Yamaha Virago - removing handle bars?

[sunhuntin]

how would one go about doing this? i want to put on a home made camera mount, but the bottom half wont fit between the bars and the dash, so i would like to lift the bars up just enough to fit the piece, and then reattach.
98 xv250 virago, if that make a difference.

any advice would be appreciated!

[FROSTY]

By lift the bars do you mean rotate em or actually lift them in the mounting?

[sunhuntin]

lift in the mounting. they are fine height wise where they are, but i need to lift them to make a gap to fit the bottom half of a camera mount underneath. theres barely enough gap for a pin to fit as they are now.

[FROSTY]

sorry SH my mental imageing has you trying to put the camera mount in between the very top clamp and the bottom clamp.the issue there is your handlebars wont clamp up tight

[Paul in NZ]

Perhaps best to take a picture of the assemblage as is - sorry, not familiar with the actual bike.

[sunhuntin]

got it sorted guys, thanks. the guy i asked to make it refused to even look at shifting the bars for the reason frosty said.
instead he found a spare bike mirror mount laying around, and with the help of the engineer at work, put together a mount that attaches to the up arm of the bars. the rod has a thread tapped on the end for the camera. took a few test photos and it works great, aside from the fact my camera is now refusing to screw on. photos are clear as, with very little blur.
you can sit there and turn it for ages, and it just pops off again. so gonna have to experiment somehow... might have to track down some lock tight or something else to help hold it on for the ride, but can be easily removed afterwards.

first photo is, of course, the mount. my camera has a lanyard attached with a breakaway clip. i tie the lanyard around the bars to help steady it and also in case the camera unscrews.

second photo is a pic taken at about 90-95k.

[hayd3n]

got it sorted guys, thanks. the guy i asked to make it refused to even look at shifting the bars for the reason frosty said.
instead he found a spare bike mirror mount laying around, and with the help of the engineer at work, put together a mount that attaches to the up arm of the bars. the rod has a thread tapped on the end for the camera. took a few test photos and it works great, aside from the fact my camera is now refusing to screw on. photos are clear as, with very little blur.
you can sit there and turn it for ages, and it just pops off again. so gonna have to experiment somehow... might have to track down some lock tight or something else to help hold it on for the ride, but can be easily removed afterwards.

first photo is, of course, the mount. my camera has a lanyard attached with a breakaway clip. i tie the lanyard around the bars to help steady it and also in case the camera unscrews.

second photo is a pic taken at about 90-95k.
should be a 1/4 in thread maybe replace the buggered thread with a heli coil

[sunhuntin]

the buggered thread is in the camera, as it is plastic. i just tried mums camera, and it screwed on no worries. *puts thinking cap on*

[hayd3n]

the buggered thread is in the camera, as it is plastic. i just tried mums camera, and it screwed on no worries. *puts thinking cap on*

a heli coil will replace the existing shitty thread on your camera

[sunhuntin]

where to find and what is a heli coil? :stupid: thanks! i would like to get it sorted before tuesdays ride.

[Headbanger]

Ask down at Mitre 10.

[tourist76]

which oil to use for the 1981 Yamaha Virago XV750?

Haynes says use the 20-40, which the bike shop and repco say is discontinued. Found some at the warehouse dirt cheap but not sure if its the same stuff u r meant to use for a bike. The warehouse caltex havoline (i think) says its for older cars and light trucks. is the bike 20-40 different from a car 20-40 and what should one use on an 1981 machine with low-low mileage?