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10 GoodAbout BrileyR
- Birthday 12/12/1970
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Name
Briley R.
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Mechainicsburg, United States
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Mechainicsburg
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United States
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Bike Year and Model
1987 Yamaha Venture Royale
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day started out good then?
BrileyR replied to oldgoat's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Had the same leak on mine, new freeze plug stopped the leak. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=57946 Later. -
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BrileyR replied to fisheyes's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
longrider, those shields look great, makes the new pipes look factory. I've got to find some of those! Briley. -
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BrileyR replied to fisheyes's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
lyle62801, post some pics, I'd like to see those pipes. Where did you get the heat shields? I put HD pipes on my 87' and need to cover the new connector pipe. Briley. -
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-04-02_11-59-07_877.jpg http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-04-02_11-59-17_428.jpg http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-04-02_11-59-32_855.jpg
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I did try to get a sound recording, but it sounded like crap, nothing like it's real sound. The idle has a bit more rumble to it, and when you get into the throttle, it's a little louder and more pronounced than the stockers. I haven't had a chance to get it on the road yet, I'm interested to hear it at speed. Briley.
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The new pipes are done, and they sound sweet!! Here is the final connector pipe. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-30_15-29-17_46.jpg The pipe is 1 3/4" OD, 13" long, with the 20 degree bend at 8 1/2". The long end of the pipe goes onto the collector, so it needed the end swelled to 1 3/4" ID to fit. I had to cut 4 relief cuts so it would seal properly on the collector bushing. I used the stock muffler clamps on the collector end. The muffler end fit into the Harley pipes perfectly, and clamped onto the the pipe using the Harley clamps. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-30_15-43-18_786.jpg http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-30_15-43-37_122.jpg http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-30_17-50-42_430.jpg http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-30_17-51-29_353.jpg Everything sealed and lined up well. The pipes sound great, they have a nice rumble at idle. I still have to get the bags put back together, then I'll get more pics. I also need to find a heat shield to cover the connector pipe, the search is on. Briley.
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Repairs made, running better.
BrileyR replied to BrileyR's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Here's the new breather tube and filter. It exits on the right side. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-30_17-59-14_545.jpg -
I noticed coolant leaking from the left rear cylinder... http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-28_16-40-52_203.jpg I removed the side cover from the cylinder and found this brass looking plug leaking coolant. What is it, and how do I fix it? http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-28_16-45-54_601.jpg
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RK pipes I got for $75, and the 1 3/4" 20 degree bend pipe. I'm not too happy about the bend, but it shouldn't affect the performance much. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-23_17-34-48_914.jpg Hanging the pipes from the bag hangers. I had to drill out the threads to accept the larger bolt that threads into the pipe hanger. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-23_18-16-48_484.jpg I used some rubber grommets with a spacer inside to drop the pipes so they don't hit the bottom of the bags, and to isolate the vibration. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-24_17-52-12_618.jpg http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-24_17-58-10_692.jpg Here's what they look like from the side. I'm still working out the connector pipe dimensions, I may have to put more of a bend in it, and get the ID of the collector side expanded a bit. http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab243/BriRit/2011-03-24_19-03-12_936.jpg
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Repairs made, running better.
BrileyR replied to BrileyR's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Ummmm....wellll.... I didn't get any of the collector, but it looked like the one in the Tech section. I'll get some of the new breather tube and filter. Sorry, I was too excited to get her back together and running. Briley. -
I got the collector off, cut it open and removed a bunch of loose baffling, also noticed that the left side exit pipe had a crack where it is welded to the collector body, the crack was about 3/4 of the way around. I took it to a local welder, he fixed the crack and welded a new stainless steel plate over the opening, and also rewelded all of the tacks that hold on the chrome covers. $30, not too bad! Also decided to remove the airbox, clean the oil out of it, and remove the breather tubes. I used a rubber tube with a 90 degree bend off of the "twinkie" so the hose exits to the side with a filter on it. I also drained the oil down to half way in the sightglass, that should help. I just got it back together, and it runs smoother than before, and sounds great, a deeper sound, and no rattling or leaking sounds. I'm really surprised that these changes would make such a difference to the way the bike runs, it's a lot smoother. Is it possible that removing the breather tubes and fixing the exhaust leaks could make it run better? Removing the collector was not a hard job, I only broke 1 clamp bolt, the rest were ok. If your thinking about tackling this job, get to it. Next project, installing the Road King pipes! I can't wait to see what they look and sound like. Briley.