Paul Martin

Sounds like a great deal for someone needing to spruce up their ride!

The PO of my bike used SuperTech 20W-50 Full Synthetic Oil for years and I've continued using it (available at WalMart). Shifts are smooth. You might also check your linkage to make sure it moves freely.

I just used the fuel line segment that came from the petcock and looped it back into the fuel inlet at the back of the carbs. Removed the rest of the fuel line and the pump. When I get a chance, I'll take and post pictures.

https://www.venturerider.org/forum/forums/topic/58615-what-did-you-do-to-your-venture-today/page/58/#findComment-819668 Check this out. I've driven just over 1100 miles since removing the fuel pump from my 2001 RSV. No issues.

I bought this set of 4 intake boots off an eBay seller earlier this year (Chinese knock-offs). . They are supposed to fit 1999 - 2004 Yamaha XVZ1300 Royal Star. But they are a slightly smaller size than the boots on my 2001 RSV. Below are some pics. I am thinking these may fit the 1200 but do not know for sure. I put the dimensions below each pic. If you want the set, you pay the shipping, you can have them. PM me if you want them and include your address so I can figure out the shipping from 39110. I'll update here once they are taken. PM Studs center-to-center appx. 59mm Carb side OD appx 45mm Carb side ID appx 31mm

Still puzzling about the yellow oil patch. If you are in the habit of filling the oil up near the top of the sight glass it tends to blow out the crankcase and back into the air intake, then out the tubes. If there's more oil in the crankcase than you thought and it smells like gasoline you may have a stuck carb float letting gas into the engine and down into the crank. A lot of the guys on this site and the owners manual says to shut the petcock off between runs to avoid that problem. Hopefully that's not what you have going on.

Ok now where did that plastic cup of clean oil come from? Is that your new shock oil that you put into the shock, or is that the mystery oil that came from somewhere else on your bike? If that isn't new shock oil, then the first thing I would suspect is crankcase oil blowing out breather tubes that come out down near where the lower shock mount is. But I'm at a loss as to what caused it to leak out if you didn't run the engine when you washed the bike. But also, your profile says this is a 2010 RSV trike. Never seen one up close. Does the trike setup have any additional oil reservoirs down under? Happy belated birthday by the way!

Share some pics when you can! Here's mine just now - dry 950 miles later. And if yours was low on shock fluid and was pogo sticking, you will be amazed at how much better the ride is when you get it fixed.

Steve, if you're mechanically inclined and wanted to try and tackle it yourself, see this writeup:

Great bike!

I was a goin' to Vogel this year for the very first time, but have had to change plans and will not make it - maybe next year. I did just cancel the room reservation at Seasons Inn this afternoon if anyone here is looking to stay there.

Well I'm a bit late posting this as it occurred on this past April 19th, and on that day, I replaced the standard manual petcock with a vacuum operated petcock. Got tired of remembering to get up and go shut it off hours after parking the bike. But also on that same day I did something that some may consider controversial if not downright heretical - I removed the fuel pump from my 2nd gen 2001 RSV. I've only ridden 675 miles since then. With no issues. Many of those miles in the twisties of the Blairsville, GA area including hwy 129, as well as high speed interstate cruising. Gravity seems to work just fine! So if you're on the road and your fuel pump gives out, just re-route that fuel line directly from the petcock into the carb inlet and cruise on!

Funny you mention that. This past weekend the wife and I were at the VJMC gathering in Blairsville, GA. Long story short, I did drop the bike on its left side in a parking lot incident - barely moving - and the wife fell splat to the ground helmet slapped the asphalt. She just got a little scratch out of the deal thank the Lord - he was watching over her - no headache at all. Not a scratch on the bike that I could find...not even a reflector out of place - the guards did their job!

Thank you Mike!

Ok found some pics from the 2021 Vogel here - looks like fun. Still have the same questions tho! Where do you stay? How much does it cost? How do I sign up?

Gentlemen, As a newcomer to this VentureRider.org group, I am curious to know what the heck is this Vogel thing? What events are planned? Where do you stay? How much does it cost? How do I sign up? Any and all information is appreciated! PM

Good one Carl!

If you want to play with Linux, I've found one of the easiest to install and has similarity to Windows is Linux Mint. If your hardware is old, there's a 'light' version of Linux Mint. You can also try before you commit to it by creating a bootable Linux Mint USB using a Windows app called 'Rufus'. Yet another option - buy a new hard drive and use the bootable Linux Mint USB to install it to the new hard drive. Keep your Windows drive hooked up in the computer, and you will be able to browse the old drive.

Congrats CJ! Welcome to the World of Daddyhood! What a wonderful blessing in your lives. I'm sure you are going to be a great dad! That kid'll be on two wheels before you know it!

Hey Paul, Check out this post: I believe you do have to remove that coolant hose, and the plastic tray between the frame and valve cover that the wires and hoses hide in. Drain about a quart of coolant from the radiator before removing the hose. With that hose and tray out of the way, there's just enough clearance to lift and slide that valve cover out the left side. Also check out this post - lots of pics doing a valve adjust and general clean up under the tank.

Steve, I have a friend who recently moved from his 2nd Gen Venture to a Can Am for similar reasons to what you mention. I went riding with him a couple of weeks ago. Not knocking the Venture nor GW trikes, but from what he said and I observed, Can Am looks like it would be a good choice.

Buna N size 218 O ring I ordered a pack of like 50 for about $10 from WalMart. Should be available from Amazon/eBay.

Drew said: The camera DVR system I have automatically starts recording 24/7 and re-writes over old video once its full. What kind of DVR system do you have?

"It seems ok in 1st and 2nd, but begins to act up on acceleration into third." If you've messed with the tank vent tube and possibly gotten a kink in it. That symptom is exactly what was happening to me after I had everything apart and apparently got a kink in the tank vent tube. Not sure if that would have anything to do with those other symptoms. I temporarily bypassed the vent tube (put a short tube down the front to test) and it ran fine. Had the tank off again day before yesterday and cleaned up the routing for the real vent tube and it's all good now.

On my '82 Yamaha XV920 I never had to worry about the petcock unless I needed to flip onto reserve. Call me spoiled and lazy, but I went ahead and swapped out the manual petcock on my 2001 RSV for a vacuum operated (automatic shutoff) petcock. Hopefully the below link will work - the video shows the petcock working. 20250420_043309000_iOS.MOV Here's the ebay link to the petcock I put in: https://www.ebay.com/itm/404012437230