carlo Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hi All I have just bought my first Virago XV 125cc. Don't know the age of it as it is on French plates, the chap I bought it from bought it in France when he lived there, he bought it in Dec, 2000 and brought it to the UK in 2001, when it arrived here in the UK it started to have a miss fire problem, only running on 1 cylinder and the garage he took it to could not find the prob, they changed the carb, ( the old card is in bits in a bag) looks like the have put new carb, rubber flanges on, new plugs etc, but with no success, so they gave up as it was starting to cost too much money, so it has sat in his garage since then. So it's not reg, in the UK and has never had an MOT or tax in the UK. Can any body advise on what I need to do to get it reg, in the UK, I have the French paperwork, one is a, prefecturedes yvelines, which has his name, his French address, date de 1st mise en circulation 13-1-2000, N0 dans la serie du type (G) JYA5A00000109835, No immatriculation 512 blo 78 with a date 13-1-2000 and the other paper is a carte international D'Assurance automobile card, anybody speak French I have looked on the DVLA site but it's a bit confusing so any help would be great. I have been looking for a workshop manual for the Yamaha Virago XV 125cc but don't seem to be able to find one for a 125cc they all seem to be for 535 and up, anybody know where I can get one from, second hand would be fine, will def, need one to try and sort the miss fire prob, as could be anything from fuel to electrical, just hope it's not something worse, but he did say that there was no knocking, smoke etc, just running on 1 cylinder and it was running fine in France before it was packed up and sent to the UK, to be honest I paid peanuts for it considering the condition is good for the age of it and also the fact that it has been left in a garage for 12 years, so I won't mind spending some cash on it to get it running and MOT'd etc, Any help would be welcome. Many thanks Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hi Carl, Can I ask you to whack a quick Intro up in the newbie section? Ordinarily you wouldn't get much of a response, as lacking an Intro is considered bad 'netiquette', but since you've written such a detailed post I'm keen to help. Doesn't need to be much, just a bit about yourself, age and riding/mechanical experience. Remember to include your town too, as all this helps us find a decent solution for you. Whacking it into your Profile is a good idea, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlo Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 Hi Carl, Can I ask you to whack a quick Intro up in the newbie section? Ordinarily you wouldn't get much of a response, as lacking an Intro is considered bad 'netiquette', but since you've written such a detailed post I'm keen to help. Doesn't need to be much, just a bit about yourself, age and riding/mechanical experience. Remember to include your town too, as all this helps us find a decent solution for you. Whacking it into your Profile is a good idea, too Hi, Good point, have done it Cheers carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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