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Thanks. Yeah, I did and there was nothing ... noticed the box at the bottom of messages needs to be checked to save a copy in the sent folder.

Awesome! Tried sending you a PM, but I don't think it went through. Text/call me? Matt @ 218-779-2724

Nope, just didn't have it on the bike. Same with fairing lowers.

Ugghh ... Was just cleaning carbs and had one of the slides break on me. It cracked right up where the aluminum insert holding the diaphragm goes in. Anybody know where I might be able to find one? The diaphragm is good. I just checked ebay for a single slide and didn't find any & would like to stick with original to match the others. (It's an '84 Venture Royale).

Thanks! Got er done and no more leaks! I discovered after reading a few threads that the K&L slave rebuild kit came with one, so I just replaced all of the seals since I was in there. Turns out the whining I was asking about seems to be what sounds like the pretty typical clutch whine and nothing to worry about. Got it out on the road over the weekend and I really like this bike!! I'd prefer to have a Royale, esp. post-85 with larger bags, but for now, I'll put miles on it til a really nice one catches my eye.

Leak looks like it's probably the clutch pushrod seal after all. Pulled the slave, hit it back in there with engine degreaser, pressure washed it out, and there's a thin stream of oil leaking from it. Is that seal one that can just be pulled out from the outside and a new one popped in??

I've dealt with leaky valve covers before and given the age, it wouldn't surprise me if one of the gaskets dried out enough to leak a bit (the outer edges are certainly dry in some areas). The whine is while it's running in neutral. I can't ride it yet since the clutch MC is dead & needs to be rebuilt. Now that I think about it, I don't recall the somewhat distinctive sound of the starter clutch engaging when I hit the start button, suggesting that may indeed be stuck and the culprit.

Thanks! Never even considered the starter clutch being stuck; definitely a possibility. I got a start at poking around the other night, but work's got my wrenching on hold til tomorrow. I've got the middle cover off and sprayed back in there with some carb cleaner to get oil off stuff. The white plastic gear indicator unit did have some oil on it so that's certainly a possibility. Of course there was oil covering quite a bit to the rear of it, so it's kinda hard to tell. It's so dang tight up in there it's really challenging to see and get things cleaned off. I do have the tank out for cleaning, so with the bike half apart, now would be a good time to just keep digging. May just pull the exhaust so I can see up in there and get at it easier if need be.

I'm brand new to the boards, but have gotten invaluable use out of a similar one for older V4 Hondas (main ride is an '83 V65 Magna). In my quest for an affordable touring bike, I just stumbled across an '84 Venture 1200, with just over 7K miles on it for $500. The last time it had been ridden was in 1996, so I knew going into it that there would likely be some things that needed work when they don't get attention for 20 years! After rebuilding the carbs, I did manage to get it running and it purrs quite nicely, much to my delight. The two initial things I'm going to ask about are: 1) There's a noticeable whine from around the stator & gearbox area. Is this a standard sound for the model. 2) There's an oil leak, only when running, that drips from the gearbox area, slightly left of center, just in front of the front of the exhaust collector. It's not coming from the middle gear case cover, and I thought maybe it was a leaking clutch pushrod seal behind the slave cylinder, but that doesn't appear to be the source either. Determining exactly where it's coming from would seem to require removing the exhaust, but is there anywhere up in there that would leak only when the engine is running, especially once at operating temp? Matt