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You might be able to use these with your existing sliders. I have not used them but I believe others here have. http://jbmindustries.com/Yamaha650.html Read the page and their is a reference to the Ventures further down the page. Good luck. Rick F.

Also if you dont want to use the glue, there are other sources for the diaphrams also. Sirius Consolidated Inc, out of Canada offers numerous Venture parts that are high quality. I have their diaphrams on my 89 VR for a number of years now with no issues with them so far. Here is a link to the Yamaha Venture parts. https://www.siriusconinc.com/search_result.php?make=2&model=Venture Royale&part=All&partno=&x=56&y=16&search=search&start=0 Good luck Rick F

This might of some help to you as it is the owners manual for the 1987 Venture\Venture Royale. There isnt a lot of difference between your 1986 and the 1987 and will provide you with some information you might need. https://www.venturerider.org/manuals/1987-owners.pdf There is also a service manual for the 1986-1993 Ventures available here if you want more in depth servicing on the motorcycles. https://www.venturerider.org/manuals/1986-1993 Yamaha Venture Service Manual.pdf Good luck and enjoy the bike. Rick F.

I suggest that you go to this page, and download the service manual for your Venture. It will let you know what you need to know to service it plus we are here to ask questions of also. Good luck and enjoy your Venture. Rick F.

I see the one you are talking about as I live in Bloomington. I have not seen it in person but I would replace the tires no matter what the owner says.. those are 32 years old. The coolant hoses should be ok as I know a lot of us are still running them on our Ventures. Check the gas tank for rust and yes, carbs will need a good cleaning and maybe the diaphragms replaced due to pinholes in them. Check the left side fairing around the radio and it looks like it is scuffed up there and might have been dropped, hard to say from the pictures. If you need a second opinion, I might be able to check it out with you. Just PM me here and we will see what we can work out for you. I am usually here in the evenings. Rick F.

Did you try and put the kick stand up and have it in neutral and see if the kick stand down indicator went out. It is possible that the safety neutral switch on the clutch lever is not working properly so starting it in gear with the kick stand down wouldnt let the bike turn over. That would be the first thing I would check out. Good luck and let us know what happens. Rick F.

Here is what I recorded a while back from my 89 VR for EBC brake components. EBC Brake parts Organic Pads … FA123 for both front and back. Sintered Double-H pads FA123HH Front Rotors Left… MD2096LS Right MD2096RS Rear Rotor MD2049 I hope this helps you out. You can also check Ebay as rotors show up there a lot it seems. Rick F.

The Napa part # 455318 is for the following cars: Application Summary Toyota Camry 91-83, Toyota Celica 97-90, 87-86, Toyota Corolla 97-92, 86-84, Toyota MR2 95, 86-85, Toyota Paseo 98-92, Toyota RAV4 96, Toyota Tercel 98-80, Toyota Van 89-84, Toyota Van Wagon 88 Maybe checking an auto parts store there for a thermostat for the above cars might yield you a better price. Rick F.

There are shafts for the throttle blades for the carburetors and they are located at the bottom part of the carb body. This is what we are adjusting when we are setting the carb balance. Getting the blades to open to the proper setting to balance out the vacuum. I have not seen anyone that offers these seals but someone might have them. Check the K&L catalog as they have number carb parts in there. Good luck. Rick F.

There was a mod that some of us did to our radio setups and it was called Marshall Mod as a gentleman named Marshall Gammon came up with the idea. It involved adding a second antenna to the setup. Some of the travel trunk racks have a provision added to them at the factory for adding a second factory antenna mount to the left side of the rack. We would add that mount and then add another antenna to the left side and run that directly to the radio antenna connection using a cable with a male Motorola connector to a male PL-259 connector. This bypass the splitter box that is connected to the CB radio and allows that to be removed with the CB antenna connector then move directly to the CB. You might be able to find this cable at a truck stop that has CB supplies for the truckers. I ended up with a couple of 4ft Firecracker CB antennas on each side of the travel trunk with fold down adapters and the correct length of cable running up to each radio. This did improve my FM radio reception. I cant say much about the CB as I honestly dont use it but have left it in place and connected. Every now and then I turn it on just to see if I hear anyone out there still using it. If I was going to do it over again, I would get 3 foot Firecracker CB antenna as the 4 ft ones are a little long.. I hope this helps. Rick F.

I used the Yamaha rebuild kit on mine a long time ago and have never had any issues with it. Partshark has it for $46.86 according to their website.. https://www.partshark.com/oemparts/a/yam/5107f83cf870022108d6578b/rear-master-cylinder Item #2. It also includes the piston. Personally, if I had rebuilt it as much as you have I would be looking for a different master cylinder and rebuild it and see if that made a difference as it sounds like something isnt right with that one. Good luck. Rick F.

