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All of these parts are in excellent condition. This is from a 1983 venture xvz1200. I am referring to all the plastics including saddlebags, trunk and fairing., the color is maroon. Other parts include rear taillight plus bracket and fender. All of the chrome pieces as well. I’ve stripped the bike down to its bare bones and will be turning it into a bobber of sorts. Again… these parts are in excellent condition. I am selling everything together.. will not mail individual parts. You will have to come and pick up the parts. I’m asking $250 for the entire bundle. I’m located in Oklahoma if you are interested. Pm me for more info. Thanks

Will do,thanks

Will do

Update! Bike is running amazingly well… My shifting is good but a little stiff. Will need to assess!

It couldn’t be this simple!! Positive battery wire was loose… really?? She fired right up! But….. tach is out. I did check #2 and it does have spark. Bike is back up and running though, will keep assessing on the tach.

Bike was running great and now. …. Urgh puff of smoke / loud pop coming from single carb . Bike does not run. All electrics work . I have spark on all 4. If my Cdi was bad , I wouldn’t have spark, correct? any help is appreciated.

Thanks for the tips. Have lots to do on this bike. Probably the most comfortable bike I’ve ever ridden. Bells and whistles all over the place. It even has built in air cushions plus an auto level feature. I will keep troubleshooting. Has to be the carbs but … who knows.

I still have my venture with its single carb and she still rides amazing! I did just trade an old bike for a 1986 Suzuki cavalcade 1400 and its engine looks very similar to my venture. have an issue I’m hoping someone could figure out. It has its original 4 carbs and the bike runs but…. It is popping back from the carbs at low idle with slight hesitation. some have suggested a lean condition. I put in a new fuel filter and have new plugs on the way. the bike did sit for a few years but the fuel tank was clean . at higher speeds the bike runs amazingly well but just have this low rpm missing/ hissing pop sound coming from the carbs , which is intermittent. thoughts??

Update!! Replaced the tci box and she’s up and running on all 4 cylinders again!

Bike is a 1983 Yamaha venture. Does Yamaha still make pickup coils? Or if not, best place to find these new. thanks

Just a note here but when I restored 1984 Goldwings I used a new set of coils from a Dodge Neon . I’m wonder why something like that could possibly be done to upgrade the coils and not have to mess with replacing the cdi box. new coils are way too expensive running in upwards of $150 each

1983 venture and here is my issue. no spark left front plug. Other 3 plugs have spark. I have a new plug wire on it, new plug and last week I switch the back plug wire and got spark , so I isolated it to the coil. Ordered a good coil and she fired up with spark. Went to start this morning and again , no spark on front left ( I’m assuming that’s #2). please help, thank you

Is there a loaner TCI on this forum or maybe someone has a working TCI for an 83 they would be willing to sell?? Is there an upgrade for the TCI if I choose that route. thanks

Okay….. lots have happened in the past week. Completed the single carb and she ran beautifully, then…… started misfiring and my tach is now not moving. I checked for spark and 3 plugs have spark but no spark on front left plug. I put a new plug , boot and plug wire in and still no spark. I then checked the coil by swapping wires and I got spark . I ordered another coil, if that doesn’t fix it , will have to get a tci module I guess

I’m back and better than ever Restoring the same model bike you guys helped me with, back in 2019. Some of the names I remember from back then, if my memory serves me correctly:Venturous Randy, Cowpuc, skydoc just to name a few. Anyway, current bike has not been started since 2009. It was stored in a shed so that’s good news! I did choose to go with a single carb this time. will keep you updated. I’m almost ready to fire her up

Some pics of my new project:)

If you have one to sell, let me know the price, thanks

It’s been 4 plus years since I was on this forum and many people here helped me bring back to life a 1983 venture royale I sold it ( should never have done that) and now I have another in need of a total restoration just like my last one. I do plan on fixing the 2nd gear like I did before. I believe I purchased an 86 gears from venture randy?? Are you still here?? Anyway… if anyone on here would like to sell me an 86 gears please let me know. here are some pics

How’s everyone doing out there? Washing your hands I hope. Just received word that my school shut down so no teaching for me for a solid 3 weeks!! This is nuts! Anyway, here is an update ! I completed my 1965 Honda and now am working on a real cool bike!! 1985 Suzuki Madura 1200. These are rare! Only 2 years with just 5,000 made. Will give me something to do while I’m off work

Could not believe this. Just the other day my wife asked me if I wanted to go for a bike ride. She does not ride bikes nor travel as a passenger on one. My jaw hit the ground and I quickly changed the spark plugs ( others had fouled). Bike fired right up and off we went. This was the first test of my bike riding two up and she handled very well. We rode about 15 miles and was a great experience. Bike runs great with new plugs!!

Thanks for info. i will have to check the cdi that it came with. Another question. I have a new little 6v battery that is oem to the bike. Will i need to upgrade my battery to a 12v?

I'm just going to get a new wiring harness that goes with the engine.

I'm restoring a 1965 Honda s65. I removed the original 65cc engine and am going with a piranha 125cc. This bike is kickstart only. The original battery was a 6v, do i need to upgrade to a 12v for the bigger engine. Could this be an issue on bikes oem wiring? Thanks

Makes sense , thanks. Will try it next time. So if the bike is going to sit a while, should I drain carbs? Then do your kill switch trick every so often, to fire her up .

Thank you Puc for mentioning my mom. I'm coping better now. okay, so I turn kill switch on then turn ignition and don't hit start button? If that's correct I will try it. It does have original plug wires but I did replace the caps with oem since others were toast.