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That is very nice

it was only around 43 F° Rather chilly but with the right clothing not a problem.

Thanks for the info Bob. Your bags look amazing I was more of thinking widening the bags using ABS instead of fiberglass but have not looked into if it is possible to use ABS. Will consult with the ABS workshop here in my town on the matter.The fiberglass is of cause an option and I do have a extra set of unharmed bags so I am pretty much all set up for the task. Think I will take this as a next winter project and will take you up on your guidance when the time comes. Thanks so much for your offer of help - highly appreciated

Simply can´t stand these hex bolts. Striped mine before making a spacer for the lights - parted them out with some regular bolts instead. Also the hex bolts are angled in that way that the allen key has to be very short on the end you use on the hex - to long and you will not get it in there. Love the easiness of taking the fairing off after modifying and moving the light bracket forward.

Finally I got some time and weather to go for a short afternoon ride here in Iceland. Rather chilly but was nice though. So good to feel spring coming I FEEL GOOD ! Thought I´d share a couple of pictures http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Ride%20pictures/MusicHallReykjavik_zps28e662f0.jpg?t=1397425591 National Music Hall in Reykjavik http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Ride%20pictures/SeasideReykjavik_zps67f27fb2.jpg Reykjavik Seaside http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Ride%20pictures/OutskirtsReykjavik_zps0a20fa77.jpg?t=1397425678 Outskirts of Reykjavik http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Ride%20pictures/Home_zpsced8bf23.jpg?t=1397425636 Red Barons Summer Home

Bob, that is one special nice bike you have there to say the least. What a gem..... Great mods. What in the world did you do to the front of the saddlebag lid ? Got any pictures ? This is interesting to say the least. I would like to make mine wider by a couple of inches but I think it is a little tricky to do so I am putting that on ice for now.

Yes, there are rubber grommets to protect the wires. Don´t know yet. But guess it is not gonna be less than 300 US$. This kind of work is expensive here in Iceland.

I have often wondered why in the world Yamaha cramped all these electrical wires in that crummy little triangle space in the rear of the bike behind the license plate. Had been wondering if this could be done any other way and this is what I came up with. Decided to make a box that had space enough. So I went and did some measuring,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Have the Harley Brake light frame in the back so I decided to make a box that would fit in there and have the same angle as the Harley frame. Had a company here in Iceland make this out of stainless steel and opted for not going mirror steel since it would be hard to get at and clean. Then they said they had the box electro polysomething whatever that meens - but looks pretty good. What I like about this is that it is very easy adding and hooking up any wires for future accessories and I feel better knowing that the wires are not bent and cramped in a tight bundle. Note that the Icelandic license plate is huge compared to yours in the US. Have orderted a private plate with my choice of inscription and am gonna brake the law and have a friend of mine make a copy that will be US size. I will just keep the original in the trunk if I will be pulled over. Pictures attached: http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2423_zpsbf61601b.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2412_zps874a49ea.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2413_zpsab9d1831.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2417_zpsfa0c239f.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2427_zpsb042dc95.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2433_zps0ca7526d.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2432_zps3eaccd3d.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2431_zpscd091dd8.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2429_zps35b057d9.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2428_zps4d047d1b.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2434_zpsb35d59ac.jpg http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a501/jonaslill/Connection%20Box/SAM_2436_zps0f36d5be.jpg

Yes, some of these guys are really good at this. When I was gonna have a insurance Millenium bike spot painted in Iceland my painter did numerous tries to match the paint but was far from being satisfied. I myself could not see any difference and thought it to be a perfect match. In the end he refused to paint the bike in the Millenium colour combo and we went Candy Apple Red. Bike turned out great but there sure were some people (in the US) that were not to happy with me Not gonna name any names but I hope Vicky has forgiven me

Color Rite: Code Paint Name CommentColor ChipColorRite TopColorRite Base00Y9 New Pearl White (NPW) 5993 1993 00TL Ceramic Ivory (CRI) 5536-1 1536 I think the below are the colour code names from Yamaha. You can double check since the code names from Yamaha are usually printed on a sticker that is either under the driver seat on the seat pan itself or on the bikes frame under the driver seat: Ceramic Ivory = 00TL New Pearl White= 00Y9

Puc. And where did you say the one for the 1999 and up Ventures is ? Great writeup with a ton of useful info. Would be great if there was something similiar in one place for the newer Venture.

