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Larry, Very nice! Thank you for reminding us that our children are our future!

Glad you are OK!!

What about some Harley lights on the license plate bracket...I also have an LED strip right under the trunk. One of our members, Steve @M61A1MECH, sells them. or Yamaha made a spoiler for the trunk that had lights on it. I don't have a pic of that but the ad that Puc posted in the watering hole has a picture of an 05 silver RSV with the spoiler.

Yep @Saddle tramp...bought my LED shop light from Costco 3 weeks ago. It's on 24/7. It draws very little and really adds light near the rear end of the garage where the door is. Helps light up the scoots nicely. Color temp is around daylight...so it's easy on the eyes and renders colors accurately. The picture is hazy cause I have dust in my lens....have to fix that one of these days....But this lighting is only from the LED shop light. I bet it's the same light! Going to replace my 2 fluorescents currently in the front of the garage with these things.... david

Good, because I'm lactose intolerant....bourbon balls are more my style anyway! Thanks, Dave!

GW, Thinking of you. These people tour North America a lot...they were in your neck of the woods a few days ago... http://www.ridestopngo.com/blog/part-6-worlds-longest-motorcycle-demo-ride/?utm_source=Ride+Stop+n+Go+Motorcycle+Travel&utm_campaign=0b2ac4e18c-RSNG_Blog_Broadcast&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f5214dd3e4-0b2ac4e18c-114888649

You may be right...All my Dodge vans were like that. Up hill, down hill, empty or loaded...always got 10mpg! Geesh. Well..you will figure it out. I gotta check my diaphrams. Mine are probably original on the 89 as the security screws are still in the carbs! My mpg's are going down..used to be 42 now around 39. Bet that's my problem....

This is where I'm looking right now. Kind of a trike convertible. You can put it on or take it off. Uses your normal rear wheel for drive but ahs two outside wheels for kind of an outrigger setup. I don't like the bumper...but I bet something else could be added to make it "more better" to the eyes... http://www.mtcvoyager.com/ david

Not by the kids cranking their stereos or listening to earbuds, and not by the old pharts who are deaf...which is why I don't believe loud pipes save lives. Too many people out there simply are not paying attention. I have pipes that fit my riding personality. And the HD pipes are loud enough for me to enjoy the sounds at idle and on the road. All I have to do is turn down the music a tad and turn up my hearing aids! (grins/kidding).

I'm running these. The only distortion I hear is the amp at high levels. These can handle far more than the amp will ever put out. http://www.carid.com/boss-audio/4-4-way-phantom-series-250w-speakers-mpn-p454c.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwndqrBRC16IyeqPicp3ASJAB-vB-cwk3ik9wd7RI4r_UrZ7Il4KMYLWlMBx7fX7P6JkRGBRoC9-jw_wcB or http://tinyurl.com/obetgh2 P.S. Still not much bass due to small size and placement...but I'm going to experiment with some fiberglass batting packed in fairing...maybe that will help. If not, I'll try and make a very light box to seal the backside of the units in. The speaker guru's I used to know back in the days of AR/Dynaco aren't alive so I can't ask them about porting, etc.. Not the simplest, but best idea, would be to build a fiberglass dam that contours to the inner side of the outer fairing with batting in it...then when the outer fairing is screwed on, it makes a sealed box around the speakers. Thinking out loud here... Hope this helps... david

Hmm..even Momma Yamaha says you should get more if I remember the ads correctly. Diaphrams, plugs, wires, carbs...then wrap your right wrist with ten pounds of tape and go ride... grins... Something to think about this winter... david

GW, I'm running stock everything...and can get that mileage, 160 per tank.

Fun stuff. At least it's pre-emission crap!

Wonder if they serve ice cream at the distilleries?

Pretty. Lots of bling! Good find!

Pete, Let's hope your problem is a broken hose or something. I think I saw info somewhere on site about troubleshooting the CLASS system... Maybe @Prairiehammer's memory is better than mine and he can chip in...

Morning Kevin, You are lucky I didn't need that one...saw it a few days ago! But yes, it does pay to keep the eyes on EBay! Grins!

