Big Lou

Wow 110 In 3rda, may not fix speedo,,,got a speeding ticket back in 87, ,,71 On a 200 Sx 3 wheeler,love power,this has,an a box too,didnt get a head set for radio an cb,,cb does pick up just cant talk,trying to figure out how to put a mike on it..got mikes here somewhere

Nice bike? Custom? or Rat bike? So I'm new here and probably will stay. I bought an 89 Venture Royale, for $900, 4hrs. from here. I rode it home. Dude told me on phone it had been laid over; me being a car guy, it's fixable, radio, COOL I only buy trucks with sliding glass and a radio, so a bike with a radio is extremely cool. Las year i rode a 600 honda all summer. I've rode Harleys and Victory--never my own till this Venture, adventure turns out. I got there as the sun was setting. Dude says, "I resealed the front valve cover" and he tells me how he rode it to places that are easy 5 or 6 hours from his house. I bought it for gas mileage. I needed something goood on gas, never seen a big bike with the fairing under the radiator. It is missing, and I didnt miss it. Few scratches for "laid over." Water tube was "glued", fiberglassed for real. I rode it home. It is the biggest bike I have ever rode. I think the most comfortable. So a week in, a water leak develops at the thermostat housing at the time the clutch slipped out of my hand. I live at the top of a mountain and my driveway is gravel. First mishap was the day I bought it, 4 hrs. home and put my feet too wide on gravel. Learned about picking it up the hard way. It's heavy, 1300 ain't no joke, so my first trip to parts store was for a clutch handle. Yamaha quit making parts after ten years,,,,,,so I got a clutch handle off an 87 FJ at the scrap yard for ten dollars. Now my finger tips don't have to work clutch, but had to cut off a tab and it is right again. Dealer has to order o-rings for thermostat. I work as a mechanic so I can make parts faster than he can order. EVERYTHING IS A WEEK!!!!, at all shops. So I fixed water leak with catapiller o-ring for free and a triangle file to plastic housing till I got tight fit. Now whole water system is that way. Dude had fixed water elbow with putty so elbow was almost clogged. It's 90 today. It's sitting idling and the fan don't come on unless I give it gas. Three weeks ago I left a red light in a hurry, racing. I developed a knock in tranny, loaded it on a trailer, took her to an older shop. Dude said, "I dont know, but do not ride it like that." So I pulled wheel, swing arm, nothing I could see or feel would make this knock. I can feel knock at outputshaft housing.. got to be tranny. Pulled motor, dude who fixed valve cover needs killing... I get it all apart, 3 out of 4 half moon clips that hold bearing steady in housing are missing. Order a WEEK of course, cleaned every thing and in process found stator cover busted and case split to the bolt hole, where starter is--all under it, so welded that up, the bolt hole in curve under starter gear was broke out. Dude needed shares in glue factory,,,permetex should advertise with his fixes. So stator cover is straight now, took it off so many times,,whew,, all the bearings are good. Water is fixed, had dude at a computer shop fix e4 code on class, did that twice. Still if I push on plug it'll work. Dried out beads in class. Dude said new brakes, new stator, and new rectifier, and it's new. Bolt holes on fairing are gone, put on with tie wire, wouldn't mess with it except for lights. Budget is way shot, even with me making gaskets. So far including me buying bike, I got $1100 in and that includes me welding casing, oil change, fixing class enough I can use it, also gaskets, new oil in rear. Dude gave me some parts ,,,a dash speedo cable gear for front wheel, said speedo don't work, pulled front wheel. It's the washer with an ear on it in the rim that's broke, took a hard line off a chevy and fixed all vacuum leaks , fit right in tight, now on cold start, it'll spit a little, and acts like it ain't running on all 4. After it warms up, get out of the way,,,thanks to Pete and Gary. Pete was right even with the tranny shafts where the bearing shouldn't have moved I could see where it scored the housing. That pushed the bearing into the housing leaving room for gears to knock. Bearing clips hold all gears tight on shaft together. I have done Eaton, Rockwell, and Muncie, never seen this before. Thanks to Gary I firmly believe I got the balance shaft in right, and a GEO valve cover gasket has the same kind of t shape to it, no leaks, budget shot, angry at all Yamaha dealers. I've got a Porsche 928 here, only made a few years, easier to get parts for. Dude in biggest shop in Birmingham AL I COULD FIND WOULDNT EVEN LOOK TO SEE IF SOMETHING OFF SOMETHING else would fit. He has Polaris, Yamaha, Ducati. i am very proud of my bike now , its mine, AALLL MINE, HEADACHE INCLUDED. SOME ONE HERE CALLS THEIRS THE blue beast. It definitely is a beast! Thank you all.. now to go finish. It's got straight pipes, and I washed them with deisel fuel to clean off "I fixed an oil leak." Almost a bad idea, shines great, run out all flying critters and me till it burnt off. Thought I'd ruined a ring, ,,,,,,Once again thank you. Oh yea first water leak was from a rock in down tube on radiator to thermostat housing,,$38 at Yamaha, 10 including gas at Napa. So now to original question, nice bike ,,custom,, or rat bike,,, I am trying to name it,,,,,,, It ain't for sale,, You can't ride it, and don't need to be sitting on it. This from a conversation yesterday,," You've got the biggest rat bike in history" ... No I did what I had to do to get it done...He was sitting on my precious blue bike!

