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    1985 Venture Royale
  1. VentureBob
    I just did this same repair over the weekend and I bought all new gaskets for collector and mufflers. I didn't need any of them as mine where all brass and looked good. Let me know if you need these gaskets I would be willing to sell much cheaper than I paid new at dealer.
  2. VentureBob
    The knowledge and willingness to help on this site is amazing. Thank you everyone for being so willing to share your knowledge. Got the brake light off, took apart and cleaned as per Dingy Instructions and got it all put together and all works like it should. Back on the road again!!!!!
  3. VentureBob
    Thank you Pmelah, popped right out just as you said. Not going to clean it and hope I dont have to order a new one. I have an '85 VR with the cruise 4 wire unit so it might be a little spendy.
  4. VentureBob
    Dealing with this now while switch is on the bike. how do you remove the housing from the lever? Looking at Dingy's write up on how to clean it, I was able to remove the back and spring as well as the contact plate with four wires attached. However the housing and plunger are still on the bike and I don't see how that piece is removed. Hoping someone can chime in so I can try to get this thing either cleaned today or part ordered tomorrow. Thank you. Bob
  5. VentureBob
    Out on a trip now and my switch stop working the brake light but cruise still works. Searching forums using cell phone Dora's anyone know of a walk through for cleaning this switch or do they just die?
  6. VentureBob
    Yeah, I'm interested too. But like the rest just depends on the cost.
  7. VentureBob
    Went on fairly long trip last weekend and notice the bike was sputtering a little and had a little backfire once in a while. Anyway, I pulled the plugs and found that the front left was much darker then the rest as you can see in the photo below. Some history, I replaced the TCI with the new electronic one from the group buy, I run a shot of seafoam with every gallon of gas, I only use Premium fuel. After replacing these plugs today, I installed Skydocs Shim Mod on the sliders and since the Torx screw was not present I have to assume the previous owner was already into these carbs. Diaphragms looked new with no holes at all. I do have a set of new NGK spark plug wires I bought from ebay but i have yet to install them. I know I will need to have the carbs synced soon, but I am having trouble finding a dealer that will work on this vintage in my area. http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac264/bobandlou3/IMG_0368.jpg
  8. VentureBob
    Have not installed mine yet. Still working on swing arm bushings, but as soon as those parts come in, it will be a long weekend for me to get the ol' beast back on the road again.
  9. VentureBob
    85 has 91k and still turns heads and runs strong.
  10. VentureBob
    I'm getting excited about this. Thanks Gary for putting in all the work for this.
  11. VentureBob
    Is this the Hella 90's you are talking about? [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Hella-90mm-Headlight-Connectors-Adjusters/dp/B000CSWB4S]Amazon.com: Hella 90mm Low Beam Headlight, H9 Bulb, Connectors, Adjusters, Each: Automotive@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EKKZNERYL.@@AMEPARAM@@51EKKZNERYL[/ame] Looks like with your $60 mounting braket this set up could be done for under $200
  12. VentureBob
    I have a complete dash unit out of an '89 I would like to sell. PM me if you are interested.
  13. VentureBob
    Have an 85 VR. I just restored the trunk, is/was there some kind of strap or cable that keeps the lid from flopping all the way over onto passengers seat? I was thinking of attaching some kind of cable but thought I would ask here first in hopes to get some creative ideas on how others have done.
  14. VentureBob
    If you don't mind, that would be great. PM me with the name and adress to send it to and I will send it out this week.
  15. VentureBob
    No, i never did connect directly to battery without some kind of resister like the MOD talks about. I tried making my own but when it did not turn out the warning light it was suggested to me here on the forums that my CMU could have cracked solder joints. Not knowing how to solder Ii lived with the warning light until I ordered some parts from skydoc, I went ahead and ordered his patch wire for the fix thinkng maybe I screwed up the one I made some how. But when his did not shut the battery light eiher, I had to believe that it ws cracked solder joints on the CMU. So today iI bought soldering iron and tried my hand at soldering it myself and that is how my CMU ended up worse than when I started. Leson of the day is to know your limits or pay big time.
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