I switch to these a while back and have liked their performance on my 89VR.. EBC V-Pads Semi-sintered. https://ebcbrakes.com/product/sintered-brake-pads/ Rick F.

The drive shaft seal for the 86-93 Ventures is replaceable and is a very tight fit. The drive shaft gear is greased by the grease in the rear axle gear case. This is different than the 83-85 Ventures. I had to replace mine when I pulled the drive shaft out as I also was getting a bit of leaking out of my assembly. If I recall I had to cut away the metal part of the seal around the drive shaft that you show in the picture and then drive the new seal onto the shaft. I believe I used a long piece of PVC pipe that was the correct diameter to do the job. For you U-joint here is a link to Tech Library with more information.. I hope this is some help to you. Rick F.

If you check in the Tech Section of the Forum, you will find a section for the 83-93 Ventures and that would be the best place to ask questions. https://www.venturerider.org/forum/forum/10-venture-and-venture-royale-tech-talk-83-93/ Also a great place to find information is in the Technical Library section for the 83-89 Ventures. https://www.venturerider.org/forum/forum/15-venture-and-venture-royale-tech-library-83-93-read-only/ Look around, ask questions, posting pictures with your questions also helps us provide answers. Welcome to the group. Rick F.

Glad you found the home of the cable. Now your question about backfiring is most likely caused by a bad air cutoff valve in one or more of the carburetors. They might have a hole or tear in the rubber diaphragm that is letting air in. These are available separately from different sources but it might be time to check all the carbs for these valves and also for tears or hole in the carb slider diaphragms. This are behind the large covers that you see facing the outside of the carb array with the 4 retainer screws. Check some of the forum post on these should help you understand them. Good Luck.. Rick F.

I would be checking ebay mostly and see if one pops up on there. Good luck Rick F.

Can you tell where the other end is attached to as that would be a big help. With the bike running, do you have vacuum on the line or pressure? It is possible it goes to #2 carb vacuum port and then up to the pressure sensor for the ignition system. There might be another hose hanging down that this one connects to which would explain the tube it is connected to presently. If you dont have a service manual for the VR MK2, here is a link to it and that be of some help to you. https://www.venturerider.org/manuals/1986-1993 Yamaha Venture Service Manual.pdf Let us know if you have more question or what you find out please. Rick F.

I just tried to order a Yamaha Venture air cleaned and got a message back from PartShark that the Yamaha. 26H-14451-00-00 (Air cleaner) is currently out of stock, and Yamaha is not projecting back order dates. Not sure if this means that another part has bit the dust or just what. I know there are after market filters available but I was going to add one to my parts inventory while ordering other parts. Just passing it along. Rick F.

I replaced mine with NGK spark plug boots a number of years ago and used the Dennis Kirk catalog to determine what I needed and did order them from there. https://www.denniskirk.com/motorcycle/ngk/spark-plug-cap They show all the different ones available and I believe I used a couple of straights one and then a couple angled ones. I cant check now as I have replaced them all with Coil On Plugs and like that a lot better. Hope this helps. Rick F.

It might work, but you are going to expose a lot of wiring and relays that are behind the Yamaha fairing? How do you plan on dealing with those? I guess you could fabricate a housing for them and hide them behind that. Rick F.

Hi Dave, Just like Cowpuc said, but dont try to drain the forks till all the air is out of them. You will have a mess on your hands. I installed progressive in mine a while ago and didnt put a lot of preload in them so I run about 7 lbs of air just to keep the oil pressurized a bit. I get a nice comfortable ride that way. I also unhooked my electronic fork dampeners as they really arent needed with the progressives. I just unplugged them under the dash was all, and left them attached to the forks. Rick F.

That is a wonderful idea for rear speakers. I might have to borrow that idea and do myself a set. Interesting how you used the travel trunk rails for the top of the saddlebags also. I cant say I seen that done before either. Good job all ready and thanks for sharing. Rick F.

Looks like my Corbin seat with the passenger section being more flat than the stock Yamaha seat. I also have the Corbin drivers back rest that slides in under the Corbin name in between the 2 seating areas. I do not have the passenger arm rest as I havent been able to find a good used set anywhere that was reasonably priced. The lever on the left side of the seat is the release to remove the drivers back rest. Rick F.

Have some water along to drink as it get hot and dry out that way. I also found out that any fasteners that you have changed on your bike, make sure you have the tools along to remove them incase you need to get to something behind those items. Rick F.

https://motorcycledropguards.com/ Looks like it is for Harley and Indians only at this time.. Rick F.