Chris_Lowe Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Aloha ladies and gentlemen, I want to start customising my XV125 Virago and im not sure where to start. Im thinking changing the handlebars as im not a fan of their style, want something slightly more flat and narrower. How hard will it be to customise this bearing in mind I havent done any customising but have a basic understanding of bike stuff. Also does anyone know where to buy good quality handlebars from? Secondly Ive seen people changing the air filter for K&N style cone filters, how good an idea is this? Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulwhite Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 for handlebars look on ebay ......as to putting a cone air filter on .....dont bother it will cause more problems! like getting ur air fuel mix right and putting in the right jets to cope as well as killing ur piston rings faster. if your thinking about chopping fenders up then id advise you to get a second hand unit to chop/play with then atleast if you make a mistake you have the original to fall back on. but apart from that, customising is about what you think would look good and putting your own stamp on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Lowe Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 cool thanks for ur answer, seen a few pics on t'interweb of ppl fitting cone air filters but didnt realise there'd b any significant changes id have to make! as for the handlebars, will it b an issue fitting all the stuff on new bars or will it b a case of swapping em straight out as long as they are the same diameter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulwhite Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 im sure the bars are 7/8 of an inch (they are on the xvs dragstar) and everything should fit fine! the hardest part your going to find is to slide the grips off, i tend to put a small screwdriver inbetween the grip and bar then squirt wd40 in there, then take the screwdriver out and twist the grip off the bar.........just make sure you give it a wipe inside to get rid of the wd40. then when u come to put them back on use some hair spray......i know it sounds weird but hairspray will act like oil to get the grip on then dry like a week glue. when you come to do the throttle side of the bars, the grip will be on a plastic tube so should just slide off . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Lowe Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 sweet cheers, that was pretty much the answer to the next few questions i had! i know who ill be directing the next barrage of questions too cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Lowe Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 does anyone know anywhere to get a rear fender for a 2000 yamaha virago 125? looked on t'interweb alot and can only find em for the bigger engined versions and not sure if they will be compatible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Lowe Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 right so i think ill go with doing the handlebars first, how easy is it to adjust the lengths of all cables and hoses to the handlebars once ive put on the new ones? (theyll all probably have to be a few inches shorter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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