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I've used it a few times with no issues. I wouldn't want to leave it sitting straight-no-chaser in your carbs for a while because it would do some serious home wrecking. But for a quick clean it'd be okay, and as a fuel treatment it's great. When I first got my bike it cleared up some rough running in a heartbeat. Had good luck with it on other vehicles as well.

Thoughts and prayers up, my friend. So sorry to hear this. This is why I want the career that I want. I'll get there, somehow. Not up to me to throw the switch, but as human as I am I would given the opportunity. The shooters will get theirs, even if not in this lifetime. Whether by the law of man or the law of God, justice will find you. Even if you skate on 'til you die of old age, the judgement awaits you. No man can hide from death and what is coming to him thereafter. Stay strong, brother. We're with you.

Thoughts, prayers, and condolences going out for Rick and family. I can't say I've been there, though I have lost people very close to me. Family, acquaintances, and one man who may as well have been my brother. It's never easy. I can't exactly say that time heals all wounds, but it certainly changes the feeling. So very sorry to hear this. If you read this, we're here for you brother. I've been a lot of places on the web, but this is the only one where I can honestly say that we're all family no matter where we come from.

Welcome home, and thanks for serving!

Sounds like something I'd enjoy! I hope to see that dry heat someday!

Well, for those wondering, it's finally out thanks to a sawzall and a 30 ton shop press. Holy crow. So here's what we've got. When I pulled the final gear loose from the swingarm, I found one of my least favorite varieties of shop filth. Ohhhhhh goody. http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/sickmusician/IMG_20160616_010643.jpg Oh and it's all over the driveshaft. http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/sickmusician/IMG_20160614_233426.jpg Luckily the splines look alright. So no damage there that I can see. Took me 20 minutes with some degreaser to get this crap off. But wait, there's more. In getting the axle out, I had to remove this shroud. One of the screws wound up destroyed by the time I got it out. I will need a replacement. The snap ring on that side also took some persuading and is now toast. Hopefully I can get one from mother Yamaha or one of my fellow Ventureriders. http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/sickmusician/IMG_20160616_010351.jpg Here we have the axle! Anybody notice anything off? Yeah, it's not straight. I don't know if that long collar is supposed to come off or is part of the axle, but it's split and the two halves of the axle turn independently of one another. Ain't that just lovely? Looks like the inner bearing race right there too. It came off no problem. http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/sickmusician/IMG_20160616_005749.jpg Here we have what is left of BOTH bearings. Hard to see the wee needle bearings there, but they're there. Everything else is gone. I may need some help deciphering what's what and what I need to buy aside from the bearings. I have not taken apart the other side of this contraption just yet. http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/sickmusician/IMG_20160616_005722.jpg This was behind the bearing. Part of the bearing or no? http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/sickmusician/IMG_20160616_005829.jpg This fell out of the wheel the same time as the final gear popping loose. No idea what it is or how it goes into place. I am looking at a minor hodge podge here. http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/sickmusician/IMG_20160616_010000.jpg Here we have the wheel, after I pried the shattered remains of an outer bearing race out of it. The race left a small ring but it looks to be alright. Thank God. I did not want to have to buy a freakin' wheel. http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o187/sickmusician/IMG_20160616_005613.jpg So now I have to figure out what I need, and then it's time to pony up the cash. I may need help putting this mess back together. I have not disassembled the other side since it's a giant ball of grease and I don't want to ruin anything spraying degreaser all over it. But I'm sure both bearings and both seals are completely destroyed. I even had to deflate the tire to get the whole thing on the shop press. Thus ends chapter one of the most ridiculously irritating repair I have ever attempted. It should've just come out and saved both of us the trouble. To follow: Chapter 2: My wallet is crying. Why? Bike parts. Chapter 3: How does this damn thing go together?

Glad you're alright, brother. Hopefully they'll be able to fix your bike. If not it's a sad thing to see one go, but you're still here and at the end of the day that's what matters.

I haven't had any experience with leather or mesh yet, but plan to change at least one of those come time for the cold. I have a Speed & Strengh textile jacket. Supposedly it's "water resistant" but I haven't tested that without rain gear. It has a removable cold weather liner (only issue is it doesn't cover the sleeves. Flannel shirt does just fine to fix that though) back, shoulder and elbow armor, and it has sleeve and back vents. It's a bit toasty in very hot weather if I'm in town but it's alright on the highway. The only time I've had to throw a coat over it was when it was around ten degrees out. It has served me well. My only complaint is I wish the dang thing had more vents, especially in the chest area. You wouldn't catch me riding to a really hot climate without something offering more airflow though.

The line has been crossed. I wasn't mad through the valve adjustment, I wasn't mad slicing my hand open tearing apart the fairing and pulling the gauge cluster, I wasn't mad at having to send out PMs and make phone calls and travel all over two counties and read for hours on end to have a hope of getting her back on the road before winter. I haven't been mad at all yet. I still have a master cylinder to rebuild, a fuel tank to line, a shock to change (gotta try calling the owner of said shock, his PM box is full), a wheel to pull and a driveshaft to grease, as well as oil/gear oil changes to do. So I'm trying to get done quickly so I can ride to MD and don't have to cage it there. I was out getting ready to pull the wheel and driveshaft, taking the mufflers off. One I had to persuade quite sternly. Then it comes to the right side muffler. It feels looser. Wiggle it this way, wiggle it that way, and suddenly I hear *CRACK!*. Oh goody, the rust has broken free! Let's just pull that thing out of OH YOU SON OF A $*#@@ dirty #@!)# $#*$* @*#@@! and so's your mother! Now I'm mad. Now I have some patching and welding to do. When it rains...​

If I had my scoot in working condition and wasn't working I'd be awfully tempted. That'd be a real nice ride! Unfortunately she's not road worthy just yet (gotta get her on the road before MD!) and I'm saddled working half the day. I'll make one of 'em somehow!

