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BINGOBOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

,,, but SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad your ok Heather!!

Dont much like the thought of another one of us moving on from scooting but REALLY like your direction of collection Jack!!!!! Wishing you all the best in the move brother and look forward to seeing and hearing more of your Gun Reports:thumbsup:

Never ever knew Deer were attracted to Pecan Pie!! Glad it all worked out ok Mike!!

Even though that "nurse" seems to be moving, wait till the drugs wear off an ya discover you been staring at a drip bag on a pole:223: WELCOME BACK BROTHER! Prayers Up for a complete healing!!

Like a lot people in our country today, I wasn't alive at the time that Imperial Japan decided to blindside our homeland on that fateful day. Having grown up in the 60's developing my shooting skills at our local VFW turkey and dynamite shoots under the guidance of groups of "the greatest generation", I did however have the honor and privilege of hearing many battle stories by hanging back and being an avid listener. I personally witnessed grown men, who had served in battle, shed tears for the fallen with their brothers who had also somehow managed to survive the horrors of WW2. The memories of the stories I heard during those teenage years still produce a lump in my throat and a tear in my eyes when I think about them. The Father of one of my High School sweetheart's had served in the Pacific from '43 thru the wars end, Bob Alsteen was his name. It was thru my relationship with Bob's daughter that the Lord would allow me to gain access to places like the VFW and American Legion and thereby be akin to hearing such sacred battlefield stories - tales that would normally be discussed only between those who had served. I became very close to her Dad during those years - we were friends who actually spent more time together than I even spent with his daughter (probably why she broke up with me). One day his daughter and I were "home alone" and had somehow found our way into the backroom of her parents home. I am not sure what distracted me from our normal Teenage antics (may have been the neatly folded American flag sitting on an end table) but somehow we got on the discussion of her Fathers service years. The topic having been breached, she opened a dresser drawer and produced a "Purple Heart" medal and Letter of Commendation honoring Bob for his service. Even though Bob and I spent many hours listening to country music (with an occasional "goo goo bar" ad) on a radio station out of a place called Fort Worth Texas while we drank our evening beers after a long day in the deer woods, he never discussed the fabric of the circumstances surrounding that medal and I never asked. Just being in the presence of "One Who Served" was honor enough for me. I often sat back after "a shoot" and listened carefully to those late night war stories among Bob and his Band of Brothers in an attempt to find out more about his medal. Day and time never produced an answer to my curiosity about the matter but that really has had no effect on the deeply patriotic feelings and love I hold for those, like Bob, who answered the call when their country needed them. Today, 75 years later I stand with those who, in solemn thankfulness, honor and gratitude, remember what happened at Pearl Harbor and how patriots like Bob Alsteen stood for Liberty and protected our way of life.

Prayers Up for your little one Snype!! Give her a great big :bighug:for me brother.. Phones ringing off the hook,, be back:happy34:

Got that right Lenny = :cool10::thumbsup: Thanks ya bunch of lop eared varmints for ALL your continued thoughts and prayers!! Gonna buy ya'll a Hot Dog once we get beyond these medical whoop tee doo's :thumbsup:

Try this Mike - heyyyyyy @Eck ,, WAKE UP!!!! Dont know nuttin about the Tampa Area Bongo but wishing you and Becky a FANTASTIC trip out there!! Eat a Lobster Hot Dog and do some hoola hoops for us out there brother!!!

Heyyyy ya lop eared double dippin, makin, gear headed varmint,, wish we didnt have this pond between us - we could go into the local fix em up shop and see if we could get one of those 2 fir one deals Prayers Up on this next repair job brother - hope you heal up fully and ready to !! :lightbulb:If you think about it, try to be thinking about all your :biker: buddies around here when they put ya out to fix ya - last time I did that I woke up with a great big on my face, dream went like this = after a good party at Don's, had "frosty" on the back of Tweeks and was headed into Oberlin to have em made into:essen_024: :essen_024::cool10: Prayers Up Jeff!! BUT = if your gonna do that,, make sure ya leave the nozzles and longitude/latitude adjustments set for the state of New York Fool:stickpoke:!!

WOWZY what a mess!! Been seeing that on the news Randy - NOT GOOD!!! Prayers Up for ALL the folks affected by this, especially those who have lost loved ones because of it..

