I did that with my old XV - the neighbours weren't too happy ! :-) (Neither was I when I pulled the cams out and found that the lack of back pressure had somehow made the rockers score into them.... :-( )
Yes yours is a nice bike. The black one is an '83 and they sold them here with the XV emblem on the side cover and without the leg guards on the rear cylinder cam chain cover but the same bike basically. I fitted the starter motor shim kits available on ebay and it fixed the starter noises on both. Great bikes.
yhea mine sound's like a peice of shit when i start it , i still gotta buy the shims
everyone say's my starter is stripped but it's not that at all,i made them metal bar things 4 the cam cover :) n the crash bars i added, iv'e had mine to 160kph and it was still climin but i let off because these bikes are criusers n not made to rev high
,mine has a bit of a tick on the front cylinder ,i think they all do, it's either the tappets need adjusting or the cam lobe is worn ,not shure yet
Yes the XV cylinders were based on the TT500 design and they are notorious for cam wear due to poor oil circulation - I have fitted high flow oil lines to my TT500 and SR400 motors now so I'm hoping that will improve them. You need to check the tappets every year as well! :)
Hi - yes it's an '83 but they were sold through to '84 in different parts. I sold this un-restored unfortunately as it was a very nice bike - just someone wanted it more than I wanted to keep it!
Yes they are a great bike, pity about the starter but they can be made to run quietly! I don't have one at the moment but I'm on the lookout for another one in these parts - too many other bikes in the shed at the moment. Keep the rubber side down.
respect! great job!
havekar 1 year ago
I don't suppose you have any more vids of the bike, i.e. riding around and such? Sounds nice and looks 10x better!
bigbadbowtie572 2 years ago
its a ugly riding position, change the steer please. Now i am continuing watchin halle berry
speedcorematik 3 years ago
I did that with my old XV - the neighbours weren't too happy ! :-) (Neither was I when I pulled the cams out and found that the lack of back pressure had somehow made the rockers score into them.... :-( )
Davesax1965 3 years ago
Yeah I wouldn't recommend it for a long-term plan, apart from potential valve damage the cops would pull you over real quick too!
wiredkiwi 3 years ago
alot louder than mine ,lol
YaMaWhOrE 3 years ago
Yeah it was loud - it kinda gets lost in the viideo but you can see by the ear muffs that it was fairly noisy.
wiredkiwi 3 years ago
yhea i see that,lol
,the one in the background look's like the one i have in my vid,
i bet ur's have a noisey starter problem to eh ?
YaMaWhOrE 3 years ago
Yes yours is a nice bike. The black one is an '83 and they sold them here with the XV emblem on the side cover and without the leg guards on the rear cylinder cam chain cover but the same bike basically. I fitted the starter motor shim kits available on ebay and it fixed the starter noises on both. Great bikes.
wiredkiwi 3 years ago
yhea mine sound's like a peice of shit when i start it , i still gotta buy the shims
everyone say's my starter is stripped but it's not that at all,i made them metal bar things 4 the cam cover :) n the crash bars i added, iv'e had mine to 160kph and it was still climin but i let off because these bikes are criusers n not made to rev high
,mine has a bit of a tick on the front cylinder ,i think they all do, it's either the tappets need adjusting or the cam lobe is worn ,not shure yet
YaMaWhOrE 3 years ago
Yes the XV cylinders were based on the TT500 design and they are notorious for cam wear due to poor oil circulation - I have fitted high flow oil lines to my TT500 and SR400 motors now so I'm hoping that will improve them. You need to check the tappets every year as well! :)
wiredkiwi 3 years ago
You've done a great job on the rebuild. What year is the black one you have in the pic? I currently have an 84 which looks similar to your black one.
SiniBren 3 years ago
Hi - yes it's an '83 but they were sold through to '84 in different parts. I sold this un-restored unfortunately as it was a very nice bike - just someone wanted it more than I wanted to keep it!
wiredkiwi 3 years ago
I have a xv750se -81.. similar to the one in the video.. Runs great.
wlripper 3 years ago
Yes they are a great bike, pity about the starter but they can be made to run quietly! I don't have one at the moment but I'm on the lookout for another one in these parts - too many other bikes in the shed at the moment. Keep the rubber side down.
wiredkiwi 3 years ago
I SURE LIKE IT ..YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE whole job...
i was thinking getting myself one of those viragos ...they sound cool and look really nice ...
simsonmotorader 4 years ago
i like this motorcycle ...
simsonmotorader 4 years ago
Thanks, I've just posted the rebuild video of this bike, it's a couple of years old now.
wiredkiwi 4 years ago
Nice paint
bvsafgd 4 years ago