Shadowhawk

Are the road stars and ventures headlights compatible at all considering the road star has an external bucket housing and the venture is all inside the fairing?

So I was watching the reviews for the LED daymaker headlights and I guess the ebay chinese made daymaker are much to be desired. But then again the reviews I was watching was from 2 years ago. Not sure if they have been improved since then. Part of me says that review is BS but I just don't know. So far from these forums I've heard good things. I think at this point as dim as the stock light is, anything would be an improvement. Yamaha headlights during the early 2000's really suck. My 06 Vstar 650 headlight is horrible and I would not be surprised if my mag light would be better. I wish JW Speaker made lights for our bikes... Much more spendy but I would put out the extra cash for the best light in the market from the looks of it. Their adaptive light looks badass. http://www.jwspeaker.com/products/adaptive-led-headlights-model-8790-adaptive-2/ I wonder if those can be modified to fit in our bikes?

It's hard to imagine what installing these looks like. I'm trying picture it in my head and I'm coming up blank. The 3 holes that need to be drilled and tapped for the adjustment screws has me confused. I thought the adjustment knob was all there was for adjusting the light. Is there any pictures out there showing these getting installed?

Yesterday went on a pretty extensive ride and immediately I could tell the bike handled way better. Honestly it handled much like my vstar 650 only a little heavier feeling. It take a little used to the clutch and trying to drag it, considering as soon as you let out it's go time.. Its pretty touchy. Not sure if that is because its a hydraulic clutch or what. I think it's just because it's a new to me bike and I am still learning it. Now it's just time to work on my skills.

When I do a search, all that come up are the ads for the Ebay headlights. I try searching stuff and I am either overwhelmed with useless information or given information that's incredibly vague. None of the aftermarket LED headlights fit and have to be modified? Why do they say that they fit then? Is that the same for the passing lights as well?

I am trying to figure out what to do about the old obsolete tape deck. I am thinking of just gutting it and making a little cubby to stick stuff in like my wallet or whatever else I want to put in there. What are some things other people have done with that space? Trying to find something to do with a space in the dash besides having a museum piece. "Oooo looky kids... a tape player, they were the cats meow way back in 80's and early 90's." I kind of find it funny that they would stick a tape player in something as new as a 2007 considering tape players were pretty much obsolete by that time. Might as well have a 8 track in there lol. Also if I did remove it how would it affect the radio? Is the system dependent on it like if I removed the tape deck it would make the whole system inoperable?

So riding home tonight I noticed that my lights are not that great. Doesn't help that my high beam is burnt out. Anyway while looking online I see on ebay there are these or something like them. https://www.ebay.com/itm/7-LED-Daymaker-Headlight-Passing-Lights-Fit-Yamaha-Royal-Star-Venture-XVZ1300/282559788361?fits=Year%3A2007%7CMake%3AYamaha&epid=16004752496&hash=item41c9e03549:g:k7AAAOSw2sZbLMqa I am sure that anything would be better but I am just curious if anybody else out there has used these and what they think of them. I figure if I have to change my bulb might as well go all in and just replace everything. I tried searching the forums and all I can find is posts from 4 years ago.

Just got done lowering my front end but I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. But sitting on the bike it definitely feels better. I don't have to tippy toe so bad and I can duck walk the bike around a little easier if I have to. Still not an easy task with my stumpy legs but it's doable in a pinch as long as its flat concrete. How does everybody else move this heavy thing around by hand? What's the best way to do it? This is definitely a whole new world to me with a bike this big and I feel like I am learning to ride all over again. Makes me feel a little stupid because I am sure there are things I should know but I just don't. But then again this bike is double the size of my Vstar 650 and way heavier than my FJ09.

Thanks for the help... I ended up finally figuring it out. Man I am glad I am done with this because it was a huge pain in the arse. Actually dropping the front end part was easy. It was trying to get everything back together that was a nightmare. From what I read it sounded like it would only be a couple hour job but it ended up taking almost 10 hours. I have the worst luck when it comes to wrenching. Usually one bolt doesn't line up just right and I am spending all day trying to get things back together. One time I spent 4 hours trying to get a tiny bolt started when I replaced the water pump on a Geo Storm years ago. For me this time it was the damn light bar for the passing lights and turn signals. I couldn't get the holes lined up to save my life. After almost going clinically insane I finally get things workwise, I tried to bolt it up and the threads on one of the holes were galled up and I couldn't get the bolt in. I swear I hate aluminum and stainless screws/bolts. After I got it all together I started up the bike and everything worked... Then out of curiosity I happen to click on the high beam on the headlight and found that my high beam was burnt out... UUGGGH!!!! Screw it I'm paying somebody else to deal with it.

