Yamaha XV535 Virago Bobber. First walk around & test ride.

[@diversionbob8482]

Nat, you sound so keen on the Virago I can only put it down to love on the rebound! It's because you know you should not have let the XS650 get away! 🤣🤣🤣

[@NatsNackersYard]

You might be right mate but my affection for the XS grew. The virago I like from the off!

[@DB71170]

@@NatsNackersYard I was tempted by a 1100 virago but hate wire wheels lol

[@NatsNackersYard]

They are a pain!

[@johntray1462]

NICE, sounds like a bloody rocket ship taking of and that is a good thing, i can hear that popping backfire but it is not annoying

[@NatsNackersYard]

People tune their bikes to do that. Never really understood why. I think that it is there to stay as a result of the baffles being taken out of the exhaust.

[@motorcyclerescuer]

You should hear the popping on my harley, it's crazy.

[@msb1657]

Them viragos are nice I was considering one before I bought the Thundercat I’d put some ape bars and a snake skin saddle on it but lovely bike all round will enjoy seeing it worked on

[@NatsNackersYard]

Snake skin saddle! Which one of us was born in the 70’s?!!!

[@msb1657]

@@NatsNackersYard still listening to Black Sabbath paranoid and Rolling Stones sympathy for the devil hahahaha

[@NatsNackersYard]

@@msb1657 that’s before my time!

[@johna6968]

You could hear the fuel pump clattering away on Ignition. I doubt those carbs be gravity fed then.

[@NatsNackersYard]

Good point. It certainly has a fuel pump!

[@DB71170]

So cart blanche on paint work aka Nats trademark lol. Loose the bag,change the bars and sort out that noisy fuel pump....nice👍

[@NatsNackersYard]

Thanks mate. I am ok with the pump as it is only on startup. Hate the bag though!

[@DTMotorcyclesEssex]

Great video nat loving the new bike mate

[@NatsNackersYard]

Cheers buddy. I am looking forwards to giving it a proper leg stretch.

[@DTMotorcyclesEssex]

@@NatsNackersYard I bet u can’t wait to polish that up and make it your bitch 😉👌🏻

[@NatsNackersYard]

to finish the saying ‘But you can roll it in glitter’.

[@stevep9739]

Did you ever did into the carbs? If the pipes were straight through the carbs would need jetting! I'm considering one as a first bike as I like the cruisers. I only drive at 60-70 most of the time and have no wish to pretend I'm carl Fogarty like most of the power rangers do! Do you still have the xj900 that was a nice old bus?!

[@NatsNackersYard]

It was a long time ago but, if I remember correctly, It had been rejetted.

[@OldBiker]

Good luck if you take the carbs off to clean, I'll be doing a Virago 535 complete carb rebuild in the next week, I've sonic cleaned the bodies and now waiting for the new kit to turn up to rebuild them. They are a shit to get off and put back on and they have so many parts to them Yamaha went way over the top.

[@NatsNackersYard]

I am hoping not to have to do it. I really don’t think that it needs it.

[@NatsNackersYard]

Oh and thanks for the tip of xs filters. I think that it helped.

[@NatsNackersYard]

Didn’t realize that you had a channel too. I have just subscribed. Your virago vids will be really useful I am sure.

[@motorcyclerescuer]

Its looks a little docile Nat, does it feel underpowered or were you just taking it easy. I've never had one so no idea what it should be like. I love its style

[@NatsNackersYard]

It’s a shaft drive (like my diversion) so it’s not an animal but I was taking it easy as it was only seven thirty!

[@motorcyclerescuer]

@@NatsNackersYard ohhh right. Yes makes more sense. It sounds healthy and looks amazing

[@janwoodworth5072]

Hi nat mike here again mate those dragbars look much better than the bars they come with much better bro ;-), but still dont like the 535, 750 or the 1100 virago much better ;-) cheers brother,

[@NatsNackersYard]

I like the bar but I am not convinced yet. They could make lane splitting interesting!

[@roystonvehicles9129]

You seem to be slipping your clutch loads bud

[@NatsNackersYard]

Let me just jump back two years and fix that! This was also the first time that I rode it which might explain the caution.

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@NatsNackersYard yes bud, you did well.

[@roystonvehicles9129]

@@NatsNackersYard I've just got one and am bobber ing it, explains why I'm 2 years late

[@factsnchill168]

Would this be a good first bike???

[@NatsNackersYard]

Yes mate, they are quite sedate. I would personally steer clear if you are over 6 foot though.

[@projectclark123]

Really nice bike

[@NatsNackersYard]

Thanks mate

[@richardyonan1001]

Ride that clutch baby😅

[@NatsNackersYard]

Yeehah!

[@steveandfamily7248]

That's definitely not running right. I've a 535 it sounds like it's only running on 1 cylinder

[@NatsNackersYard]

Balances fine and both exhaust are running hot. Don’t think that its on one cylinder.

[@steveandfamily7248]

Probably carbs. Definitely not running right seems very underpowered. Check the diaphragms it's a common fault in the virago

[@NatsNackersYard]

@@steveandfamily7248 I will have a closer look later. It might have seemed like under powered as I was taking it really easy early in the morning in a strange bike.

[@eilselnosnibor]

Rubbish presentation

[@NatsNackersYard]

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to make a comment on a three year old video. I do hope that you feel better for it.