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Just a pic, for no real reason of the old girl as she sits right now.

I just bought stainless steel socket head screws to replace the bracket mounting screws, float bowl and diaphragm cover screws on my carb rack. I had to buy 50 each so I have a couple extra sets for the rack and 1 set for the bowl or diaphragm covers. I'll send them out to any paid subscriber who wants to cover the shipping cost(should only be a couple $). So, what I have to offer follows: 32 ea. - M6.1x10mm SS, socket head 16 ea. - M5.8x12mm SS, socket head

Wow! I wish I'd have found that kit before I bought my carb parts a la carte! I spent much more than that per carb and got less in the bargain. When I was digging around, the only kits I could find were >$50.00 ea.

Is anyone aware of a screw upgrade kit for the Venture carbs? Preferably SS but socket head for sure. I could just take all the screws and get them matched, but I thought I'd ask if there was a package deal available.

The carb rebuild video is from Damon Ferraiuolo. He's got a couple samples(short clips) up on youtube. I bought the V-Max carbs and engine rebuild combo. Well worth the $20.00 Here's his email: Damon_Ferraiuolo@msn.com

The acquisition of my first(only) Venture was a bit of a "pain in the buttocks". I answered a Craig's list add and and took a short road trip on my '82 Yamaha Maxim to see the "nearly mint" '83 Yamaha Venture posted for sale with the asking price of $2500.00. We met up at a gas station some 60miles from my home and right around the corner from his. I watched him ride it in and listened to it run for a few moments while giving it a good visual once over. It sounded good to my uninitiated ear and did not look too bad(though very far from "near mint"). I told the guy truthfully that I was interested as I need a more comfortable long haul ride for my wife and I to take on weekend trips, but I wasn't going to make any decisions until I looked at several other bikes, including a much newer Wing and an Aspencade. Several days later after having been completely underwhelmed by everything else I looked at, in cluding a a couple more Ventures that were not in as good condition cosmetically, I called the guy back on the Venture. It was still available but for some reason we had a terrible time meeting up. He didn't have it registered or there wasn't a notary available or he couldn't find the hard copy of the title. For several weeks there seemed to be reason after reason after reason that I could not get another look at the bike. One day he called me and said that he could load it up on a trailer and bring it to me with the notarized title in hand but he'd only come if I was dead serious. I told him I was very interested but there was no way I'd pay $2500.00 for it. He said he'd not go any lower than $1000.00 so I told him to bring it and if I could ride it around the block I'd take it for $1000.00. He did, I did and that's when I started learning about the Gen 1, MK1 XVZ12TK. A couple hundred(ok, 4-5 hondos) in parts and many hours of wrenching and I know have a great running touring bike that will blow the chrome off any Hawg I've ever owned.

Hope to finally meet some of the great people from this forum this year. Freebird is close enough that I can drop in to at least say hello even if I can't phanagil the whole weekend into my schedule.

Hummingbird, I'm a bout 30mi north of you and get 6 or 7 digital broadcast stations including The CW and 2 PBS stations with a $20.00 flat panel interior antenna. It is subject to weather and some are better reception than others. If roku doesn't support local channels, I'd say the cheap amplified antenna would be a good gamble for you. BTW, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Android TV, Apple TV are great media devices and well worth the minimal investment for their free content. I'm in the process of putting together a media base/web browser with a Raspberry Pi 3 board running Android 6 Marshmallow. I'll let you know how it works out once I get it all set up and running. I'm hoping to be able to surf the web with Chrome and stream video content from CRTV(Steven Crowder, Ben Shapiro, Gavin McInnes, etc.) and run the Roku or Amazon Fire app as well, all through the big screen HD TV in my living room. It should be doable for about $70.00 in hardware and a little skull sweat.

Along bongobobny's line of thought, I use a product called Eezox for rust protection of anything metallic. It's a gun product but works well on any metal prone to corrosion. Clean them up with a rust remover(naval jelly, aircraft stripper, etc) and treat them with Eezox. It's not a hard coating so it won't chip away, but it will need to be re applied periodically. Or just suck it up and by the expensive stainless steel or chromoly lug nuts. $0.02

PLEASE get OEM gaskets. The chicom stuff on fleaBay are complete junk. Ask me how I know!

