

@kt-lg5md 2 жыл бұрын

Cool build. What throttle are you using? I have a xv750 83 with R1 front and I believe I have the same throttle cable. The cable isn't sitting nicely which is causing a high idle at my bike. I also noticed that the throttle cable doesnt have a thread at the end of the throttle side. Does yours?

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou kindly! I’m using a R6 throttle tube and a weird eBay throttle housing and 2-1 mikuni cable. I’ve had a couple of issues with the cables being stuck in weird positions and what not. They really need right angles from the top of the carb. But my issues are nothing to really whinge about. Nah the cable just sits in the top of the brass adjuster. I like the design. It allows you to make needle adjustments easier for sure.

@joef6858 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt. Great build. How difficult was it to fabricate the shock adapter? And did you have to fabricate your own bushings for the bottom of the shock?

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate appreciate it! Nah not difficult. But it all honesty it’s probably one of the things I’m not super happy with anyway. It’s on the list of “re-do” parts. Nah no bushings. The top is bolted to the frame. The lower part of the top mount doesn’t pivot very much at all so I didn’t think it needed it. I’m going to give the cafe a bit of a birthday soon. New dash, remaking some brackets, revise some of the electrical. Fixing some other things aswell! Should be much better.

@Barreto_Frentista_FIIs 2 ай бұрын

Great brother. 👍👏👏👏

@mattfranco8715 2 ай бұрын

Thanks bro!!! Much appreciated

@justanothernoobe 10 ай бұрын

beautful job, bro. Presumably you've seen Cafe Racer Garage? Love the colour scheme you went with - sick. Classy and bully all mixed together :)

@mattfranco8715 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, that’s very kind. Yeah I’ve seen his channel, I love the direction he’s taken it with all his new tooling and skills shaping metal. Very cool to watch.

@BIGGZ46 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Any chance you can upload a video on your wiring harness?

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! I appreciate that! Abit of a struggle with the amount of pics I had! Yeah for sure. I was actually planning on doing a whole episode on the harness of it. I’ll strip her down and give everyone a detailed look at the system I made and what I need/want to change.

@breezy1768 Жыл бұрын

Awesome build bro !! You have a parts list / build list by chance? I own a 92' Virago xv1100 also and want to do something very similar to this.

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

Hey bro! Thanks mate much appreciated. Cheers for watching. I’ll put up a rough list on the description for ya.

@beow27 2 жыл бұрын

Great bike! What did you use for the exhaust collar? And where did you get that tubing? Looks like some nice tight bends.

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much. I actually used the stock collar and machined out the centre of it to accept the 1” 3/4 primary tube. I actually have another video on the exhaust aswell. I did a little modification to it due to ground clearance issues. I got the tubing from ECS exhaust local to me. Great bloke, good prices. The tight turn next to the front cylinder is actually a 1 3/4” donut that I cut to size. I think it turned out alright! This was my first attempt at a stainless exhaust

@beow27 2 жыл бұрын

@@mattfranco8715 Nice! Exhaust video episode 2 was great, but I couldn't find episode 1. Did you discuss how to machine out the collar? I spent a long time with a grinder trying to open up mine and didn't get very far...

@dylandzvonick8274 Жыл бұрын

I have a 1983 xv500 and want to do something similar to this, but I am having a lot of trouble finding one of the original fuel tanks that isn't damaged or extremely rusted. Do you have any recommendations on where to look?

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

For xv500 no sorry. I would suggest finding someone who regularly strips them for parts. There’s a guy in Western Australia that I have bought stuff off. He just constantly buys viragos and sells parts off them. I would strongly suggest marketplace. Goodluck with the build!

@huubsnijders9657 Жыл бұрын

Hi, nice bike. Which tyresize did you use for the rear? Looking for a bit wider one for mine, not sure if 140 or 150 will fit

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I use a 130/90-16 but I want something wider too. I’d also like to know if it can be done without modifications

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

I’ve read that even a 140 tyre will rub on the gen 1 swing arm.

@CoreyJones1977 Жыл бұрын

Excellent 👍👍👍💥💥 I want to try. But I will be calculated. I've no idea what I'm doing. Nice Bike.

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

You won’t know what you’re capable of until you do it big fella. I say just do it :) Thanks mate!

