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Help My wife's XV 125 Virago needs the fork seals replacing. My question is this where do I find any info on this as I do not have any workshop manuals. Do you need any special tools? How much oil and what grade. I have not stripped down forks before but have read about this it before for other bikes. Where do I start? on the info search!?

dragon lady Thats interesting about the heaters as what could be a heater tube or something is position each side of the manifold side of the carb, each have the same colour wire so could be that.

Hi yeh i know that even found it out the hard way years ago, just don't want to see her learn it the hard way!

Hi to all. New to the site so please can you put up with me! Just got hold of a xv125 for the other half to learn on and keep me company when out on my Triumph, when she pass's the test will be looking at things like the Dragstar or Virago range of mid range size bikes as she is a bit short in the leg department! Anyway I have a couple of questions regarding the xv125. 1 Do you have to move the engine to change the Oil, been looking at it and cannot see how the drain plug will come out as it's very tight regarding space and clearance to the bottom frame tube? 2 Carb Icing, as the bike is an import, think a Japanese Home Market one is this something that happens in South England, did not think it was cold enough here. 3 Is there a difference in carbs between the UK market and Japan 4 The clutch leaver has a electrical loom coming from it but it has no switch at the side stand so it would be possible to ride with the stand down! 5 When the bike is running and its got a bit of heat in the engine the choke lever cannot be moved, does it have some sort of heat sensor attached to the carb.? 6 How is the bike resisted are it via inlet/exhaust or just in the ECU/ignitor box, looking to gain some low down power gains if possible. 7 I can get hold of some Slash Cut Hawk pipes which do not have the large silencer box as per the factory system, worth fitting as far as power gains go or not?