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He was the best in boxing... But his politics turned me off.

Me too! But I do like wind but fear road rash and busted brains more....nowadays....

Well done, Glen! Barkeep... Can we make this a sticky?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Venture-Royale-XVZ1300-Spark-Plug-Wires-Black-XVZ1300-XVZ/262456564091?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D37182%26meid%3Dbfbce0e1610f4668adb65810a360c589%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D391457683998 Look into this guy... See if he can get 2nd gen wires....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Venture-Royale-XVZ1300-Spark-Plug-Wires-Black-XVZ1300-XVZ/262456564091?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D37182%26meid%3Dbfbce0e1610f4668adb65810a360c589%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D391457683998

Bowser, can't help with filter as mine is fresh from PO. My PO moved the filter to just under front of driver seat.. Tucked nicely in frame.... Just a thought for you while you are in there.

I think Carl is onto something. I just read my old post referenced above and noticed the info does agree that your pinion should be lubricated by final drive oil. So I bet the holes are plugged in your pinion area or someone swapped out the wrong drive shaft assembly and didn't grease it..... Wonder if a Mk 1 drive shaft and pinion would even fit on a 2nd gen?

What bike?

Sigh... Just can't make it. Would have left today..... Instead... Have to pick up Kidlet this weekend coming in from Belize. I'm going to find a way to take a long road trip... One way or the other. Be safe and have a great ride!!!

Also check the joint on exhaust before muffler. My AIS is completely removed. Still some backfires... But with HD exhausts on ...I don't mind the pops... They blend well with the rumble!

I'm confused (which isn't hard at this point in life)... Granted my experience has been with 1st gen rear ends... But my 1st gen v 1.2 driveshaft rear is lubed by final drive oil from pumpkin. Did the 2ndgen rear go back in time like the original 1st gen... Lubed by grease only??? Is this what I'm seeing in Vlad's last set of pics?

Vlad... Don't know if this would help you. I had a rare broken pinion on my first gen last year. I had excellent help figuring out the issue... With pics. I only bring it up in case there is info in old post that may help. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?91454-Rear-End-Questions&highlight=Drive+shaft

Prayers Up!

Me too. Maybe someone (like us) needs to let the National Transportation Board know about these failures. Get enough complaints in, they'll force the company to do something. Think "Recall".

LOL! James, put your glasses on and look at the pics again! Grins! Lots of paint left over, but I may do this job over again when I get back in town in a week...

Good points! I like the idea of not masking for the color! Thanks Jeff. I may sand her down and do this again. I have paint left over...

Spray gun works very well. First thing I did was clean it. The little manual that comes with it is wrong on a couple of points...but after spraying the gun using water, I was able to figure it out. The pattern and color knobs are reversed from what the manual says...at least on the one I got. After cleaning, I put water in the cup and went outside and sprayed the house testing different pressures and air/water mix. Found that the air valve needed to be wide open and the color valve near the closed position gave me a nice even spray pattern with very little overspray. Dried the gun then put it away until an hour later when it was warm enough to paint. I put on two coats of color and two coats of clear. Cleaning the gun between each use. Pretty easy to do that...just ran cleaner through the gun, then washed and rinsed the cup and nozzle. Dried it with compressed air and ready for next use. I found two errors in the job: 1: Despite my best efforts...I found little teeny pits and scratches I didn't see when fairing and sanding. This was after the first coat had flashed. To late now. Note to self...maybe I should have paid more attention when I washed the area after sanding...might have seen the pits and scratches. 2: The paint people told me only two coats of color to get the right tint....sprayed lightly and evenly. Well that was easy to do. Only problem is I should have done one more coat. Each coat is slightly darker than last. And after I clear coated and let that tack...I peeled off the paper and tape masking the job areas and noticed the paint is a touch lighter. Guess I should have yanked off the masking stuff and checked color before clear coating. I looked real hard after the second coat and thought it looked very good. Well...not until you compare the areas beside each other with all tape and paper removed could I see the difference. What's interesting is one area I painted is almost a perfect match, the other is easy to see the color difference. Guess I must have put thicker layers on the area that matches well! Now I have to wait a week or so then buff out and blend in the masking lines.... Interesting experience...never painted anything like this before. I'm pleased with the equipment, not pleased with my prep or technique. But for a first time, I can't complain to loudly! Disregard the light reflection on top...that really is painted nicely! Obvious difference where masking line is. This area used to look like crap as that's where brake fluid got on paint last year....so it's an improvement but not perfect... Here you can see the center section is different from the bottom (original) and top (new). Must have not put quite so much on this center area as the top looks like a good match with bottom. Live and learn.....to be continued...

...and how long was it between the 1st gen and the 2nd gen....?

Just picked up a little spray gun to paint my 1st Gen parts. If it works as well as it should...then it's worth it for a throwaway tool. Who knows...it may last a while too! http://www.harborfreight.com/adjustable-detail-spray-gun-92126.html Tests begin tonight with water....after I clean it...

Lift: Saw that today at the store.....but have no room to store one so passed on it. Did buy a battery impact driver(with 25% off coupon) and a small detail paint spray gun! If I can get it running tonight and test spray tomorrow..I plan to spray my 1st gen parts tomorrow night.

No answers yet. Mother Yamaha is rather secretive and always has been. We shall find out when they are released. In the meantime...patience Grasshopper. All will be revealed it due time... Maybe....

Wind turbulence is different, weather protection is different....and the shortie's issues are most noticeable in heavy high speed traffic. Turbulence hitting the head from semi's and such on the freeways is debilitating after a short while. Been across country with/without a windshield...but wearing a helmet. Without the screen... the constant wind pressure was an even force but hard on the neck muscles. With the largest windshield, the backpressure allowed turbulence to come from sides and below...buffeting the head. With vent on large screen, the turbulence is minimized. A lot also depends upon the fairing design or lack of.....so as RR said above....its mostly personal preference. Suggest you find an old used screen and test it at full size, then cut it down and test again. Keep doing that a few inches at a time until you find the size that you like the best. Then you will know...

Well, finally heard back from Duval Paint. They never called me with a quote, just made up the paint. Don't know if that was my mistake (Pat says no, I did ask for a quote) or theirs. Regardless....the saga continues. These guys do good work though. The paint match looks so close....it really depends upon how you look at the swatch vs the tank cover. I know that's because it won't match perfectly until I've completed the entire process of color layers and gloss layers....then eventually buffing it out...but it does look good. So now have to wait until I can devote a half day to painting the parts. But first, tomorrow morning when it's around 80 degrees, I need to stir/mix the paint thoroughly then transfer it to a metal container I bought from TrueValue hardware (under $3) and keep it stored at a decent temperature until I can paint. Progress.... Now I should know tomorrow whether I'll be in Payson at the cabin next week watching the contractor remove the bees from the fireplace chimney and making repairs....or staying home and painting the scoot! Question: Spray with real gun or use a hobby spray gun ? Thoughts?

Love it!!

Well Good.... Wish ya had called. I had the RSV in Phoenix until tonight. Could have met you up in Flagstaff. Glad you enjoyed rt 89 in AZ. Cool road along the cliffs to Marble Canyon and then down to Flagstaff! Be safe and enjoy the heat coming your way tomorrow!!