i make any uxcuse i can to ride a dirt road

If its out put a shovel full of gravel in it, ,put it in the back of a truck,,ride around on dirt road, turning frequently, ,,,wipe cclean,shiny as new,,done that on a 64junk ford tank,couldnt get my hand in,,,took all rust and slludge out,,its an idea for you

Quick check for a filter is blow it backwards,if stuff comes out reuse it,iitll unclog an ususally good for a while,if blown into a rag youll know whats in tank, ont see to many badd filters just clogged

After sitting that long good thing is to pull plugs an soak in marvel mistry oil or,my fav. Liquid wrench, frees the rings,so no scoring,rather smoke, or pparts,,spin motor,before starting,,without plugs

Got an 89 1300: Just had clutch out.got one speedo with 12K,an another with 63K with bike dont know which one is right,HAD a slip on hard accel,in 4th an 5th, deburred basket,metal rings in clutch had hot spots,took fine emery cloth on table an polished with a board,,,dude before me used castrol car oil. I use rotella, pulls a lots better an never slips.i had it apart for mains an tranny clips,,,,

Read the entire thread, glad you got it fixed, people said statur fries when plastic housing breaks down, can anyone tell if there is something that i can coat it with to make it thicker,,mine came with new stator an recdtifier,yet stator wires all 3 were soldiered. Together allready..3 black wires to 3the white wires,an its mounted on frame rail near swingarm,,when idling my lights flicker cold.hot not so much,,i have a lopy idle,i just had mine apart an for new it has got warm, pplus dude before me cracked stator housing an i had to weld it..did take it all apart,1st..oil leaked.got it fixed would like to cover windings if they will break down

If throttle cable is stuck from non use,rust,an casing is not busted dont try to work it takr it off an soak it it old motor oil for a night, move slowwly. Back an forth an soon itll be brand new,,,dunk it comppletly,did it to an old 6 cylinder yamaha i pulled out of a barn never bought a part cept rebuilding carbs,,everything on it was roze even the chain,wheel wouldnt turn,it was hid when a hurricane hit,,,found barn when we cut weeds,,,,,submerge it an make it stay

Ratchet strap does work, i take a second person an wrap the strap around a stick so as air goes in just unwind an no hurt fingerson rachet,,,allways snaps a nuckle..an easier to keep cente

I got a 150 80 16 Off a harley onmine, 5 ply stead of 4, had to wiggle it in, even says harley on it..bike was wreccked,,,,ive run the donut,at all 4I corners on a junk car,for. Months in interstate traffic,plymouth horizon,,,good idae, my next,,i live on top of a mountain an my drive circles it to the top. Really want more tread, when you mounted the donut spare do you think there is enough to. Take an iron an cut treads like they do for racing, dirt?????

