Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

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Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by barker » Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:47 pm

I rode my bike out of the garage, parked it up, turned it off, went in to have a cup of tea, came out ten minutes later, and the bike would not start, not even a green light on.

I put a new battery on. It started, but when I put it in gear it cut out

Could it be the side stand switch or relay or what?

The bike is a Yamaha XV535 Virago

Any ideas as to the problem?

The cub starts, so I have transport to work.
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Re: Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by JOHNBOY » Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:10 pm

my bandit does that it is the sidestand switch there for safety reasons stops you riding off with the sidestand down

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Re: Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by barker » Sat Jun 23, 2018 9:14 pm

put a new side stand switch off a working bike still wont go in to gear next in line a relay if no joy with that i dont know

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Re: Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by Mick-H » Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:55 pm

Disable the sidestand switch and if it still cuts out you'll need to look elsewhere.

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Re: Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by barker » Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:11 pm

its not the side stand or the relay, so im now thinking clutch

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Re: Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by Newtsalad » Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:07 am

DOes it have a switch on the clutch lever? I haven't ridden mine for so long I can't remember....

Is it a hard stall, or an electrical cut out? Difference should be obvious. If it's a hard stall, might be a sticky clutch?

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Re: Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by boofbee » Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:24 pm

Had this on my Bandit. It was the clutch lever switch.

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Re: Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by Newtsalad » Wed Jun 27, 2018 11:51 am

I had a look at mine yesterday, 1990 model, it doesn't have a switch on the clutch lever.

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Re: Yamaha XV535 Virago - starts but stalls in gear

Post by barker » Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:42 pm

fixed it turned out to be the side stand switch ,altho i put a working switch from a working bike on it , and that never solved itin the end i looked at the femal part of the connecter that the switch fits into lose connecter plus a bit green so a clean up and tighten up als well again

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