The code stamped on a 1996 Virago 750 reads XV750H. Yamaha's service manual for it is part number LIT-11616-XV-11.
Coverage takes in the whole air-cooled V-twin range, 700 through 1100 including the 1100 Special, over model years 1984 to 1999. One volume for sixteen seasons sounds unlikely until you look at how little the platform moved; where it did move, the text names the code affected.
Why the numbers matter
Most of what goes wrong on a bike of this age is settled by a measurement. The manual gives service limits, running clearances, free play figures and torque values as published, so a component is either within tolerance or it is not. Electrical faults get the same treatment, traced through the complete harness diagram against expected readings.
