dharnie

Rode the 2001 red venture tonight about 5 mi. after putting most of her together! rode to get gas and up highway and back. it handles great! hauls butt too! kept it under 80 mph. was surprised that it let a jet stream of air between cowlings right unto my knees. also disappointed in whine of engine/trans. it's worse than my Vulcan Kawasaki. my Honda Sabre has no whine but can't compare to the venture's ride! venture very responsive and glides over rough road surfaces! this venture handles like a sports car compared to the v twin - more like a jet!

kidsquid - I thought warranty is up to 5 years - this is an 2001, plus it was neglected by guy who bought it new in 2002 by leaving it outside only under a fabric cover. paint is great shape but those metal parts that like to get some corrosion and little rust specks in the chome, did - so I will be cleaning it up on non-riding days.

Cougar - WOW! those are great pics - wish I had them last weekend. I have now removed/installed these carbs 3 times this week. First time took awhile - Now its a piece of cake! My suspicion is that the floats might need adjusting - especially since I did not check them when I had the carbs on my bench as there are only 1,900 mi on them. But now I read that maybe the Yamaha factory guys/gals might have a bad day now & then. I bought a repair manual on CD from an Ebay vendor, which has good schematics, but no detailed instructions. Anyone know if there are pics of "PART 2" anywhere, i.e. - inside of rebuilding of carbs?

follow-up pulled #4 plug out and it fired - so that eliminated electronics took the 4 carb unit off a working Venture, put it on subject Venture and it fired right up! runs as good as a Cadillac! now have to either try rebuild carbs again or find good used ones - I am sure new Mikuni carbs will cost some big bucks! Will use good "borrowed" carbs until others are replaced or fixed. Hope to test ride it tomorrow or next day after work. I will be riding it this weekend for sure! HA! HA! Will get some sea foam. I have been using Marvel Mystery Oil in gas, crank case and transmissions on my cars for years. If prevents and fixes. After 1,000 mi using it in ford v8 it freed lifter and ran quiet. prevented expensive trans rebuilds on 2 my cars and my brothers. cleans & keeps injectors in good shape. I would put it in the gas but NEVER - NOT - in the crank case on any bike that uses engine oil in trans. If #4 is flooding sounds like float bowl adjustment? Any ideas on new vs used vs rebuilding the old one or ones? Thanks for ideas

plugs were 1st things I changed Ok I will remove the screw in the bowl to verify gas or not Ok I will check for fire at plug like I do my lawn mower and chain saw - it was late when I quit - maybe tonight what is sea foam? found this forum only yesterday. was reading another venture forum but they want $$$$ to post.

just got my 01 Venture 1 week ago with only 1,900 mi on it. It has been setting out side under a cover for 5 years - that's a crime in my book!previous owner rode it 4 times last 2 years. said he had it dealer serviced march 06 and again in march 07. fluids are fine I put new battery, new plugs, it would not start. dumped old gas and new high octane, by-passed fuel filter, fuel pump works. pulled carbs and cleaned corrosion, cleaned and blew out all jets, needles, orifaces. first try and it started right up!! can accelerate if choke closed But quits if open choke the least bit. But the right front cyl (#4?) is cold. Should I pull the carbs again? never did find anything broken or clogged in carbs, but all the brass was tarnished from moisture intrusion I presume. Anyone can you please help me out here? Very anxious to get it running!!