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Old 05-05-2008, 10:59 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Which Viragos DIDN'T have "the starter problem"?

Which years (if any) didn't have "the starter problem"? I thought only the earlier ones had the problem but I saw a thread where someone with a '96 was having trouble too.

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Which years (if any) didn't have "the starter problem"? I thought only the earlier ones had the problem but I saw a thread where someone with a '96 was having trouble too.

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The Virago 535s, predecessor to the V-Star 650, didn't have any well-known starter issues. Thats about all I can help you with.
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Old 05-06-2008, 07:34 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I had a '95 Virago 750cc. Put about 110,000 miles on it and never had any starter problems. I was told that the starter problem Viragos had were solved before the '95 models. There was definitely a well known problem with them. Finally, after 110,000 miles the start BUTTON wore out from being pushed a zillion times. I could have replaced the button, but instead I bought a new bike. What a wonderful bike that virago was! Sold it to a college student for 900 bucks.

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