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2nd gear issues,, I would be on the phone begging one of our NY members to go check it's rotors to make sure it wasnt 154k miles before I headed out to pick it up! https://buffalo.craigslist.org/mcy/d/85-yamaha-venture-royale/6630035910.html

by the way Snype = AWESOME VIDEO!!!(and so does Tinker IMHO!!) THANKS FOR POSTING IT UP!!!

Could be,, could also be as insignificant as grub needing to be cleaned out of the regulator terminal or the stator terminal or even a dirty battery connection... !! By the way Fool,,, did I tell you about my newest book to hit the book stands this Fall?? It's titled - "Short Shifting - A Guide To Motorcycle Touring Bliss On A Budget!!"

I have been riding 1st Gens for a good while now and have never owned a 2nd Gen so take this for what it is worth (probably not much). My 1st Gens, when tuned and running properly would/will pull rock solid in 5th gear from 30 mph to 130 mph - no stumbling. Matter of fact, one of the ways I like to test their tune and other important parts/pieces (like stator, regulator, diaphram conditions) is to do exactly that - run it down to 30 in 5th -open it up and see what happens (an example of this can be seen in the video below, you will need to start at .20 on the time line there though as traffic was not to conducive to my "tests" - this was a pull done completely in 5th gear - loaded up for traveling and 2 up riding).. One of things I have also admired most about the 74 inch V-4 is actually its ability to crawl at low R's thru the mountains and still maintain an amazing amount of spunk in high R's.. All that said,, and in total agreement with what had already been posted for things to look at, if it were my scoot I think I would also take a close look at the carb diaphrams and ease of slide movement. What I am reading here makes me think of what I always referred to as a mid range "flat spot".. Generally speaking, that type of flat spot (or bog) on an out of tune scoot is usually mitigated thru metering rod adjustment to fatten up the mid range mixture.. Considering that the metering rod on our V-4s is under vacuum control and knowing how many times I have patched up diaphrams on my 1st Gens,,,,,,,,, well,,, thats why I would head there if it were mine....

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Cha,, to some folks what you are talking about here makes absolutely positively NO SENSE at all... Just want you to know that in this case (and probably many others) - Cha = Puc.... I get brother,, I 100% totally and forever more GET IT :sign Rock On::sign Rock On::sign Rock On: = YOU DA MAN (IMHO)!!!

OUTSTANDING Captn!!!!!:dancefool::dancefool: Been thinkin of and praying for you folks Cappy,, hoping that this wasnt all about some kind of health stuff - THANK YOU so much for the update my brother!!! Again,, ALL the very very best on getting that scoot fired up on all 4 and rippen up tires in the desert out there!!!! PLEASE keep us posted about your progress (no matter how slow or fast that happens - this is NOT a summons to hurry up and do something,,, good things can take lots of time some times) and also,, dont be afraid to mention other parts you may need to get your friend/brothers bike going - what you are doing is WAYYY honorable IMHO!!! I also find it down right uncanny that this go posted on the 4th of July = how cool is that :usa::usa: You are more than welcome and God Bless you and the whole project!! Puc

Not that I dont 100 trillion percent agree with ya brother BUT,,, in this case (the case being that this celebration, IMHO, seems to be more of one of our country claiming its independence from Great Britain and the very costly decision of whether or not there was actually going to be a free nation and free men/women on the planet who were going to be self governing = an experiment in self governing as it were). Again,, and this is just another one of those IMHO's that continually tend to get me in trouble, because were are talking about "1776" and not "1945" here, I lean more towards thanking and praising those Patriot souls of the original 13 Colony's way back at the beginning who were willing to fight and die in their fight against Socialism and/or rule by a King (Monarchy) who fought and died for what has become the greatest way of life known to man = FREEDOM!!! HAPPY 4th OF JULY MY FELLOW AMERICANS!! Puc :usa::usa::usa::usa::usa::usa::usa: P.S. I still dont understand why we can't get some kind of a that us old geezers can actually see like @Condor had mentioned in another thread..

