Tysons87venture
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We are coming from london, I think our plan now is to meet closer to port dover and join the ride back more toward kitchener as my dad is in cambridge, hope to see you guys there
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We are coming from London but could meet you for the ride
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My woman and I are going down, we could drive we could meet you for the trip
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I was able to get petcock out without removing the tank, the trick was to remove the selector(Phillip's screw) pry cover off and remove 2 more Phillip's screws, this makes petcock much smaller and able to slide it out on an angle towards rear tire between swing arm.
Thanks everyone who helped me get this figured out.
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On 11/9/2021 at 8:38 AM, saddlebum said:
With a Philips bit on a 1/4 drive socket on a long wobble extension or flex joint on a 1/4 inch ratchet you should be able to reach up from the bottom without removing the exhaust. You may have to raise the tank a bit to sneak the petcock out because of the stand pipe which is about two inches long.
Thanks saddle, I am to the point where I've got to lift tank in order to get petcock out, how would you go about doing this?
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1 hour ago, SpencerPJ said:
Might be as simple as snugging 2 screws. Take some tissue or lightweight paper, touch areas and determine where the wettness is coming from. Highest point usually is the problem point.
Thanks Spencer, I will try to tighten up the 2 screws. Do you use a stubby screw driver to get in there or a right angle bit? Seems like it will be tight to get a standard screw driver in there
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It was indeed the petcock, dripping pretty good there, looks like 10 litres drained out and absorbed into the floor over 3 weeks, oil looked good, bike runs good, but gotta figure out how to replace this petcock now
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8 hours ago, Pasta Burner said:
My 87 was leaking from the petcock gasket this past spring.
Did you replace yourself? If so what was the difficulty like? Did you have to remove the tank completely?
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Thanks for all the info guys, I'm wondering if it's the fuel petcock myself, going to storage to look at again now, it did look like the vent overflow line was wet tho which is just in front of rear tire where leak is on ground
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Stored bike for 3 weeks came back and found a decent puddle of fuel on floor, I had filled before storing and put 30 km on it, turned it on and was almost empty and put 12 litres in it/. There was not 12 litres on floor, could that much fuel have evaporated? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, bikes running good and no signs of leak from ride just from sitting
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Did you try spraying some wd40 in where you put your key? Might just be seized up from sitting so long hope you can get it to turn over
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11 hours ago, Marcarl said:
If you think this is a long read,,,,,, you're right, but I enjoyed writing it, so now you have to read it. Just so that you are aware, I'm not normally long winded, but I have some friends who are so if you make any derogatory comments I will set them onto you.
Got up this morning, had breakfast and coffee, went for a walk with my best friend, and then told her I was going for a little ride. She said have a fine day darling (darling is a good term coming from her and it means that she is in agreement with my thoughts). So off I go, head to Paris Ont where it seems I pick up a hanger-on. I tell yah, that kid could ride!! I left Paris, heading for Caledonia and he stuck with me, everytime I looked back he was still there, like the plague, couldn't shake him!! After leaving Caledonia I thought I would see if I could confuse him a bit, so I turned here and turned there, never going back but always moving in a new direction. Opened the scooter up a bit to see if that would shake him, but alas, he was still on my tail. A new thought came to me, so I headed for a congested traffic area,,, that was a mistake, he must have been super scared for he stuck much closer than before, so I took to a 4 lane and beat my horse with a whip, but when I got to a resting place,,,, there he was, right beside me. We conversed for a bit, introduced ourselves to the ladies next door (who would have none of our (mine) conversation and then I proceeded to leave the area,,, maybe better luck in the next town? Hey!!! I was just trying to be a nice guy as usual, but them ladies had their mind all made up and you know how it is with mindup ladies!!! I headed for the hill country with Red still in tow (I'll call him Red for that was the color of his bike), thinking he might take a short ride down a long hill or something