BlueSky

Wow! You were lucky to get home!

What is the year and exactly what does RSTD stand for? I have a CD that may have all the manual information on it.

I'm doing this soon. Sounds like taking 1 1/2" of spacers would bring it to the pre-existing height and it should be stiffer than before. Or maybe move the fork legs up in the clamps to lower the bike. Let us (me) know what you do because I'm very interested. The bike is too heavy to raise the COG.

Unscrew the plug wire caps, cut off about an inch of wire and screw the caps back on.

An infrared thermometer is really handy to check the exhaust pipe temperatures to see if all four are firing the same. You can buy them at Autozone and probably most any auto store. Harbor Freight sells them too.

Oops! The F150 forum I participate in has a thread that's been going on for months about the election and the candidates and it has been a hoot. Got many laughs from it.

I always had a motorcycle in the garage and I was relieved that neither of my two sons developed an interest in riding motorcycles. I also almost always had a sporty or fast car and both of them did develop an interest in hot cars.

Haven't you heard? The democrats are going to increase taxes on the rich so us poor people don't have to work. We'll get a check every month deposited in our account. You just won't be able to spend it on guns.

I don't think the police in my area ever ask for registration any more because they run the plate if they stop you and know who the owner is before they get to the car or bike. I keep all of my registration cards in my wallet, all 6, two bikes, two trailers, car, & truck. My wife keeps hers in her car.

That's a bummer. Criminals everywhere it seems. While living in FL with all the crime there, I started buying guns and got a cc permit. Maybe they won't help but I feel better prepared.

Must be the aerodynamics:)

Glad you are OK!

NGK#DPR7EA-9S spark plugs are just one heat range hotter which may be a good thing depending on how rich the fuel mix is.

The balance afterwards could be better. All depends on how good Yamaha was at selecting and designing the proportioning valve. But IF the R1 caliper does a better job of braking, it would have to change a tad. With the 4 piston Gen I front calipers, does it really do a better job?

I would suspect the changes (Barons 424 Nasty Boys exhaust, Ivans jet kit, and K &N filters) slowed it down.

If the front left braking is improved, it would have to change the balance of the braking when you depress the pedal to some degree. Skydoc told me the same thing.

I would be afraid to use hydraulic oil. Brake fluid is hydraulic oil and I wouldn't use it. My ZN700 manual says use SAE 20. So, I assume engine oil of the proper viscosity is acceptable.

It's called a Voyager kit. I've seen several bikes for sale on craigslist with the extra wheels.

partzilla sells them. http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/1989/VENTURE+ROYALE+-+XVZ13DW/CYLINDER+HEAD/parts.html

Partzilla has the OE filter for about $15. But, you can probably buy a generic filter from any of the outfits like Motorcycle Superstore, Bike Bandit, or Dennis Kirk.

GoGas in my area sells 93 octane premium without ethanol. I use it in my motorcycles, lawn mower, boat, and all the small engine lawn tools I have because it makes a huge difference in how fast the carburetor gums up when it sits for a while. My Hemi Magnum is tuned for 91 octane with a Superchips tuner and I use premium with or without ethanol in it. My wife's Inifiniti requires premium and she only buys GoGas premium ethanol free. I drove my Magnum 14k miles in 4 1/2 months on my last contract job. During much of that time I used my Superchips tuner to tune it for 87 octane. The gas mileage was only slightly less and I was saving $10 to $15 per week during that job. One thing I did notice was that on the interstate with the cruise set at 80 mph, it only took a slight grade to cause the engine to switch out of MDS mode and it didn't do that with premium and tuned for premium. So, the engine was producing more power on premium when it was tuned for premium. MDS is what Chrysler called the system that switches off 4 cylinders when cruising with the engine under a light load.

Looks Nice!

The 20 means it has the same viscosity as a straight 20 weight at 210 degrees F. And it has the viscosity of a 5 weight at some specified cold temp. So, it is a guess as to what temp it will equal a 10 weight oil in normal bike riding??

As I stated, I used Walmart SAE 5W30 engine oil for fork oil in my 85 Kawasaki ZN700. It has been a few years of mostly running around town and commuting to work since then and it has worked just fine. The fork springs are stock and the dampening is fine for that bike. I can add air to those forks but I haven't. The viscosity will change less with the multi-weight engine oil than with fork oil but then the temp doesn't change as much as it does in an engine. I'll most likely use engine oil in my Venture when I install the new seals and progressive springs. Maybe 10W30 would be best for use with the stiffer progressives.

You may want to try the shotgun method of cleaning the jets.