M,, I have absolutely no idea if this will help and any way but what you describe as what you are "feeling" in your brakes like something I have "felt" in the brakes of my bikes many times over and,, especially when "flying" a bike in the air when doing a jump on a MX track (brake application in the air is how most of us MXers control the attitude of the bike when air born), correcting that sticky/notchy feeling is mandatory.. Below is one of the main maintenance "tools" that I have used (right or wrong,, it has worked for me) thru the years.. Its fairly simple, no bleeding necessary , and easy enough to do that I employ it every time I swap tires or have to remove the calipers for what ever reason.. When you mention cleaning the calipers,, I had to ask myself if this was part of the cleaning brother? If you got a second,, you might find this helpful,,,, maybe - maybe not.... If nothing else,, if may be entertainment to view while waiting for the brake guru's to jump in here

Alot of the lop eared varmints around here opt for the post 86 4 brush as replacement for the earlier 2 brush models as they say the 4 brush performs better.. Personally, I have found that by keeping a good battery in my scoots and also pulling maintenance on the starter (splitting it open and cleaning the carbon dust out of them) the original starters work fine for many thousands of miles.. Might not be a bad idea to bench test your starter, even open it up and see whats going on internally if it fails bench testing, to double check your findings.. There are other mechanical issues, IMHO, that could be causing similar symptoms and it would be a shame to toss money at it for parts that it may not need..

Oh yea,, concerning the idling funny when Tinker is warm... When this happens do you notice anything strange happening with your Volt meter? Only reason I ask is that, IMHO, even though the Regulator has heat sinks - it still gets very hot and this can cause some strange low voltage situations and low voltage can cause low rpm blubbering and other things... Watch the meter next time it happens and see if you see something happening there Snype..

Be glad to Snype,, which 4 bolts are you talking about brother?? I know for fact that Tweeksis's tranny had its 2nd gear failure proned shim fixed in "back yard mechanic" fashion by "Dennis" (the previous owner to Carbon One who I got her from) because he kept VERY good maintenance/repair notes on her and I have those notes.. It was NOT a dealership repair so I highly doubt what I find is going to make a difference in what your trying to find out here cause back yard fixin usually dont follow Dealership protocol.. Therefore,, and because I am farrrrrr from any form of a "guru" with these bikes,, it may not be a bad idea to summon's up the 1st Gen guru's like @bongobobny or @Prairiehammer and run this by those guys.. Perhaps even @Marcarl would know this one.. I will still be happy to help if I can though and take a peek but I really need a pic or more info cause, for the life of me,, I cant picture the 4 bolts your speaking of... I am a bone head Snype = Help me help you brother!! Puc

Yep,, thats a good one for sure IMHO.. Another thing that often helps with mine has to bleed at the banjo bolt up on the master... Amazing how little air it takes to get a squish happenin.....

Nope sir reeeeeeee Rand,,, had it of been that hat it would have been MINE,,,, mine mine allllllllllllllllllllllll mine = finders keepers when it comes to Willie :dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool::dancefool: Right or Wrong:

OUTSTANDING 40!!!!!!!:thumbsup: Glad to hear you figured it out brother,,, now get out there and let er buck with some good ol CTFW!!!!!

,,, hey Annie,,,, PRAYERS UP that your alright sister - PLEASE let us know if there is anything we can do!!!!!! Love you guys!! Puc:bighug:

I have found everything from wallets to shifters laying on the CTFW west side Lake Shore trail and I am pretty much batting 100% at getting my fellow bikers parts, pieces and accessories back to them... It will be interesting to see how this one works out as this is a very special find IMHO... I know if I were the person who lost this item I would LOVE to have it returned!!! https://muskegon.craigslist.org/mcy/d/did-you-loose-hat-in-north/6631881545.html

:sign yeah that::sign yeah that::sign yeah that: IMHO, I truly think that it has been so long since we have had leadership in America that actually cared about their homeland that the idea of negotiating fairness and a level playing field is shocking to current global players. At some point in time the imbalances in trade and even NATO payments/support has got to be brought to an equal and fair balance or the whole ship is going to sink.. Personally I am proud/glad to see the changes happening and even though consumers are going to be paying more in the short term,, in the long run - the world will be a much better and more stable place..

