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The fix was Carbon One modified it for me. Made it about 2 inches longer on each end.
Would you mind posting some pictures or sending some to my email, dmcates@wk.net. It would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Damon Cates
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I bought a Mustang seat for my 08 Venture. I had it on long enough to do a 20 mile ride. Came home boxed it back up and shipped it back. I didn't like it at all. Made me sit way to high and I just didn't see that it was worth the money. There is a man on here in TX that puts memory foam in the seats. He did mine and my wife and I are well pleased. That was the best money I have spent on a seat.
But that is just my opinion. I am sure there are others who will praise the Mustang seat.
Damon
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I wish I had seen this post before I built my adapter. I guess I will have to make another and make it longer. Let me know what you come up with to solve the problem.
Damon
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Where did you get your adapter? I live about 60 miles from Paris TN and road down on my Venture with my trailer. After watching them lift my bike I bought one on the spot, but they didn't say anything about an adapter? Did you get one there or from Carbon One?
And I think the Pit Bull is the best jack on the market.
Sincerely,
Damon Cates
I've had one for two years and I'm very happy with it. It's built like a truck and worth the extra cost as far as I'm concerned. I also purchased the adapter for the RSV. It cradles the frame at four points. Once you learn to trust the lift you will find that the bike is very secure up in the air. -
I have a Road Dog GT trailer. Unlike most trailers my cargo are sets between the wheels and not on top of it. It does make my trailer a little wider but it sets lower to the ground and is not affected by wind like a lot of trailers are. I have no problems pulling my trailer at any speed, but I rarely ride faster than 70 with or without a trailer.
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I don't have one of these yet but am seriously thinking about getting one. I have never had my tank off but I have split the fairing to install a headlight modulator. There is nothing to splitting the fairing. My only question about the MP3 install is how to get the wiring through the little hole in the trunk. It has a square plug on one end and a cigarette lighter plug in on the other. So unless the wiring harness splits or you have to install one of the plugs after you run the wires then I am not sure how it goes through the trunk.
Ironhead
Very nice, if I ever gey my 2nd Gen I will likely be looking for something like that.... the big question that seems to have been over looked is..... How much
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Yes, that is what I am referring to. They called it the lower casing. The engine actually splits horizontally right across where the clutch shaft seal is.
I am curious, what are you refering to when you are saying "lower casing"? Are you refering to the lower half of the engine?RandyA
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Rick:
Be sure to take time to see the Fontana Dam if you ride The Dragon. It is on Hwy 28 I believe. That highway is right there at Deals Gap. Fontana Dam is the second tallest Dam in the United States. If you saw the movie,"The Fugitive" then you will recognize that dam as the one Harrison Ford jumped off of.
I have ridden The Dragon now 4 times. I personally have never had any trouble. I did have a group of crotch rockets pass my on my first trip and about 5 curves later they were picking one of them and their bike up out of a ditch. Luckily no one was hurt.
There are several good rides in the area, just like everyone else has said. You can go up to Townsend TN and just out of Townsend you will see the Foothills Parkway. The Foothills Parkway will take you right to The Dragon. It comes out right in front of the beautiful lake that you will see on The Dragon. Both the Foothills Parkway and The Dragon are beautiful rides. And there is a great pull off to take pictures of the lake. I have ridden the Cherahola Skyway two times and it is beautiful. Hardest thing about that ride is not stopping at every look out area to take pictures. It is 51 beautiful miles across the Skyway. Hwy 43 that leads you to the Skyway is very crooked. Once you get on the Skyway the curves can still be very tricky. They are not quite as sharp but long and drawn out.
I have not ridden the Blue Ridge Parkway yet, but I hear it is amazing!
Sincerely,
Damon Cates
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I think if you check you will see that the Venture has more storage as far as the trunk and saddle bags than the wing. I have a 08 Venture and my step-dad has on 07 Wing and that is the first thing he noticed.
I'm not sure you will get any unbiased opinion to your question, seeing as this is a venture forum. But I will say, that my goal has always been to get to a Gold Wing eventually. They are pretty expensive, but extremely well engineered. The GPS, ABS, fuel injection, tons of storage, heated seats and grips, and all the other standard accessories. The 6 cylinder engine, is so well balanced and placed, that the bike feels much smaller, than its size appears. But, I just hope if I do get a Gold wing, you guys will still have me as a member here! -
Diamond R products.com has some very nice passenger foot pegs that are above the foot peg and forward. And they can be adjusted. They are pricey. I don't have any, myself, but I like the way they look and their location.
