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Let me see if I can help. The rear end is probably what's causing your uneasy feeling in a turn. Put her up on the center stand, grab on to the rear wheel and pull/push side to side. If you get play, your bushings and bearings on the swing arm are dry or gone. It's an easy job, per se, but does take some oomph and a proper sized socket. Torque wrenches are your friend! BTW, when she is on the center stand, take some tie downs and run from the stand forward to the engine guard on each side. Tighten. This will allow you to crank on the rear axle to get it off without fear of the scoot rolling forward off the stand. While you are there, read up in the 1st Gen tech section about taking the rear end apart. It is easy as well...and everything there needs to be checked and greased. The plastic is also easy. Lots of posts about repairs. In most cases, you can use a non hardening putty like modeling clay and make a mold, then use plastic or thin cardboard to design your part. You can buy ABS black sheets on the internet cheap. I got 3 - 1 foot square 1/8th thick BS sheets from Interstate plastics....you might even have a local shop that has some garbage pieces left over that they will sell for cheap. I had broken fairing on my left side from a parking lot fall. I took it off, filled with epoxy on both sides, sanded down and then had some paint made to match. Bought a cute little spray gun from Harbor Freight and went to work. My first attempt was not good. Needed more sanding and fairing ...but my second attempt came out pretty good. Got lots of help and advice from the forum members here and encouragement too! Here are some repair threads>>> http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?126681-Plastic-repair&highlight=plastic+repairs and my adventure with repairing and painting plastic! http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?119659-Doing-some-repairs-to-89&highlight=plastic+repairs I'm still in the process of finding and rebuilding the little tabs here and there. I'm now actually enjoying that part of bike ownership! Most of the bolts and nuts can be found at the local hardware store these days. My ACE and True Value both have a small sizing thingie that I take a bolt or nut in, and put it on the metric side and write down the size. Yamaha uses a simple system for their bolt part numbers. The last digits correspond to the size and length of the bolt. Most are usually .125 (fine) pitch threads. Only one I haven't found is the bolt that goes on the rear master brake cylinder reservoir. They just don't carry that guy. As far as why your fairing doesn't fly off when running down the freeway? Well...Yamaha did a good job of making that front end slippery to the wind. I still have one tab on the lower right side not repaired and a tie tie holds it in place. Solid at 75mph. But this little tab is on the list regardless! Hope some of this helps....just be patient searching. Changed your search terms if you don't find what you are looking for. Sometimes I've found myself spending a whole morning following threads, especially the ones at the bottom of the page. They are usually related to what I'm looking for and seem to go on forever. Copy the links onto a notepad page for future research. Enjoy the scoot!

Rotors on Ebay. There are some good resellers who specialize on stripping donor scoots and selling the parts. All of the good ones offer returns and guarantees. I bought a used left front for my scoot from Pinwall. Works great!

Hmmm...sounds like something is binding. Lift or lower the tire a bit. Maybe the axle is binding there. Other than the swing arm on either side...the only thing left would be the tire. Nothing else should cause binding.... Last time that happened to me, I raised the tire just a smidge and tapped gently on axle. Then rotated the axle from right side and pulled. Out she came...

Wonder if this would work for you....maybe they can make a quick release set up, too.... http://www.wompusracks.com/ Found them just searching around one day...

Pretty! I still like snow.....but love the sun more....grins!

Didn't think your part of the country would have rates that high, even with a lapse. I paid quite a bit more when I was in Phoenix. But now I live 30 miles south of Tucson...pretty quiet here. Full liability means more than the minimum the state requires. Gotta have that around here as people sue at the drop of a hat. Don't want to lose my house and stuff just because an idiot has a better lawyer than I do. I'm to old to start again.... Yea, those animals have no sense whats so ever. The deer are the worst....dumb as can be.

$662.00 per year for full liability $300K/100K, uninsured, underinsured, theft, comp and collision. Progressive Insurance....been with them since 2011. Discounts for 3 scoots, 09 Vstar, 89VR and 05 RSV. Plus riders course, plus being with USAA for banking and home insurance. USAA does not offer scoot insurance but refers to Progressive. No comment on government cr*p, political cr*p and health insurance anywhere....