like that. I couldn't shake him!! I went slower and then faster, turned corners and went somewhat straight, but he hung in there. He was good I tell yah as anyone can attest to, that has tried following me for a while, it's not an easy feat. I came up with another solution to shake him, so I tried that out, I went off track and ended up at a dead-end, but even that didn't deter him, he did wonderfully and stayed on my tail. Next I tried to run up a hill and then down the same hill, but he was so determined to stick it out I thought to take him to my secret hidey spot,,,,, that done it, he stayed well away and would not follow me there. But when I came out of my secret spot, there he was, nice and relaxed and patiently waiting for my return. By now I figured he was lost and so couldn't do without me, I had him over a barrel so to speak, so after a few more twists and turns I co-hursted him into springing for a Gelato in Fonthill Ont. From there we headed home along many river fronts and did come to a place of well repute for their preparations of things for the stomach and I thought he might need something to eat, so I suggested that to him, hoping to get him to spend some more of that hidden cash and benefit my own personal reputation of eating on somebody else's expense. No luck there, he was still full of Gelato or he was afraid I would finish the meal before he did and then might leave him lost and lonely in the wilds of Lincoln County. At this point I had given up trying to loose him, so I kept my tripod to a low roar, also figuring that at his age the long ride might be a bit more than he could handle and I would end up having to go look for a napping rider somewhere back there. A bit later, and occasionally still trying to shake him I ended up in a place of Done,, but they now call it Dunnville, I guess that's short for something, but in either case it seemed to raise up an appetite in my 'shadow' so I thought he offered to spring for my lunch. I thought that was mighty nice of him, so found a real nice roadside BBQ pit close handy, before he could change his mind. I tell yah, this guy is slick, before I knew it he had me pay my own way,, and that after me dragging him all the way around on a major sight seeing tour. Lucky it was my birthday yesterday and I had enough on me to cover the cost. He must have been starving though, he ate his whole big jumbo hamburger and onion rings beside. I thought it might slow him down a bit, but no siree, he was as fit as a fiddle, (must have been the onion rings) leaving the lot before I was even ready. Once I got back on the pavement I opening tripod right up, and passed him like he was standing still. Thinking that at this juncture I had lost him, I settled into a more, less ticket attracting rate, of progress, but I guess my back draft had been enough for him to utilize and so he was once more guarding my back door. At this point we had now gained the advantage or disadvantage, depends on how you look at it, of the Grand River, so we followed that pretty much back to my humble abode. And Yes!! He was nice enough to stop and wish my dearest the best, in dealing with me,,,,,,,, nice chap that Don guy, nice chap. Thanks for a great day.
Happy belated birthday, would love to come follow you guys in that neck of the woods one day this summer, I had a nice ride into port stanley in the evening after work and man was it great to see all the bikes out
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52 minutes ago, Marcarl said:
A bigger bit just the right size to fit the bore will give you a depressed perfect center at the bottom of the bore at the screw. Go too small and you will add aggravation or maybe even another carb.
Makes sense, thanks!
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10 hours ago, Marcarl said:
Suggestion: Grab a drill bit the same size (or very slightly smaller) that will just clean the inside of the bore, not to take any metal, just the 'dirt'. Drill out the remainder of the brass screw, a little at a time until it's even with the threaded part. Now you have a nice centered platform to work from, and not some dumb angled unapproachable screw end. To do a nice job you will need a nice sharp bit that runs 100% true.
Thanks marcel, I had attempted with a small bit being to nervous to use bigger and that is probably my issue, a bigger bit could be the answer, I'm wondering if I can get this with a cordless while carbs still attached to bike, would love to get this screw out just dont want to mess anything up
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31 minutes ago, saddlebum said:
Torx bits make great screw extractors. drill a hole smaller than the torx bit diameter. drill a second shallow counter bore hole the same size as the torx bit (this serves as a guide to center the bit when you tapit into the smaller hole). Grind the end of the bit flat to replace the rounded end with sharp corners this allows the bit to cut matching grooves as you tap the bit into the screw. I came up with this trick 40 years ago when I got stuck needing a screw extractor and have not owned a screw extractor since.