((but it needs to be done anyway so i'll maybe eliminate that area from the list.)) Doug, That's the idea! BTW, I had a 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye that I put over 90K miles on many years ago. Went across country multiple times in that beastie...loved it! Often thought of getting another but....no more room to play with British cars!

Clarification: A number of things can cause whine noise from the drive line of a Venture: Clutch Basket Broken middle (pinion) gear shaft to U-joint (more common on 1st gens) Broken rear end shaft at the gear coupling (on my 89) Gear lash at the pinion output, shims used. Dry drive shaft at ujoint Dry rear end bearings. So we are all on the same page...Hope I got that right... david

It is...

Searching through the archives: ++++++++++++++ The primary drive gear is part of the crankshaft. The primary driven gear is the same thing as the clutch basket. There are 2 available. The normal replacement part number for the primary driven gear is 26H-16150-10-00. The stock for this part will be either an "F" or "G" size primary driven gear, which will result in acceptable gear lash with any size primary drive gear (crankshaft). In addition to the normal replacement part, an "I" size primary driven gear is available (4XY-16150-09-00). The "I" size primary driven gear is not used in normal production. It was produced to reduce the normal gear whine noise the Venture engine emits and some customers find annoying. Installation of the "I" size primary driven gear results in slightly greater gear lash. We have found this additional lash, in some cases reduces gear whine noise or it may move the peak noise level to an rpm not normally used while cruising, either of which can be more acceptable to a customer. ++++++++++++++++++++ You could just swap out the gears with the shims and it will function as long as it is not binding. BUT, you really should go through the lash adjustment procedure to do it right. The shims, and the lash adjustment procedure are to make up for the manufacturing tolerances of all of the parts. If the lash is not right, it could cause gear noise at best and/or increased gear wear and/or failure at worst. On the other hand, you could get lucky and the shims would be right. ++++++++++++++ http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?1828-Download-the-Owners-and-Service-Manuals ++++++++++++ Lots more info. Don't know if any of this will help..especially if what you are hearing is the clutch basket whine. If the oil changes don't help, replace the basket. It's all good learning, though... david

Wonder how GMC goes so long on their Yukon's without a plug change. Mine were not changed at 100K service...the old ones all were gapped good and negligent wear. Now at 151K and mpg's are better now than 10 years ago. Don't understand that at all....

If you feel the gear train is sloppy, there is a lash adjustment that may help. Check the manual out..download from the tech section. I don't know about that...other than there is an excellent article with pictures somewhere on the 1st Gen tech area....since it's the same system it should apply to the 2nd Gen as well. But to reiterate: Check out different oils Take rear end system apart and clean and grease everything. In the end...if none of this helps...then the whine is clutch related and a replacement part is in order, IMHO... david

I think I would still change oil to Yamalube 20-50 and see if the noise is louder or less. My whine is nowhere as loud as Joe's. Worth the few bux to try it out. I love the video, Joe! Cool stuff.... What are those scraping noises I hear going straight?

Doug, I also have a 1st Gen 89. When I got it, it had a loud whine from rear end. Turns out, the shaft and gear going into the rear end was broken. Due to the way the rear end is designed, nothing would have ever happened as the systems are splined...but it made noise. I simply bought another rear end ($100) off of EBay and done. Now so far, no one on this site that I've found (yet) has ever broken a rear end on the 2nd Gen. But if that turns out to be the case, know that it's cheap to repair and simple to do. The only other thing I can think of, is the drive shaft is connected to a U-Joint at the output of the motor. The U-joint is under a rubber boot. If the splines on the driveshaft are dry, no grease, then you would get noise there as well. Since the scoot is new to you, taking the rear tire off, taking the rear end apart to grease everything, check bearings and do a general clean up job...is a good thing to do anyway to establish a maintenance schedule. And If I can do it, you can. Heck...with the pics and help from forum, I've torn both of my Ventures apart multiple times now and getting used to how they go together. Now that I have a pretty good idea of what to do on both bikes, and how well they are put together, I'm comfortable taking either one on any trip I want to go on. That says a lot when I don't hesitate to take 25 year old bike on a 3 hour run at 80mph across the desert! 4200 rpm, zoom! Keep us posted what you find at the dealer. P.S. Make sure the dealer torques the rear wheel back on right if they get that far...that keeps everything in alignment...