BlueSky

Welcome back and Thank You for your service!

I agree with Venturous. That is too much bike for a beginner. It's asking for trouble. Better to start with a 250cc.

And of course look at the choke plates to make sure they are not sticking.

You might want to consider putting some seafoam or Gumout with Regane on the label in the gas to clean up the carbs a bit.

I hope you have a wonderful trip! My wife and I are in Lone Pine, СA tonight, the location where many movies were filmed including one of my favorites, "Tremors". On to Sequoia National Park tomorrow and then to Yosemite, to San Francisco and flying home. We went on the sissy plan, flying and driving a car!

Would have been great meeting you too! If you drive north on highway 163 just after you cross the AZ UT border there is a road that crosses 163. Turn east and go a few miles. It cost $6 I think for a motorcycle to get in the Navaho controlled park. They have a gift shop and museum and you can go on a tour of Monument Valley. The road is unpaved and rough so we paid for a tour in an SUV ($120). High cost but worth it. This is where John Ford filmed many western movies starring John Wayne. Some people drove their cars on the road but I suspect they dragged the bottom in places. They don't recommend riding a motorcycle on those roads but i suspect a skilled rider would not have a problem and you would avoid the cost of having them give you the tour. We plan to drive to Sequoia National Park and then maybe to Yosemite. At the shop at Monument Valley, my wife recognized a tv and movie star, Justin Chatwin, who with two friends had been traveling all over the country on 3 flat black Harley Sportsters camping along the way. He was nice enough to allow me to take a photo of her with him. So now she is following his twitter comments and photos. When we got to Lake Powell, we saw him again after he got pulled over by the police! I am envious of those 3 riders traveling all over the country camping along the way!! One of the riders was a young lady.

The advice I was given by an experienced rider is to keep the bike in gear and be ready to get out of the way by either turning if you are the front vehicle or riding between the cars ahead if you are behind cars. For that reason stay on the side of the lane at a light especially if you are behind cars.

Cowpuc, I was in Jerome, AZ Saturday and I was looking around for an 83 Yamaha Venture with lots of stickers on it! I'm on vacation and not on my bike unfortunately. We flew to Phoenix, drove to Jerome and then to Monument Valley. Monument Valley is awesome! Now, we are in Las Vegas and plan to go to Sequoia National Park in CA next. I hope you have a safe and wonderful trip!

That is a dream ride! Best of Luck to you! Wishing you good weather and a safe ride!

Okay, I profess my ignorance! I thought turning the pilot screws in leaned out the idle mixture. A friend just told me the opposite. I thought it was the same as most car carbs with the exception of a Holley 4 barrel carb. Anyway, can someone please educate me and save me from my ignorance. Does turning the pilot screws in closer to the seat lean the mix or richen it? Thanks! The shop manual doesn't say how to adjust this because it comes preset and sealed.

Well my newly acquired 89VR is running rich judging by the way it starts without choke and the smell of gasoline. It seems to run just fine. I checked the choke and it doesn't appear to be sticking. Then I pulled the side panels off and checked the two rear carbs pilot screw adjustment. Both are 1 full turn from bottom which should be too lean. Ideas?

Is the 2nd gen starter a bolt in? Or does is have to be modified in some way? Do all Gen 1s have the 2 brush starter? Thanks!

I posted pics in this thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=85963

I got my new to me 89VR registered last week but was so busy I didn't get a chance to ride it until today. I'm really impressed with how easy it is to handle. It seems very comfortable. Might need some more foot pegs so I can stretch out my legs a little, especially my right leg. I really like it!!! I love the sound of that V4! I think it is just as easy to handle as the 2006 Wing I test rode a few years ago. I've got to check the choke and adjust the pilot screws though. It's running really rich. It starts instantly without choke in 70 degree weather. It also turns over very slowly especially when warm (but always starts). I think a new battery is in order.

Could it be counterfeit Dunlops? The Chinese have been know to counterfeit almost everything else!

Puc, that tire is one size too small isn't it? I know it is for my 89.

What is the trans code on the sticker that is in the door jam?

For the new (ignorant) owners, what is YICs?

My newly acquired 89 VR starts instantly when cold with no choke. Seems to me that the carbs would have to be set way too rich for this to happen. Is this normal or should I adjust the pilot screws? Thanks

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It cost too much! I'm with Time Warner and I can't wait for them to complete their merger with Comcast so they will have almost a monopoly and they can give us an even better deal!!!

I think Progressive and Geico are owned by Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Omaha's company. I have been with Nationwide for my cars for a while and every time I check around they are the least expensive. When I bought the Kawasaki I insured it with Foremost and last week I checked with Nationwide for the 85 Kawasaki and my newly purchased 89 Venture and they were about 45% higher than Foremost. Who knows how they calculate their policies.

Yeah, Wix makes the NAPA filters. I saw Wix on the box.

Yeah, I think I would buy mine somewhere else.

Very nice looking Bike! And you know its history.