I picked up a NIB GoPro knock off for about $60.00 in trade. It seems to work well. I had issues with the video and the audio not synchronizing properly but that turned out to be a combination of hi rez capture and low end play back hardware. I went down to a lower video resolution and ran it on a newer machine and everything is fine. I thought I'd use it a lot more that I do. I just don't think about it and forget that I have it most times! I may dash mount it in the car or truck just to get some video proof of the lack of driving skills in my little chunk of paradise. ETA: I want to add that I was very surprised at the audio recording from this cheap little camera. I'd thought the audio of recordings when riding would be nothing but wind and ambient noise but it picks up my voice quite clearly and keeps the wind rush at a minimum nicely with no audio connections, just the condenser mic on-board.

I've got an '82 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim that I bought for $800.00 changed the tires and battery and have put close to 10K miles on with only one breakdown. The main fuse popped out of the fuse block. It took me a minute or two to find it and 10 seconds to fix it. She does need brake pads and shoes now though. I'd ride her 1000 miles tomorrow if it wasn't cold and icy!

And my test link works. Just typed the URL, did not use the link button.

There's a button in the VigLink screen to continue to summit racing and when click it pops up a suspicious activity warning and says you've been blocked form that site. Interesting. djh3 and camos, both(all) of the links posted here go to the VigLink screen. Are you using the editor buttons to post the links? www.customcarryconcepts.com The above link is a test and should go to my business website.

flyday58, I gotta say, I wish every PO was as conscientious as you are! Most would have forgotten about that bike and the new owner 2 minutes after the transaction was over. GOOD ON YOU SIR!!!! I wish you good luck and God speed in finding the problem and once again, thank you for being such a good guy. Regards, Rich

After comparing the new OEM gaskets to the 1 year old chicom gaskets, there is no doubt whatsoever that the chicom gaskets are the reason for my leakage! The OEM gaskets are nearly twice as thick as the cheapo gaskets and ribbed differently. I am confident that the new gaskets will solve my weeping head cover problem.

Santa brought me my Carb parts and head cover gaskets! Did anybody else get Venture Parts for Christmas this year?

Thank God FF's guns are short range! It's 43 deg and raining in my AO, just 95 mi. SE of Freebird's DZ.

Congratulations!

OK, I'd say "easier" but I getchya'. The chicom gaskets went down fine, no pinching or rolling. They're perfectly flat and in place. They just leak from everywhere. Literally every inch seeps oil and it's the worst around the cam cut out Ds. They are are just too thin. Either that or the chicom bolt rubbers are not to spec. Or a combination of both. Either way, I'll get her sealed up this winter. I'm sick of adding oil every other day and putting down dry sweep on the driveway!

I thought they were just easier to install due to an extra sprue that helps keep them in place. I did talk to my local Yamaha shop(great bunch of guys who actually love the old bikes) and they told me they have an after market bolt cushion that works well and is 1/3 the price of OEM. If she leaks again with the OEM gaskets and chicom cushions, I'll try their after market suggestion.

I'm considering stacking a 1mm thick silicone washer under the bolt cushion just for insurance.

I put new bolt cushions on last spring. They shouldn't need replaced again. I've reused the Yamaha head cover bolt cushions for many years on other models.

I've inspected thoroughly. neither gasket is rolled/pinched and both leak from the Ds and nearly every where else. Either the gaskets are too thin or my new cushions are. I'm hoping it's the gaskets.

So, I got the new head cover gaskets and carb parts in the mail today But I'm not allowed to open them till Christmas:(. Listen, that's the deal I made and I'll hold up my end of bargain! That didn't stop me from pulling the necessary plastics, yanking the carbs and getting the head cover bolts loosened up this evening. My question is this: Does anyone find it necessary to use a gasket sealer on the head cover gaskets? I have always used HiTack to "glue" the gasket to to the cover for ease of installation but I've never used anything between the gasket and the head on any of my bikes. The reason I'm replacing the gaskets is because the new(chicom) gaskets I installed last winter after doing the valve adjustments have leaked horrendously from day one. I went through nearly 2 gallons of oil this summer. The new gaskets from Partzilla are OEM, Yamaha gaskets. Can I expect them to seal up without any help? The 30+ year old gaskets I tore off last winter did not leak at all.