MiCarl

That hole the cover uses was intended for a mirror. Yamaha uses left hand threads on right mirrors so if you bang it it unscrews (hopefully) rather than breaking. On 1st gen Ventures it's not used. I'd be tempted to either re-tap or helicoil for whatever chrome bolt I could get my hands on.

Their information says it sets up over night. Not exactly "quick" "on the road".

Tell him next time to only get 13K:big-grin-emoticon: I'm curious, if he's so happy with the wear on the Kenda why are you shopping for something else?

You'd be amazed how many tires worse than that get ridden to my shop. Heck, I even had someone had a worse one his buddy gave him he wanted me to install! I wouldn't be concerned about a careful ride 11 or 13 miles on a dry day to get it replaced.

You need a tube too.

Ok, not air cut off valve. I don't have an RSV here to look at but that looks like emissions control - feeds air into the exhaust to help reduce unburned hydrocarbons. Those valves should have vacuum hoses connected to them.

Air cut off valves reduce idle air when engine braking to reduce popping. No hoses connect to them, it's all internal to the carburetor.

It's official. There is an ammo shortage. USA TODAY VentureRider.org scooped them by more than a week!

If it has NGK plugs a standard 18mm spark plug socket should work. I got mine from Sears but I expect any auto parts store has them.

They are different. The 23110 indicates it's a fork tube. 23H or 41R indicate the first model that used the tube. For instance, the fork tube from a 1982 XJ650 is 4H7-23110-00-00 which is quite a bit different from a Venture tube. What you cannot determine from the part number is whether the difference is significant. If Yamaha intended a substitution the fiche for the 84 would probably show it superseded by the 3JJ part.

Someone asked me at the IMS show what I thought would be coming out. At the time I had no idea. After that I saw the Honda CB1100. It's an 1100 in line 4 standard motorcycle. That tells me the marketing guys see a market for a large displacement standard. The few glimpses in the video look like a standard. My bet is they're building a standard around the FJR drive line. That'll be a 1300cc in line 4, fuel injected, shaft drive standard.

I suspect they want the FMJ because it holds the slug together. Less lead dust and maybe easier on the back stop too. It sounds like ammo is scarce which would have a negative impact on range business. They're using their supply of ammo to support the range business.

You can reasonably expect to need 8 or 10 shims. Problem is you don't know which ones you need until you get in there. Many of them will be the same size. So not only does the kit need a broad selection, it needs some depth because you might end up using four each of two sizes. Once I priced out assembling a kit I though would have a reasonable chance of being sure to include what was needed for a specific job. I think it came to about $350US. The shims are 25mm. In addition to the Yamaha V4s they're used in quite a few Hondas.

I really didn't pay attention to the bag guards earlier. Did it come with them? They look to be in really good shape. If they came with, you'll want to take that into account when dealing with the seller.

Not stupid. When we get focused on a tree we can overlook the forest. Way easier to see the forest from a distance.

If it's not just damage to the chrome the crack will grow until the ball tears off. No way to estimate how long it'll last. The right way to repair is to have it welded up. Maybe even reinforced with some plate on the bottom. The chrome would be shot though. You could also make it work by using really big plate washers above or below, but wouldn't look too good.

The stiffness of the diaphragm isn't going to have much effect. If it did the replacement diaphragms would be useless. It's the spring that controls how much the slide rises. If you cut away the plastic retainer the stock diaphragm won't work on it anyhow, so you won't have a spare.

Your carburetors don't care if the diaphragms match. Why risk ruining a good one pulling it off? I recommend keeping the JBM as your spare.

Bad? Listed all the problems that can turn up after almost 25 years. List is pretty short for that. Except for the pinion shafts breaking its pretty easy fixes too. Not all bikes will break a pinion shaft, but no use buying one that is broken.

It holds it just fine. CON: Many bikes (including the RSV) need to be tied down BEFORE you can let go of the motorcycle. This is because the side stand extends beyond the lift platform. Likewise you have to some ballet taking the motorcycle off. Of course if you have a helper this is a minor issue. With an L shaped clamp or a wheel choc you can let go of the motorcycle to work the tie downs. I would be a bit concerned about the yank required to pull it out of a choc. PRO: The stock clamp is low enough you can put a motorcycle on backward without worrying about pipes and bags. This is great for working on front tire/wheel/forks. Most modern cruisers and touring bikes will not go on lifts with an L shaped clamp backward because pipes and bags hit. ****WARNING**** Putting a motorcycle on backward requires a bit of skill. In school they drilled us on it for days, then pretty regularly after we mastered it. You definitely want a helper or two if you do this. In my shop I have two lifts. Most of my work is done on an air lift with a big L shaped clamp. The harbor freight lift is generally reserved for doing front end work or small motorcycles.

There isn't a cut and dried answer to your question. It's generally accepted that the feds only have jurisdiction over foreign and interstate commerce. So they can ban the importation or interstate sale of certain things, but not interfere with something entirely within the bounds of an individual state. The courts have allowed the feds significant latitude with that rule. For instance, the feds might ban the manufacture and sale of large capacity magazines within a state on the presumption that the magazines would likely work their way out of state. That kind of rationale is often accepted by the courts. On the other hand, the Supreme Court has ruled that the second amendment to our constitution guarantees an individual right to own firearms and that right cannot be unduly infringed by state and local governments. If this sounds convoluted, it's by design. Our founders designed our government to be conflicted internally in the hope that no part would become powerful enough to suppress liberty.

The connectors Yamaha used for the stator and regulator/rectifier were marginal at best. Decent chance you just need to solder some wires together. Worst case probably looking at a stator or regulator/rectifier. Maybe battery too if it's been sitting around dead. $300 or less for parts. Body panels are rare and pricey. If it's cosmetically good you can get your $1000 back selling parts. Only common flaw is the shafts on the pinion gears at the middle gear and final drive are known to break. They don't render it immobile, but moan under accel or decel from the extra lash. Middle gear is relatively inexpensive but labor intensive. Final drive is low labor but large money for new parts. The air suspension (CLASS) controller will only function with the key in the ACC. position. It's common for them to throw an E4 code if solder connections on the connector break. Pretty easy fix, but don't tell the seller.

Thanks, but I think you better hang on to yours. Just looking on the internet, Maine, Illinois and New York have also banned lead wheel weights. I'll probably just go to the stick on weights for wire wheels when my zinc crimp on ones are gone.

When I buy individual stocks I look for a high yield. That way if it falls I figure I get paid to wait for it to go up. Mostly though I'm in indexes. I used to work real hard picking individual stocks and on average didn't do any better than the S&P.

I'd sure like to know where they got them. Both the suppliers I use quit carrying lead. I've switched mostly to 5g steel stick on. They look nicer than lead and are quite a bit less expensive too. The problem is it can take a lot of them because they're light. The only thing I'm finding in a spoke type weight are tin and steel. Pretty difficult to crimp zinc and impossible to crimp steel. This is where I really miss lead.