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    Looks Sweet! Love the color.
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    Awesome!! thanks muchly, now I know where to reinforce, I have a bottle of epoxy resin and some glass from another project... Might as well use it now and not have to fix it later before I put it on. Thank again for you help!
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    Sorry, the base I guess, I had to buy the backrest separate also. Do I need to reinforce it also?
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    I saw a picture somewhere of how someone had reinforced their trunk to prevent it breaking... but I can not for the life of me find that picture again. My cycle did not come with a trunk so I bought one off ebay and had to buy the mounting rack also, because they had cut off the bolts on it. Would it be enough to just use big washers in mounting it?
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    ABS mandatory?

    saltcreep replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    Ugh.. I think they are are a great idea that should be an option for people to choose or not. Really don't want more govt mandated anything.. enough is enough. Like the mini-blind recalls...
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    Amen to that on both sides of the fence.. no winners in this one
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    Thank you again sir. When you first mentioned R1 calipers, I didn't know what you meant, I googled r1 calipers and found lots of things for $$$$'s. I found the older threads on switching to the YZF-R1 calipers and that looks like the way to go. I see the light now.. thanks!
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    What would be the reason to rebuild the calibers, if they are not frozen in place or leaking any why would you rebuild them? The braking on these things seems so simple, I don't see how you could have a sudden total failure, except for a brake-line failure. I am not at all trying to be a smart-butt or anything, trying to learn how to maintain this beast, I just am not understanding why I would rebuild the calibers when they seem to be functioning fine and no leaks? Is this something on motorcycles you do every now and then as preventative maintenance? Seriously, I am pretty clueless. Thank you very much for your help. I am going to scout around for a manometer so I can synch the carbs, that is what I was kind of thinking... maybe the right side is opening later than the left and not burning as well?
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    I pulled all 4 spark plugs tonight to make sure they are all firing, for some reason my timing light wouldn't pick up anything, it might be busted. the 2 spark plugs on the right are black and wet (rich), the 2 on the left are white (normal) Why would it run rich on one side and not the other? I'm still waiting on my diaphragms to get here.. but I tinker with it at least a bit every day and put a few more miles on her... God I love this stuff.
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    Thanks guys. I do hate that little fuse box... this is a '92. Why Yamaha would have something like that on a bike in the 90's makes no sense to me. That one is sweet looking. No cycle shops in this small town I live in, so I'll order some fork oil. Thanks for the tip, I'll order some today. I'll go ahead and order the parts for the brakes while I have the rear wheel off to grease the drive-shaft it would be easier then. I googled R1 calibers...they don't give those away. I am a strong believer in sea-foam, it got the full treatment But I did tear each carb down already and cleaned the jets. I am getting a bit of a fuel smell now, but the diaphragms are very stiff with the rubber crap I sprayed on them, hoping the new ones when they come in will fix this. I don't know if they could be related to this or not
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    I've found a few drops of fork oil on the rim and the fork area is oily. The bike sat up for a couple of years I think, so the rubbery bits on it are going to give me fits probably. I've tried L/M/H settings on the front, the H seems to bounce less. It has never bottomed out in front or rear, just seems bouncy, but I have nothing to compare it to I bought the video Ride like a Pro V , saw it recommended on here and started watching it last night. I have about 140 miles on it so far, just toodling around on the back roads. Biggest difficulty thus far has been smoothly starting off, but it was running on 3-cylinders and carbs gunked, bad diaphragm so that might have had some effect. Having a hard time making myself ride the clutch, I am so used to the auto mindset that riding the clutch is bad. I do plan on taking the MSF course. PS: Thank you
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    The weekend before last I won a 1992 Yamaha Venture Royale from Ebay. It is an ex-police bike with around 85k on the speedo. Wasn't supposed to run , but it did start up (just not very well) with a fresh battery. Had really old smelly gas in it. The last motorcycle I had was a CB360 20+ years ago, and didn't do a lot of riding on it, it was a project as a kid also. This could probably be considered my 1st real motorcycle The carb diaphragms were dry rotted with more like nail-holes than pin-holes in them. I ordered a set, but in the mean time fixed what I have with some rubber spray. They're pretty stiff but allow me to run it. I took off the carbs and cleaned them real well. Also fixed cold-solder joints in the TCI and moved it on to the airbox. I'm sure I will need to sync the carbs. I don't have a manometer yet though. I changed the oil & coolant already. Maintenance Items I know I should probably address: I know I need to change the clutch & brake fluid out, and read somewhere about the drive-shaft grease. But I don't know what to use for this? I am seeing references to the "pumpkin" is that the rear drive unit that the back wheel is mounted on? What oil do I need for this? It seems a bit bouncy in the front and I think the forks have a bit of a leak so I'll order some seals for this. I have no clue what I am doing but I did see the info in the tech library on the forks. I am not overly paranoid, but I will admit my ignorance on this stuff.. I can turn a wrench on an auto, but a lot of the motorcycle nuances I have no idea on so I ask am I missing areas that I need to address to make sure this is a safe cycle?
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    Thanks for the update Mike...Now that I know this is still valid, emailing now to order a set. I am reviving one I got off ebay, that obviously sat up a while, looks like all 4 diaphragms have holes galore in them.... Can't wait to see what she runs like with the new ones in.
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