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peace would remain in the Yammer garage and that V-4's, new or old would live in harmony throughout Yammerland as they should. A discussion then came up about what would become of all of them should mother yamaha (better known to the bikes as The Creator) decide to produce a Gen 3 Venture using the new 1700cc V-Max motor as a powerplant. They all laughed at this suggestion because they knew

Exactly!!!

about how fortunate he was to have ended up in the hands of the Detective. A deal was struck between the more mature 1st Gens and the new 2nd Gen that if

No idea if any of this helped the OP here but I gotta say,, you bunch of lop eared varmints are slicker than a freshly bathed muskrat on a cold winter morning Makes me proud to know ya's!

Hi Gdub and to VR! I may be misreading your question and if I am I apologize. I am assuming that when your talking about replacing the seal you are either talking about the seal around the cap on top of the fork or the seal around the collar that the air travels thru to get into the fork and you are not talking about the fork seal located on the top of the lower leg = the one that the upper tube slides thru when you press down on the front end? Guess we should get that clarified first.. If the leakage is around the cap, its a fairly simple fix = lift the bike so the front end off the ground, remove the cap and replace the o-ring on the cap. The collar would be more involved as you will have to remove the entire front fork, slide it out of the lower triple tree and use the triple trees upper edge to knock the collar off to replace the seals. If it's the actual fork seal (the one in the lower leg) that requires removing the lower leg from the upper tube, that kinda makes me .. The reason why is it seems like you would have had to have lost a lot of fork fluid long before you would ever actually lose air. The reason I say that is that the air pressure that is introduced into the fork is actually pressurizing against the oil inside of the top tube and it works by forcing down on that oil,, seems like the tube would almost have to be empty before it could leak air out of that seal - make sense or am I thinking crazy again:confused24:? Concerning progressives, I have almost completed wearing out my fifth 1st Gen and have yet to own one that came to me not needing progressives. The OEM springs tend to sack very easily. The easiest way to determine whether yours need progressives is to run all the air out of your forks and see how much travel you have in them. If you can hold the front brake and bottom out the forks with no air in them you indeed need progressives. Sitting on its side stand your forks should show 3 1/4 to 4 inches of travel exposed above the bottom leg - I have had them with only an inch or so of travel exposed with sacked out springs. I also might add that, generally speaking, I end up having to replace seals on forks when I end up with sacked springs and I have a theory that the reason for this is because of the pressure put on the seals from oil not having any place left to go - whether thats true or not I dont know but I do know that its VERY common to have blown seals with sacked springs. I have purchased sets thru Ebay and have been very happy with them - they seemed to do fine. There are some small items that need to be addressed when you do the swap (like pre-loading and changing the fork oil) but nothing major. Concerning fork boots. I am an old dirtbiker and very familiar with fork gators and am thinking we are talking about the same thing. These would be covers that go over the tube/lower leg and keep dirt off the upper tubes and fork seal area? The normal arrangement on our bikes is lower leg, seal (with bushing below it, washer, seal, washer, snap ring and then dust cover right above seal (think I got that right - been a while).. They did not come from Yamaha with a Gator or Boot over that joint.. Perhaps someone had stuck boots on your bike in an attempt to help keep seals in it. Personally, I dont think boots are a bad idea if your gonna be running a lot of two tracks but,, experience has taught me that boots can retain moisture which can create pitting on the tubes in certain environments and the type of boot your using.. I have ran a LOT of off road with my Ventures and, other than having to occasionally clean out the fork seals with a piece of old 35mm film negative (or a similar piece of thin plastic) found no reason to lean toward putting gators on my scoot.. Now, all that said, if I were in your shoes and we are talking about replacing the actual fork seals - the ones located at the tops of the lower legs under the "boots". Assuming this is where your getting air from.. I would double, triple check the bushings under the seals very carefully for fit. It is not uncommon for those bushings to go out of spec - especially if they have been ran dry. Those little suckers can and have caused some strange issues (low speed wobbles, premature seal failure) because the upper tubes can actually move laterally inside the lower legs. Not a bad idea to check em as long as you have it apart. Hopefully I didnt loose you back at the first sentence of this thesis and that it helps you somehow. Lets keep our that someone with much more knowledge and ability to communicate it comes along if I lost you:big-grin-emoticon:

Just a heads up Lefty, that Yammer has a hollow leg that holds a lot more ice cream than his teeth do,, just thought I would point that out

That we do brother, THAT we do!!!

that beat within Silver had not been altered or changed so it was clear to the 1st Gens that she was truly still part of the worlds best touring bike family that had begun with the 1st Gen Ventures. It was not long before the pretty 2nd Gen found herself being corrupted by the 1st Gens and joining in a game they had started by placing bets with them as to who Yammer would select to ride on his next journey. Regular dollars mean nothing to motorcycles so the bets were payable with

Be really careful in your foot doctor selection. so it gets re-attached pointing the right direction. Maybe find one who has some perfect refinement, so even your "toe" will be in proper alignment. The limp that you have will be addressed on this Thursday, so when summer returns on your bike you can play. Winter months may be long with therapy and all, But when summer returns we'll be having a ball. No fear do you have or concern for that matter, if thoughts of your White Washer is why all the chatter. These varmints on VR will watch over that thing, so its sure to be ready for NEXT winters sting. We send you our thoughts and prayers dear friend, all wishing you best with full recovery's end. While laying there snoring and under Gods care, have dreams of some snow but PLEASE leave it there!!

and a very MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours Eusa1:santa:!! By the way, I seen have MANY fine examples of your work while out chasing the wind - you do a GREAT job my friend - thanks!!

