BratmanXj

Same lever between 1700 Road Stars & the '99-'13 Ventures.

I'm not sure if you're "gaining anything" on an RSV with a LI battery. The cyclist I've know to use them were for custom builds where they needed small (& light) packaging without a spill aspect to hide the battery. They were more expensive and required a specialty charger to use. There's nothing light weight or needing a small space in an RSV that would need that specialty.

1/2" Copper plumbing caps were a snug fit with the factory stainless webbing "gaskets" for the AIS ports on the heads. 10 yrs later and they're still there.

I think i linked mine front to rear on each side of the engine. There was an article on one of the tech forms about "balancing" the engine pulses to the carbs, but I've read on other forums debunking any improvements and never really worried about it since on the Venture. I'm digging into my carbs this winter so maybe I'll eliminate the cross-over hoses.

The brother-in-law just bought a used Stratoliner that has some aged rubber on it, I'm also looking to maybe change tires on the Venture (not a fan of how these Dunlop E4s handle). I was looking at Shinko 777s for the Strat and maybe try the 999 for the Venture, but we're not sold on anything specific at this time. If anyone happens to see a flyer come out for a Black Friday sale please post up. Thanks

I'll 3rd the Shinkos as bang for the buck tires is your not a guy who rides massive miles every year. I had a 230 Tourmaster on the rear of my venture and got 9-10k miles out of it and rode great. Currently running 777 on my in-laws Stratoliner, Verge 16 on the RS Warrior and looking at the newer 999 for the next tire on the Venture.

I have not tired the newest models of Exedra tires, but any bike I've ridden with that line in the past has felt like it wanted to wander. On the other hand, I've always liked the Battlax line on my performance based bikes for both muscle cruisers (RS Warrior) and Sport Tourers (Concours, FJR).

I purchased Wix 51356... they fit last year and I'm hoping they didn't change them recently

The part number in '14 when I ordered mine - M62097

There were Inner & Outer seals on mine, but its been a few years since I've been in there. I bought a complete rebuild kit from All Balls when I did mine https://www.allballsracing.com/18-3194.html

I know a lot of us here have put a Harley touring muffler on our bikes with no change in carburation... I agree that you can probably go back to stock mufflers without an issues.

2nd this... my '99 left me stranded earlier this year with a bad clutch switch after stopping for gas. Bike would power on just fine, but absolutely nothing when you hit the starter. Ended up a with a shorted clutch safety switch shutting down the whole starting system.

Touring Model Harley mufflers fit relatedly easily, but you'll need to make a mounting bracket & order a reducer clamp. If you search Road King Muffler on the forum you'll find plenty of articles https://www.venturerider.org/forum/forums/topic/63033-hd-rk-mufflers-on-rsv/

Agreed, without pictures we're just guessing.... But Oxford does make heated grips and heat controllers, so please provide a picture of the knob & the grips on your bike.

I've already pulled compression, checked spark & changed plugs and narrowed it down to a fuel delivery issue before posing the question for parts here.