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Out of the blue today my left bag won't unlock. The key only turns 1/8 past "Set" and it refuses to rotate any further. The key woks on all other accessory locks and has never been an issue before. I have three keys and they all wok everywhere but the left bag lock. Any ideas on how to get this open?

It was two days ago, but; I finally washed The Beast. My worst fear was not realized. None of my repaired bits of plastic disintegrated she didn't start leaking oil from every gasket! It did highlight all the worn clear coat and minor scuffs and scratches. All the repair rivets are nice and shiny now as well. BTW, I was caught in the rain yesterday, so the old adage holds true.

OK, Did you all change your lens when you went LED? I tried LED H4 lamps and got all spill and no throw. It was very bright out to about 15 feet but did not project down the road at all. The ditch, on coming lane and the tree tops were very well lit though.

I think I finally got everything dialed in. I set the pilot circuits with my Gunsen Colortune and changed the spark plugs out with DPRE7EA-9 NGKs then synchronized the carbs. This is the first tuning since I got the exhaust leak fixed. She's running great. Excellent acceleration from the hole and nice engine breaking. I would love to see what the EGA reads but none of the local Yamaha shops have a working unit and the only performance shop I can find that has one wants serious geld for the EGA/Dyno testing. Oh well. I'll just have to be happy with God Enough!

My '82 XJ750 Maxim has a similar bar system and they have the same milled recessed "slots" as the Venture bars. I've never seen any thing made for them. I think they are simply an aesthetic design feature rather than a functional one.

Yeah, I burned up the new rear Shinko That came with The Beast much faster than I thought possible. It went from brand new to blow out in about 3K mi.

Don, I'm telling you that MagLight was there before the party started. It's yours. It's just the Alzheimer's setting in.

Take this with a grain of salt as I do not ride a second gen bike. I have read at least two threads where removing the lower fairings on a second gen bike caused air intake issues and poor performance.

Sylvester, That was mine that was sticking at MD. It's all good now.

So, why does there seem to be such an aversion to the Morgan Carb Tune here? I've been using mine for 10 years with only one minor issue a few weeks ago that was easily fixed. One channel was lagging in response. It took 2 minutes to take it apart, clean the rods and bushings and put it back together and it works like new.

Just another opinion. Take it for what it costs you. My Gen 1 Mk 1 is the first(only) bike I've ever ridden that has linked brakes. I've logged many thousands of miles on HDs with rear drum brakes and no front brakes at all. I've logged many thousands of miles on rear drum and single front disc bikes. I've logged many thousands of miles on rear disc and dual front disc bikes. I have about 10K miles on the Venture. All without a major incident caused by my application of the brakes or a lack of braking power. Heck, I rode several hundred miles on the Venture with just the un linked front caliper working with no issues. Not that I'd recommend it. Though it took me a little time to get my head wrapped around the concept, I like the linked brakes. I don't see the system as weak. I have plenty of stopping power. If I'm in gravel or sand, light application of the pedal seems to work fine. I suppose if I get into a situation where I'm moving too fast for the surface, the linked brakes could be a detriment. It hasn't happened yet.

I've seen a few who said they get 40-42 mpg. Ive gotten as high as 39mpg(on one tank, tuned very lean), but average 36mpg +/- on my '83.

BTW Don, there's a gun show at the Berea fair grounds this weekend. I'll be set up there.

I'd run that gun from a rest or have someone else who is a reasonably good marksman shoot it before drifting the sights. Odds are, you are pushing the gun with your strong hand on the trigger pull. It's a very common thing with striker fired pistols but I've seen more than a few who have the same issue with single action pistols as well. Check out pistol-training.com and pistol-forum.com for some great drills and a whole bunch of great folks who are every bit as helpful as the family here is.

I was an avid deer hunter and shot a lot of 3D competitions, but I haven't really had time for it in many, many years. I still have all my gear. My bow is a 75# Archery Research 34, which was PSE's high end line of hunting bows about 15 years ago. I still have my Loggy Bayou climber and an old Baker hanging on the wall in the garage.

I used Quick Steel high temp. paste. I packed it in with a small "Popsicle" stick and tightened the clamp back up. It appears to have worked. The popping is gone and I have put 60mi. +/-. I may rue that decision if I ever have to take the manifold off, but I'll burn that bridge later if need be.

I did the valve adjustments(every one of them need swapped) around 5000 miles ago. They are well within spec. My popping was entirely due to the exhaust leak and is now gone.

The exhaust leak is "fixed" and the popping is gone. After determining that the entire exhaust system needed to be removed to replace the leaky gasket, I made a command decision. Seeing as how the old girl is nearly 36 years old with 130K+ miles on the odometer, I decide to "fix" the gasket with high temp liquid metal and it worked like a charm. Now, I may be cursing this decision if I ever do have to remove that header for any reason, but I doubt that is likely to happen. I'd more likely replace The Beast with a slightly newer Venture project before doing any real deep dive mechanical work and relegate her to a parts doner. So, now the search for the elusive "Perfect Tune" continues.

Yep, Part no. 16 is the culprit. I'll just seal it up with some high temp liquid metal and deal with it later if I ever need to.

I busted the right side mirror off of The Beast today:95: Like a stupid newbie, I tried to drop her off the center stand from the side. I know better. I can't even remember what I was thinking. Fortunately it was right next to my POS '96 Ranger and only had a foot or so to lean. It was enough to bust the mirror but no other damage. So, anybody got a spare Gen 1 right hand mirror laying around?

I was able to track down the exhaust leak on the #1 header today. It is leaking around the flange gasket right after the head connector. Is it possible to replace that gasket without dropping the collector completely?

Yep, Looks good to me. The rear master cylinder is gone in that pic. If is just removed for rebuild, no big deal. If it is just gone, it's $. I'd start dickering at $1,000.00 and point out that it is not rideable as there are no real brakes and the tires are far too old for safety. In all honesty, I always figure on new tires and a battery for any used bike. Doesn't mean I don't use that for leverage.

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I don't know if I ever mentioned this anywhere in the forums before. The PO I picked The Beast up from gave me the standard story with some ridiculous embellishments. You know, garage kept, never ran in the rain, the odometer is actual. Blah, blah, blah. He also made the ridiculous comment that he had had a "racing cam" installed. I let it all go in one ear and out the other as I have dealt with the type on many occasions. As I have stated in other threads, she was in pretty bad shape as far as running goes. Only hitting on 3, sometimes two cylinders, but she still idled steady and ran down the road with authority. She had 26,248 miles on the odometer when I took possession. Now according to everyone I've ever talked to who knows these bikes even slightly, that would barely be past break in and certainly would not need valve adjustments yet. So why were all the valve clearances tight? Obviously the odometer had rolled over and she had 126,248 on the clock. I'm extremely happy that I have not had any more major issues than carb rebuilds, some new(to me) coils and plugs and wires to deal with. The exhaust leak is nothing really. Just a PITA at this point.

Well, she's running great and I now Know the popping is due to, or at least most likely due to the exhaust leak. I'll leave things alone until I can fix the exhaust leak.