Very very nice Oz - THANK YOU!! Might add that one of the things Tip and I have found is that its never a bad idea to stop in area's we are riding and yap with the locals to find little hidden treasure rides,, the out of the way places that can spring up off from following main roads like noted on these maps can also add a whole new dimension. Plus making new friends is always fun!! GOOD THREAD!! Greatly appreciated

What in the world,, its been 4 days and no more stupid things? Am I the only one who has done more than one? @Flyinfool? @Marcarl? @ragtop69gs? @Brakepad? @mirider? @Freebird? @Drews? @Eck? @bongobobny? @Condor? @AussieAnnie? @YamaMama? @rbig1? @bluestar99? @StarFan? @bikerjohn? @divey? @Dale124? @Anybody? Hello,, no one else did something crazy?? Ok,, you had your chance,,, guess its all left up to me... My parents lived in an old farm house in my teen years. They had about 80 acres of farm land that I hunted deer on during the second part of our deer season here in Michigan. The soil of that old farm land was really strange, it had a good 4 inches of top soil on it but when it rained hard it didnt drain good and the soil under the top soil would turn to soup and would take forever to dry out. I had 1965 International Utility Truck that I was driving during that era of my life and one day I decided to drive that old truck across my dad's field to haul a deer in I had just harvested (notice the politically correct lingo there:happy34:) - this was about 8 a.m.. The field had its own access to it from the main road and I used that access to get onto the field. I had gotten about half way across the field when I felt the ground give way and felt the frame of the truck settle onto the topsoil. It was at this point that I discovered how truly soupy the soil under the topsoil was because as I stepped out of the truck I watched as the front wheels slowly sank down until the front frame rails were also laying on the ground. :doh: Nearest tree was about 200 yards away along the main road - nothing to hook a come along too:confused24:.. Got a brilliant idea!! Went back to the house and "borrowed" my sisters car, went into town - first used car lot had a 4x4 Jeep Truck for sale - went inside and told em I wanted to test drive the truck .. Pulled the test truck out to my truck in the field, hooked it up, the Jeep went down like a ton of bricks:yikes:.. Walked back to the house, borrowed my mom's car, was back in an hour with another test driver - this was a 3/4 ton Chevy 4x4 manual shift with BIG tires on it,, hooked it up to the Jeep and it went down like a ton of bricks too :yikes: As I was standing there I noticed a County Road Grader coming down my parents gravel road - guy was out minding his own business, doing his job grading the road when I flagged him down.. A little begging and smooth talking and he was out in the field attached to the Chevy,, popped it out no problembo.. Hook onto the Jeep - out it came no problemo.. Hooked it onto my International, will never forget it,, these great big grader wheels that were taller than me rotated about 1/8th turn and that grader went right to the frame:doh::doh:.. I unhooked the chain from my still stuck truck, the driver tried EVERYTHING to unstick himself (lifting with the belly blade and all that) and it WOULD NOT come out!! As we were waiting for this GREAT BIG MASSIVE County Road Commission Tow Truck to appear the driver was telling me that he hoped he had a job after getting found out:doh::doh:.. I was tempted to ask if he would mind if I left my truck hooked up to the grader when the tow truck was running a line out to him but THANKFULLY I wasnt quite THAT stupid:happy34:.. After they left I started the process of washing and returning my "borrowed" vehicles.. Made it to the last car lot just in time.. Was coming home in my Mom's car when it dawned me,, one of my rabbit hunting buddies who was considerably older than me had Triple "A" insurance with towing service. I knew the tow bill would be expensive and this was long before God had invented decent paying job's for 16 year old kids so I did what I had to do - I called my buddy and asked.. He said he thought he could get it towed on his Triple A card. About 9 p.m. a wrecker pulled in, we talked for few minutes, got the payment deal all squared away, the guy hooked the wrecker up and it wouldnt budge the truck, no matter what he did to it the wrecker just slid - I honestly thought my Utility Truck was going end up becoming a field ornament - you know,, decorate it during Christmas,, use it for a hunting blind or something cool like that.. The wrecker driver ended up calling in for a bigger wrecker.. The wrecker company ended up sending a unit very similar to the one the Road Commission had sent out for the Road Grader. About midnight and my Dad's field finally released my truck from incarceration :cool10::cool10::cool10:

and then parking her next to a group of snarling 1st Gen's who had battle notches carved on their sides from the many Hardleys and other 2nd Gens they had slain. It wasn't until the Detective had left her alone with the group that she was able to calm them down with her melodious exhaust tones. The rambuncious 1st Gens began to discover that the heart beating within her finely detailed body proved she was one of them. The person who Yammer had aquired her from had done everything in his power to disguise her true Yamaha beginnings by covering her with

Its not my fault Steve,, she just cant have much fat = special diet and all that...