I'm in too. As soon as we can find them in stock!

Thanks! Regarding windshield...sounds like the large screen is causing a bit of a vacuum in the pocket where you sit...sucking fumes back at you. Venting the windscreen "should" take care of that.... FJR calipers are on my list as well. And the LED headlight, and LED accent lights for the bottom of the fairing, and LED flood lights for night visibility, and....!! But for now, the Admiral has me on sailboat detail. She wants to get back on the water...so these next couple of weeks are cleaning and building "stuff" for the boat. Always something!

Hmm..JPCycles says the 90 aspect ratio won't fit our RSV's. Since you installed one on the front, Their site is wrong....correct? P.S. Thanks for LED write up. I'm waiting for the H4's to come back in stock!

Another thought on Seafoam... They make a spray as well as the liquid. With the air filter off and motor running, you can spray Seafoam directly into each venturi. By spraying direct you are cleaning the fuel passages in the carb. Do this for a few minutes on each carb then shut her down. Let her soak for a few. Fire up. The soaking helps clean as well. One of the benefits of spraying, is you burn off carbon deposits. Find a bottle in the store and read the instructions. I don't use the hook guide but do use the cleaning tube. Can says SeaFoam Spray on it. There is even a youtube video a guy did using his lawnmower and a camera to look inside and see results. Interesting stuff, this Seafoam. PS. Don't rev motor. Dont want a backfire in your face!

Well...the timing is about right for this being the year. But.....

That's what I did with your parts. Now...do you have a 1 into 3? Thinking of adding some LED's to my front fairing and need another couple of taps!! Grins!

Maybe something like this will help... https://www.amazon.com/Marine-Grade-Cigarette-Lighter-Socket/dp/B0002KRC5Y Regardless, I tapped into the socket wiring inside the fairing and ran a 2 plug wire out and it's on the handlebar. So I have a secure connection if I need it.

Well said, Bubber, well said. Ride in Peace, Black Owl. Though we never met...your legacy will ride on for those of us who follow..

I don't have one on any of my scoots as they take away from my close in vision. Suggest you ask @Freebird to move this post to either the 1st Gen or 2nd gen area... Spending upon which one you have. Probably gets a lot of responses there...

Agreed. Ace or True Value. Take bolt with you. They usually have a sizing board.. One part is SAE, the other is metric. Fit the bolt in one of the metric holes until you get it to turn easily. That's the size and pitch. Now go to the bins with that size and find the length. I've replaced all of my bolts and nuts this way on the bikes. Is there any member near you who can help this weekend??

Yea that...about the pics... Add the Burlwood dash treatment ?? what the....?? I have the evil twin sister...

My 2004 Yukon XL SLT with 5.3 has 186K now. Has had a hard life towing 4200 pound boat around the country....and living in Arizona. Still running very well. Did belts and hoses at 106K with the 100K service. So far, except for a motor whoopie for the rear heat and a dash speedo recall, she has performed flawlessly. Still has original brakes, water pump, alternator, etc.. I put on tires and do the oil changes. Knock on wood...

Two thoughts: 1: There is a small cover in front of the triple tree. 2: There is a cover behind the front air dam in front of the water pump area. Is there a part number embossed on it somewhere? That would help as we have a downloadable parts diagram manual on site.

+3. Would be fun to try it out.

Yes sir! Rebuild kit came in and I rebuilt that little guy. Thank you for taking the time to chat with me about it! Took forever to bleed the clutch system, but I think I got it all bled out. So to speak. Then this morning I took the right rear end part to get at the rear brakes...and a couple of the pistons were frozen. So found a right front blue dot caliper on ebay that @VanRiver confirmed would fit and ordered it. Looked decent with only 15K on the scoot. Should be here next week some time. Guess that explains why KIC was a little surprised when I said I wasn't pleased with the brakes on the 1st gen. He's ok with his.....and that is why I took her apart to see what was going on. Love working on these bikes. They really are well put together.

I think I would like one for the Venture Royale and one for the Royal Star Venture...

I tell ya, if I had the bux...I think I would buy it just as a spare! Darn scoot is just getting broken in...