Glad you are O.K. Wearing a helmet is not the most stupid thing to do. Be safe.

Hi Owen. These are simply some plastic chromed u shaped canals that you can buy at most auto parts stores. You can even find them on eBay. But note it can be a little tricky applying them, especially where there are sharp curves and corners - can be done but takes a little patience. The instructions said to heat them up with a heat gun to get them flexible but that was not working quite well. The chrome was very sensitive to the heat and would melt and get crimpled. What I did was I heated the surface that I was gonna put the canals on and then just warmed the canals mildly to get them just a little flexible. They are sticking like a,,,,,,,,I dont know the expression in English,,,,,,,,,, A fly on a camels a%# Cant get them off unless I heat them up pretty good. Note that some of the brands have lousy glue and will in a short time get loose. These are actually a German brand and I have had these on a car I own for a couple of years with no sign of wear and they are sticking like a ,,,,,,ahh,,,,never mind.... Here is a link to one on eBay - I would guess 3M would be a good quality if they are listed: This is the item number for one brand- just put it in the search tab, push enter and the item will show up 301096189713

The headlight fuse is on the left hand side of the bike (sitting on it) under the painted side cover in front of the saddlebag. One allen key bolt to undo and you pop the cover off. In there is a closed black fuse box. There is a slider you need to slide to the right to open up the fuse box. The headlight fuse should be the one in the middle - 15 amp.

According to the part numbers and descriptions then the passing lamp mounts for the Venture and the Tour Delux are not the same: 4XY-H54B0-V0-00 Venture STR-5VN35-40-00 Tour Delux

Rick ! Let me put this simple: You are not leaving - you are staying ! And thats final you hear !!! Honestly - would hate to see you leave and not seeing posts from you again

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Ron. On the left hand side where the swing arm joins the rubber boot there is that little plastic/rubber plug on top of the swingarm like Bob pointed out. Pry it out and you will have a reasonably large hole to look through and into the swing arm at the yoke and the wedged shaft end. Take a flash light and beam it in there and have a look at the situation. It is always better to see what is wrong if possible, to get a better idea of what method to use to correct the problem. If the shaft will not come out easy then maybe you should get someone to pull on it while you start up the bike and very slowly release the clutch just a millimeter at a time. The other person might then be able to pull the shaft out before the yoke turns over and catches it again so to speak. Just a thought

I sincerely doubt that they need being changed but they might need some greese. There is not a lot of movement in there and they are sealed up pretty good, but the danger is that the grease dries up and that can certainly damage the bearings. I have a 2000 model Venture with 33.000 miles and tore the back end off this winter since I wanted to go through everything and make sure everything was in good order and greased up. I doubt that the swingarm had ever been pulled and the bearings were actually fine. The grease was still kind of soft but since I had this all apart then I decided to shoot new bearings in the arm and grease everything heavily. Remember to have new seals at hand part no: 93106-28023-00. It is possible to get the older seals out without destroying them but a small mistake and they are gone and you are left stranded till you get a hold of new seals. Undo all the brake hoses, shock air hose, speedo cable and other stuff from the swing arm before removing it. I remember there is one little bolt that holds a clamp for the brake hose if I remember right, "far in on top of the swing arm on the right hand side", that is a little tricky to get at. Don´t remember how I did that but remember I had to take a deep breath and figure out a solution. I did get it out and in again and think I had to bolt loose/drop down the AIS reed valve to get access for my hand. There is a very good write up by Palyboy up on how to do all this in the technical library: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=72631 I used that to guide me and it was a great help and saved me some time for sure. Wish you all the best with your project

This is a great idea Eck !

Pretty sure Bob is correct !

This is very nice and should be an interesting and fun project. Always wanted to get myself a neat little bike to restore. Am currently trying to make a deal with a guy in Iceland that has a 1956 Piaggio Vespa. Gonna be a tough one getting hm to sell but he is softening up and needs some money. Wish you well on the restoration and keep us posted on the progress.

He´s alive Squeeze my man - where the heck have you been ? And how the heck have you been ?

I sincerely doubt that you will be able to get a hold of Lynn. He has not been online on this forum since 05-08-2012 and is no longer a registered member.

Ehhhh,,,,,,,,, SAMUEL ? Will he be attending ?