Dragonslayer
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Hi To All,
When I purchased my 87' VR at the beginning of this year I was not new to the First Gen. VR but now that this bike is 21 years old I have had to dig into her a lot deeper than I had on my other VR. While changing out the old battery the dreded "Battery Fluid Low" sensor fell apart in my hands. After crying the blues on this site, danob11 sent me his old one for free! Well now I had a part but being a Machinist by trade electrical issues are like Greek to me. A short time after that I received an invite from a small group of riders from this site that live in my area, so after traveling about 50 miles from my house my Fusebox fell apart at 55 mph. My brother came with the trailer and drug me home and I missed the ride. After some paperclips and crazyglue I again started out for West Virginia to make it to the WV Skid-In, this time with the bike fully loaded and with Jean on the back. We didn't even make it out of the state of Pa. and again the fusebox crapped out!
I whinned on this site again:fiddle:, and Lonestarmedic sent me pics of his fusebox replacement, answered all of my questions and assured me that even though I am all thumbs with wire, I could do this! I bought a soldering gun, a new fusebox, a s***load of wire, and over the weekend of the 4th installed the battery sensor and the new fusebox. I only burned myself about 50 times, and I also found out that a soldering iron lights my cigars really well, but doesn't work for soldering after that without a good cleaning! So many problems went away after the new fusebox install, from poor charging to excessive amp draw when the brake lights were used to just flat not running! My most humble apologies to the riders I stiffed on my first outing and to Skid and his wife for not making it to the Skid-in. I also owe an apology to my wife Jean for dragging her to Bedford, Pa. and making her push me on the VR! Thank you once more for the help and friendship on this site, As I have gotten older I have found it harder to accept help from other people but the people on the VR.org site have softened my heart and I just wanted to say so.
I posted a few pics of the new fuse box, If anyone has any questions about where I got the parts or is struggling like I was, or needs some brackets made, Please just ask! I feel I need to "Pay it Forward" for the kindness you all have shared with me.
Ride Safe,
Earl
Same thing happened to me, almost. Ain't this group great
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No thats a Super MacModerator with Cheese and jumbo fries............Defination of Super Moderator: Two all beef patties, special sauce...........you know the rest.......
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I happen to know 2 , (No actually 3) Forum members that live in my neck of the world that need to be inducted, encouraged, pursued or harrassed into this Social (..... Or Anti-Social Group...........Hmmm, ............. Only time will tell) club. All of whom I happen to have been fortunant enough to have spent time with yesterday.
:banana:One of which being BLACKJACK Terry. I spent time with BLACKJACK yesterday because as a dedicated forum member, he is the one that has taken it upon his shoulders, and to his credit,
organized and Host the Monthly North Georgia M & E which occurs on the second Saturday of each month. But not only that is(as I found out yesterday) is a musician playing the drums :smash2:and guitar. :guitarist 2:He also happens to be a friend and the Design/build general contractor to the owner of Galaxy Music. :whistling:He recently completed a project of building the new Galaxy Music store on GA 400 near Dahlonega, GA whice we rode by yesterday :7_6_3[1]:and where his son happens to be the new Store Manager.:cool10::whistling:Also at yesterday's N Ga M&E was a relatively new Forum member, 1st time M&E participants, avid Guitar collector :mo money:and aspiring Guitar musician:guitarist 2:. COLUMBO. He and his significant other, whose name (to my discredit) :doh:I didn't catch or retain, seem to be super people and ride a beautifull 2nd Gen Midnight Venture.
Also another relatively new forum member, MATTCHARVA, and are also reunited Old friends, and..... who I happen to be rebuilding an 84 XVZ12 VR for. Matt is a talented musician that I have actually jammed with, plays a killer Piano, and Guitar:guitarist 2: and does great lead vocals. :Im not listening toMatt and his wife Charlotte were over for dinner last night and are also super people
:cool10:that will fit right with the VentureRider and Biker/musician group.So :icon_smile_questionwho's in charge of the new membership committee for this Social?? Group.
Oh yea, and..
:icon_smile_question........will there patches for this club? .................:banana:or maybe a secret membership decoder ring.:banana: -
Do you think the scratches will come out? Is it actual metal and chrome or plastic? I will check out ebay tonite.
The part is what I call chromilized plastic. The scratches will not buff out. What I have done on this type part before is to fill scratches with bondo sand smoot and paint over it. As I did with plastic mirror in attached photo. Yamaha wants high dollars for this particular piece if they are still available, and you never seem to see the come up on Ebay. That's why I never replaced it.
