charlie h.

Hi All, I have an 83 Venture Royale, with an 86 1300 in it. I also have a parts bike, 83 VR with 1200. The 1200 has a plain airbox lid, while my other one (1300) has a lid with an apparatus on the front part, that has a 4 pin square connector with 3 wires on it, and a separate spade terminal wire. It also has a red LED which is lit at idle, but when the engine is revved up, the LED goes out. What is this apparatus, and is it for the 86 engine, or something that was originally on the 83. This bike also has the Markland cruise control, which isn't working right now, but that is another post...?? I am just curious as to what this device is? Size is about 3-4 in. wide by 2in. deep

OK, Mic'd the slides, they are both 30.00 mm diameter, the 1300 slides have bigger hole in the bottom of slide, and longer springs, that don't fit well in the 1200 slides. The 1200 slides have a shorter spring, and they are narrower. I swapped both sliders and springs, as a pair, and they worked fine. My prob with high idle is still there with the original sliders, I put them back in, so it is a sync prob, I think. So, the 83 parts bike has plastic shims on the needles, like my 1300 engine had, but a more agressive taper. I was told here that the 83's have circlips and 5 positions, like old school or mikuni VR round slides do. Hmmmmm.... Anyway, they are both same diameter slides!

Hi, I also put the 1300 slides and springs into the 83 1200, and they fit fine. I am thinking maybe the original owner of my 83 used the carbs off the 83 on the 1300 engine... or maybe not. I don't know, but the 1300 had longer springs that would not fit into the 1200 slides, and so I used the respective slides and springs from each engine, and just swapped them as a set from the 1200 to the 1300 and vice versa. the engines both run, and the 1200 runs well with the 1300 slides. I had one slide in the 1300 from the 1200, that was sticky, and if I blip the throttle, it doesn't high idle and 2k any more. But it is consistent, if I don't blip., then it is at 2k rpm so that is why i thought it was sticking. I will swap the slides(1300) back from the parts bike(1200), and see if it runs better.

I picked up a parts bike, an 83, same as mine, but mine has an 86 engine. The 83 1200 only has 11673 mi. on it, so i pulled the carb tops, and the diaphrams were like new! So, I used my 86 needles, and the 83 1200 slides, and it runs good, however, it high idles from one slide sticking. Should I drill the slides holes bigger, or not worry about it?? BTW, the 83 needles were much thinner, more agressive taper, and had plastic washers like my 86... I was told that 83's had adjustable needles, with 5 pos. clip, like old school bikes. Any ideas why this one had plastic shim on needles like my 86 did? I am using 2 brass washers on 86 needles, and runs good, 43 mpg.