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1989 VENTURE ROYALE - XVZ13DW Yamaha Motorcycle CARBURETOR CALIFORNIA MODEL ONLY Diagram and Parts Check this.

I was curious too so I googled it. Yep, looks like it's about 40 miles to Sioux city, the closest city. I lived in Auburn, Nebraska working at the Cooper Nuclear plant for a about a year and a half. I liked working there but I had to drive 1 1/2 hours to Omaha on the weekends to find some good bars! Not much but corn fields around the little town of Auburn.

I bought a 1998 18' Boston Whaler in 2007 with a Yamaha OX66 150. It's been fairly reliable so far. We haven't used it that much but since I am retired now, I plan to change that scenario.

Congrats for hanging in there!

Condition means everything! Seems a little high but dealers always ask as much as the market will bear.

I've only driven it home from the body shop so far and it appears to be just like before the accident. It is quiet and the steering/handling appears to be the same. The doors fit well so I don't expect any leaks. The original repair estimate was just under $4k. It ended up costing the insurance co. just under $6k plus a month of rental car.

I bought my 4 brush starter from Pinwall through ebay and it arrived quickly. One of these days, I'll install it!!!

Well, I finally got it back from the body shop! The repair appears to be excellent!

Sorry about the ticket. About 26 years ago, I found out the hard way that they can clock a motorcycle with radar just as easily as a car.

When I ride around town, I especially watch my mirrors when stopping at a stop light. I also stop where my bike can go between the cars ahead of me if someone behind me doesn't look like they are stopping. I usually keep the bike in gear ready to go until everybody has stopped for the same reason. Can't be too observant on a two wheeler.

Hows about posting some more pics of that baby!?

The green people want all of us to drive tiny car boxes. It's all in the plan.

Congratulations on a good job! The Gen 1s and Gen 2s are entirely different motorcycles.

Political correctness is killing us. Yeah, I get the senior discount now without asking quite often. Of course they call it the "young man's discount". Is the senior discount discriminatory? Probably! You get an extra tax deduction if you are past 65. Is that discriminatory? Probably! I love my discriminatory $10 lifetime senior pass to the national parks. Medicare? Probably. I'm all for testing seniors at the DL renewal. I'm almost 71. Test me!

Every mechanics dream! To build that extra garage! In my area, thick footings are required, the top of the floor has to be 8" above ground, and anchors for the walls imbedded in the concrete are required to keep it from blowing away in a hurricane. This applies to anything as large as a 12'x12' or larger. Or you can use anchor straps for portable utility sheds.

And the 82 year old ladies driving Lincoln Town cars like the one who t-boned my cage.

Don't cha just love new technology. More and more of my clocks re-set themselves!

Different rear E3s have different load ratings. So make sure you know what you order.

I would just make sure it met the Jaso MA spec. that is the one for bikes with wet clutches.

The reason I ask is that they say it is only about 20% effective this year because they didn't guess right on the strain that would come. I'll probably get the flu tomorrow but it has been over 25 years since I got a flu shot. About 3 weeks afterwards I got the worst bout of the flu I ever had so I don't take it any more and haven't had the flu since. (Knock on wood)

Nice!

The first time I replaced the fork seals in my Kawasaki, I used OE parts. They didn't last long. Maybe it had something to do with the way I handled them or installed them. Don't know. The second time I used "All Balls Racing" seals bought off ebay. They are advertised as lasting 3 times longer than OE seals in dynamic testing. Anyway, they were tighter fitting and are lasting longer. So, I recommend them.

If the tool you are talking about is the seal driver, when I replaced the seals on my Kawasaki, I carefully measured the diameter and bought a piece of plastic pipe from Home Depot for $3 and cut off a section. Worked perfectly. I haven't had the pleasure of replacing the fork seals on my Venture yet but if they are like the Kawa, I needed an impact wrench to remove the bolt in the bottom that screws into the inner cylinder. Since the cylinder will turn, the quick impact will spin it out. There is a special tool that holds the cylinder. Last time on the Kawa, I used a wooden broom handle to hold it enough to spin the bolt out.

I always respond by email or telephone if that is the case and tell them to come look at it and decide if they like it first. If they want it, we can haggle over the price. If they don't know if they want it, everybody's time is wasted talking price.

I'm curious. Did you get the flu shot?