Yamaha virago, blocked carbs, carb cleaning, how's it run after? (exhaust sound). 2002.

[@derekdingwall]

Does sound alot better with the rejet ,I think I would try spraying some carb cleaner at the intakes

[@motorcyclerescuer]

Dosnt need it. This vid is from a few days ago. Another tank clean, another carb clean and some straight pipes later abd it's running beautifully lol

[@derekdingwall]

@@motorcyclerescuer Good, glad to hear it

[@LeeKirkman88]

Nice one charlie

[@motorcyclerescuer]

Cheers Lee. I straight piped it yesterday. It's looking great and running great now.

[@LeeKirkman88]

@@motorcyclerescuer Yes i heard it Charlie sounds good i have my xv750 straight piped. Has all the popping stopped now?

[@motorcyclerescuer]

It has really yes, not sure why it's stopped on the straight pipes.

[@LeeKirkman88]

@@motorcyclerescuer air/fuel mixture must be better.

[@NatsNackersYard]

Way too small for me but I still love the viragos..

[@derekdingwall]

Had a go on a mates 1100 virago quite a few years back ,not my sort of bike though

[@motorcyclerescuer]

Its a shame they are so small. That's what I'm debating now with myself in regards to the tank. It needs more bulk.

[@steveandfamily7248]

Hi Charlie when you took the carb bowls of that block bit with 3 0r 4 screws in has a slow running jet in it at the top did you clean that

[@chrisktm2010]

What this man says is correct it’s fine on throttle but rough on tick over and slow speed

[@steveandfamily7248]

@@chrisktm2010 had the same problem my bike wouldn't idle properly so cleaned idle jet and now runs perfectly

[@motorcyclerescuer]

Hi Steve, yes I cleaned them all. I didn't on Sultans as I didn't know they existed lol. But I did mine fully as it desperately needed it.

[@dawsongann4310]

Any tips for syncing/ tuning these carbs? Thanks

[@motorcyclerescuer]

Hi Dawson. What bike mate? Virago? They are weird carbs as they sit and function on their sides. The first and main thing they need evert few years is a good carb clean. Then you can use a balancer to check the balance if needed. I also up jetted mine by around 5. So 5 up on both mains.. Hope this helps a little

[@davidcarroll2035]

That virago sounds like me after a night of Stella 😂 one thing is for sure you will give it your all. I know it’s the best way but I would have given up I think, you very rarely call it a day.

[@motorcyclerescuer]

Depending on what virago it is David I know what you mean. They are complex bikes in some ways with 2 fuel tanks and side mounted carbs. But funny enough both are running well currently a good 8 months later

[@davidcarroll2035]

@@motorcyclerescuer all due to you bro

[@just4kicks950]

How long has it been sitting Charlie? Ethanol has been the death of many carbs 😞 lol 👍Cheers Charlie

[@motorcyclerescuer]

I'm not sure really, my guess is at least 2 years because of the pandemic.