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I feel for ya man, I know the pain, I had the left retina detach, tear and a scleral buckle added a couple of years ago. That was the most painful thing Ive had done, as it felt like some guy had his thumb on your eye and pressing down, but it will go away fairly quickly as your eye gets used to the new shape. On an up note, You may end up with better vision than you think you will, Mine is coming back every eye exam and now I can get around pretty weill if I just had to use that eye, its just that things are wavy from the scar tissue along the retina. Youll have very little vision in that eye for the next 6 weeks or so, until it fills back up with liquid as they keep gas in there to keep your eye inflated until it heals. you may also have the oil filled eye that they will have to remove before you can see again. Glad to hear from you, and keep us posted on how youre doing. If you ever want to chat about stuff please feel free to call or email, I would be happy to try and let you know what to expect. Brian

I.m with Bob, there might be more stuff that I don't want to be remembered for...... Brian

I saw one in a show room awhile back and it was a couple of shades lighter than my sand colour. Just a hint of gold. Lots of ppl mistake mine for silver in certain lighting, so I think the 09 would be hard to tell that its not silver. Brian HMMM did some looking on the net, and now it looks gold to me... here is the link to a bunch of images. [ame=http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1078&bih=564&q=2009+royal+star+venture&oq=2009+royal+star+venture&gs_l=img.3..0l4j0i22i30l6.2278.9811.0.10177.23.17.0.6.6.0.143.1872.1j16.17.0....0...1ac.1.19.img.wKLjoN4wIo8]2009 royal star venture - Google Search[/ame]

I found it here... http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1849 Brian

here too loving it!

BUT! DONT PUT LOCTITE ANYWHERE NEAR YOUR PLASTIC PARTS AS THEY WILL GET BRITTLE OR DISOLVE FROM THE FUMES . Brian

the antennas fold forward. just lift the knurled collars just above the base and fold forward. Brian

They are a real bear on loose gravel or sand I will not willingly ride mine onto an unpaved surface. MY 85 G1 wasn't good on loose roads, but its better than the 03 G2 is!. Brian

Are your weather temps fairly warm? and does it only happen after you've been running the bike for a while? Ill bet youre hearing your fan come on. Try putting your kickstand down to kill the engine, then listen for the fan. Brian

As we discussed in the email a couple of days ago, they can do some amazing things with microsurgery on eyes now. I am hoping and wishing for best possible outcomes for you, and have lots of confidence that things will work out great for you. Brian

It sounds to me like your OEM fork springs are just worn out. A huge improvement in handling and performance is adding the Progressive fork springs. Its a fairly easy job to do and the new springs are under a 100 bucks. My 85 always seemed to hit bottom when going up a driveway etc until the fork springs were changed out. Brian

My 03 RSV was loose when I got it and I felt like it wanted to track everywhere the pavement had a low spot, and corners were a kind of adventure I didn't like much. I found the tire pressures were way low and once I got that fixed up the bike was way better, but there was still a bit squiirly, so I bought the low volume pump from Harley and found one side of the forks had 7 lbs the other tube had no pressure. Now it rides great! Life is good! I hope you get yours fixed with a minimum of effort and expense. Brian

Nice!!! I really love your gauges!

this is the one I am ordering, I havnt used it but it looks like the best deal for what I want. Its small and it really only has to cover the top part of the bike so it folds up smaller. ( and I like that it comes in a colour to match my bike too!) http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/14/71/971/36883/ITEM/Show-Chrome-Ultragard-Classic-Half-Cover.aspx#VideoWrapperDesc

I am involved with Ride for Sight, as my way of paying back for all the issues that have been fixed up in my own eyes. I hope we can raise enough money over the next few years that no one will lose their sight to disease. Through the people ive met while helping with RFS I got a call that a writer was doing an article on the Ride for Sight and had heard that I had temporarily lost vision over the years and she wanted to talk to me about riding and how frustrating it was not being able to ride while waiting for things to get better. So we chatted over the phone and compared notes on vision loss, and then she also interviewed Rod Broadfoot (he bought my 85 Venture) as well to find out more about what is being done for Ride for Sight.. (Some of you will remember Rod and his wife Myrna from Cody a couple of years ago and also Pork in the Pines) The result was a good article on Marissa's vision issues and how she has been able to get back riding again, how Ride for Sight raises money Canada wide and Rod and I got our mugs and bikes in Canadian Biker. Ill attach the pages of the article but I'm not sure if youll be able to read them unless you click on the pic open it, then click again to open in a separate page, then, hold down the CTRL button on your keyboard and turn the wheel on your mouse to make the print bigger. Brian

When visiting the Rockies I hear most people say watch out for the bears, and Ive always thought that wolves seemed to be a bit more agressive than most people thought,.. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2013/06/12/calgary-wolf-banff-motorcycle-ob.html Brian

But the Nature of things and David Suzuki and his "cult" want to stop the use of oil completely immediately and want to stop almost any resource industry. Its a very one sided type of program, so I would suggest getting info from other sources too. As I understand fracking in basic terms there are 2 types, shallow mostly of nat gas and deep fracking to get at the deep oil reserves. Just south of here is the northern end of the Bakken field and around here all the wells are very deep and its very unlikely that any issues may result because of the layes and layers of structure. Most of the issues around here seem to be the increased traffic, and the heavy trucks beating up our roads and the spills associated with the transport of the oil out of the area. But, a lot of places in the US that I am reading about are using fracking to get at the Natural gas that is fairly shallow in comparison and there have been a lot of issues along the easter US around the Pennsylvania area if I remember correctly. There are cases of water being contaminated and other issues and its being looked at very closely to see if its something that should be continued. brian

to me, it sounds a lot like the sound my 85 had when the baffle in the exhaust collector shook loose. A friend and I laid the bike over cut a trap door in the collector, took the loost baffle out and welded the collector back up and then welded a steel plate over that to ensure it would hold up. brian

I think its called a j mold and it cushions and supports the instrument cluster against the inside fairing. I lost one, and then glued them in after that. I think I got the last NOS left one from Partshark 18 months ago. right after that they delisted that part. Brian

Sorry to hear youre having issues:think:, mine is working fine with no issues at all. Brian

Ya cant let a bit of rain keep ya inside. Ya should move to mostly sunny Sask, Since I bought my bike on May 1 Ive got 3300 kms on her. We may have a bit more snow in winter than you, but when its gone its riding time...... Brian

the issue may not be the rim width or size, I think youre going to have clearance issues getting a Car tire past the driveshaft tube without rubbing on the G1 bikes. Brian

this one could be fairly close to you. http://northernwi.craigslist.org/mcy/3825619843.html http://lacrosse.craigslist.org/mcy/3768626338.html this is my favourite and it might not be too far either, http://desmoines.craigslist.org/mcy/3811554091.html

here are a couple of places I used to find parts for my 85, Pinwall cycle- used parts, http://stores.ebay.ca/PinWall-Cycle-Parts-Inc/Venture-1983-1993-/_i.html?_fsub=3669172014&_sid=12458664&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 Partshark.com- new parts, but they also have all the parts diagrams online so you can lookup what you need. http://www.partshark.com/custompage.asp?pg=yamahaparts good luck with your bike and welcome to the group! Brian

Maybe this will help you to find it. Here is the Kisan Modulator I was going to have installed on my 85 but never did. https://www.kisantech.com/index.php?cat_id=2 Brian