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blown clutch or tranny ended trip
mraf replied to chocking's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Sounds like your clutch slave is whipped or the handlebar master. Rebuild or e-bay another one and I bet you will be good to go. Hard to repair? That is up to you and how mechanical your feeling. Go to the Yamaha website and take a look at the location, then decide. You say you did not lose any fluid. I would guess{mind you guess} that the master is leaking by therefore it never pushes the slave to disengage the clutch. A- la,grind,stall, ouch. -
Year to Year Differences
mraf replied to Condor's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
So does mine but the 86s has a feature were you push the switch lever in toward the handle bar and you can cancel out the turn signals yourself right after you turn instead of letting the bike do it. -
Year to Year Differences
mraf replied to Condor's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
About the only thing I can add is that there is a turn signal cancal feature on my 86 that is not on the 83. First time I've heard of the different swingarm between the 86 & 83. Maybe that has alot to do with the slow speed shimmy on the 86 compared to the 83. -
DDDid it. Quite repetitive questions.
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There is a Yamaha dealer on Peninsula Drive called Chet Alexs Yamaha. There is another one off I-90, south on Route 8 about 4 or 5 miles called Off-Road express this is the better of the two. Doubt if they will be open on Sunday though. I will do some calling around to some friends tomorrow. One might have a used tire for you. If they do I'll call. Cycle city built a new facility on Peach street south of I-90 they might be open tomorrow. They are the biggest dealership in the area.
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I have a MU90B16 Dunlop Elite 2 you can have. Will it fit, anyone?
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It was a sliver moon on a clear summers night. The air so crisp you could slice it. The Big Dipper is pouring out all of summer. I and the evil one are sitting out front of the Ponderosa watching the evenings festivities unravel around us. The powers that be in our small town have dwindled down to be so small that fireworks town sponsored {Fire tax} have become non-existent. So sitting in the front yard we wait, pretty soon one bang over here two over there. YES INDEPENDENCE DAY! What is it? The thought almost escapes me. But then I walk through my local cemetery and see the markers. I REMEMBER. Freedom isn't free.It never stops, someone always want what you have but doesn't want to pay the hard price. It remains to be seen if we can hold on to this idea, but we do have the vote. It isn't perfect but were working on it. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE GAC:D
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You stated earlier that the plugs did not look good. If they are old you are better off throwing them away and buying some new ones. Just buy the stock NGKs they are not really that expensive. My 83 gets hard to start occaionally and new plugs are all it needs to wake it back up.
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Sounds like one of your carbs has a piece of crap floating around in the float bowl. This is holding the float open causing it to run out of one of the overflow lines that come from the carbs. There are four overflow lines that dump the excess fuel out somewhere just ahead of the rear wheel. This happened to my 86 all so. I unhooked the gas line from the tank and let it suck up Sea-foam into the carbs. This I let set for the night. It smoked like crazy the next day but it had dislodged the offending junk. If you don't want to do this just follow the hose to the offending carb open the drain and sometimes it will clear out the debris.
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What time is the dinner set for on Wednesday?
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One question, ok two. If a person could show up for one day, which day would be the best? And do you have to register for the one day?
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Sorry to hear the news J.T.. Hang tough and remember one day at a time. Prayers sent. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks ago. She is going through all the hoops now to see what the best answer is in her case. We will know in a few days from now.
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If you find the plummer tell him to hurry up and fix those leaks. Summers here but you couldn't prove it by me. We have been in the same boat as you Charley. I've got about 90 acres of round bales to do but it never dries out long enough!
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YEAH, RUSTY!:rotfl:
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I for one am tired of the blame games. Enough already. Like has been said on this forum many times lets stop talking and start doing. I for one will now turn on my new more efficient light bulb. Mow less yard. Drive my bike more. Make lists of things to get when driving to town. Not leave any combustion engine idling for any length of time {waiting for trains}. Recycle all metal and plastics that I can. Stop using chemical fertilizers and "save the World". This whole mess is everyones problem now and if not addressed now our grandchildren will inherit one throughly screwed up world. But who cares, I've got enough money to do what I want. That is so short-sighted and egotistical. Wouldn't it be nice if someone,somewhere powerfull enough gave a darn what is happening to our once strong countries. But alas it will never be. For with power comes greed.
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drivetrain noise
mraf replied to gator37's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Did you lube the drive lugs? They tend to squeak when dry. This link explains what to do. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=69 -
WOW! For a second there I had to really look hard to see if it was you Reiny!:rotfl:
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This is a bit long but a good listen. Makes me want to kick some A. [ame=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147]The Energy Non-Crisis[/ame]
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GREMLINS. Must be due to condensation if nothing else:confused24:. Some things in life sure make you wonder. The only thing I've been carring around "just in case" is a TCI unit. Filled up the connections with lube and taped them up watertight. I tried it last month and its still working:fingers-crossed-emo. The best thing yet to carry around is the venturerider help list. Heres hoping I never have to use it. Hate bothering people{except on here} but sometimes it can't be helped.
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I was :think:ing. Over a that a while back our leader had said that it was time for a contest. So I've been doing nothing but :fiddle:ing around lately ing my head in anticipation of :draming:ing of winning big. But I'm . Because I used to be:happy65:when I entered even if I was that I lost. Anyway it doesn't have to be any big:mo money:to win. Any will tell you its not how you:stirthepot: its how you keep your that makes the days go by. Heck, right now I could win and be one .
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Just my luck. Log on and find a controversial post that has been already deleted. Now I'll never know. I was just thinking that everything lately is beginning to be mundane. Now this proves it. Guess I'll just have to go back to watching the grass grow.
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Diverse group. Sometimes we all can't help it, mods included. When needled,needle back. Don't get mad get even!:rotfl:
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Hot weather riding, engine temp
mraf replied to Gearhead's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
If you do change the thermostat with the NAPA one make sure you ask for the heavy duty one. They make a standard and a heavy duty in that number. If you hold the standard up to the heavy duty one you can see the difference between the two. I had to drill my own steam hole {For want of a name for it} in the NAPA one before installing it. I rigged up a toggle switch to turn the fan on myself if I ever think the motor is getting to hot. If nothing else it's a peace of mind kind of thing. -
Best darned poker hand I've ever seen!!!!!!!!! If you played them you'd be royally flushed!!!!!!:rotfl: