Du-Rron

See here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/photopost/showproduct.php?product=62&title=second-gen-heavy-duty-clutch-spring-26amp-3b-full-disc-upgrade-kit&cat=17

Prayers sent your way Puc!

Fandangletastic!!!! Do you have storage in your seat?

Ask to take it for a test drive so you can find out for yourself. Historically better in the twistys than a Harley due to better ground clearance.

\ To charge the front/rear with air you will need a hand pump or your home compressor regulated way down. 5th gear is way tall and most folks don't shift into 5th till after 50-55mph. These V4's love to rev. If you really want to blow somebody's door off when passing, 4th gear is good for 100mph and 3rd gear is good up to 80mph. It uses regular gas depending on where you are from and here that means 87 octane. Venture is standard bike and Venture S is more chrome and chrome fork legs. I have a 2012 Venture S and it does not seem to whine. For the loudest whine you will ever hear youtube a Honda CTX1300. They are so whiny you can hear them clearly whine, even at idle on all the videos. The worst Venture ever will not sound as bad as a Honda CTX1300. Whine in the Venture comes from the straight cut gears from crank to clutch. Think of it as a dump-truck transmission and just as bullet proof. Mine gets so-so gas mileage as I live in Texas and I am doing 75mph just backing out of my driveway. I can bury the speedometer easily and pass everything but a gas station. Decent range for me is 170 miles per tank before I start worrying about refueling. Slow speed handling can be improved by going to a 130/90 front tire. Carb balance is easy if you have a set of gauges, which you should get a set of. Valve adjustment is the only major pain in the a$$ every 26,000 miles as you pretty much have to take everything off the bike to get to the valves. Most folks have found after taking everything apart that no valves require Adjustment. One high mileage rider here @PUC does not even bother checking the valves and he is wearing out his 5th Venture now averaging 250,000 plus miles per bike. There is not much to NOT like about the bike. In comparison to other bikes it is pretty much maintenance free and bullet proof. Problems: Clutch: 1. I would not call this a problem but just the nature of the beast. The clutch slave is direct mounted to the hot engine and as a result the clutch fluid gets hot. On my bike, usually once a year and sometimes twice, I have to change out the clutch fluid to regain silky smooth shifting and the ability to find neutral without 10 seconds of futzing around. This is about a 20 minute job and only requires new DOT4 fluid, an empty bottle, a length of hose, and a wrench. Total cost about $5.00 or so. 2. Just go ahead and get a stiffer clutch spring from @Skydoc and you will be glad you did. Radio: The sound systems on these bikes are iffy and usually require splitting the fairing, cleaning the contacts, applying dielectric grease and replugging in. I have my connectors zip-tied together for maximum vibration resistance.

What is the bypass pressure of these filters?

Yes the 14610 has changed its baseplate so it no longer seals. Try a Purolator PL14459, which is what I use. See here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?101114-Purolator-PL14459-Oil-Filter

Purolator PL14459. Blue in color now.

Not good to hear. Sending positive thoughts your way.

If you are into watching Youtube instead of reality TV then give this channel a try. https://www.youtube.com/user/zedsforfun/videos Some excellent old videos with more than just an ounce of knowledge.

How did the wires come off and from where???

Thank you for the update. It is something for us all to remember.

Remove the bulb you just put in. See if conditions improve. Let us know.

This topic kinda came up back in May. Try ORACLE VIRTUALBOX. This is what I use to run DOS, WIN3.1, and WINDOWS7 in a window under Windows 10. See here http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?119573-WINDOWS-10-HI-jACK/page3&p=968367#post968367

Texas!?!?

Starting about a month ago Windows 10 had a revision 4 pushed as an update. This may take several hours to update. You can confirm this by looking at your update history in the "Windows Update" See here. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12387/windows-10-update-history

I like it.

Clutch switch on left handgrip disconnected???

I don't see a ball bearing in the pics. There should be one ball bearing (one ball only) at the end of that pushrod. It is probably still in the hole. Don't lose it.

The battery is designed to keep air in the tires. If you pull the battery, and don't put it in again for several months... I guarantee your tires will be low.

Yamaha gave them a 5 year unlimited mileage warranty from 1999 production through 2013 production. Didn't see any other manufacturers do that. They are bullet-proof as they come. Bad fuel mileage @ 85-90mph @ 31mpg on the interstate. But golly will they fly.

If Shinko's are what you want, then get the Shinko 777 series tire. Higher load capacity and more tread rubber, although a lower "H" speed rating. Travel much constantly at 130 mph do you? See Here. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?107652-Shinko-777-Tires Or, for the latest, get some Shinko 777 series Reflector Tires.

Puc... this was an interesting read and you explained it better than any doctor could. Heal fast buddy!

Are you sure? The TD part number for the fender is 4YE-Y2161-50-33 and the part number for the RSV fender is 4XY-21610-10-PD. Do you know somebody with a RSV close by that you could try their handles on yours?