Hello all,
This is my first forum and I am proud to say that I made an 1987 Venture Royale my first bike.
The bike was purchased from a friends cousin. I bought it last year (2008) however, I have had nothing but problems with it.
The bike sat for 5 years in a garage. When I started it up for the first time, it ran rough but I (and the owner) figured it just needed a tuneup from sitting.
Long story short, my buddy found it running on 3 cylinders. He found a couple pinholes in the "bladders"? on top of the carbs. I ended up buying 4 new aftermarket carb "bladders" and they were all cleaned and setup.
NEXT PROBLEM: THE ONE THAT IS FRUSTRATING ME AND MY MECHANICAL FRIENDS.
I bought a brand new battery and made sure it was charged correctly,etc.
PROBLEM: I can ride the bike everyday for about 3 - 5 days then I have to recharge the battery.
My electronics buddy has used a voltmeter all over this bike and we can't find anything wrong. He has checked the grounds.......everything. The problem is that it is so intermettent. Sometimes I get even 5 or 6 days before I have to recharge the battery. He checked everywhere to see if something was "on" slowly draining the battery when the bike was turned off. He found nothing. The voltmeter on the bike and handheld voltmeter shows it charging around 13-14 volts when the bike is running. One person said "maybe the voltage regulator is screwed and only working sometimes?"
IF ANYONE CAN GIVE ME SUGGESTIONS OR POSSIBLITIES WITH THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I am really getting bothered by this. My wife is telling me to "get rid of it" but I like the bike too much when it's actually running properly.
PROBLEM 2:
Yesterday the throttle stuck almost wide open. I used the kill switch to shut it down. My buddy checked the throttle cable and found it being held together by 1 strand where it connects to the carb. TIME FOR A NEW CABLE.
Thanks
AltonKen
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