RDawson

Here’s some good reading. https://www.venturerider.org/forum/forums/forum/15-venture-and-venture-royale-tech-library-83-93-read-only/

Here is the VIN starting 2nd gear fix. my memory is 84 but this says 85, @Marcarl. @skydoc_17???

This opens a big can of worms. Unfortunately the value of the 1st gens is to the point you can buy one running cheaper than doing a restoration. The 83’s and early 84’s had an issue of losing 2nd gear, I’d definitely make sure the vin is a post correction bike before sinking cash in it. Hopefully @skydoc_17 @Marcarland some other 1st gen guys see this and chime in on recommendations. That being said there’s no bike on the road more fun to ride than a 1st gen that’s road ready.

First bikes have arrived, the Blevins are here. Waiting to hear from @skydoc_17, something fell off a truck and damaged his truck in West Virginia this morning.

All us old farts gotta stick together

Hopefully a minor fix.

Looks like the weatherman is cooperating with us pretty well. We’ll have to dodge some areas with last week’s storm damage. Wife n I went out yesterday and spent half a day clearing a road of storm debris so we can ride it.

ABS plumbing pipe dissolved in acetone makes a very good “putty” to form and glue fairing pieces.

Sometimes when you vacuum bleed air seeps around the threads of the bleeder. I always do the old pump n release a few times to finish up and make sure there’s no air left. .

We made it through the night with most of the damage staying north of us, I do have some chainsaw work to do though. We’ll ride the planned routes again soon as there will be some adjustments due to tornado and flood damage. Yesterday/last night was a humdinger. Couple of my friends didn’t get out as lucky.

The legs are 1.25. The bottom pads are 2x2, that gives 16 square inches of ground contact. 869lb/16 gives only a 54lb per inch ground pressure point. I didn’t feel the need to go bigger as it lets you move the jack to find center of gravity depending on contents of bags or maybe bags removed without hitting the jack. I can drop a tire/wheel, slide the jack off center to keep it level and jack it up to get the tire out. The width at the frame is the standard 11” for frame contact. Leg width is 20”. The legs are 12” so that shorter jacks work and gets tire’s approximately 5” off the ground. (My personal one has taller legs but the 12” is for a more universal fit for different jacks) These aren’t box store tubing, they are constructed of ASTM A500 structural steel I went extra wide so I feel more comfortable really cranking on bolts without a chance of tipping. The only downside I see is that due to the wider size the shipping gets a little steep depending where it goes. The price includes shipping in the 48 and to Canada it is actual shipping minus $60. ($60ish is an average price I pay to UPS in the 48.) They are listed under the 2nd Gen Parts and Accessories heading.

This is the adapter with legs I build. It has a wide stance for stability and oil drain pans fit under it.

If you pull up to my place you’ll be alone. We’re at the Finn n Feather too. My number is 270-293-2845. Early American is next door, just look for the coolest colored bike Yamaha ever made and you’ll find us. (07 blue/black). From what the weather man’s saying my place may not be here tomorrow anyway🤣🤣🤣. Storms rivaling the Mayfield tornado are forecast in the next few hours. We have no power and very little cell service already from this morning’s storms.

I sent a pm. Respond to that with your address and I’ll get a quote. UPS sometimes does ok across the border.

1st gen MK1 83-85 and MKII 86-93 were frame mounted fairing bikes. Mid-mount foot pegs, feet under you. 2nd gen 99-2013 have bar mounted batwing fairings and feet forward cruiser style floor boards. they both share the 4 cylinder water cooled engine though HP was cut some on the 2nd gens. Yes you need a jack adapter since the engine hangs thru the frame. I sell a different jack adapter with legs than the one shown. Mine has a wider stance.

Come over to the get together here next month n take em home with you.

No idea, never saw a name on them. They have the mounts on them for the RSV. PO still had the OEM pipes so I immediately replaced them. Don’t like my pipes louder than my radio.

Let us know what you figure out. Every now and then something new pops up and that just adds knowledge to the site.

Before tearing into it make sure the CB is turned off. It’ll mute the radio if it picks up any signal.

It’s a wired remote. The main radio unit is inside the front fairing. If you open the fairing there is a bundle of large plugs on the right side, make sure all are clean and plugged in securely. That’s where most audio problems are, clean em and apply a little dielectric grease.

You shouldn’t need to pull the clutch if it’s in neutral. If so look at your neutral switch.

Start from cold and check the exhaust temps on all 4 cylinders right at the heads. Make sure they’re running close to each other. They run surprisingly strong on three cylinders. If you have a cold pipe start looking at the corresponding coil, plug wire, and the carbs again. These carbs can be finicky to get right sometimes but once they’re there keep good fuel in it and don’t let it set with ethanol in it. And yes they are a blast to ride and very comfortable bikes.

Finally got to meet Steve S today, my plan was to buy him lunch and barrage him with questions about his back surgery experience since I’m facing one soon. Instead he beat me to the register and paid for my lunch and helped me to feel a lot more comfortable about the surgery. He and his wife spent an hour and a half talking about bikes and experiences with me. Another great VR member. Thanks Steve.

If you can find a piece of copper pipe to use as a backer while welding it up it’ll hold your weld. Then pull the copper out when finished.