Yamaha XV1000 Virago
1June 29, 2022These are the parts I will be removing from the kit.
2June 29, 2022Keeping the battery case on this one, but going to keep it exposed
3June 29, 2022Bug eyes going!
4June 29, 2022The forks will be shortened. A new rear wheel will replace the large front wheel. The speedometer will also be replaced with something a little more subtle. The seat will be replaced with a bratstyle seat.
5June 29, 2022This is how the forks come. They need to be shortened.
6June 29, 2022They have to be shortened from the centre to maintain current distance for other parts of the kit.
7June 29, 2022The handlebars will be shortened.
8June 29, 2022Chop chop!
9June 29, 2022Ta da!
10June 29, 2022This is how the tank comes in the kit.
11June 29, 2022It will need to be reshaped.
12June 29, 2022The tank has been completely reshaped with milliput. The old tank is somewhere under there. After milliput was dry the tank was sanded and sanded until it was smooth.
13June 29, 2022The tank has been primed in Mr Surfacer 1200.
14June 29, 2022Part of the scratch build fuel cap. Cut from styrene and shaped by sanding.
15June 29, 2022One of these old PE wheel parts will add a nice touch to the fuel cap.
16June 29, 2022Well, this is the idea. It will look better once sone
17June 29, 2022These are indicators. One will be used a new rear light and the other will be used as the new speedometer.
18June 29, 2022Uh oh. This piece broke.
19June 29, 2022But I have a solution.
20June 29, 20221.4mm holes drilled
21June 29, 2022This is a guitar string, cut to size.
22June 29, 2022Much better!
23June 29, 2022I forgot to take more photos of thr frame during the process, so this is the finished product. I have cut down the frame and added additional 2mm rod cut to size, to support where the scratch built seat will go.
24June 29, 2022Exhaust pipes will be wrapped.
25June 29, 2022First they are wrapped in medic tape.
26June 29, 2022Then coated in Tamiya panel liner (dark brown). The copper is copper tape cut to size.
27June 29, 2022Exhaust done.
28June 29, 2022These parts done with SMS steel and a bronze sharpie.
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30June 29, 2022Engine coming along. Copper parts done by painting them in a mix of Tamiya titanium silver, titanium gold and pink, then SMS clear brown and lastly SMS crystal topaz. Its more bronze than copper but I actually prefer the look.
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43June 29, 2022Ordered a custom air filter from a company called Impressed. This is actually a 1/24 sale air filter for a car, but is the correct size for this project.
44June 29, 2022Air filter connected. This is where the air filter would have been on the original bike, but hidden beneath a big chrome cover. Its now upgraded and exposed.
45June 29, 2022Big chunky electrical tubing will be replaced with finer tubing. To do this I have drilled 0.6mm holes and inserted brass guitar string to hold the ends of the tubing.
46June 29, 2022Here is the other end of it.
47June 29, 2022Tubing done with 0.5mm inserted into the kit tubing.
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50June 29, 2022Wheels done in SMS chrome and weathered with Tamiya panel liner (black) and Tamiya weathering kit.
51June 29, 2022I need a seat! How do I make a rubber seat that looks like leather. I could create something from scratch using milliput, or I could... use an eraser!
52June 29, 2022Cut the eraser down the centre and rubbed away until I got the shape I wanted.
53July 7, 2022Lines added with a metal ruler, albeit not the most e even. Seat is painted in Tamiya Nato Brown mixed with SMS Flex. Added a wash of Tamiya Light Brown Panel liner, but feel it looked better before I did.
54July 7, 2022Exhaust wrapped and fitted. Love how this looks.
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57July 7, 2022Some additional electrics wiring.
58July 10, 2022Seating plate shaped from styrene, using the rubber seat as a stencil.
59July 10, 2022Rear indicators.
60July 10, 2022Upgraded the stand. This was originally made to be glued in place. I drilled out the join and screwed it in.
61July 10, 2022And now it works!
62July 14, 2022Photoetch detail added to the new and improved handlebars using Top Studio Assorted Details for 1/12 MotoGp.
63July 14, 2022Top Studio Assorted Details for 1/12 MotoGp added to the rest of the bike.
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67July 14, 2022Fuel tank complete. Went for a flat finish on this one. Had originally wet sanded this in 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12000, but the gloss look just didn'tlook
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71July 14, 2022Tank fitte
72July 14, 2022Rear light fitted to custom seat. This was originally one of the front indicatora
73July 14, 2022Seat fitted.
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77July 14, 2022Front forks have been shortened by 11mm and cemented back together again. The copper on the shocks and around the headlight is copper tape.
78July 17, 2022Speedometer fitted. This was originally one of the front indicators.
79July 17, 2022Ignition cut from the original control panel. This will be upgraded from a key turn ignition to a power on button.
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91July 18, 2022Speedometer decal is left over from a Honda Monkey kit and just happened to be the right size!
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97July 18, 20221000 decal placed on the rear of the new custom seat.
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2 May 2025, 19:41 -
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My first attempt at kit bashing. Converting this Virago into a custom brat (bratstyle), or my best interpretation of one anyway. Using two of the same kit so I can get the same size wheel for front and back. I don't really know what I'm doing, so this should be fun lol.
