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When you had the carbs out, did you inspect the slide diaphragms? My '83 ran like a scalded dog on three cylinders with the valves all out of whack. It popped and back fired like crazy but it idled nice and accelerated strong. I wound up with a mostly new(ish) ignition system as the real problem was two bad coils, 30+ year old wires and caps and a bad ignition module. The valve shims all had to be changed and I eventually rebuilt the carbs, but before that it ran pretty darn nice. Much better after the carbs and valve job, but not terrible before. You weren't trying to rev it with air box off, were you? That dog won't hunt! It'll idle ok, but bog down and die if you open the throttle with the air box open or off.

These carbs have wire linkages, not a single rod that runs through the adjacent carb body. Compared to the XJ carbs, ours are a bit more intricate/complicated but much more labor friendly. The K&L rebuild kits are high quality and have everything you'l need for a routine rebuild. Item No. 18-2879V Carb Rep Kit KLY-31 YAM:VMX12 Probably already been said, and if you've worked on the XJs you probably already know, but it's worth saying again. STAY AWAY FROM CHINESE PARTS!!!

Sorry, I do not have a CB unit. I picked up a whole bunch of parts from a gen1 MK2 of unknown vintage a couple years ago. I have a radio amp head unit and CLASS, but no CB.😕

I have found a slim wooden rod, like a small hammer handle to be invaluable as a pry bar in removing my '83s carbs. Just be careful not to apply pressure to any linkage.

Gen 1, Right? I might have one. Let me check.

Earl, Sorry man. Donation inbound. Thanks for all the help!

I have not "Rated" the new look, but just like every other time a forum I frequent made changes, I hate the new format. And, just like every other time, I will get used to it and be happy again! Change is inevitible and usually a good thing. That doesn't make it any easier to take at first, but that's just my stuborn streak raising it's ugly head.

I'll take it!

Does the smoke smell "sweet" or like gasoline?

White smoke and contaminated oil indicates a blown head gasket most often.

We use these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-ROYAL-STAR-VENTURE-HELMETLESS-INTERCOM-HEADSET/350471381216?hash=item5199b8e0e0:g:VJ4AAMXQJRhRZZNU These are available for helmet mounting: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-Royal-Star-Venture-INTERCOM-HEADSET/250839625790?hash=item3a6734f03e:g:Lq8AAOxyVVJSBvt7

Does anybody remember the Ford SUV that was rolling over all the time? IIRC, that was found to be due the reccommended tire pressure from Ford being way too low. Any kind of sudden latteral control change at medium+ velocity resulted in the tires peeling off the rims and the truck rolling. Huge lawsuit over that one!

I think this in response to one poster commenting that he was surprised at the pressure increase in the rear tire after riding. This is just an assurance that as long as you set the pressure cold at OR BELOW the tire Mfg. Max Pressure spec. you are safe as they account for heat expasnion when designing the tire.

I picked up a couple pieces of 2.5" expandable aluminum duct from amazon a few years ago. They scrunch down to about 4 feet long for storage and extend to a bit over 8 feet long. I just crack the door enough to stick them out and hang a beach towel to block the draft. It works well enough. I've never left it running like that for more than a few minutes but I've done that a dozen or more times over a couple winters with no issues.

Don't beat yourself up! I still can't find the LICENSE PLATE for my '86 Royale! I finally gave up and got a new plate.

I can't say for certain, but wouldn't the Yamaha dealership be able to look that up with the VIN and proof of ownership?

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?146279-Stock-Sliponn-Mufflers-Free-to-good-home Here you go!

I seem to recall there being a set of factory RSV slip ons in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum. I picked up a cheap pair of HD take offs from a local performance shop when I thought I might have a bad muffler. Turned out to be a crack in the header pipe right after the rear heat shield. Muffler repair tape and heavy duty hose clamp fixed it right up so I didn't try the HD mufflers. I'll keep them for emergency spares.

There may be a plastic suiteable for making this tool. I would imagine that there definitely is a suiteable plastic. It's probably not going to be 3 D printable. 3 D printers have come a long way in a few years and they are capable of some pretty fantastic production, but the extrusion type makes pieces that look nice and are fairly sturdy but they would never stand up to the pressure and friction involved with compressing the valve springs of the Venture. Not to mention the contact with petroleaum lubricants. There might be a Resin material for the resin type 3 D printers that would work, I don't know, but I doubt it.

It would have to be printed with a metal printer which are still far out of the hobbyist price point. There are several 3 D Metal print services available, but that tool design may be patented. They probably also have a minimum run threshold. Still, it might be worth looking into.

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You are not wrong, but the slow down is once the item leaves the USPS hands. I once had a package of competition shooting gear bound for South America(can't remember which country)leave our southern border and wind up in Budapest 2 months later. It did finally make it top it's destination, 6 months after I posted it. I used to send 150-200 small packages a month. Over 7 years, I can count on one hand the number that were lost or damaged. This is not to say there are not major problems in the USPS, but they are not wide spread. There are problem areas where mail gets stashed for weeks or months. There are individual post masters and managers that like to pad their numbers by shifting mail around and holding things back for various reasons that most have to do with the "Number De' jour" E.g., some bean counter picked a specific statistic to focus on so everything else is ignored, until that number meets his satisfaction. Then they pick another stat. and the other is forgotten. Like I said, purposefully poor management.

I worked for the USPS for 12 years. The Postal Service does a darn fine job about 90% percent of the time in spite of the Managements best efforts to screw things up. Stop and think about the shear volume of mail on daily basis. It's mind boggling. The management statement was not a joke. I firmly believe that postal management actively tries to sabotage the system. I can't say why they are doing it, but in 12 years I never saw management make a good decision at any level. The law of averages says that even a bad manager would get something right once in a while. As far as the USPS and the political situation, the Postal management and rank and file in general are Democrats to the death. The few conservative postal workers hide in the shadows and keep their mouths shut, or they raise hell for 12 years and walk away from the madness.

Are you talking sheet metal, casting, plastic, chromed, etc?

Put the wrench down slowly and step away from the motorcycle!