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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!

Surely sounded like my childhood in the 50's!

Take a look at the side effects of any meds you are taking. I know from personal experience that the diuretic Triam/HCTZ blood pressure medication will worsen my arthritis. I do pullovers on a Total Gym and pushups 3 times a week to prevent the arthritis in my shoulders from getting worse.

Here is a video of how to do it.

Check the front tires often if you drive it very far coming back. With the alignment off, a tire could wear out and blow very quickly.

Wise decision maker you are. No need to ride in weather like that.