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You'll just always be known as the Super Syncarator to me:173:...........Boing, Boing, Boing, Boing, Boing, Boing, Boing,Boing........... Where's that banjo music coming from?Hey Folks,It seems that I am the butt (yeah go ahead and laugh) of an unusual prank. I went to change my info in my user CP to reflect my new bike in it and lo and behold, a gremlin popped up. It seems that when I went to do the change, I became a Super Moderator. Now I dont know how to react to this, I have no special powers, nor a whole lot of smarts. But I will say that being given this prestediguous title I will work very hard to be what I have been labeled. Please trust that I will and forever shall be just a humble plain old moderator....but if you feel you must pay me for this PM me and I'll send you my paypal info
................. Just Kidding:stickinouttounge:
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Hello Bob aka dragonslayer
thank you for the fast reply on the part.
E. Zornes
905 E. Cooper Dr.
Muncie,IN 47303
765-284-2586 home ph.
765-716-1716 cell:97:
Erik,
Nice talking to you on the phone this morning, Welcome to the forum. You'll find a wealth of information and a wealth of great people here that will help keep your new ride healthy and you continually happy and proud of her.
I found the test proceedure in shop manual for the rectifier/regulator and soon as I get Clear on test proceedure with advice from one of the experts I will test the part I have and let you know what the results are.
Send me a fax number and I'll fax a copy of the test proceedure so you can test the one you have to make sure It has failed and it's not something else..
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If the speedo is operational, lets talk.
In addition, if you know the remaining fairing frame peices to be good (not bent from the bike ever falling over), I could be interested in those too. I know Randya has claim to one of those pieces.
The rubber box around the gas tank filler, is it split or torn, if not, we can add that too.
Speedo, I've got it and everything seems to light up when powered But since the bike is not running I have not actually seen speedo work . So, what I can do to test the gauge cluster is to install it on my bike and give it a test spin. This may take me a day or two to get done. I'll get back to as soon as I can with more information.
The fairing frame pieces seem to be good so far. All the outer pieces of the fairing, console panels and bezels, fake tank cover, grills around handle bars and lower front fairings and headlight trim all line up properly. Both upper front fairings do not have any tale-tell skint places on the top outermost edge, outside from mirrors, where these beast seem to make contact with the ground when they fall over. I'll take a pic and forward when I remove it.
Rubber boot around tank filler is good
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Last week going through Maryland I saw a costume roadside waving customers into the parking lot character, By the time I circled the block to get a pic he was gone. I think the problem is that it's so hot inside those costume get ups that they don't stay in the sun very long.
If I every get to pick the target again I'm gonna pick You, Your Bike and the Oscar Mayer Wiener Whistle Vehicle.:rotfl:I saw it in Maryland last week as well.
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Answers my question!!!!!!!!! Where's Lowell?????????????Photo 1 and 2 ...Lowell and Big Bob from Saskatchewan arrivingPhoto3 ....... Finally Having Supper
Photo 4....... Bob is cut off from drinking( ICE TEA). he thinks he's is nun I guess is asking for forgiveness he's riding a 2nd Gen:Laugh:
Photo 5..Lowell looking for his cigarettes
And Photo 6..NO one gets a free meal up here
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Congrats, nice looking ride. You deserve it especially since you got my carbs straightened out.
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CB, connections for it and the panel/s it fits in
SPeedo/tach console
There was no CB on this bike and the right side Class Controller bezel has already been promised. Do have the Speedo Tach console The outer front cover of which has some damage but the inside Gauge cluster appears to be in good shape.
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Yes I have one the outside is somewhat oxidized but can be cleaned up. I have not removed it yet so I have not opened it to see what the inside looks like but all the brakes work on the bike.Any chance you still have the rear brake master cylinder reservoir? I just broke mine in half! really ruined my day.Here's a pic.
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Does the left and right controls still have lettering on them?
Left one does but is faded right one does not.
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Is the windshield decent on the bike? Any chance of passenger floor boards or armrests? Thanks.
Windsheild is not broken or scratched but it does have a very light cloudiness from sun exposure. Not bad but noticeable no passenger floorboards, passenger pegs and brackets are already on ebay, no armrest either.... Sorry.
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no front fender Chrome however i do have this chrome mascot that came off my bike. It does have a few scratches on one side. The front windshield trim is already listed on Ebay. Please check original post for revised updated information. and pictures.Dang, sounds like the good stuff is going fast. Any chrome trim for the front fender or any other other trim pieces? How is the gold on the front winshield trim? If its in good shape I'd be interested.Dan
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Looking for the antenna & mount, as well as a hitch.
