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You say gasket KIT and there are a lot of gaskets. If you truly want the entire kit, here is a listing on Ebay that might help. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Complete-Engine-Gasket-Kit-Yamaha-V-Max-1200-Venture-Head-Set-Kit-Motor-Rebuild-/400527521403?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d414cf67b&vxp=mtr I'm sure you don't need them all though. There are probably some first gen riders here who can chime in and tell you where to buy individual gaskets. For the record, we call the 1983 - 1993 Venture "First Gen" and the '99 and newer "Second Gen".

You say you are looking for a gasket kit. What kind of gasket kit? Are you talking about the carbs?

Try this thread for a little help with the charging system. If that doesn't answer your question, you can find a lot of other related threads by clicking on "Search" in the upper menu bar and then at the bottom of the drop down menu, use the "Google" search and select the "venture rider" radio button. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=37884

I tell you, I'm not sure that you are coming across the way that you may mean to. Then again, maybe you are. I'm not sure. I know that you have been a member here for what...a day...and you are saying things like "I paid for a membership so I expect......" The people here are fantastic and in fairly short order many people become great friends. They go out of their way to help one another NOT because somebody paid 12.00 but because they like being there when somebody is in need. You seem way too demanding for somebody who just joined, has given nobody a chance to get to know you at all and immediately seem to think that you are entitled to immediate attention. Most people at least start off by offering to be the one that travels to where the help is or even meet somebody half way. If you feel that you have paid for somebody to drop what they are doing and immediately head to your house to work on your bike, you really have the wrong idea. If that is the case, just let me know and I'll refund your membership fees and remove your profile.

The 1200, actually 1983 - mid 1985 had problems with the transmission. Most if not all will lose 2nd gear eventually. Expensive fix unless you are inclined to pull the engine, split the case and do it yourself. I would go with an '86 or later model.

I may have made a mistake in showing my wife the videos of the Polaris Slingshot. She wants one NOW. In fact, she made some calls last week to try and schedule a test ride. I got a bit of a reprieve because the dealers that she called said that they would not have one until sometime in October. Here is the thing though. I will NOT buy one at this time. I think it would be a blast to ride or drive or whatever you would call it and I'm not too worried about it being a first year production model. The reason that I will not buy one right now is because I just KNOW...there is not a doubt in my mind...that in a few months there will be a touring model complete with side bags, trunk, hitch etc. The Spyder didn't bring out their touring model right off either and I'm sure that Polaris will be introducing one soon and I have no doubt that it is already, at the very least, in the design stage. So, as hard as it is to tell Eileen NO. We will hold off. Maybe someday but not quiet yet.

I never have and have never had a problem with it coming lose. Torque on that nut is 110 ft. lbs. if I remember correctly.

I honestly don't know if that is high or not. Remember guys, he is in Sweden. I have no idea about the prices of used bikes there but would imagine that the Venture isn't that common.

That is simply awesome. My huge thanks to Lewis and Charlene and to all who donate.

Should be OK now. Our chat host upgraded our server last night and say that it should be fixed now.

Some folks have a problem with the glare and some don't. I think it depends upon the height of the rider....maybe more than the height but the actual length of the torso. It changes the angle for each rider. I never had a problem with reflections but some do.

I posted in the other thread. I think it is related to the chat room. Chat room is hosted on a different server. They seem to be having an issue and I have contacted them. At the bottom of the forum page is a block that shows who is in chat. If the server is screwing up, it waits on that information to load before loading the rest of the page. I may remove that block if they don't get it straightened out soon.

Folks, I'm not 100% sure yet but I think it has something to do with the chat room. The chat room is hosted on a separate server and they seem to be having some issues. It affects the loading of the forum due to the little box at the bottom of the main forum page that shows who and how many are in the chat room. The forum tries to load but then waits on that information from the chat server. It appears that they have it working now but if it keeps happening I may end up having to remove that box and you'll just have to go to chat to find out who is there. During those times though, the chat room actually won't load either.

No, you cannot do it easy. It can be done but it's NOT really easy. It requires a specially machined intake to swap to the larger carbs.

200,000 miles PLUS is not uncommon at all.

Yes, it's a known problem but as stated, doesn't seem to affect anything. I'll look into it further when I get the opportunity.

I was always told that the first liar doesn't stand a chance.

I was asked if I had any regrets about buying my new 2013 Road Glide just before a new one was supposed to be coming out. The new one was revealed yesterday. Only the standard model is out now. I have the Road Glide Ultra. The standards don't have the tour pak and etc. They are saying early 2015 before the Ultra is released. That being said, from what I have seen so far, I am not the least bit disappointed that I did not wait. I don't think it is bad and it will probably grow on me but at this time, I honestly like my 2013 better and they didn't make any changes that I feel would justify me trading at all. I do like the new "Infotainment" radio system but it's not that big a deal. This one has basically the same engine as mine. The new Ultra may get the Rushmore engine but I wouldn't want that anyway until it has been out a few years. I'm actually a bit relieved. I would have been disappointed if it had been something that I fell in love with after just buying mine. Oh...I do like the wheels though.

$40.00 per hour for shop time is pretty reasonable considering that most dealers charge probably double that.

I've done it both ways and I think that doing it as outlined, around 1,000 RPM, works as well or better.

Try this thread from the tech library. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1849

I tell you, I always used a full can to a tank of gas twice a year. Never fowled a plug or caused any issues at all. Of course that was on a second gen with a 6 gallon talk but still, I wouldn't hesitate to do it.

2.4 Litre GM motor. What vehicle is that motor used in? In the new cars I see 2.0 and 2.5 and some 1.8s and etc. but no 2.4.

and here's ours. Not using it as much as I thought though so may not keep it too much longer. On the other hand, it's paid for so whatever..... Regal Ambassador 233XL. Fore and aft cabins, head, kitchen. 350 Magnum.

You are trying to upload pictures that are way too big. Max size is 640 x 480 and no more than 200,000 bytes.