First big bike we've ever owned and we bought an '83 Venture Royale. It's got Issues.

[bpate4home]

I think it's time for sheepskin on that seat. You can get it dyed any color, maybe purple. LOL  

[Pasta Burner]

@HeatherFeather for the air suspension computer I ended up re-soldering all joints internal and it works great now.  Also mine was obviously attempted to be fixed by a previous owner without luck and they ended up cutting the air lines and installing schrader valves.  Once I spliced all that back together the computer was timing out.  Took the compressor apart, cleaned and lightly oiled with pneumatic oil, same with the selenoid bank and fixed the timeout issue.  
looks like R6 calipers up front.  I didn’t see it mentioned in the thread so just an FYI the bike has a linked braking system. (Unless of course the gen 1 didn’t do that, someone correct me if I’m wrong)

[luvmy40]

Yes, the Gen1 MK1 had linked bakes. Rear and right front(IIRC) on the pedal and the left front on the grip. @skydoc_17 sells a delinking kit. If you already have R6 calipers on the front you are ahead of the game. Those, Earl's delinking kit and a higher flow front MC will make a world of difference in the stopping power. I don't remember if you want a Gen1 MK2 front MC or a Gen2 front MC. Earl will chime in on this, hopefully.

[HeatherFeather]

On 9/7/2024 at 2:43 PM, luvmy40 said:

Yes, the Gen1 MK1 had linked bakes. Rear and right front(IIRC) on the pedal and the left front on the grip. @skydoc_17 sells a delinking kit. If you already have R6 calipers on the front you are ahead of the game. Those, Earl's delinking kit and a higher flow front MC will make a world of difference in the stopping power. I don't remember if you want a Gen1 MK2 front MC or a Gen2 front MC. Earl will chime in on this, hopefully.

Previous owner already installed the delinking kit! So that's already taken care of, at least. Don't know about the MC, though.

On 9/7/2024 at 12:05 PM, Pasta Burner said:

@HeatherFeather for the air suspension computer I ended up re-soldering all joints internal and it works great now.  Also mine was obviously attempted to be fixed by a previous owner without luck and they ended up cutting the air lines and installing schrader valves.  Once I spliced all that back together the computer was timing out.  Took the compressor apart, cleaned and lightly oiled with pneumatic oil, same with the selenoid bank and fixed the timeout issue.  
looks like R6 calipers up front.  I didn’t see it mentioned in the thread so just an FYI the bike has a linked braking system. (Unless of course the gen 1 didn’t do that, someone correct me if I’m wrong)

We'll give that a try1 Can't hurt anyway.

[Pasta Burner]

@HeatherFeather also forgot to mention drying the desiccant.  It’s in a metal tube mounted somewhere around before the compressor intake.  Microwave did the trick.  Don’t remember exactly how to open the tube but it does open, or exactly how long to microwave 

[rpjn59]

Hey, brand new to the forum, I'm looking at an '84 right now, but more on that later. Personal thoughts...copying the original two tone and pin striping scheme in pinkish tones or related colors might work nicely.

Also, plastic parts like the fairing that are made of ABS plastic are very weldable. It's also not that hard to learn, if you're good with your hand or have any welding, brazing or soldering experience. And you don't need expensive and messy epoxies and such. I'm sure there's plenty of tutorials on the internet. All you need is a soldering iron and some scrap ABS plastics.

Absolutely, change out the fork oil. Also, measure what's in there before dumping it out. Wrong weight, dirty or improper fluid level all can be culprits to your issues. As well as, learn how to inspect the internals, slides, bushings, seals. All can lead to improper fork travel and function.

Finally, front end, different from stock, cracked lens and dash panels, hmm...sounds like someone had a "fender bender".

Ciao