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One of the vendors that I use to get electric motors from logo was "There's a surprise in every box" Your gonna be surprised. Send me a name for shipping. Gary

Leaving the Berrymans in it for an extended period may have a bad effect on rubber parts it contacts. One of the sources of idleing issues is the 37.5 idle jets that are located in the main jet block. Only access to these is by removing & disassembling carbs. These idle jets are very small & plug easily. Once plugged, in my opinion soaking them will have a marginal effect on opening them back up. Will possibly work sometimes, but not always. Gary

Send me an address, I will take care of it for you. Gary

I will try to check out the RSV wiring harness I have at home to see what wire colors & pinouts are in it. Gary

Couple of pictures of the lower half of the block with transmission, crank & balancer shaft in place. Oil pan is not on at this point. Gary

If you change coils on the Venture to a set with a lower ohm value on the primary side, you will more than likely burn the TCI up somewhat quickly. Reason this will happen is the lower ohm primary allows greater current flow through the primary, which will overload the circuitry in the TCI. This is a known issue on the VMax side and the VMax TCI is extremely similar to the 1st Gen Ventures. One of the members there makes a harness kit for the Coil Over Plug units which includes a ceramic resistor in each coil lead. I haven't been able to pry any info out of him about the particulars on this resistor. If you are interested in this, PM me and I will hook him up with you. Another option, which could possibly be your problem is a replacement TCI. Just so happens I have a few brand new ones on hand. These have an adjustable dwell time that allows the use of the lower ohm coils without damaging this TCI. Main thread on this TCI is linked below. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40414 Thread below is my last group buy of these which I still have some left. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=74234 Gary

And Burgandy !! Gary

Just a suggestion, instead of the '1', '1st Gen' would be more descriptive. Gary

That is not a good engineering practice. Fit, Form & Function should always drive part numbering. In this case the Function part has been altered since the spring compression rate is rumored to have changed. If this is not followed it would create confusion with part suppliers that have an older part in stock, but there is an upgraded version available. How would they differentiate between the very similar parts that carried the same number. Yamaha uses a three part numbering system most of the time. XXXXX-YYYYY-ZZ. It appears the ZZ component is used by them to track incremental revisions to parts. Don't know this for sure though. Gary

Same part number from 1983 1st gen through to 2007 last VMax 1st gen, and also through the 2012 RSV's. Gary

Came across an interesting tidbit on the VMax side today. At some point, Yamaha started putting a shim in the rear transmission shaft that is associated with the 83-85 gear problem. This shim does not show up in the service manual or the Venture parts fiche. It is however in at least the 88-93 VMax parts fiche in 3 different sizes. Part #'s: 90201-256K5-00 Washer, Plate UN $3.21 90201-256K6-00 Washer, Plate UN $3.11 90201-256K7-00 Washer, Plate UN $3.21 One of the most respected guys there that builds VMaxs routinely for people said it is a little known part. He said there is no guidelines on using shim, but he puts largest one in that will fit to take slop out of shaft. Shim pushes gears on shaft towards the thrust washer that is known to fail. The VMax's are prone to developing a gear issue similar to early Ventures, probably due to harder shift points. I am going to get a set of these and see how they work out. Under $10 bucks for a set, so it can't hurt. Picture attached of the 93 VMax fiche for the transmission, it is part #25 http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=27263 Gary

Not gonna freeze it or blow up tank. Gonna have one of our sponsor vendors cover the dent. It won't be noticeable at all. Gary

With all due respect and hoping you stick around and become a member, it ain't got anywhere close to 126hp. Advertised crank hp on a stock 1300 1st gen is 98hp, that equates to about 80 rear wheel hp. I have a 1300 1st gen block, full vmax heads, carbs, v boost & air box, compression has been raised from 10.5:1 to about 12.2:1, marks 4-2-2 header, modified mufflers, & vmax rear end. I have hit 109+rwhp on dyno runs. It can do better, but I think you see where I am going. More than likely you are in low to mid 90's rwhp. But that's just an opinion, your mileage may vary. If you really want to bring the HP out of that motor, start with a set of VMax heads. This site is one of the best on the net for the V4 motor that you have. Gary

What exhaust do you have on it? What did you do to motor to get the 126hp? What is torque? Gary

You would have to be one really unlucky individual for it to have went into the one hole it could have went into. 1st picture attached shows a hole just ahead off and below C/L of stator. It will be a PIA to get out if it is in there. I would think a snake cam would be your friend. Harbor freight has them for about $79. I have one and it has come in handy a couple of times. http://www.harborfreight.com/digital-inspection-camera-67979.html You can get the oil pan off with the motor in frame, but exhaust have to come off. Gary

Three main issues come to mind. Exhaust hook up totally different. Air cleaners interface to carbs is different. Shifter linkage is an issue. Other than that, the block itself has the same mounting points, so it fits in frame OK. I have been working on doing the opposite by putting a 1st gen in an RSV frame this winter. Some pictures in one of my albums in my profile. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=74692 Gary

They look nice Jeff !! Gary

I see nothing in classifieds !! Gary

This is an option I hadn't considered. Yamaha has VMax bikes, snowmobiles & outboards. Sorry Charlie !! Gary

Somewhat similar thread linked below. I added tail light circuit to rear turn signal housings on a 1st gen. You can dye the lens using Rit clothes dye. I did it to the plastic lenses and they have held up for at least 3 years. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=47227 Gary

And I seriously doubt he has a 2005 VMax with 250 HP as his avatar indicates. But that's just my opinion. You coming to Oberlin Charlie ?? Gary

I am having a 1st gen shifter shaft modified so I can use the forward control setup that a 2nd gen RSV uses. The 2nd gen has a longer shaft to connect to shifter linkage. Problem is that the shaft is a larger diameter than the 1st gen. I can't find an SD oil seal that will fit into the 1st gen crankcase and fit the OD of the larger 2nd gen shaft. Having a 1st gen cut right where it comes through the case on left side past oil seal. then drilling and tapping. Inserting a case hardened threaded stud in 1st gen shaft. Cutting 2nd gen shaft off at needed length and drilling and tapping it. Stubbed 2nd gen shaft will then be screwed onto 1st gen shaft after 1st gen shaft is inserted into block. Red loctite on both will hold them, I hope. Bought the drive shaft Don found for me from Ebay seller, he had measured it & it was what was needed. Gary

I think I found the bolt you are looking for. I knew I had one, but just came across it today. The 83/84 I parted out last fall had the master covers on them & I remembered this bolt, sort of an odd one. It has the left threads you need. Not stunning, but functional. Let me know if you still need it. As they say on Ebay, it's RARE. Gary

Dan, I added a thread on to show how to subscribe to threads so you can go back and find them easily. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=743959#post743959 Doing this would make re posting same things a lot easier next time a question is asked again. The search function is a fallback also, but even using the Google search option at the bottom, it leaves a lot to be desired. Gary