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  1. puppy
    How hard of a fix is that? Pull the motor, or just the clutch plates? I have looked over the manual a bit, gotta admit, I am a bit confused.
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    Soooo, another silly clutch question. With the bike idling, I hear a knock from the engine, that goes away if I pull in the clutch. Sometimes, when you turn the bike off, it is a very hard knock. Obviously need to look at my clutch. So question is, does anyone know if this is indicative of a clutch bearing, clutch basket, or just a bad clutch? And from reading some of the tech articles, do I need to pull the engine to replace a clutch bearing? I am a little confused on that one. The bike is an 86 Venture Royale, with about 70,000 miles, if that matters. Thanks everyone for the input. Kevin
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    Ohh, I am going to pull out so much hair!!!! So, put the carbs back on, bike ran ok cold, warmed up kept bogging down. Went out this morning, and looked it over, discovered I am an idiot! When I put the carbs back on, I somehow pinched one of the fuel bowl drain hoses, between the carb boot, and carb body. DUH! Big fat air leak. Sprayed WD-40 in there, and it immediately sucked right through the gap. So, re-pulled the carbs, re-installed correctly. Runs a lot better. But, still a little rough. Pulled the plugs, and weirdest thing, the front passenger side plug looked brand new. I mean shiny, white tip brand new. Put it in the plug wire, and started the bike, it is throwing a nice spark. Just to be safe, put in another plug, runs even better. Still a ways to go though. I did discover the "slap/knock" sound goes away if I pull in the clutch lever. Wonder if that means bad clutch? It shifts well though.
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    I will still try the seafoam trick though, see if I can smooth it out some. Then have the carbs synced. I bought this off e-bay, and so far am enjoying it. But want to get it done for some touring rides. The motor may have some issues, I am hearing a little slap/knock at times. If it continues may just pull the motor and rebuild it. Any leads on recommended suppliers for engine rebuild parts? And thank you again for all the help. I love the fact it was as simple as putting my airbox back on!
  5. puppy
    dingy, pm sent to you.
  6. puppy
    Interesting pictures. From what I remember, I do not have the shorter section. I pulled the sending unit to completely drain all the old gas from my tank, and looked. Did not see the short tube, only the long one, and it looked gunky. Also my valve is very stiff to turn. And my sending unit does not appear to work right, even after cleaning it. How much are you sellng these 2 items for? Thanks
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    I was reading through here yesterday, and realized when I started this project I removed the air cleaner and box to check the vacuum lines, linkages, etc. Never put the box and air cleaner back in when I tried to run it. There was a post in here about needing those on to run. So, reinstalled the air cleaner and box, voila! Bike runs good now. Revs right up, will redline no problem. Turns out I was leaning it out way to much to run right without them on. Thanks for all the input. Still a ways to go on this project though. But at least got one problem solved. Thanks for all the input from everyone.
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    So, got the new (to me) bike here yesterday. Put in new plugs and wires, completely drained the tank, and filled with fresh gas. Started and idled kinda ok. Sprayed carb cleaner on carbs, shafts, linkages, etc. Drained the float bowls, and restarted. Ran a little better. Pulled one of the diaphragms out, looked pretty new actually. Still will not develop power. What I have noticed is with the choke wide open it will idle up around 3,000, and will have some throttle response, but when you push the choke in, it drops to 1,000 and pretty much little throttle response. Some popping and spitting up through the carbs, but, not bad. And the chokes on the passenger side are pretty sticky. I am wondering if this is an indication of bad carbs, and how hard are the carbs to rebuild. I have a fair amount of mechanical expertise with motors, but, to me, rebuilding carbs has always been voodoo, or a black science. I would appreciate any real world experience from others.
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    My New Toy

    puppy posted a topic in Picture Folder

    Here are some pictures of my new toy. She is an 86 Venture Royale, pretty well fully loaded, and low miles. I come from a background of touring on my 97 Kawasaki Concours. So, I am really looking forward to a bigger, fancier, touring bike. Should be shipped out on Friday, and arrive here in about 2 weeks. I am sure I will have many questions for the more experienced people here. http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr290/kevinkyzar/86%20Yamaha%20Venture/86Venture.jpg http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr290/kevinkyzar/86%20Yamaha%20Venture/86Venture2.jpg Hopefully, will not need to much "tech" help. Just clean it up, and go riding!
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