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We know what the leak is and where it is. That is something Yamaha will have to deal with. I have two years of warranty left on my bike. I am confident that Yamaha will take care of that problem even if they have to send me a new lower casing. But
Thanks for the info on the front end wobble. I have had this problem since I owned the bike and each time a new set of tires fixed the problem, temporarily. I am beginning to think now that the reason my front tires were cupping so quick is because of the bearing issue.
Sincerely,
Damon Cates
As far as the wobble he says it is probably the stem bearings and they will probably replace the roller bearings with a tapered bearing. That was the fix they had to do on some of the Suzuki bikes that had the same problem. Just thought I would let everyone know where things are with my bike.I had a Suzuki with that problem. It started at about 18k and I replaced the stem bearings at 22k and never had a problem with it again. Manufactures use cheap bearings in them and I replaced them with good ones.
By the way I tried all the other fixes ie new progressive shocks and even bought a stabilizer for the front end and none of that worked. People said it was the brand of tire and that was bull.
Sorry I can't help you with the leak.
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Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and suggestions about the problem with my RSV. I called Yamaha yesterday and talked to them. I told them my problems and they assured me that it would be taken care of and they wanted me to take my back back to the dealer that has been working on it because of the good relationship that we have. So I took it back yesterday. Jason, the service manager tore the bike apart to get to the seal as soon as I got there and I was there with him. Much to his chagrin the oil leak was still there and it was till leaking around the outside of the seal, not where the clutch rod goes through the seal. So he told me he was going to call Yamaha because he was tired of messing with the seal and get a new casing. I called him today and Yamaha didn't want to send a new casing. They wanted him to put in a new seal....again. The last time he had turned the clutch shaft around. But he found out today from Yamaha that, that won't work because the shaft is tapered different on one end. So they thought that might be the reason it leaked this last time. But I don't believe it and neither does he but he has to do what Yamaha said to do. Yamaha said that if it doesn't work this time they will replace the casing. But the first time the seal was replaced it leaked. The seond time the seal was replaced and the shaft turned around, it leaked. I do not think this is going to fix the problem.
As far as the wobble he says it is probably the stem bearings and they will probably replace the roller bearings with a tapered bearing. That was the fix they had to do on some of the Suzuki bikes that had the same problem. Just thought I would let everyone know where things are with my bike.
Sincerely,
Damon
I have a 2008 RSV and I am very frustrated with it right now. It has a little over 20,000 miles on it and this is my third set of tires. I have used Metzler 880's twice and now I am using Elite III's. After my tires get a few miles on them I get a front end wobble at low speeds. I talked to the local Yamaha dealer. After the mechanic showed me the cupping I put on new tires, front and back. Both times with the Metzler's the front tires were cupped. Each time I put on a new set it quit for a little while. It has started now with the Elite III's and they probably don't have 2000 miles on them and there is no sign of wear at all. With the Elite III's I used Nitrogen and balanced them with beads. I think the Nitrogen has really helped with the wear and I was hoping the beads would help with the wobbling. So far nothing seems to help. I have read about tightening the front bearing but that doesn't make sense to me if new tires fix the problem for a little while. I really don't know what to do.The other problem is a nagging oil leak coming from the seal around the clutch shaft behind the master cylinder. I have had the seal replaced twice and it still leaks. The shaft feels smooth as it can be, no burrs at all. The second time the seal was replace liquid seal was put around the opening where the seal goes in case there might be a casting problem. But it is still leaking oil!!!!!! It is slower that what it was but I DON'T LIKE LEAKS and I don't think this bike should be leaking oil with this few of miles on it.
Has anyone had either of these problems with their bike and what is the cure? I told my dealer that I have 2 more years of warranty left on this bike and it will be back for the next two years if this oil leak isn't fixed. But I am really running out of patience. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Damon Cates
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Kreg:
Thanks for the advice. I will inform the local shop about that and have them do it. As long as my bike is still under warranty I really don't care to touch it.