Id try to knock nose back in just a bit to straight,en in hole, twist with large channellocks or a rag, cuts,, when its out take emery cloth or steel wool. Theres going to be varnish from oil. Deposits,,, since you got water apart better change, orings,,mine leaked.. i tried, 4 shops, i dont like internet buying cause of bad, experiences, they had to order, ,,i diddnt wait an never will buy a soft part from a dealer again,,all mine in the whole bike.came from a truck shop. .cat,, all are cat now..find one fitts tight,an like me take a triangle 3 sidded file, =o around tube three times , keep test fitting till it goes in. Slow an easy,,time,and no more dealer telling you,"I'll need to order it'.... you need to clean hole at any rate,an now its exposed change the oil,all the broke peice are in it

Suppose to say elbow grease, thingy does its own thing

A polished swingarm an bearings need check for pits......polished looks kille its offa anyway anI q hour ofto elbow greaser

There is a whole trammy complete for 100$ On ebay, just the work to put it in

Got motor in last night, counter balance shaft must be right, , runs great without all the vvacuum hooked up yet, no rattles goes through all gears, far as im concerned its perfect, iles smooth, takes gas good, fixed clutch rattle tranny knock is gone, now 3a million pieces of plastic. An i will be able to ride safely long distance, hopefully, thank you very much, dude at shop wanted 1.90 for an eclip for thereal shift lever-.got a dozen at fastenal store for 1.75.. an i didnt have to wait for him to order it. Made my gaskets by putting permetex on surface an sticking a roll from tractor supply tothe pematex an letting it set over night then trimming with a razor blade, saved countless days of waiting on orders.. no leaks ..thank you again

Lower fuel grade, ,more maintanaince youll do, ethanol not advisable,,shops give no guarentee on carb repair because ethanol will hurt all rubber parts in two weeks, , itll run on anything,, you choose, i use 93 An my spark plugs are clean after 2500

Dawn, dish soap, do it again

i have worked in junk yards all my life im 47 , my favorite place, i took an old set of dry rotted tires bias ply off a 66 olds luxury sedan ,dry rot so bad you could see cords in side wall, nylon, these were new an left to set , ,,well i laid them in the sun still on rim took old used motor oil out of shop an poured it on it ,left it ,over night, dudes all were amazed next day all cracks were gone, oil softened up rubber and it took them off on a tire machine .put em on my truck an got all most 2 years out of them ,sold truck with them on it,, its an idea for you,,all i did was wash tire regular after i got them on my truck ,never had a problem, didnt even make it slick, weak truck wouldnt spin a tire with oiled tires,have done it to a lot of tires since ,it works

think the anti dampening quit working, should be looked at

I liked bar on other end in mottormount hole, it ain't that hard, , picking the beast up is harder,,89 1300: 8' 8" )9-3 #&3 8# +3!758%7)

I don't like the idea of a two pronged holder for, my clutch nut, it only 50 LBS, ,of torque,take a small rope, clothesline, I got 1/2 in. Cord. Rap it frond clutch like you are tightening the nut about 3the times or more start with fold in groove, take end of cord through slot in basket, an rap it around screwdriver or stick if scratches are an issue, it will lock itself and you don't have to buy, rent, beg or borrow a goofy tool from yamaha,,,,getting tired of younguns, any way, plus after my Wheaties, I can start my bike with string,,hahahaha

Thank you for the help, found crazy hole above, balance snhaft gear that runs, water pump, has two arrows, nomention of it in any book, can see gear that has mark for meshing gear to crank, with flywheel at spot where timing window is on stator cover, think I can see alignment mark, ,maybe got lucky,bro said, I said it was experience

Mine don't lug at any speed, or rpm, I have what I think is a slip at 3800 To 4200; When im goosing it, I can climb a steep hills in 5Th easy, lower rpm cause of noise for me ,,,drowns radio,

I didn't pull heads, just doing bottom end, dude told me on phone tyranny could be serviced with motor upside down, I figured main oil holes an relationship to rod throws an going to use that, ill put balance shaft in top it has holes in ends ziptie somesort of holder to shaft an flip top over like directions, or, I ain't sure how easy it will be to align shift forks with bottom up,, THANK YOU,,,IM FROM ALABAMA SO MY NEXT DOG GETS YOUR NAME, ,HAHAHA