I've been having the same debate with myself here lately. I've been running the 15w40 and was a bit leery about running the T6 considering the weight change, but from what reading I've done it allows immediate oil flow on startup. Still debating.

It always seems that the party is over by the time I get there, but I'm usually on late. I'll have to jump on earlier one of these nights.

I'm still looking for a replacement shock. Browsing Pinwall and Ebay and I'm not sure what the heck to buy. I've thought about seeing if there's anything from a more modern bike that would bolt up to it, or digging around to find the specs and having one made. That's my one big hang up. I've found pretty much everything else and my preventative maintenance will only take about a week. Just gotta get the suspension sorted out.

My condolences. Thoughts and prayers coming your way.

Only when it's cold... Sounds like the speedo might need greased up. Once I was pointed in that direction for my terrible squealing I confirmed it pretty quick. All I did was unhook the cable from the gear at the front wheel and temporarily zip tie it to a safe anchor point... with the cable pointing up of course, so it didn't disappear. Popped out on the road, instant quiet where once there was noise.

Thus far I'm not having any great luck in finding plastics that aren't missing chunks where they fasten down. I don't care if they're scratched or missing paint or anything, but missing the spots where the side covers fasten to them or major mounting points kind of bugs me. I have found some nice side covers! I have not found a rear shock that's guaranteed intact. Can't afford to buy a shock until pay day anyway, but... This is where I wish I had a parts bike lying around. Actually let me rephrase that. I wish I could afford to have a parts bike lying around. I'm beginning to wonder if there's any chance a shock from another bike out there would bolt onto this thing and not potentially kill me.

Now THAT's funny right there. I actually know a Harley rider that referred to his old dresser as his "Hardly Ableson".

Not expecting or looking for perfect parts, just ones that aren't broken. Doesn't have to be perfect finish wise, I'm considering a repaint at some point in the near future, but for the moment I wouldn't be too upset if she ran part of a season multicolored.

She's Gold. She's an odd one. She has MKII side covers without the brackets that were described to me as being there to retain the bottom of the covers on a MKII bike. But those MKII side covers have had it. The one is about to split in half after I've repaired it several times. On top of that the fairing pieces are so messed up I had the right cover held in place with Gorilla tape since there were no grommets for it to pop into.

First off, feel free to move this if I have plunked it down in the wrong section. I'm trying to get my bike on the road for the year and have found myself in need of some pieces parts! Wondering if anybody has what I need to replace and what you'd have to have for it. I'm riding an 83 Royale. Rear shock leaks air BADLY. Sitting on the center stand she lost 20 PSI in around an hour and it's far worse sitting on the side stand. I'm assuming it's toast. I checked for leaks on the air line and found none. Really wishing the PO hadn't modified it and pulled the CLASS out of it. With that in mind I'll install whatever I can get my hands on, planning on upgrading it if I can ever stop burning money on my other two vehicles. I'm also in need of pretty much the entire front fairing, side covers, clutch lever. I think that's it until I find something else. I was planning on ditching the radio controls since that was removed from the bike by the PO as well, putting a storage compartment where they were and installing an aftermarket stereo on it somewhere, but now the plastics are all falling to pieces. Oh and if anybody has one of those doggone coolant elbows... Just because it hasn't leaked yet doesn't mean it won't. She's in pieces at the moment, I may find other issues as I go along. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Yammer is right there. Yep! Under the (Left? Am I right here? Not staring at the bike so memory is a bit fuzzy) side cover should be the three white wires. When I came home from maintenance day last year I snipped and soldered all three. The spade connectors were not making good contact. Very bad. Got so hot they were turning black and touching one could've yielded a serious burn. If they get that bad definitely hard wire them before something bad happens.

I know a couple guys who went through some nasty divorce action over the past couple years. One of them his wife was actually contemplating killing him for insurance money during it. Glad you made it through, brother.

Man, this resonates with me. I listen to some of the modern country but most of it bites. Wheel mounted audio controls in my delivery vehicle have me flipping until I find something I can groove to. Merle, Waylon, Johnny, Hank, George, Marty Robbins... Some of my favorites. Happy to see someone else who pays some attention to Clint Black. My absolute favorite. Some of modern country is okay, but I'm really picky. Sad to see Merle go. Already lost Leonard Nimoy, B.B. King, Satoru Iwata, Scott Weiland Alan Rickman, Lemmy and Glenn Frey through this year so far and last year. My heroes are dropping like flies and I'm not okay with that.

Congratulate her for me, brother! That feeling you get when you end that search is quite nice.

Howdy everybody! Long time no see. Past few months have kept me so busy my head is still spinning. I've missed this place! Well, my bike decided to get ornery with me again. Rear master cylinder went completely kaput. Tried bleeding some of the fluid out and replacing with fresh, tried pumping it to see if it'd build any pressure at all, nada. No braking from it whatsoever. Looks like I'll be ordering a rebuild kit for it this week. I haven't even looked at getting it off the bike yet. As I recall it didn't look fun. But, that's not my only issue. I'm about to start a scramble to get her back on the road before the summer ends, although I'll ride until it snows. Heck, last year I rode after it snowed. 20 degrees is kind of pushing it though. Anyway, here's my other issue. Temp gauge has gone completely haywire! It either sits at zero or sweeps up and down and has a fit. Occasionally if I give the throttle a hard twist it will show in the normal range for idle operating temperature. I can only guess, since it started after a bit of a soggy ride, that it might be some corrosion on a connector or something. Obviously I can check the dash, but I'm not sure where to find the other end.