Thanks for the tip saddle! I think I will try this, probably gonna wait until winter, hopefully by then I will work up the nerve to try to get this air fuel screw out, it's difficult because it's in the bore and not much room for error, I do think using drill press rather then regular drill would help get centered, my problem is trying to center a cordless drill is to hard and keeps slipping and I dont want to damage the carb body
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I found thermostat at my local dealer but it wasnt cheap and feel they took advantage of me lol. I believe I played 85 Canadian for it
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14 hours ago, Patch said:
Tyson what works for me may or may not work for you. I had to grow past 2 big mistakes that have last a life time. Never think for a moment that what you have learned is not equal in value. I guess the thing is is that growing old on two wheels is a very personal thing. Most of us oldzimers guys strive to share only to open or provoke thought. We are still learning and have much to learn from the new and younger members
I feel the same way in my field of work I'm always learning, yes I'm licensed and love teaching the younger guys the tricks of the trade but I will always be learning and trying to become even better at my job and be as valuable as I can possible be. You older guys have tons more experience and I will always respect you guys for all that you have passed down to us guys.
It is alot of information to take in at times i re read the case for fogging and realized I didnt do it right at all and alot of that was me being impatient and wanting to get out on the damn thing lol. And I am new to this hobbie and love working on bike. Lots of trial and error and wish I had found this site sooner. You all have made everything easier for me and im constantly fixing issues.
This site will be valuable for many years, it was such a good invention and so much dedication and hard work put in by members to make it easier for new guys like me.
As I get some more experience on bike I would be able to provide more input on what I like and dont like about it. So far it's been a blast. Riding 2 and doesnt even feel like a 2nd rider on the bike, I few times I had to reach back and make sure my woman was still on as I thought maybe I dumped her out around a turn lol
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13 minutes ago, saddlebum said:
usually I use a brass fitting. just turned it down to the OD i wanted pressed in a re-drilled hole in the lever then drill out the fitting to fit the pin. A piece of 1/8 brass pipe works well. the tricky part is re-drillling the handle since you want to maintain the same hole center. This best done in the drill press center the handle on a drill the size of the pivot and set the handle so the un-worn part of the hole sits properly against the drill then clamp it down. then replace the drill with a slightly larger drill and keep increasing the drill size until the hole is again round. then make you bushing out of a piece of brass so that it has to be forced into the hole the drill to fit the pin
Thanks saddlebum, seems like a great tip using a drill press, I'm also debating about maybe using a drill press to get out a stuck air fuel mix screw on my one carb, gotta use a reverse thread bit to get it out as head is not usable due to the soft brass being mangled. Didnt even think about a drill press until you mentioned it for this job, thank again!
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Nice tip, I may have to cut mine down and try it out
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Thanks guys!! It was the switch, she was seized up pretty good, thru some dw40 on it and now it's out much further and working, so happy to have this working again in case it was ever needed.
Saddlebum I can see what you are saying and can see myself having to do the same thing at some point, what do you use for a sleeve?
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I'm really liking the comfort of the venture royale. I used to like the adrenaline rush of my 1000 honda superhawk. The only thing I found was I would get way to sore on longer rides and I'm only 32 years of age but I feel i grew out of it and wanted comfort. The venture royale still seems to have a ton of torque, I love twins and how they sound, really the venture royale has everything I would want in a bike, the new star ventures look really nice too but have yet to drive one.
I do seem to be digging the linked brake system, I can admit of only drove 8 different bikes in my lifetime but this bike is special, I can see why my grandpa loved it so much and took it everywhere
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Also with key turned it should lift up, I will double check mine but I believe that's how she comes out, I would think id know with how much gas mine is burning lol. And the other guys are right you are gonna want to fully remove the air box, give it a good clean down and keep working your way to he carb and see if you can get them all cleaned up, judging by the picture there I could only imagine you will have some pluged jets and passageways
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Might have to lubricate in the key slot maybe the key isnt fully disengaging
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Push down while turning key maybe? Could be seized up from sitting so long
Port Dover Friday May 13, 2022
in Watering Hole
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First time to port dover, this is pretty wild