Heyyyyyyyyyyy,, wassup ya bunch of lop eared ,, ,, wheely ridin varmints:Cartoon_397:? Back to hanging out at the hospitals, urologists offices and Cancer screening joint = not that much fun,, nary a Venture part to be found .. Lots of tweeking of the not so fun type. Seems having to put off my follow up biopsy to deal with the new Tuner didnt make my bout of Cancer none to happy. Stuff decided to spread some. Lot of decision making concerning approaches to deal with it all. More to come but it looks like right after Christmas/beginning of January they are gonna do some cutting n trimming in there. Fool,, thanks for holding off the :snow: with that last batch of ,, got my blower mounted and ready but haven't been up to dealing with the usual +10' . Thanks for the thoughts, concerns and prayers gang = GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

,,, CONGRATS to you and Taters Big Tom = THAT is AWESOME!!! :happy65: THANK YOU for your years of civic service and ALL the best in your retirement!! To all other members,, here's a quick investment tip = invest heavily in the Ice Cream industry :big-grin-emoticon::big-grin-emoticon: and dont forget to build up your home use ice cream supply within the next 21 days:fnd_(16):!!

Indeed,, THANK YOU for posting this Arby, had never read that before either. It is kind of disconserting though, sort of feel like a youngster who just found out that Santa isnt real and I had been mislead for all those years. Makes one wonder why the truth has to be hidden instead of taught openly in our School systems, seems like a heritage like we Americans have would be proudly taught across our lands. The debth and gravity of what our nation had gone thru in our quest for freedom, liberty and a capitalistic society for all Americans during that undaunting time period sure lends ones self to understand how deeply God fearing and Patriotic President Lincoln was. Amazing:usa:, just amazing:usa: = Thanks Arb and THANK YOU Honest Abe!

Back at cha JD and THANK YOU for the traveling safety Prayers Up!! Had to run into town this morning and almost got ran over while walking into a gas station for a loaf of bread = keep those prayers coming brother!!

Back at cha Speedy and ditto on what you wrote brother!! Happy Thanks Giving to all!!

Right back at cha Bossman!! Got SOOOOOOOOOO much to be thankful for!! Got to fully open my repaired right hand and feel my soon to be born (due Feb) Grand Son kick in his Mommies womb!! Da kid responded to the word "Mini Bike" with a solid THUD Happy Thanks Giving to all you lop eared varmints! Puc n Tip

TOTALLY diggin on this ,,, bringing back some mighty fine groove if ya get my drift.. Now I REALLY miss my flower covered hip huggers, beads, mood rings, fortune telling 8 Balls, beaches wreaking of copper tone, late night Super Soup at Dunkin Donuts to quench the munchies, Temptations blairing from the AM radio, those little Christmas tree air freshners and mini skirts.. Diggin the heat brothers, diggin the heat - peace love dove, far out n solid! Dedicated to my friend @slowrollwv - thanks for turning me on to this tune bro!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKC5ecLi3Og

I know,, I know I know,, I am a little touched and come off with some off the wall kind of things but,,, I wonder if a previous owner over tightened the cap on the res, split it open and then repaired it with some sealant. The sealant got hot and deteriorated over time and formed a goo on the anti freeze.. Not to be discovered until David discovered the split cap.. Hey Captain Vaz = LOVE your ship brother!!

