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I am so very sorry for your loss. Such a terrible and sad story. I'm sure it will take you a long time to come to terms with it but please know that she would want you to carry on my friend. You are all in my prayers.

They are all approximately 1 3/4". Maybe just slightly less. They are all the same though regardless. There were a few years that had the catalytic convertors in the mufflers, you are best to avoid them. The later models had them in the head pipes so you should be good on those late ones.

Just to be clear. That is NOT normal. It would have had a site glass when new. I've never seen one that didn't.

Same place. There is no difference between the two models.

Defiantly implications to having an auction. Payments would be a big thing. PayPal does not allow such payments. I'm sure there are other gotcha's also.

Isn't it amazing how quick the price dropped? Dennis Kirk now has it for $201.88. It may be cheaper elsewhere. https://www.denniskirk.com/bridgestone/exedra-g853-g852-tire.pfp543500.prdf?rs=545537 Dunlop is about $250.00. Dunlop D423. Don't know anything about them. [h=1][/h]

Yea, I remember that discussion. Crazy price. I would guess that most everybody would be "dark siding" if it hadn't changed.

I suspect that the person you talked to had no idea what they were talking about. The stock Bridgestone Excedra is available for $201.00 with free shipping. Dunlop makes on that is just a bit more. That's just from a quick look. They may be even cheaper if you really look around. That's the rear tire. Haven't looked for the front.

I've just seen pictures of them. I am really happy with what I have though. A LOT of adjustment available with them.

I've seen several people post about this issue. Found this elsewhere and it has helped a couple of people with the issue.

I found this elsewhere and posted it here for another member. He reported. back that it solved the problem.

Basically, the Royal Star Venture's, come in three models. The RSV, The Midnight RSV, and later the "S" models. The ONLY differences were cosmetic. The Midnight Venture has more chrome. Forks, Brake and Clutch reservoirs, etc. were chrome. It started with the Midnight models but later the "S" models also had the extra chrome with the only different being that they were different colors. The Tour Deluxe was different. It was the Royal Star Tour Deluxe. Same frame, engine and etc. as the Venture but no fairing or tour pack. It had a windshield and hard. bags only. That's pretty much it.

Thank you much for the pictures. He will be missed.

Just learned that we lost an old friend Fred Vogt to cancer. Truly sad news. Fred and I served together on the board of directors of the now default Venture Touring Society/Motorcycle Touring Association. He was never extremely active here but graciously gave his permission for me to post many of his old Venture maintenance and repair articles. Fred was truly a Venture guru. There just wasn't much that he didn't know about the first gen Venture. He was a friend and will be missed. I don't even have a good picture of him to add to our memorials. If anybody has one, please get it to me please. Godspeed our Friend. Till we meet again .

If you look further up in the thread, you will see that I installed the 2" Rox Risers on mine. Easy to do, takes about 15 minutes. I love them.

I'm suspecting that you didn't get it uploaded correctly or it needs to be updated. The dealer should have had it all set up and ready to go. I would take it back and make them do their job.

you need to click on Log Out at the upper right corner. Then you can enter your username and new password.

The exception is the "Member Vendor" ads. Those are supposedly ongoing sales and will not be deleted automatically.

Due to the problem of people posting their ads and then never taking the time to delete them once the item is sold, I will be implementing an auto-delete feature in that section. I recommend that any of you with ads in the classifieds copy and save your ads so that you can repost them has needed. I have not decided for sure yet but it will either be a 60 day or 90 day period of deletion.

Mine are black but are Kuryakyn knockoffs. They seem ok though.

No, it did not. The 1999 - 2013 and the 2005 and later RSTD had the exact same engine. Only difference was they went to black fins on the later ones. The early Royal Stars had less power but they stopped making them in 2001 I think. There was no change at all with the RSV between 1999 and 2013 and they were the same as the 2005 -2009 RSTD. NOTE: The early Royal Stars DID have less power.

You can use any engine or parts from a 1999 - 2005 Royal Star Venture or Royal Star Tour Deluxe. They were all the same. You might try Pinwall Cycle Salvage for a good used engine. They usually have a couple. As for what caused it, if the rods are indeed bent, then hyrdrolocking is the most probably cause.

I was asked to post this by a guy that was once a member here. It is, I think, a 1990 Venture Royale. Please contact him if you have any question regarding the bike. I've not seen it and know nothing about it but it looks to be a fair deal for somebody. $500.00 Kurt Aarons 507-327-3280 kpaservices@outlook.com Location Redwood County, Minnesota 2 hour SW of Minneapolis His description:It will need some lovin.

I don't know. Today was bad again. Had a stairlift repair early this morning. Had to leave the house around 7:30. Did ok and got the job done. Headed home and got very light headed again. Had to really concentrate on the drive home. Everything started feeling very bright. Don't know how else to describe it. Like you feel just before passing out.

Been taking Losatran for about a week now. Maybe I do feel a bit better but blood pressure is a bit high.