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It is a standard one and o did the air pressure on side stand I will got out and redo it on center stand right now thanks for the tip. I went out and did that made a huge difference it rides very good now thanks!

I will take a look when I get a chance. The rest of the bike is rust free so I hope that the frame did not rust out or anything.

Yes I have someone help me right now but even then its a challenge. With a person it goes half way and stops I have to give it one hell of a pull back on the handlebars and even then it takes a couple of tries. My friend has a 88 Goldwing and its fairly easy to do I had him try on the Venture and he could not do it.

Ok thanks for this when i get to lighting I will definitely look into these.

Thanks for the link! So as with the rear shock I have a real problem getting the thing on the center stand I was thinking that was the problem because my father was saying that it might be sitting to low in the rear. He said he never had a problem with it he would stand on the foot plate and the whole bike would just stand up onto it but when I do this it stops about a quarter of the way and begins to tip.

It does hold pressure but once you sit the rear drops almost completely. I am use to riding super sport bikes so this could be normal but it does worry me of such a large amount of suspension travel from just sitting. My father did add some lights but they where added in the late 80's and I believe they are Camaro fog lights. They drain the battery at idle so you have to be careful with them on. I want to replace them with either led housings or remove them all together. Thanks for the tips I will definitely look into all of this today.

Yes I can get it up on center stand it is very difficult though I need help from a second person. As soon as anyone sits on the bike the rear end sinks almost completely. Now for the rear master cylinder I went to the closest Yamaha Dealer and they said they can't find one and the few places around me I contacted said they also can't find one. Mine is shot it would not come apart and when I had a shop try it broke. I bought a "universal" one off amazon and it does work for the rear as a temporary fix but it's really janky. I will be checking partzilla right after i post this thanks for the tip!

I have a 1983 Venture XVZ12 I am trying to get it into daily riding shape. It is my fathers and it sat for 26 years until now. I have done the from fork oil and that fixed the front end dive so far. I now am looking for a rear master cylinder. I am also trying to figure out if my rear shock is shot or not. When I sit on it the rear just sinks but the pressure hold firm. The adjustment knob seems to do nothing and from what I can see the frame there is in good shape. It is holding pressure fine and I filled it to the recommended psi months ago and it hasn't gone down at all. is there something I am missing when I check the rear? Maybe a second shock or something. I am also looking for a led headlight for this bike as sealed beams are quite dim and I ride in rural areas quite often. Finally I have all the plastics for it but none of the screws to bolt them on with. Does anyone know the size and length so I can go to home depot and get some zinc screws for this.