Hi Arby and to VR ,, glad you found us in your search for your next scoot . Your definitely on the right trail looking at these V-4's and, IMHO, getting excellent advice thus far.. Here is a link to a parts fiche for the scoot your looking at: http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/1999/ROYAL%20STAR%20VENTURE%20-%20XVZ13TFL/parts.html .. Also, concerning the gear "whine" you have been informed of, if you click on the video below and take a listen from :40 to :46 you will get a small example of what is being talked about. As mentioned, I am currently in process of wearing out #6 of a long history of wearing out Ventures and all of mine have had this whine. All mine have been 83/84 models (MK1's) though, I have never owned a newer model with the bat wing fairing like you are looking at but have heard the whine can be somewhat louder on those models but cannot attest to that. Personally, I relegate that to a good stout straight cut gear set and actually have come to enjoy listening to it sing - kinda like a good gear driven Supercharger if you will:big-grin-emoticon:. IMHO, the asking price for the scoot your looking at is about average - have seen some for less - some for more. Mileage is about normal for scoots that I have seen around - this place is jam packed with lop eared varmints who, like you, cant even imagine only putting on a couple thou a year but I dont think these folks are "normal", as it were. Easiest way to find out whether its 123,000 or 23,000 is a quick peak at the rotors - a scoot with 23k on it should show only minor wear down there.. Also, maybe check the foot peg rubber and push buttons on the controls for wear. Regardless of miles, being an older scoot there is a good chance it will be time for carb diaphram replacement. Those are a fairly common issue with older CV carbs. Also maybe take a peek at the bottom of the rear shock for any dampness. I know Mom Yam did an update because of early shock failure. At a minimum I would also start the bike in a dark area (like a garage), let it idle and watch the headlight as I revved it slightly to make sure the headlight brightens a little coming off idle. I dont think the 2nd Gens have a Volt meter on em (the 1st gens like I am used to do) that you can quickly check the charging system with but, a good old school way of testing one is with the headlight. Maybe also fiddle with the key switch with the bike running to see if you get any abnormalities.. Have also heard of some switch failures out there.. Concerning the valve clearance maintenance schedule. Indeed, as mentioned, I have personally never did it on any of my scoots and have chased them out to well over 200k each (the last one had well over 300k on her before I retired her) BUT - have also been told I probably got dropped on my head as a child so take that for what its worth. If your buying this one from a Dealership, it might not be a bad idea to see if you can work a valve clearance job into the deal - never hurts to ask. Carb syncing is a piece of cake. On my 1st Gens its about a 20 minute job with the hardest part being getting the tie wraps I use to secure the side covers re-attached:missingtooth:. I have used everything from Morgan Carb tuners, digital syncers, mercury sticks and vac gauges to do mine and am currently using a 100 dollar set of four gauges that I got a ebay a few years ago. The set came with all the attachments for several applications (used to build 750 Honda choppers - the extentions that came with the set are worth they weight in gold for those puppies) and also have built in valves for smoothing out the bounce. Work great IMHO. A good friend of mine I met on the site (known as @mirider ) finally caved and allowed me to do my first 2nd Gen carb sync on his bike named Big Red before he swapped Big Red off for a new Harley TriGlide .. That was my first 2nd Gen (like you are looking at) I have ever touched, the carbs have different adjustment screw locations and sync a little differently but I gotta say - I think the 2nd Gen is actually a little easier (maybe cause they dont have side covers held on by tie wraps). MiRider told me later that he thought my gauges did a good sync job - think he said his MPG increased substantially and the bike ran a lot better. As far as fuel grade needs go, one of the really awesome things I have ALWAYS loved about my Ventures is that they always seemed happy with 87 octane = never ever a complaint or ping one.. I have also burned a LOT of 85 octane while cow towning out west - little stand alone pumps out in the middle of no where and only 85 octane available started that - push or try 85 octane = I ride!! Stuff did great even loaded to the gills and two up. I have gone thru a LOT of tires and have yet to find have a rear go beyond 7k. We ride heavy and in lots of heat so that maybe thats why. Worst wear was Dunlop 404, best was a toss up between Michilind and Metz. I am one of those that had a Metz delaminate toward the end of its life, didnt blow. Had a buddy have the same thing happen only he and his wife had one come apart and blow and caused an accident - wont go back to Metz unless I have to (once again, I would rather ride than walk if at all possible). Have yet to try a dual compound - helped a neighbor with a remount on his Ultra Limited a while ago - tire was just under 250 bucks but he was told 20k no problembo. Lord willing and the creek dont rise, I am gonna try and talk him into a trip across the desert next year with our bikes fully loaded and ladies in tow just to see how those new dual compounds really do perform.. Be worth it if they really will nock down 20k miles on pavement hot enough to melt the bottoms off the tenner shoes - if not, will probably stick with my hundred dollar tires and tire spooning on new ones every so often. Sorry to hear about your VTX1300 problems - never fun having to retire a faithful steed. I always thought those VTX's were high mileage scoots and heard good things about em. Wanna share about what happened to it? Just by observation and being around a few of them, I wonder if it may have been valve/cam/head issues? Once again, welcome to VR and all the best in your search for your next bike Arby! Puc