If what I have been reading about Fool and his Venture,,,, I think the seat he is gonna rig up for Bailey is gonna end up being the front seat..... :crackup::crackup::crackup:,,,, just thought of something,,, should I say it,,,,, ,,, probably not,,, probably end up with another 3 months of club probation if that lop eared boss varmint notices it,,,,, ohhhhhhhhh,,, what da heck,,, what's 3 more months.... Here we gooooo,,,,,, Bailey and Fool pull into Maintenance Day on their Venture and she parks that 1st Gen right in front of all of us - Bailey lifts up her googles,, lets go of the throttle,, reaches up and turns the key off,,, leans back on Fool's lap, tilts her up and looks em right in the eyes and says "wonder who their gonna call the b%*$h now ya lop eared pillion ridin varmint ":crackup::crackup:

This is probably gonna sound nuts (again) but many many years ago when I was just a kid I landed a Honda 305. It was before before kids were allowed to drive, even mopeds,, so the only place I could ride it was round and round the parking lot of the high school which was right next door to our house (unless my dad - who was a Cop - was gone,, then I could ride any where I wanted ). One day,,, while out going round and round in circles my 305 started missing. Similar to present day, I had no clue so I started rippin and tearin it apart... Nothing helped. Dad came home and asked why my bike was scattered all over the school parking lot. I told him what it was doing. He said "put it back together and I'll go fix it for ya"... He took off and about a 1/2 hour later he came back with my little 305 purring like a kitten.. Apparently wide open for 10 miles on the highway was all it needed to clean out the carbon that my dad figured was causing the problems.. Now I am no smart mechanic by any stretch of the word but I can tell you this,,, from that day to present time,,,, none of my bikes have ever suffered again from carbon collecting on the pistons or heads!!!!!! Lawn Mowers? Yes.. MOTORCYCLES - NOT:big-grin-emoticon:

OUTSTANDING AND GOOD ON YA CHA!!!!!!:clap2::dancefool: I have a fairly good supply of clip on weights (the ones that hang on the center rib of the 1st Gen wheels) that I reuse and can tell you that a pair of 2 oz hang on's right from from Mom Yam was fairly common. I also use those 1/4 oz stick on's a lot (my R1) and know that appearance,, because they are so spread out when compared to a clip on - it looks like a lot... Personally,,, I would be good with what ya got Cha as long as she balanced out at triple digits It is possible that you could have fine tuned some of the weight need out by rotating the tire on the rim 180 degrees and rebalancing but still,,, probably not worth the extra effort IMHO.. I helped a friend swap out a rear tire recently and we were shocked to see 27 1/4 oz weights spread over his wheel by a dealership who obviously had no clue about tire installs = 27 of them!!!!! Now if you were talking what I am saying,,, IMHO,,,,, I would have said time for a redo.... NOTE: After reading your description of how ya came out on this balance job = I FEEL THE NEED,,,,, THE NEED FOR

,, showing fine on my end,,,, maybe some sort of intermittent,, parallal universe short circuit crisis I created when I copy/pasted that image over from David's pm.... Hold on,,, I'll try something different (famous last words ).. KAAAAAAAAABOOOOOOOOOMMM:big-grin-emoticon:

A very special thank you to my sweet brother in Arizona = @videoarizona for staying up late last night just to find this for us @Chaharly,,,,,,,, here is that pic of the ride position on Tweeks you and I were yakkin about on UTube. Notice my right leg? I ride a LOT like this, even 2 up and that lower fairing prevents this from happening so I have always removed mine..

Please pardon my interuption here Steven but I am a bone head and gotta ask,,, where exactly should 45 be "blowing it out" at to decarbonize the heads/pistons during this process and exactly what "nozzle" should be covered to catch debris.. If you would not mind, please clairify for an old slowpoke. Thanks

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