Venture Royale Rear Shock

[Rick Butler]

Hey guys,

 

Does anyone know where there is a 1300 rear shock for a Venture Royale? I'm helping a friend out with a 83 standard and I had forgotten how bad these rear shocks are. It's my suggestion that he replace it with a coilover off a Royale.

 

Any ideas,

 

Rick

[lonestarmedic]

Rick - there is one hanging on the 1986 sitting out on the back porch.

 

JB

[Dragonslayer]

Hey guys,

 

Does anyone know where there is a 1300 rear shock for a Venture Royale? I'm helping a friend out with a 83 standard and I had forgotten how bad these rear shocks are. It's my suggestion that he replace it with a coilover off a Royale.

 

Any ideas,

 

Rick

I have one for sale.

[herbhanson7]

i have a 83 royal with only 10,500 on it, was my dad,s bike, he passed on i got it when it had 6,400, it seems the rear shock likes to be a low boy when i put my lovely 135 pound with on it, i maxed the air pressure to 85, i didnt go higher then that, it still grinds the mud flap , lost a 1" already off it ... eekk,,, i bought a shock on ebay, it says it was off a 83, but this one has no coil around it,i have the computor control air supention on it, the other shock dont, i,m thinking about putting rubber spacers on the stock shock, like you do onn race cars when you want to increase spring pressure, or should i try to modify the new old shock to work with the air ride,, or plug rear line that goes to the compresor, and manual air up the new shock, input please, is this one of the weak link in the ventures of that year?? thanks herb in ohio

[Venturous Randy]

i have a 83 royal with only 10,500 on it, was my dad,s bike, he passed on i got it when it had 6,400, it seems the rear shock likes to be a low boy when i put my lovely 135 pound with on it, i maxed the air pressure to 85, i didnt go higher then that, it still grinds the mud flap , lost a 1" already off it ... eekk,,, i bought a shock on ebay, it says it was off a 83, but this one has no coil around it,i have the computor control air supention on it, the other shock dont, i,m thinking about putting rubber spacers on the stock shock, like you do onn race cars when you want to increase spring pressure, or should i try to modify the new old shock to work with the air ride,, or plug rear line that goes to the compresor, and manual air up the new shock, input please, is this one of the weak link in the ventures of that year?? thanks herb in ohio

 

This interesting.

My 83 std rear shock has a coil on it.

Also on this 83 std with 85 pounds in the rear shock, I would be checking to see if your frame is cracked and twisted near the centerstand. How hard is it to get on the centerstand?.

RandyA

[PBJ]

Would putting progressive spring in the front help "lift " the rear at all? I have to replace the springs in my 85. they bottom out over most everything but the rear may need replacing too. Any suggestions on a good replace shock ? what company seems best?

[capn eddie]

I bought one off ebay two days ago for $102.00 that has a progressive spring on it . there was a couple more on ebay without the progressive spring, i also found on the progressive site you can get just the spring for around $96.00 if you shock is ok and you just need the spring like me but i bought the shock with it on for the price of the spring

[herbhanson7]

no cracks or bent frame , this bike is in alsome condition, only scuffs are on the faring were a old lady back in the bike it fell over and scuffed the corner , the bike goes on center stand with ease, i just bottom out with my wife on board, i want to get a trailor but with this shock problem ,no way , i keep hearing about this progressive spring, what would be the best advise on this shock matter,??

input on removing seat,

[rhncue]

no cracks or bent frame , this bike is in alsome condition, only scuffs are on the faring were a old lady back in the bike it fell over and scuffed the corner , the bike goes on center stand with ease, i just bottom out with my wife on board, i want to get a trailor but with this shock problem ,no way , i keep hearing about this progressive spring, what would be the best advise on this shock matter,??

input on removing seat,

 

I put on a Progressive rear spring last summer and it helped very little in my case. Are you sure that the air is in the rear shock and not just saying it's there on the controller? Although the bike is supposed to be on the center stand when filling with air, try going from 0 lbs. pressure to max while the bike is on the side stand and see if the bike rises or not.

 

Dick

[dksmith196958]

we have a 84-85 royale i can add air with wife and i sitting on it it will lift

us and our gear no issues at all. ours is also a coilover. but can anyone tell

me how do u rebuild the front fork valves ??