1987 Yamaha VIRAGO 535 Service and Repair Manual

Servicing a 1987 Virago 535 properly means working from the factory book, and the number to look for is LIT-11616-XV-36. This machine's model code is XV535T.

Yamaha kept the volume in service for a decade of production, listing it against 1987, 1988 and 1990, then 1993 through 1999. That span is worth knowing when you are hunting parts, since much of the bike carried over unchanged and the manual identifies what did not.

What the book contains

• Specification and torque tables
• Engine, clutch and shaft drive service
• Frame, fork, brake and wheel procedures
• Wiring diagrams with electrical test steps
• Scheduled maintenance tables

It is written for the person holding the tools, with the figures a repair has to be measured against rather than general advice.