ALL great advice (as always) IMHO.. I have had both the "oil seal" and the "Water seal" on the impellar shaft fail on the water pump(s) on my MK1's and both resulted in leakage from the weep hole on the bottom of the pump before contamination occurred.. My water cooled MX bikes were all internal water pumps that would leak into the case when a seal went and you could easily see the oil turning into chocolate milk but they were not designed with the weep hole... Vaz, IMHO,, ya might check and see if the weep hole is open on the bottom of the water pump and see if your picking up any oil from there. Because that weep area is located between the oil seal and ceramic water seal, if there is a seal problem associated with the impellar shaft it really should show up there as long as the weep hole is open.. Does that make sense?? Another thing I would do if it was mine is pull the rad cap itself and check it closely for oil contamination,,, maybe you or a previous owner some how got some oil mixed in with some antifreeze and its just showing up after a top off.. I have never had "Twinkie" problems but have heard of some folks who have too.. Never even had one apart but my understanding is that both oil and coolant frequent that area - thinking I would follow up on Yamagrl's suggestion if it does show to be an actual issue and its not water pump related.. Vaz,, you in need of the whole tank or just the cap?

Dont tell Carbon One but I was so excited about actually owning a MK1 with a working second gear that I just HAD to spin up his old bike and see what she'ld do in second.. Creeped real close to 80 before grabbin third = MAN that felt good .. Suckers will spin up if ya let em!! Speaking of spinning em up,, any of you lop eared varmints ever spin up an R1? Never owned one (still on my bucket list) but rode a buddies,, told me to pin it in 1st gear and hang on - tap it out to the rev limiter and check my speed = 103 IN FIRST GEAR :guitarist 2:

GOOD THREAD CAMOS = right there with ya!! A HUGE tip of the hat and thank you to ALL the "Steves" (and Stevettes too) out there!! :bowdown:

Judging by the skiff of snow over spray we got out of that last one as the 20" plus of powder went over head on its way to New York - I would say our buddy @Flyingfool has just about got the velocity stacks on his Snopercharger tweeked for winter and set for longggg range... You lop eared varmints may just rue the day you with The Wisconsin White Washer!!!:snow::snow::snow::snow::snow::snow:

I have stored 2 ways and both very successfully .. One is fairly simple and most enjoyable = put it on the center stand as Jeff mentioned to take the load off the boingers, Seafoam to spec and then leave it all together, start it up at least once a month, let it idle to temp, rev it a little to keep the carbs flowing with fresh fuel, drop it in gear and spin the rear wheel and stop it from spinning with the rear brake to keep em freed up = with this method you get to visit with your scoot and make plans for next year PLUS, if your really touched like some folks around here - you can sit on it and pretend your .. The other way, which gets more involved and not as much fun. Seafoam or Stabil to spec and fill tank, double check AF, run to make sure the entire fuel system is treated, center stand the bike, pull the battery and put on tender, steel wool stuffed in breather opening for mice control, drain carbs, smack each brake caliper with rubber mallet to drive pistons in (you can tell they are in by wiggling em a little), stuff steel wool into pipes for mice control, light coat of wd-40 on all chrome/metal (stay away from brakes) - spraying down mono linkages, swing arm joints and other pivot points a plus unless your scoot has zerks (I like to use spray White Grease for this), drape some carpet foam over bike to absorb condensate and then cover with a decent tarp that will cover complete bike. Make a wrap around the tarp with a rope to seal it as close to ground as possible and then under the bike and over the saddle area to keep it from getting blown off in the winter winds. ** - bleeding in new hydraulic fluid and lubing throttle cables with one of those cheapy cable lubers and some synthetic bicycle chain lube (best cable lube I have found) is optional but is a good time to do it. Reverse direction come spring but change the oil before you fire it up so all the nasty stuff is in the bottom from sitting. Fill the carbs by bumping the kill switch till the bowls are full and pump stops. Pump brakes till solid.. Pack up n drive off into sunset - dont forget so you can come on here tell about your adventures and not get in trouble with the !