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12 GoodAbout ResilientMonkey
- Birthday 10/14/1970
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Name
Todd
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Location
Endicott, NY, United States
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Endicott
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NY
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United States
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Interests
Motorcycling, my Camaro, computers, tech
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Bike Year and Model
1986 Yamaha Venture Royale
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Wrong time of the year to brake the trike!
ResilientMonkey replied to steamer's topic in Watering Hole
Super glad you found a local place that could fix it up right quick! -
Wrong time of the year to brake the trike!
ResilientMonkey replied to steamer's topic in Watering Hole
Looks like I'm only an hour-and-a-half from you. I might be able to get a welder up to you -
I did replace the fork seals and refilled with fluid properly. However I left in the original springs - I just ordered a set of Progressive, we'll see how they do. I also found that while riding, I'll lose pressure in the CLASS system. If it sits overnight, the system holds pressure, but when I am riding it, the front and rear will go down to zero and I'll have to pump them up again.
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Already did that, it's the between the throttle and the cruise junction. The cables are either sticking or kinked or pinched or something. Guy who put tire on said the rim is rough. I may have to put a tube in it. Yeah, it might be - bunch of little parts broken or missing. Already bought it, just need to install it! Something I just thought of, maybe the spring on the stand is weak and it's dropping easily? I will check the rest. True enough, thanks! Thanks again!
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My new 1986
ResilientMonkey replied to volmann's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
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Hey folks! It's been a bit since I posted here - busy working on the bike plus house plus the tractor - the usual stuff life throws at you! So, as the thread is titled, I just got my 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale running! YAY! Observations: THE POWER! THE POWER! THE POWER! The heat! Damn, I need those side covers or something! Did I mention the power? I have questions though: Is it supposed to bottom out so easily? Coming out of my driveway or any kind of dip and the center stand hits. A: It's my driveway, I watched closely and the grade it's at is a bit much. Is it normal to only be able to touch your tippy-toes? With the above issue combined with this I don't think I can lower it! A: Not lowering it, getting used to it. Anyone know where I can get the panels that go in the side covers? Or can I just make some sort of panel in there to block the heat? A: Gonna make some of my own. Is it common to get the windshield cut down? Or do they make a shorter one? I need more wind. A: Will look into shortening it. There are some things I have to fix also: Let go of throttle and it does not return by itself - something is binding. A: Ordered 2 new cables, just need to install. Rear tire does not hold air. A: Ride-On took care of it. Right turn signal was not working so I took apart the switch - lots of parts missing and broken. A: Ordered switch off Ebay, just gotta clean that one up and install. When I turn on the high beam, the light does not get brighter and all the illumination lights go out. A: Fixed by getting rid of old fuse box. I need to adjust the handlebars, looks like there are lots of adjustments that can be done . A: Adjusted outward one notch - I love it now! First real pothole I hit - by pothole I mean section of road that looks like it was bombed - I lost all the instruments! Also the illumination went out on the dash. Time to troubleshoot! A: Again, fixed by bypassing old fuse box. I already ordered another left switch assembly. Any tips/advice on the rest would be great!
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Project Ace Venture-a
ResilientMonkey replied to ResilientMonkey's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Dang it! Took of the left muffler to clean it up and give me more room to clean the frame and such. Guess what I found? The collector is shot! Only 1 nipple left, all the rest are cracked or missing Good thing I found one on Ebay for $50! Oh, and sorry about the lack of pics - I can't use PhotoBucket at work on lunch so I'll have to wait until I've got some time at home to upload the pics. -
exhaust collector options
ResilientMonkey replied to jimmyenglish's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Does anyone know what size tubing is used for the collector "nipples" (not sure if that's the right word). My '86 has the rear two rusted off and someone just stuffed a pipe in each side. -
Project Ace Venture-a
ResilientMonkey replied to ResilientMonkey's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Sorry no pics today My oldest daughter and I went over to work on the bike for a few hours yesterday afternoon. We didn't do any more dis-assembly, we concentrated on just cleaning up the parts we had already removed. I do have a bit of a rant though. While cleaning up the rear chrome rails, I was disconnecting the wiring to the accessory lights. Was it common for wires to be attached with those horrible crimp splice connectors? What a mess! I cut all the accessory wiring out - I'll rewire them with some solder and shrink wrap. And also some nice plug-in connectors so I can disconnect them easily next time. A thought I had though was to wire up some off the accessory lights to the brake light. Anyone done this to get a more noticeable brake light?