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    Bought a wrcked bike

    in Watering Hole

    Posted

    Hi,

    Do you have the right and front lowers ? I would be interested in buying them as long as they are not cracked / broken.

    Scratches are ok as I will be repainting.

    Also, do you have the chrome strip for the windshield?

    Stuart

    oil in reservoir bottle

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    Hi Everyone,

    I have a 2008 Venture Royale.

    I was doing some basic service/checks and noticed I have sludge in my water reservoir bottle.

    Looks like it has been leaking for awhile now ,, can not tell if water is in the oil (engine).

    Bike runs great but I did lay it down and it was on its side for awhile (hit a deer).

    Is it possible oil got in the water because the bike was on its side for awhile, or is the most likely culprit water pump (as it does look like it has been leaking for a while).

    Is a water pump / seals easy to replace or am I off to the Dealer?

     

    Thank you everyone!!

     

    Stuart

    2008 Venture making (what I think is) strange transmission noises.

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    Ring and pinions weather in a car/truck or whatever will develop a wear pattern. sometimes this causes whines. Yours could have been bearings going south, although I dont think I have ever heard of that happening on the RSV or Tour Deluxe.

    Good reason to keep up the annual change of the diff oil and grease of splines when changing tires every couple years.

     

    Agreed, I replace the diff every year. In my case it was the bearings.

    2008 Venture making (what I think is) strange transmission noises.

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    So what exactly is this part they are telling you is bad? is it the drive shaft it self outside the bike? That is pretty easy to take apart and I would thnk any cometant shop could press a u joint in. I agree on checking the splines and drive pins. Maybe they are dry and causing the noise.

     

    Hi, I just got my bike back from the shop. It turns out it was my drive shaft / rear end. They put in a brand new one and ALL of my noises have gone away.

    No whining, no third gear noises ,, nothing. It was expensive but I should not have this problem again as I hear it is very rare to have the rear end go.

    2008 Venture making (what I think is) strange transmission noises.

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    Stuart,

     

    Search in the archives and the 1st or 2nd Generation read only tech area. I think someone has done an article on replacing the assembly. Could be nothing more than a broken shaft. That does happen. There are pictures in the article as well.....

     

    My pinion rear shaft was broken and I replaced the assembly myself. Wasn't hard with the advice and pictures here. I'm not a real mechanic...but it worked!

     

    Read here: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?91454-Rear-End-Questions&highlight=ujoint+shaft

    david

     

    Thank you

    Gave up on Monsters and bought RK pipes

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    Hi, HD RK mufflers are made that way and the good news is if you can not see through them at all, they have never been touched or altered.

    If you like more sound you can actually put a screw driver / or other device into the pipe and knock open one of the four corners (many write ups on this).

     

    I have RK mufflers on my bike and find the sound to be exactly what I was looking for ,, not too loud. But if you open them up then on long rides you may find that roar getting to you after awhile.

    So definitely hang onto your OEM mufflers.

    which ovals???

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    LA Choppers / Barons Ovals are loud and raspy. They are also a very skinny pipe (if you like that).

    I put on HD RK mufflers and I really like them as they have a nice sound and they are not obnoxious. I just had to make up a bracket but it was simple to do.

    I think this site even has a sound clip for the RK mufflers.

    2008 Venture making (what I think is) strange transmission noises.

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    Hey Stuart I can't answer your question, but I am interested to see what everyone will have to say about it.

    Also, when your bike is running, in neutral, can you hear noises that go away if you pull in the clutch? I have just noticed that mine is doing that. Not grinding or vibrating, just that I can hear more parts moving when I let out the clutch.

    I'll be watching to see what the eggsperts say!

     

    Hi, Yes, the noises go away when I pull in the clutch. Let the clutch out and noises come back.

    2008 Venture making (what I think is) strange transmission noises.

    in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)

    Posted

    Hi everyone,

     

    I am worried that I might have a transmission gear problem that is creating noises that has me worried.

    This DOES NOT seem to be the typical whine that everyone talks about or has.

     

    This is a noise that happens regardless of speed (even lugging bike) in 2, 3, 4 , 5 gear ,, but not first gear (no matter the speed in first gear). Go same speed in second gear and the noise is there.

    The best way I can describe the sound is a rubbing whirring noise with the odd sound that seems to be like a gear skipping.

     

    However ,, if I am cruising down the road and I pull in the clutch, the noise goes away ,, let the clutch out ,, noise comes back.

    Could this be the clutch basket even though this noise does not happen in first gear??

     

    Has anyone had any transmission issues with the second generation royal star?

    I am nervously awaiting the Dealer feedback as they have my bike to see if they can find the problem :(

     

    Thank you in advance.

     

    Stuart

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