[1St Gen - That pesky tiny oil leak]

I fought A similar tiny il leak all last summer,changed all the gaskets on the left side of the motor installed new shift shaft seal,still had goofy little leak,then decided it had to be coming from higher up,replaced cam cover gasket on the front head,with the bolt seals,wow no more leak,it turns out that it was leaking from the cam cover gasket,running along the head,then down around the alternator cover,along the alternator wires and dripping off the kickstand switch.

[oil leak or so it seams]

I don`t think I would tighten those screws much more,the torque on them is 100 inch pounds,new gasket would probably be better than taking a chance on pulling the threads on the case.

[Tell The Truth- Do You Always Wear A Helmet?]

100%--I always wear it,the best argument I`ve ever seen is,stand in front of a concrete wall about 10 feet away,put your hands behind your back and run as fast as you can at the wall,do it with a helmet on and then without,end of argument--LOL.

 

[DEER!!!!]

We have a lot of deer here in North Idaho--but it`s the Moose that really bother me--they`re pretty much black and impossible to see in the dark,if you hit one you`re history,considering they weigh about 1500-2000 lbs--don`t like any animal around my bike .

 

[Thinking of a new gun]

That`s why I love Idaho,I can have any gun I want,if I get a tax stamp I can even get a machinegun,though I wouldn`t be able to afford to shoot it--LOL.

 

[Took a Fall Today]

People keep telling me how great retirement is (you Know the golden years)--the only gold I see is my urine-LOL,I had a boo-boo today too ,not as cool as yours though--got my finger caught in the wire-brush,you know in still hurts--LOL.

 

[Michigan 9mm handgun shooters = ammo alert!!]

My son bought 200 rounds at Wallyworld for 37,95 about 2 days ago--that`s like 18-19 cents a round ,of course I live in Idaho-LOL.

[Strange whine on my 1st Gen]

What Puc said--speedo head my 92 does this when it drops below40 degrees.

[Hot Start Problems with First Gen VR]

I already knew about the 4 brush deal,but it still wouldn`t turn with a crappy battery,also it still has the stock battery cables,I did clean up the contact point on the frame though.

[Hot Start Problems with First Gen VR]

I had a problem with my 92 last year,ended up being the battery,new battery ,no more problem,my bike has 121,000 on it,and we`ve had a very hot summer here in North Idaho,90-98 degrees and have had no problems.

[Marks Collector for first gen mk2]

I saw one on ebay last week,but,I think they were selling the whole system.

[Blocked by Facebook!!!]

LOL--been there done that--I found out you can`t refer to anyones sexual preference,and all I was refering to is these ANTIFA people--LOL.:nanner:

[Be careful out there]

Well lets reflect,I was riding home from a friends house going about 45mph on a curvy road,nice sunny day,when I came around a blind corner,and in the road were about 10 horses and their riders taking up 2 lanes,I hit the brakes HARD,both tires squealing,needless to say,it scared the poop out of me,I stopped about 10 feet from them,and the part that gets me is they didn`t even care,just walked their horses across the road,now in my opinion that was a pretty stupid thing to do,they had little kids with them and if I hadn`t been alert alot of people and horses would have gotten hurt or worse,so again be careful out there!!!!!

[Warden's Mom.]

So sorry to hear this,God Bless you and your Family !!

[Give yourself a moment to feel appreciated]

LOve trying to help out when possible,it`s hard to respond when there is so much knowledge from so many people,but anyway(PAT-PAT-PAT)--LOL.

[Fuel economy question.]

I get between 38 and 42 on my 92vr--it has 114,000 miles on it and has been the same since I bought it,I`ve never even had the carbs apart(knock on wood)-lol--I have balanced hem a couple of times though.

[Roadside: 1990 no response from started button]

I had the same thing happen on my 92--carefully took switch apart and found the switch had stuck and melted the contacts,and the return spring got so hot it lost all it`s tension,found a spring that would work cleaned the contacts reassembled and it has been working ever since,as a precaution I installed a remote push button switch next to my air filter that I can reach through the gas door.

[Too much grief]

So sorry to hear this,may God be with you in this terrible time,Prayers sent to you and your Family !!!

[Pray for the USA]

several years ago,I had decided that I had had enough of guns and killing,after getting out of the Marine Corps,so one evening while at a store,I was confronted by 3 punks,who wanted a light and maybe my New bike,Hmmmm,what to do now,luckily a Security Guard witnessed the confrontation and called the Cops,everything turned out OK,but I then went out and got my CCW-and bought a gun,have been carrying ever since,most of the time I open carry now,just to many strange people around,I still believe that an armed society is a polite society,it`s to bad but that`s what all this Negative nonsense is doing to our Great Country.

[Torque Spec's]

I'm having a problem with fork oil leaking out of one fork tube right where the anti-dive attaches...I have replaced the O-rings twice and I'm still getting a leak...funny thing was, I made it almost two season without a leak...now I've made the switch twice with new Yamaha O-rings and I'm still leaking.

Anyway, does anyone know the torque spec? Since it's aluminum I want to make sure I don't over tighten.

Thanks

 

Pat

A friend of mine had the same problem on his 83VR,he found a used part at the salvage yard,replaced it and problem was solved,by the way we changed the O-rings 3 times,to no avail.

Good Luck

[How do you "Jumper the CMU" for LED's bulbs to prevent the warning light coming on ?]

OK,I understand the diagram--where would I find the CMU--LOL--Thanks. Oh,I have a 92 VR.

[HAPPY MOTHERS DAY - invite to all to a Puc's MG and EM Mothers Day EXTRAVAGANZA!!]

Really glad to see you`re still kickin` LOL-had a couple of bad years,and another Heart attack,been doin` some ridin`.

[State of the Site Address]

I still visit once in a while,however the transformation from 1st to 2nd gen by Yamaha kind of put me off a little,I love reading some of the goofy stories (COWPUC) and there still is a lot of great information to be had on this site,I don`t think adding more models or brands would be beneficial,I joined this bunch of crazies because we all have something in common YAMAHA VENTURES-stay safe,ride alot,be happy.

[Reccomendation for new tires.]

I`ve been running Avon Cobras for about 10 years,I`ve always had really good luck with them,last year I was a little short on cash,so I ought a set of Continentals ,total crap in my opinion,only lasted about 6000 miles,so I went back to Avons.

[Bike swaying at speed]

I`ve noticed that air pressure makes a huge difference on my 92vr,I run Avon Venoms and really like the tires,I started running 40psi--front and 42psi rear and haven`t had any of the twitchy feeling that I used to get running 32psi front and rear.Also I know that mismatched tires can cause some strange handling.