BlueSky

Okay, the latest flubup! When I turned the idle mix screws (pilot) in to the bottom and the engine revved high, I made the dummy mistake of adjusting the idle using the wrong screw. I turned the screw that syncs the #2 carb with the #1 instead of the idle stop! So, now I have to sync the carbs. Luckily, my wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas last year and I said a CarbTune and here is the link. So, I have the tool to fix my flubup. Another thing, after the de-sync flubup, I rode it around the neighborhood and of course it wasn't running that great. When I slowed to almost a stop to make a right turn, the engine shut off and I almost dumped it. I was still moving turning to the right so I turned the handlebars all the way to the right and it was moving enough to help keep from losing it. I was lucky!!!

I owned a 2004 Kawasaki Concours for a couple years and it is the most top heavy bike ever created. The 89 VR I have now is not even close to being as top heavy as the Concours. The Concours had a 7.5 gallon gas tank mounted on top. If you go to the ConcoursOwnersGroup.org site you will see they have a section where owners tell of the times they dropped their bikes.

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/detail/yamaha/YP-90480-13398-00.html Item No. 4 or 17 are the same

Has anybody tried to remove the caliper and fill it with penetrating oil to see if it will loosen the pistons?

Okay, I just checked the fuel levels in all four carbs using the procedure outlined in the manual and they are set correctly. So I can rule out that potential problem. By the way, my 3/8" tygon tube (1/4"inside) fit snugly over the drain tubes, tight enough the connections did not leak. The only other thing I can think of to check is the enrichening valves. Is there anything else that can cause it to run so rich? By the way, when the engine is idling low, it occasionally makes a popping noise??? It's almost a metallic sound.

I haven't put the panels back on yet so mine may be the same. They are Yamaha parts according to the packaging. PS I just put the side cover back on and it fit fine. It was a snug fit but I easily pushed the panel pins through the grommets. I'm very pleased!

If your Gen 1 has lost the rubber grommets that help hold the plastic side covers on, the OE grommets are available from Partzilla. My order just arrived.

Remove the gas tank and clean it. Remove the carbs and clean them. Check the sliders and slider diaphragms. Check the enrichment devices. Flush the brake lines with clean fluid and check for stuck calipers. Flush the clutch line with clean fluid. There are many other things you could do like disconnect and spray contact cleaner on all electrical connections. Obvious things like change the engine oil and filter and rear lube. Get ready for new fork seals and fresh fork oil. Install new tires. Sounds like quite a find you have there. You just gotta post some photos so we can all enjoy your new find!

The sliders appeared to be working well when I checked them. All four seemed to be working in unison. Tomorrow I'll check the float levels using the tygon tube as directed in the manual.

So much for that bike!

I just rode to Home Depot to pick up a couple items and when I got back, I adjusted the idle screws. I turned them in until they bottomed (from 1/2 turn from the bottom) and the engine gained rpm when I screwed in each of the four idle mixture screws. It went from idling at 1000rpm to idling at 2000rpm when I turned all all of the screws in. So, something that isn't supposed to is providing fuel at low rpm. WTF

My bike has been running rich since I bought it a year ago (with 5,914 miles on it). And the idle mix screws were only one turn out from bottom. I recently switched the gas valve to reserve and rode it to Skid's meet at Hamburger Joe's. It missed a little on the way back. So, I put a half bottle of Gumout for high mileage engines in a tank of fuel and rode it about 25 miles. It started running really ragged and the fuel filter had black gas in it when I checked it. After sitting overnight, I rode it about 20 miles the next day and it ran better. The next day I ran the tank out and it ran fine the whole time. Then it sat for a week while we went on a cruise and ran ragged again when I rode it after returning. The fuel filter now has clean appearing gasoline in it. I just received a new filter to change it out with. So, yesterday I replaced the spark plugs that were really black with soot. They were NGK DPR7EA 9 plugs and may have been the original plugs. The new plugs are NGK DPR8EA 9. Now it runs great again. I think it is still running rich and I turned the mix screws to 1/2 turn off the bottom. It starts instantly and runs great with just a tiny bit of occasional hesitation when I roll on the throttle from 3K rpm or below. So now the plan it to check the fuel level in the carbs and I think someone mentioned that the fuel enricheners could cause a rich condition. Any other ideas for what to check/adjust without taking the carbs off? Thanks!

Didn't you get a message from the site about time to renew?

What is a Marks Collector?

Cee Bailey has several windshields for the Gen 1.

There is a very informative thread on this forum about starters. If you search you may find it.

Maybe, but I'd still call Pinwall. I bought a 96 starter from them via ebay for $50+. They have videos of each bike they salvage and they dyno all of them. The one I bought the starter from had 30+k miles on it.

Looks like a great little cruiser. I don't like the rear drum brake.

Have you contacted Pinwall? They salvage a lot of Ventures. Someone on this site said that the new replacement starters from Yamaha for the Gen 1s are 4 brush . Check the links below. I searched using "XVZ1300 starter". http://www.ebay.com/itm/96-Yamaha-Royal-Star-Tour-Deluxe-Touring-XVZ1300-1300-STARTER-STARTING-MOTOR-/381233248998?hash=item58c345bae6&vxp=mtr http://www.ebay.com/itm/98-Yamaha-XVZ1300-LT-XVZ-1300-Royal-Star-Tour-Deluxe-starter-motor-/271844164253?hash=item3f4b2cc29d&vxp=mtr

Enjoyed that Joe! Thanks for posting. Glad you didn't go off a curve. If there weren't any motorcycles on that road, there wouldn't be much traffic!

Did you figure out what cause the brakes to fade? Was it from overheating the pads or fluid?

Actually, you really don't want to know. It will be a disappointment.

What? No pics of you and your co-rider?!

You might be cooler if you remove the side covers entirely.

Dang! She can ride that thing!