Pull the hoses off the carbs, stick the ends in a gas can big enough to hold all the gas in the tank, and turn the fuel petcock to "reserve."
The fuel tank capacity of the 1993 Yamaha XV Virago 1100 is 4.7 gallons. This is equivalent to 18 Liters.
4.4 galons
You should top up your tank then add a bottle to the gas tank.
The fuel tank on the 1987 Yamaha Virago 750 holds about 2.3 gallons of gas. This bike is a cruiser with an air cooled four stroke engine.
under the gas tank
how do you drain the tank on a v star 650
Fuel capacity is 3.6 US gal with .7 US gal reserve
3.2 gal. ( 12 l ) Reserve 0.7 gal. ( 2.6 l )
ride it until it stops running.
It's very easy take your seat off by turning the helmet lock key oposit direction and lift off seat.You will see at the base of the tank where the seat was covering a rubber pad.There is a clip there that slides aft then you just have to disconnect the fuel line on both sides from the petcocks. Drain your tank first.
There are actually three - two for the engine and one for the oil tank.
The proper oil level in a 2002 Yamaha s-star 1100 classic would be the level where on the stick it meets the right mark so that you dont under or over fill the tank.