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  1. Dbrianson
    Well carbs were a mess, one carb has the main jet almost unscrewed and that carb had a light green chalky residue in the bowl. Three others had partially plugged jets. Anyways she was running on 2 cylinders before now she hits on all four. Tons of power now she is straight. Took me about a two hours worth of work to tear down, clean, and reassemble. Thanks for all the help, I'm going riding.
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    Got the carbs off in 20 minutes gonna clean them when I get back. I have spark on all cylinders, i should have her lined out by this afternoon.
  3. Dbrianson
    I have worked on many bikes in the past but never a v4 but the carbs should be an easy fix. I was letting it idle yesterday and pulled the right rear plug wire off and no change in the engine. So I would say that cylinder is not firing.
  4. Dbrianson
    Cool I wish I could go but no I can't.
  5. Dbrianson
    What is the best tool to use to remove the carb jets and where is the best place to find a carb balancer? I'm planning on tearing down my carbs this weekend and cleaning. I'll be stuck with riding in my old 65 mustang till I get her fixed up.
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    $12 is in the bank dude
  7. Dbrianson
    well, i did the Seafoam thing and let it sit and soak in the tank all night. The next morning the bike is a bit better but still not up to par. I will remove the carbs and clean those suckers out, also gonna set the valves and sync the carbs. I only paid 5000 for the bike, I still think i got a deal. Here is my "new" 2003 with 3000 miles http://i55.tinypic.com/2urqw4x.jpg
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    i was thinking about seafoam, i'll try that tommorrow. I'm just not sure what kind of power i should be getting but i'll try seafoam today.
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    I am new to this forum as well as the 2003 royal star venture that i just bought. I have searched all around this forum but haven't found the exact problem that i may be having. I say "may" because i'm not sure if this is the way this bike is supposed to sound and perform. This bike has 3200 miles on it and looks brand new so i picked it up for a deal. I am used to riding v-twins like my raider. I trailered this bike back home and I believe the previous owner hasen't ridden it for a few months. When I started it, it cranked right up and idled what sounded a bit rough but not bad, when i rev it while in neutral it sounds nice and smooth but throttle response is a bit bad. The real problem seems to be when the bike is under load, when i take off in first gear the smooth sound turns into a sort of a - putt putt putt putt sound like it may be missing, it also seems to surge a bit at the top of each gear. this thing seems to have very little power at top gear, when i twist the throttle at 60 mph it is slow to 70 or 80 mph, even if i downshift to 4th it makes noise but doesn't seem to go anywhere. I also get small backfires while downshifting and letting off of throttle, not bad, but i can hear them. I'm very accustomed to my raider which is very snappy at any gear, maybe its just me but there seems to be a problem.
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