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    My Venture was spittin fuel out the one pipe and leaking from the hoses and other places on the carbs this year after sitting afew months. I removed the air cleaners and sprayed seafoam directly into the air intake at idle then let the thing sit for awhile and did it agian. I ran the bike with seafoam in the tank and addes some Lucas Oil additive too. I'm not scared to take off the carbs but I won't if I can help it. The bike seems to run great. I know with 14K it's supposed to be past time to check the valve lash and change the sparke plugs.. I'm debating weater to do that before I go on a cross country tour. I'm kinda leaning to if it an't broke don't fix it. As far as the seafoam goe's it seems to help but I can't say the carbs would not have cleared up just riding her with plain fuel either.
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    What kind of car tire fits your wheel?
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    IMG Royal Venture 1

    From the album: My Venture

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    My Venture

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    Two up we've been getting about 39 and I thought that was good. Maybe I'm in ther throttle too much or maybe you have your carbs tuned better. I've heard of using a O2 sensor in the exaust to dial in the carb jetting. Maybe that would help. You said you were on the parkway which means in the higher elevations so that makes the milage even more impressive! How exactly did you figure the milage anyway?
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    I'm eagar to put some more miles on the bike. I'm ready to get the passing lights hooked up like you said with the low beams and maybe all the time. I like plenty of light. I' need to check the rear seat and how it's mounted because when I was cleaning it up after the ride home I notice the seat was loose and when I shook it an allen screw fell out from under it. I also notice when I was riding it that the rear trunk assembly was shaking alot. I'll check and make sure it's not about to fall off!
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    And no I think its a original Midnight Venture. It's basically a new bike that for some reason never was riden by the original owner. It still does not have even 1000 miles. Trust me I know its not a racer. I just want to optimise what Yamaha intended less the detuned dilivery mode it may have come wrapped in.
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    How tall are you? I agree about the 31 mph overdrive. Another question I have is how do the "passing" lights operate? I mean the ones on the left and right of the main. I don't think they came on with the high beams and I could not find a switch for them. sombody mentioned a red line rev limiter. What rpm doe's that kick in?
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    I did not say I was passing cars I said I was being passed! I'm just tooling along breaking in a new low milage engine! I don't like being passed with more than a 10- 15 mph difference at that speed. I'm glad to hear the bike will respond to revs. Trust me I did not buy this bike for that but I don't want to leave a free tip on the table. It did strike me funny that the Yamaha owner's manual said to shift into overdrive at 31 mph! Thats right not kph but 31 mph! Well, the bike looks, runs, rides good and is comfortable. Allright what about windshilds? The reflection off the dash makes me consider a shorter wind screen. I got caught in a downpour in Atlanta and I did not mind the screen then. I was surprised to see that the rain did not run right over but kind of just staid around. I was running about 75 and slowed with the traffic to about 65 in the rain. I did not like traffic and rain but I kept pushin on because down pours in the south end as fast as they start usually.
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    When I rode it the 500 + miles Saturday my butt was not sore at all! That is a testiment to the comfort of the bike. I don't want it to be less reliable so any modification that compromises that is out. I'm just saying certian machines really respond to certian changes to factory restrictions. This eingine is only 79 inchs and low compression. If I put my girlfriend on it I not sure it can maintian hiway speed espcially up hill in high altitude. When I was coming out of Atlanta Saturday I was cruising about 80 mph and a pack of about 10 cars about blew me off the road passing me. I accelerated and found the cruise control tops out at 85 but the thottle keeps pulling. I did not want to go over 90. Well a little power can't hurt.
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    I just bought a 2005 Midnight Venture with 400 miles. I rode it 30 miles changed the oil and rode it another 480. The bike runs and sounds pretty good and I suspect it will run even better as I get some more miles under her and seat up the rings. Most factory machines can see a notable improvement with the addition of slip on mufflers, air filters and carburator jetting. Usually there inexpensive options avialable to those in the know. I think the Venture needs a little more gusto since it is heavy and has a mid sized motor. I think this combination/ design bike has been around since 99 so I would think there should be plenty of after market options out there. give me some news on what you all out there have done and how much it helped.
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