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I thought the last time I had it out the ball end went into the M/C, I'll have to look at that exploded view again. The hardest part is getting the dust seal back around the rod. Thanks a bunch for the pics, very helpful!!! Regards, Paul

That is the easy part, I am more concerned about the area where it seals into the dust boot.

I managed to loose the push rod for the clutch master cylinder. I can make one easily enough if someone can provide the dimensions, or better yet if you have a spare I will buy it. It is part #3 in the link below. Regards, Paul http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Yamaha/Motorcycle/1999/ROYAL+STAR+VENTURE+-+XVZ13TFL/FRONT+MASTER+CYLINDER+2/parts.html

Sky, how did you end up resolving this matter if it's not too personal?

Got any pictures? 😊

We rode through WV back roads coming back from the dragon and it was way more enjoyable for way longer.

I left the fender on, no issues removing the swing arm. (As mentioned before). Good opportunity to clean and lube all the suspension linkage needle bearings and of course swing arm bearings. It is a pain to get the drive shaft back into the u - joint with the swing arm installed, I recommend inserting the shaft as you install the swing arm, moly paste on splines too. (Not meaning to offend if you already know all this.)

There is a small group of us heading to the Johnstown PA rally at the end of the month. I am looking for input on some nice twistie roads you folks may know of. The itinerary is like this so far: Thursday : take secondary roads from the Cleveland area to Warren PA. Check out the Kinzua dam regon and ride the 666. Friday: head to the flight 93 memorial in Shanksville then to hotel in Blairsville PA. Saturday : go to the rally for a short while and ride around. Sunday : head for home on back roads. Any suggestions are appreciated. Regards, Paul

Don't be too hard on them Dale, to many it is standard practice to shut it off when left unattended. They also stressed shutting off at the MSF classes.. I was spoiled by the vacuum petcock on my Suzuki. Glad you were able to pull over ok.

Not a big fan of putting anyone on a big bike right off the bat, the VL800 seemed pretty big for the first few years.

I have a 01 vl800 that is basically a c-50 with a carb not FI. These are very reliable bikes, sort of entry level if you will. But with proper maintenance it should last you a while. People complain about the buzziness of the engine at highway speeds but I make a modified drive to cure that. There have been many reports of dry propeller shaft splines on the differential end leading to failure. So if you get it pull the drive and put some moly paste on each end. You'll probably have the back wheel off to check the brake shoes that leads me to mention that the rear brake is more than adequate.. On the c-50 the stock seat is often replaced with a mustang seat or equivalent and people install pull back risers for comfort. The valves need adjusting every 12K miles but they are of the bolt and lock nut type and not to difficult after you have done it once. The engines seem to average 50K miles but of course there are better and worse examples out there, I have 35K mi. With no issues. Timing chain noise on some bikes is also a complaint. Go to VolusiaRiders.com for lots of great insight I would recommend this bike.

My valve cover seals were brittle from age and heat but the top cover bolt seals were in good shape.

Just get the new V-Max powered Venture when it comes out in October.

Hope it all goes well for you R big. We'll keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

I was thinking of drilling and tapping 1/8" pipe thread holes in the caps and installing swagelock fittings with stainless tubing in between . Then I was gonna remove one of the Schrader valve bodies and install a 0 to 10 psi gauge in there for monitoring the pressure. But riding season came upon us so maybe next winter.

Lookin good!

I have 24 round trip! But I did it three times.😊

The wife and I had Great fun at Don's MD! This raffle prize just made it sweeter! Thanks Jonas (@Star fan) for supplying the shiny filler plates for the raffle, they are very nice.. http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q654/Pauljewl/58a5c408-557d-4117-a8c6-199e660f3e6c_zpswdi3hy0j.jpg http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q654/Pauljewl/aef1357e-e4bc-4612-9359-17168bb6ea0a_zpsbnu1ox6x.jpg

I swapped out the drive with a c-90 drive (vl1500) it brought the rpms down by 600 in each gear this made the bike very cruizable. The shaft needs to get modified to do this though.

This is a heavily customized for comfort 2001 Suzuki Volusia, 800cc.

Yeah, but don't drive yourself.

Prayers sent. Hope it's not too bad.

Yikes! Glad your ok.

Thanks to Don and Eileen for hosting a great time! It was great meeting new folks and making new friends we had a blast. Hope all made it home safely!

Heal well Dan, Prayers sent.