@mauirockhugger3783 4 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@mattfranco8715 2 ай бұрын

Cheers!!

@michaelpiccinich3317 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@filude305 2 жыл бұрын

Cafe Artist

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

That’s very kind! I think she’s beautiful. There was a point where I was seriously considering turning it into a scrambler but I think it’s perfect the way it is.

@kevinmelendez5339 Жыл бұрын

Matt, im isnpired the color, idk if you can give me advice, a seller is offering me and 920 old Y virago, engine and chassi, it would be my first project build. Do you belive a 500$ its ok or don't? is it worth it to build slowly and secure?

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

I tell ya what, $500 for a 920 sounds like an alright deal! It really depends the overall condition. I’d say the biggest thing would be the engine health. Once you know the engine is fine then it would be worth it. The rest of the bike is pretty simple and parts are fairly cheap. I think I’ll be looking for another gen 1 xv later on to build another cafe racer and sell it on to someone. They just present so well. I’m in love with my bike.

@kevinmelendez5339 Жыл бұрын

@@mattfranco8715 thanks Matt, I will pay a visit and see it anyway, the only thing I feel is complicated here in my country it's tricky cuz there's no selling parts for that bike but I know I can buy it online, can I ask you more questions if I bout it?

@Wouldeneye 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid! Picked up an XV1000 TR1 a few weeks ago I will be doing very similar to. Let's just say I'm gonna be relying on Dr Google a lot!

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! That’s awesome! Very jealous! In Google we trust!

@flir67man84 Жыл бұрын

Were did you get your rear brake chrome hardware at?

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

Do you mean like the brake rod and rearsets? If so, eBay was the place

@jarrodwebster8166 9 ай бұрын

Really interested in how those mikuni carbs run compared to stock

@mattfranco8715 9 ай бұрын

Take it from me. From ease of removal to tuning and performance, they absolutely wipe the floor with the stock carbs.

@jarrodwebster8166 9 ай бұрын

@@mattfranco8715 that's all I need to hear! I'm getting them

@DbBube Жыл бұрын

Hi, where did you find the collector? did you build it?

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

Hey sorry for the slow ass reply. I got the exhaust collector from ECS exhaust local to me. It’s a good bit of kit. Makes the build go quick. But next time I attempt a 2 into 1 I’ll try my hand at making one. I’ve built one for a customer out of mild steel and it turned out awesome so I’m keen to make my own one day :)

@DbBube Жыл бұрын

@@mattfranco8715 thanks but I'm talking about che carburetor collector, I'm try to put 2 mikuni 35 on my virago 750 and the original is to big

@szfagier1st754 Жыл бұрын

How much mm/inch pipes have ?

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

The primary tubes are 1 3/4 inch and they merge into 2inch.

@LuisRueda-yd3yd Жыл бұрын

what tank is it? which motorcycle?

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

The bike is a 1981 xv750. The tank is the standard one.

@LuisRueda-yd3yd Жыл бұрын

@@mattfranco8715 ok, thanks

@thomasm9384 Жыл бұрын

Brother, I wished I'd had that lathe! I had to buy another swingarm (not needed) to replace the bushing. They almost all seize!

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

I specifically bought that lathe for that task and honestly it’s come in handy ALOT after that job. I’m currently making custom header collars for some exhaust builds I’m doing. Best thing ever

@elpistolero9394 2 жыл бұрын

👏🏽

@mattfranco8715 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou

@brandygroff6373 Жыл бұрын

I have 86 Kawasaki Vulcan I'm chopping up a friend had carburetor problems and left to sit in somebody's yard for a whole summer and they wanted to decorate their yard he said ceiling was 1200 who worked out payment arrangements and here I am chopping

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

Awesome mate Goodluck with the build!

@kinglubu767 Жыл бұрын

I want to see this build when it's finished I been looking for one

@Dnrjhn7 Жыл бұрын

I think that intro doesnt fit in this kind of videos. lol Nice build tho! Looks aggressive and powerful! d*mn!

@mattfranco8715 Жыл бұрын

Haha I’m no professional. Thanks for the feedback but! Yeah she’s a beast. Honestly, the 750 motor was good but the high compression 1000 engine is a rocket. Check out the latest vids!