Yamaha XV535 Virago - Recommissioning (Part 2) Remove Rear Wheel, Swinging Arm, and Drive Shaft

[@andrewphillips5882]

great stuff, thanks. The swinging arm on mine looks pretty rough, but I assumed it would be a much bigger job to address it - you've made it look perfectly manageable. (So that's something else to add to my long list of jobs now...)

[@xnestapl]

Really informative videos! I got a 535 myself the other day and trying to learn

[@MotorcycleFettlers]

Hi Kevin. Thanks for your feedback. We've a few videos on our Virago, coming up. Next one tonight.

[@daveyjennyville]

Good using a paddock stand for back wheel removal

[@MotorcycleFettlers]

Definitely!

[@judythomas2939]

Is your workshop floor wood and if so how thick are the planks and what centre to centre are the support beams and what dimension underneath the flooring planks . Thinking of another option to a concrete floor here ! NIce bike , interesting video , hope to see more on the 535.

[@MotorcycleFettlers]

16" centre to centre, on 4x2 on concrete blocks. Floor is 3/4 ply. Feels more solid than a solid thing.

[@pianolista1487]

hello, can you provide for the color code? thanks. Oscar

[@MotorcycleFettlers]

Hi Oscar. It took me a lot of searching to find out...so let me save you from that. It's YAM 40 Orange Cocktail. I believe that YAM 40 is the original Yamaha code - it's certainly the code that my paint supplier has provided. It's definitly Orange Cocktail. I've repainted the muguards. It currently looks a little light when compared to the tank but the top coat is looking a little dull and I need to polish it up to a shine. On a small test area, it did seem to darken it up a little. Of course, the colour match depends on where you get your paint from. I'll update in a few days as I'm polishing the new paintwork to get the mud guards re-fitted, which we'll show in our next video.

[@pianolista1487]

@@MotorcycleFettlers hi again. thanks for your fast answer. I will ask to a dealer for the colour you recomended. I found another colour really nice called ARANCIO BOREALIS LAMBORGHINI just in case I don´t find the orange cocktail.

[@MotorcycleFettlers]

If I wanted to also repaint the tank and side panels, I think I'd be going for that colour for sure. If you do paint it in that colour, be sure to share a photo!