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new home Picking up the '86 today!
Freebird replied to Scotty and his Scooter's topic in Watering Hole
The '86 should make you a nice bike. That is not to say that you won't run into a few issues but with the help of the members here, if you need it, you should be good to go. There are a few things on the old Ventures that can end up needing attention but they will go many thousands of miles with no major issues. -
Hello Phillip Baldwin, Welcome to Venture Rider. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Phillip Baldwin joined on the 06/25/2023. View Member
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Hello Scotty and his Scooter, Welcome to Venture Rider. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. Scotty and his Scooter joined on the 06/24/2023. View Member
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So sorry for your loss. Words are hard to find but just know that you are in our prayers.
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That was the other issue. I did buy the oil in one 5 quart jug and 2 quart bottles at Walmart for the Waverunners but ended up going to 4 different auto parts stores to find enough filters and the MX4T for the bike. Each store had only one filter, and three of them didn't have the oil.
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So this week it was time to change the oil in the trike and also our two Waverunners. Let me add here than I would rather change the oil in 10 Royal Star Ventures than a single Waverunner. What a pain that is. Anyway, those of you who have been around here a while know that I am a big fan and use nothing but Mobil 1. Mobil 1 MX4T motorcycle oil in the bike and standard Mobil 1 in the Waveruunners, car, and truck. I never try to convince anybody about which oil to use. All I know is that Mobile one has served me very well since the mid to late nineties. That being said and to be totally honest, in over 50 years of riding and driving, I have never had an oil related failure and have used several different oils over the years. It's getting expensive to do a simple oil change though. I bought 4 quarts of MX4T for the bike and 7 quarts of regular Mobil 1 to do. the two Waverrunners as well as the 3 filters to do them all. Total price, a bit over $150.00. No telling what it would cost if I had somebody do my oil changes.
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Hello TroyJackson, Welcome to Venture Rider. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. TroyJackson joined on the 06/21/2023. View Member
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It almost sounds like you have more than one issue. You say that if you just put the single wire that goes from the starter to the relay that it blows the fuse.. With the ignition switch off, there should be no voltage at all to the starter relay so the contacts in the starter relay should be open and there should be no way to get a path to ground on that wire going from the starter relay to the starter.. Makes no sense. Look at this simplified diagram. You'll see that with the key off, starter relay not energized, there is no way to get a path from the starter to ground if you hook that wire up. It just hooks to an open contact. I think we need to know exactly which relay and wires you are pulling. Are you sure it's the starter really. The starter relay is beside the battery behind the left side cover. The starter cut off relay is behind the center cover between the two side covers.
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