How do I sort this out?

**rockz9** · 02-15-2007, 12:48 PM

Thats a nice bike ...would sending out the part to get rechromed be an option or just looking for that part in chrome....

**Jngrbrdman** · 02-15-2007, 02:52 PM

I`ll have to look in to getting it replaced and what my options are. Once Yamaha started with the V-Star model they pretty much seemed to forget about the Viragos. Parts are hard to come by for them these days. I`m actually looking for another one so that I have a parts bike that I can canibalize if need be. I`ve been cleaning and replacing things as needed and these covers are one of the last things that need to be sorted out before I call it good enough.

**TrueDetailer** · 02-15-2007, 04:45 PM

Instead of using steel wool why not wetsand it down and then polish it? One of those buffing wheels and some rouge would make that bling.

**budman3** · 02-15-2007, 06:53 PM

Well if you do decide to replace one side or both, the crankcase covers are about $130 each plus $10 for each gasket. If your interested in that I`ll give you a link to a site that has great OEM prices vs. the dealerships where you may pay double that... if you want to replace them. I too was thinking that the covers would be $300+ a piece so this may be a good option.

I`m not going to lie, taking the covers will be some work. I spent a few hours on one side with a razor blade just trying to remove the old gasket before I could add the new parts. Very tedious and time consuming but if that`s what it takes then thats what it takes.

There are various ways you can fix the parts if you go this route as well. If you just want to clean up the un-cleared area some steel wool with some metal polish would work well.