1996 Yamaha Virago XV750 Fork Rebuild

This video shows the front suspension fork rebuild process on this 1996 Yamaha Virago xv750. The forks are the same on most virago models of the mid 80's to late 90's. This bike has only about 13,000 miles on it, but sat for a long time. I believe it has never had its forks serviced before. Corrosion accumulates from sitting long term with low oil, and rubber seals degrade from age.
Excessively soft or bouncy front suspension is likely caused by a lack of fork oil. Draining the oil out the bottom bolts and topping it off through the top can be done without disassembling or removing the forks, but this will only be a temporary fix if the seals are leaking.
I used a rebuild kit which included main fork seals and dust seals, upper/lower bushings, and snap rings.
Used Lucas 10wt medium fork oil (396ml per fork).

[@sincitypanic7081]

good tip for anyone doing this at home, before removing the fork entirely, break the fork cap loose while it's attached to the triple tree to avoid damaging the fork in a vice and making it easier to unscrew. best of luck to yall!

[@brandoncastro5881]

Hey clay! im building my first bike, also a yamaha viirago 750 1983. i have mechanical background while i dive into this project. your videos are taking me in the right direction. thank you

[@DonaldGMyers]

Great video

[@nahimibrahim107]

Thank you for posting this video. Very helpful.

[@sheilalucas9154]

Great video, well done.

[@aladinfox4098]

thanks very muchly from the UK 👍

[@user-lz3wg5od2t]

Excellent vidéo, Merci beaucoup!

[@dmitriydmitriy8434]

Great video,thank you very much

[@stefanoverardo8937]

Well, can you tell me where you found the kit thanks

[@StreetRydn]

Heyyyyy man great video I have same bike and year if you could shoot me a message or something I have a couple problems be willing to shoot ya some money for your time and info😊

[@Clay-Builds]

What kind of problems?

[@StreetRydn]

@@Clay-Builds the headlight doesn’t work, high or low beam and there is no power coming out of plug when bolt tested

[@Clay-Builds]

@@StreetRydn hmm I’ve never had any headlight issues with this bike. I’d check fuses first. If the bulb isn’t getting any voltage then it must either be a blown fuse, broken switch, damaged wiring somewhere, or maybe a relay. Not sure if the headlight on this bike is relay operated. I assume you’ve already checked the battery.

[@StreetRydn]

@@Clay-Builds no blown fuses gonna have to try switch, turn signals work on switch but could still be busted

[@juanfranciscogarzon2190]

milliliters

[@juanfranciscogarzon2190]

How much oil does the fork carry in milliliters?

[@Clay-Builds]

396ml per the service manual

[@juanfranciscogarzon2190]

Gracias desde Madrid, España

[@geoffjackson7894]

Excellent video, extremely informative. Thanks 😊

[@JohnBarnes-ro3op]

Great video