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Welcome to VentureRider. What started as a simple site for riders of the Yamaha Venture, Royal Star, Royal Star Venture and the Star Venture has turned into so much more than that. Though the great Yamaha Venture motorcycles are still our primary focus, we have many members who have eventually moved on to other brands/models or who have stopped riding altogether but still remain members dud to the lifelong friendships they have made on this site.
Whether you have questions about your bike, looking for parts, or just wanting to talk motorcycles and riding, this is the place to be. Our members are friendly and welcoming to all. My name is Don, Freebird in the forums, and I started this site around 15 or so years ago. I have met many of our members at our various rallies and meets and some I only know from their posts here on the site but am proud to call them friends, brothers, sisters. I like to think of this as our club, not MY club. I try hard to implement features that the members request. It's not always possible but I do try.
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Semi-retired 76
15 hours ago, RDawson said:Check battery cables and cables on the start relay. But probably the switch.
Trust me...I'll now check the relay cables, which I hadn't thought of....but makes sense since that's where the "click" is coming from.....but, pessimist that I am.....if it DOES turn out to be the switch, is there any way these things can be "tuned up"? Like given a good bath in contact cleaner and/or lubricated with something and makes them "glide like new".....but doesn't SHORT everything out?
I think I've seen lots of reports from guys who've REPLACED them....but was that because "money was no object" and it was the easier route to go? Or because it was the ONLY thing that would work because the old ones become JUNK?
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Semi-retired 76
13 hours ago, BlueSky said:I had a bad battery in my Kawasaki that checked full voltage but would not supply a load. I finally removed it and took it to an Autozone for load testing and it failed miserably. A new battery fixed er up.
On my 07 Venture, I was having problems getting the key to turn and I switched to the other key that looked like it had never been used and it worked just fine??????
TWO EXCELLENT IDEAS I'd not likely have thought of.....especially that SECOND KEY thingy.....which I DO believe I have had sitting in a "key box" by the front door for about 20 years!! LOL
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BlueSky 2,044
I had a bad battery in my Kawasaki that checked full voltage but would not supply a load. I finally removed it and took it to an Autozone for load testing and it failed miserably. A new battery fixed er up.
On my 07 Venture, I was having problems getting the key to turn and I switched to the other key that looked like it had never been used and it worked just fine??????
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RDawson 2,184
Check battery cables and cables on the start relay. But probably the switch.
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ReinyRooster 329
Very nice. You will love the Wing.
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