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Update!! Replaced the tci box and she’s up and running on all 4 cylinders again!

Bike is a 1983 Yamaha venture. Does Yamaha still make pickup coils? Or if not, best place to find these new. thanks

Just a note here but when I restored 1984 Goldwings I used a new set of coils from a Dodge Neon . I’m wonder why something like that could possibly be done to upgrade the coils and not have to mess with replacing the cdi box. new coils are way too expensive running in upwards of $150 each

1983 venture and here is my issue. no spark left front plug. Other 3 plugs have spark. I have a new plug wire on it, new plug and last week I switch the back plug wire and got spark , so I isolated it to the coil. Ordered a good coil and she fired up with spark. Went to start this morning and again , no spark on front left ( I’m assuming that’s #2). please help, thank you

Is there a loaner TCI on this forum or maybe someone has a working TCI for an 83 they would be willing to sell?? Is there an upgrade for the TCI if I choose that route. thanks

Okay….. lots have happened in the past week. Completed the single carb and she ran beautifully, then…… started misfiring and my tach is now not moving. I checked for spark and 3 plugs have spark but no spark on front left plug. I put a new plug , boot and plug wire in and still no spark. I then checked the coil by swapping wires and I got spark . I ordered another coil, if that doesn’t fix it , will have to get a tci module I guess

I’m back and better than ever Restoring the same model bike you guys helped me with, back in 2019. Some of the names I remember from back then, if my memory serves me correctly:Venturous Randy, Cowpuc, skydoc just to name a few. Anyway, current bike has not been started since 2009. It was stored in a shed so that’s good news! I did choose to go with a single carb this time. will keep you updated. I’m almost ready to fire her up

Some pics of my new project:)

If you have one to sell, let me know the price, thanks

Looking for an 1986 and up tranny gears to transplant into my 1983. Thank you

It’s been 4 plus years since I was on this forum and many people here helped me bring back to life a 1983 venture royale I sold it ( should never have done that) and now I have another in need of a total restoration just like my last one. I do plan on fixing the 2nd gear like I did before. I believe I purchased an 86 gears from venture randy?? Are you still here?? Anyway… if anyone on here would like to sell me an 86 gears please let me know. here are some pics

How’s everyone doing out there? Washing your hands I hope. Just received word that my school shut down so no teaching for me for a solid 3 weeks!! This is nuts! Anyway, here is an update ! I completed my 1965 Honda and now am working on a real cool bike!! 1985 Suzuki Madura 1200. These are rare! Only 2 years with just 5,000 made. Will give me something to do while I’m off work

Could not believe this. Just the other day my wife asked me if I wanted to go for a bike ride. She does not ride bikes nor travel as a passenger on one. My jaw hit the ground and I quickly changed the spark plugs ( others had fouled). Bike fired right up and off we went. This was the first test of my bike riding two up and she handled very well. We rode about 15 miles and was a great experience. Bike runs great with new plugs!!

Thanks for info. i will have to check the cdi that it came with. Another question. I have a new little 6v battery that is oem to the bike. Will i need to upgrade my battery to a 12v?

I'm just going to get a new wiring harness that goes with the engine.

I'm restoring a 1965 Honda s65. I removed the original 65cc engine and am going with a piranha 125cc. This bike is kickstart only. The original battery was a 6v, do i need to upgrade to a 12v for the bigger engine. Could this be an issue on bikes oem wiring? Thanks

Makes sense , thanks. Will try it next time. So if the bike is going to sit a while, should I drain carbs? Then do your kill switch trick every so often, to fire her up .

Thank you Puc for mentioning my mom. I'm coping better now. okay, so I turn kill switch on then turn ignition and don't hit start button? If that's correct I will try it. It does have original plug wires but I did replace the caps with oem since others were toast.

I always use Stabil in my gas which should prevent this.

Had a heck of a time starting up my bike today. Had battery on a trickle charger for a month now which I believe is last time I started it. I've also had it resting on the side stand . After I finally got her going , and warned up she didn't appear to run very well, maybe only on 3 . Anyway, maybe I should put her on the centerstand. I also left the petcock open while she was parked.

It's been 2weeks since my mom's passing and I have decided to start work on my 1965 Honda. This is keeping my mind busy and helping with the grieving process.

Update. It's been 2 weeks and I am doing better. In terms of cause of death, this is interesting, so let me back up a few years. Each year, my wife and I would travel from Oklahoma to South Carolina to see my mom. About 2 years ago upon visiting we noticed her abdomen had suddenly distended and it was quite noticeable! I chalked it off to overeating but she had always been very petite so this didn't make sense. I urged her to see a doctor but my mother was not the type to do that, claiming she was fine. She was an avid smoker and enjoyed her wine(she started drinking regularly after my dad's passing 25 years ago) Evidently her liver had become diseased and contributed to ascites ( fluid in abdomen). This in turn caused cardiac arrest. This all sounds horrible, since modern medicine could have helped ( liver transplant, etc) but......that would not have mattered since she was nearing 80 and the likelihood of an intervention was minimal if not impossible. I remember 20 years ago talking to her about her drinking and it obviously did no good. With all this being said, my mother was the most caring person I've ever known. She lived a good life and had a good relationship with God. Please take care of your bodies. After all, it is a temple that should not be defiled. Well, that's what I believe. Thanks again for your prayers . I've started restoring my 1965 Honda which is helping me with the grieving process.

My mother was cremated today. I'm feeling very weird right now!! It's messing with my mind!

Thank you to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. This is tough!! I should hop on my bike and head to South Carolina (where she is) instead of flying!!

So my wife and I were headed to Wichita , Ks today to attend a family member's funeral on her side (cousin, only 48) When I received a phone call (while on the road ) from my brother. He informed me that our mother just passed ! I live in Oklahoma and my mother in South Carolina. I just visited her this last summer. I am very upset and in shock. Writing this is keeping my mind busy but I'm still in shock. My mom was my brother's life and I am flying out to be with him! Life is short and families (like ours) who quarrel and don't speak to each other in over 20 yrs should learn from this. I really don't know what else to say but I miss my mom already and can't believe she is gone. I will know tomorrow what the cause was. She was 77.