By the way,, if anyone else is interested in the movie that @Larry1963 posted about - it is on You Tube! ""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KXpt5HeVlg"" Oh yea,, @Marcarl = I really am trying to change brother,, really I am,,, kinda:big-grin-emoticon:

Nope,, but I will now - THANKS Larry!!

I like this thread - THANK YOU for starting it @Leftcoaster and to VR!! Also :welcome1:to @Larry1963 and all other fairly new comers who might be following here!! This place is always fun and exciting and getting to meet new people like you folks is like putting on an extra layer of frosting to an already amazing piece of cake - THANKS for joining the fun!! Puc

and so did I so we made this little video for all of you!! Thank you and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!! The thoughtfulness and warm compassion found in this linked thread was GREATLY appreciated! http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?113972-The-ever-changing-twists-and-turns-of-life-with-Tippy/page3

Our brother brings up an interesting fact, it's not money or clout that will bring North America back. The battles we fight and turmoil we face will only be conquered by God's perfect Grace. Our school's Pledge of Allegiance is no longer needed, and the Bible in our Court's so soon was defeated. A father's loving spank made him a really bad guy, his children locked up and we all wonder why. Merry Christmas it seems became an unwelcome mope, with merry xmas replacing its life changing hope. It's amazing the changes that have taken place, since people stopped thinking about God and His Grace. I would like thank my friend who points out, what the Christmas Season really is all about. His words made me think, a reminder you see of what baby Jesus did for you and for me!

the 1st Gens would handle her making any attempt to prove anything as they had all been giving her a pretty evil stare from the moment Yammer had

no small stir in the Yammer garage because that place had always been housed by the faster 1st Gens so the new 2nd Gen felt

Gotta totally agree with all the advice so far. Some things you didnt mention was how far out you found your sync, whether or not your scoot was doing this before you did the sync, the type and condition of the sync tool you used and - if gauges, what kind of vac readings you may have been seeing. Another area of interest IMHO would be making absolute sure your throttle cables have measurable slack in them - if they are even slightly tight what you describe is common. Another area of concern would be slide diaphram condition and possibly a sticky slide ESPECIALLY if the machine has sat for any length of time and not been run. If it doesn't come around on a re-sync (and I am with these guys - my money is on it will) I would check the above and double check the slide's for stickiness right in the bottom of their throw - always seems like that is where I have noticed the most common area for stickiness.. Hope this made sense? Its been said that I am kind of hard to follow and you may need some expert interpretation of what I am trying to say Another possibility is you may have caused a vacuum leak - check around closely - look at the area where you hooked up your gauges,, vacuum leaks (hoses not connected right, crack in sync nipple) can also do exactly what we are talking..

Bet that puppy turned black n blue!!!!!!! If this nonsense keeps up we are gonna hafta beg Freebird for a new forum thread thingy called VR/ER ,,, may be more popular than the Water Hole if we keep going this way Sorry for the hi-jack Jeff, someday I gotta change my ways!

OUTSTANDING CAPTN'!!!!!!!!:clap2::dancefool::thumbsup: Those pics made me want to pack up the scoot and head atta way!! JUST BEAUTIFUL = THANK YOU!! Oh, and that Trout? GORGEOUS,, made my tummy growl and my saliva glands drain like an old hound dog

Jamsie, thought I would take liberty and move your introduction from the Newbie Welcome thread over here (hoping it will get more exposure) - hope it was ok with you!! You wrote: """"I recently bought a Royal Star Venture with a little under 15k miles on the clock with 7 former keepers, ( did they ride it or polish it ). The idea was to fit a sidecar for my wife who had a stroke and can no longer get on the pillion of my other bike ( VFR 800 VTEC ). it turns out that getting on the RSV is so much easier for her , so will will try a ride solo when the weather gets better in the spring ."""" and I wanted to congratulate you and your precious wife on finding a scoot that she may very well be able to ride on without the need of a side car - THAT would be AWESOME! Thoughts and prayers that the Venture does meet that need and that you two are able to get out and enjoy some biking freedom together!! Nothing like sharing it with your best friend is there? I commend you for not just giving up but for finding a way to do just that - THAT is what its all about my friend! I also highly commend your wife for willingness to try - please tell her my wife (Tippy) and I both look forward to giving her a big hug and that both of us look forward to meeting the two of you in real life - perhaps at a VR outing in the future!! Keep the faith! Puc