I decided to lower my front end on my 07 RSV so I could reach the ground a little easier and get a little better slow speed maneuverability. I got the front half of the fairing off with ease, then it came time to remove the inner fairing. Got the 2-12mm nuts loose behind the headlight and I am having a hell of a time getting it off. From the instructions on how to do the fork lowering, it sounds like that is all you have to do is that and it, then it just pops off. Not really sure because the instructions are pretty vague in that department. Did I miss a nut or bolt or something? What all do I have to do to get this thing off? Do I have to remove all the framing around the headlight and stereo or do I just unhook some electrical connections then it should come? Sorry for the dumb question. I just don't want to screw something up to where I break something trying to get this off. Makes me nervous working with plastic parts because I always end up breaking something by doing or not doing something I should have.

Yea I plan on lowering the front end this weekend. Hopefully that will go smoothly. I am looking forward to being able to get more confidence to where I can do tight manuvers and not be worried. At the moment I can do what needs to be done but I know it is capable of doing so much more.

So buying my new to me 07 RSV has put me in a new world of riding. I have been riding for nearly 10 years now and I own a 06 vstar classic and a 15 fj09. Both bikes are fairly easy to ride as far as riding styles go. My vstar is extremely low so the center of gravity makes maneuvering pretty easy. The fj09 is flickable and sometimes too maneuverable. Now with my RSV, it's a much bigger, heavier bike and I want to learn how to handle it. What are some good exercises I can do to learn my bike and its limitations? I usually just play around in a parking lot but with this bike it's so much bigger that if I screw up I just can't stick my foot out and correct or stop things from going south. Anybody have pointers or advice for a new RSV owner to help make handling these big girls easier? I am probably going to lower the front end this weekend to start but then I need to learn techniques. I know this is probably the wrong subforum to post this but I'm afraid if I post this to any other sub it wont get seen. Plus in a way this is tech talk... just a different kind of tech.

I think I will go and lower the front end to start and see how that does. I hear that helps with slow speed manuverablity. I hate to change out the seat because that's my favorite part of the bike. It's like sitting on a big soft 70 mph couch. One question. I have about lowering the front is will that change anything to where there are clearance issues either in the front fender or ground clearance wise? Also I hear the rear can be lowered as well but that isn't as common. I take lowering the front usually is enough or does lowering the rear have issues?

Yea I difinatly feel your pain. I'm 5'6" with a 25" inseam. I'm built like a giant midget. After I dropped it I almost thought I made a big mistake by getting a bike this big. But then I remembered seeing people as short if not shorter on much bigger bikes. If they can do it then so can I. I just got to get used to it and know what my limitations are. Sucks I had to find out the hard way. At least just some cracked plastic scratched chrome and a humbled ego is all and not worse.

So today I bought my 07 RSV and took it for a pretty decent ride to get used to it. So far I really like it. Damn thing runs like a top and looks brand new. Untill.... I went to my friends house. I pull up in their driveway which is gravel, stopped then started to go again and as I started to go I turned the handlebars slightly and hit a small bump making the bike lean unexpectedly. The bike started to go over and I went to stick my foot out to catch myself and my foot rolled across the gravel and I had to ditch the bike because there was no way to stop it. Ended up laying it over gently on its left side. The crash bars did their job and kept anything major from getting damaged except for a few scratches on the chrome of the crash bars. After I got home and looked closer the plastic fairing on the left side in front of the footrest somehow got cracked. How that happened I have no idea because it didn't even touch the ground. Anyway where can I get a new... fairing? Not really sure what else to call it. I guess for the time being I can super glue it back together but I hate having a practically brand new bike with a cracked piece of plastic on the first day of owning the bike. Needless to say this was a pretty embarrassing experience even though nobody saw me do it. I've never had to lay a bike over before and I can't think of a worse time to finally have it happen. It's not a matter of if, but a matter of when.

Hmm. Wonder if they didnt do a good job syncing the carbs because the dealer told me they did it.

Hey guys I just bought a 2007 Royal Star Venture with 15k miles and so far I really like the bike. It will be a nice addition to my collection which is a '06' Yamaha Vstar 650 Classic and a '15' Yamaha FJ09. The original owner took really good care of the bike and it shows. The dealership I bought it from, went all through the bike and said everything looked to be in tip top condition. But then again, they did sell the bike to the original owner and do all the maintenance on the bike as well. I guess the owner had a nagging injury so he couldn't ride anymore and he traded it for a side by side. Anyway as I am not familiar with this bike, I am not sure what kind of quirks these bikes have. One thing I noticed though is while decelerating this bike is pretty poppy. Is that normal for these V 4's? Everything runs really smooth and sounds good but it just seems like any tiny bit of deceleration it starts poppin. It's not a consistent or a concerning pop, but it there and it can be loud. Pippity pippity pop pippity POP POP POP pipity POP pop pippity. Just want to make sure I am riding around looking or sounding like a tool and other RSV owners are wondering why I don't fix that.