Have the antenna and mount but no trailer hitch. Antenna mount has surface rust that should clean off. Please see original post for revisions.
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the right handlebar brakelight switch and wire assy? My brakelight has quit again and our local dealer never ever did get the one I ordered in.......frustrated with them.
Brian
Got it, has not been removed yet, make me an offer
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Any chance you still have the rear brake master cylinder reservoir? I just broke mine in half! really ruined my day.
Here's a pic.
I've got one
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I have a broken rear brake master cylinder reservoir,
anyone know where to get a replacement?
I've got one coming off 84 XVZ12 VR I'm parting out on ebay. That part has not been listed yet. Make me an offer.
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the right handlebar brakelight switch and wire assy? My brakelight has quit again and our local dealer never ever did get the one I ordered in.......frustrated with them.
Brian
I've got one has not been removed yet
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I've got one on a 84 XVZ12 that I'm parting out I believe it is the same part if your interested make me an offer. I haven't listed that part on ebay yet.I have not been able to locate a voltage regulator for my bike,if you have one for sale or know how to order one asap please contact me at
ezornes@ comcast.net or 765-284-2586 lv msg. thank you Erik Zornes:think:
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I started parting oiut the 84 Yamaha Venture Royal XVZ12 I bought in Pa I have already listed some of the outer layer parts but anyone interested can have first shot at anything on the bike you can use before I list them on Ebay. Send me a list of what your interested in and I send pictures of what I have.
Revised 7/11/08
Since my original post yesterday I got numerouse replies by way of thread post and PM. Most of the parts requested I have and are very useable. But, for a number of reasons responding to all the request got complicated quickly. One thing is I can't figure out how to attach photos to PM responses . So on the bottom of this post are pictures showing the current status of the disassemble process and picture of the parts That have not already been listed on Ebay. Currently I have about 35 items listed on ebay that are all linked by insert tags in the listings.
Many of the request have been for the same items so now comes the delima of who to offer the part to. So in all fairness to everyone lets do it like this.
1st. Tell me what your looking for.
I'll tell you if I have it, post pictures on the thread response rather than Private Message and whatever else I can tell you about the condition or useability of the part. Please keep all communication regarding availability of part, pictures and condition on the thread so everyone can see the same information rather than me having to answer the same question multiple times.
Then if you want the part send me an offer for the part plus shipping or postage, by way of Private message. in case of multiple request for the same item I will offer the part to the person offering the most for it. So if you want it:mo money:
As much as I'd like to offer these parts to all of you as a gifts, I did buy the bike as an investment to make a few bucks and I do need to cover my expenses of going to PA to get her and hauling her back to GA.
However, I will donate to Venturerider.org 10% of whatever I sell as a result of this post.
As far as the overall condition of the parts
Plastic Body parts;
Most of the plastic is in good shape considering the age of the bike however, whoever owned the bike in the past painted over the original red/darkred color with what appears to be flat black spray paint. So whoever buys the body parts will need to repaint whatever piece they are interested in so keep that in mind. Any and all of the flaws I've noticed so far are very fixable. The two lower front fairings have been substainly damaged.
It appears that the bike has been living outdoors uncovered. Some of the chrome pieces have surface rust that can be easily cleaned.Some of the metal alloy pieces have signs of oxidation that I believe can be wire brushed clean in most cases.
The bike was non running when I got her and has been sitting for a while. Last inspection sticker by the State Of NH is dated 6/30/02. I don't know anything about its history other than what I can see. Bike is showing 53K miles. When I put a battery in it everything came on and lit up and the engine turned over easily. I imagine since it's been sitting the carbs and electrical connections may need some attention. I will test any parts that I can to determine if they are good or not.
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I just checked with another Yamaha shop and he gave the price on the mirror as $185. Local dealer transposed a number. I faxed the whole parts estimate for him to review. Just another reason I avoid the local dealer.
RandyA
I'm parting out a 84 XVZ12 VR and I have all of the parts you are talking about your welcome to first shot at the parts before I put them on EBAY. Send me a list and I'll send pictures of the parts I have.
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Parting out 84 XVZ12 VR
in Watering Hole
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I bought one a while back off Ebay to replace mine. As I recall I paid around $35.00 plus shipping. There is one on Ebay now with a current bid (13 current bidders) of $46.00 plus shipping. I've seen them go as high as $85.00. Make me an offer. I'm not sure what shipping to Nova Scota is, but I'll check.