Damon
Try tightning the head bearings like has been said, also, try letting all the air out of the front forks and see if that has any effect, almost sounds like the air pressure is not the same in both, It wont hurt to run it with no air, so give that a try. as far as the leak goes, those can really be a pain, as bad as you dont want to, it would be sitting at the dealers until they fixxed it, maybe try another dealer if there are others around you. Sorry not much help, hope this helps alittle.Kreg
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I am not the original owner. However the bike only had 2800 miles on it when I bought it and it was bought from an older man who had to have kidney surgery and the doctor told him to get rid of the bike because it was too heavy. The bike has never been down. But thanks for the advice.
Damon
Are you the original owner? Was it ever layed down? Just thinking a minor accident could cause problems like this. -
Rick:
My leak is coming from around the clutch shaft seal, and it isn't leaking around the shaft. It is leaking around the outside of the seal where the seal sets into the motor housing. The last time the seal was put it the mechanic used liquid seal on the housing between the housing and the outside of the seal. It did slow the leak down but there is still oil dripping and of course riding it down the road it makes a mess on the bottom of my bike. I guess I may be over reacting to a small, or I should say smaller oil leak, but I can't stand a leak!!! The next closest shop to me is almost 50 miles away. My local shop is just 15 miles away. Convenience and how nice the guys are keep me going back. I really think they are trying hard to fix the problem, but it has them buffaloed.
I believe I sent you a message thanking you for the great job you did on my seat. It made a big difference. My wife and I can ride for a long time now without getting tired. I had ordered a Mustang seat and tried it. I put it on and my wife and I rode for about 10 miles. Came home and took it off and sent it back. It made me ride higher in the seat and my wife did too and it just wasn't comfortable. We like what you did to our original seat better than the Mustang. And the price of the Mustang compared to what it cost to have my seat redone by you is no comparison and we like the original a lot better. So if I hadn't thanked you before I am now. Thank You!
Damon,
My experience has shown that cupping front tires is almost always a suspension issue with bad dampening and not a balancing issue. Now I would not suspect this with a bike with your mileage, but anything is possible. I would suggest changing front springs with heavier Progressive or constant rate spings and fresh synthetic fork oil. This requires you to remove the forks from the bike so this is also a perfect time to repack and torque the head bearings, which will resolve your low speed wooble issue. And changing the tires is only a short term fix where the problem will always come back to the head bearing torque.
And on your oil leak, I can't tell if you are talking about the clutch rod shaft or the shift shaft seal. If it's still leaking after several changes, I would suspect that the mechanic is not installing it properly (or may have damaged something) and I would take it to another shop under your warrenty.
Hope this helps,
Rick
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From what I could see at the shop the leak was coming from under the slave cylinder for the clutch. When the cylinder was taken off it was obvious that the oil was coming out between the seal and the body of the motor where the seal sets. It was not coming out around the clutch shaft.
Damon
Concerning your leak, mine was leaking near the clutch rod, not the seal itself but just to the rear of it. I left the clutch actuator out and started up the bike and there it was dribling out at the case split line. Put JB Weld on it and no more leak! The natural guess would be the seal but noooooooooooo...........I won't tell you how long it took to find!
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As long as my bike is under warranty the local Yamaha dealer does all the work. I have not asked them if they did that but I assumed at each mileage service they would know what should be done. But we all know assuming makes of people. I will ask them the next time my bike is in the shop to do that check. It will be back in the shop soon, because of this continuing oil leak. Thanks for the advice.
Damon
I can sympathize with you on the dealer issue and leaks. I'm sure others will be along shortly to help with your wobbling. One question is have you had I think the 16000 mile service done where you repack the front bearings and adjust. I know you can put new tires on and old car with worn parts and it will drive great for a little while. I know 20,000 isn't much on these bikes but somethings up. Have you done the bounce check of the front end with it up on a jack. -
I have a 2008 RSV and I am very frustrated with it right now. It has a little over 20,000 miles on it and this is my third set of tires. I have used Metzler 880's twice and now I am using Elite III's. After my tires get a few miles on them I get a front end wobble at low speeds. I talked to the local Yamaha dealer. After the mechanic showed me the cupping I put on new tires, front and back. Both times with the Metzler's the front tires were cupped. Each time I put on a new set it quit for a little while. It has started now with the Elite III's and they probably don't have 2000 miles on them and there is no sign of wear at all. With the Elite III's I used Nitrogen and balanced them with beads. I think the Nitrogen has really helped with the wear and I was hoping the beads would help with the wobbling. So far nothing seems to help. I have read about tightening the front bearing but that doesn't make sense to me if new tires fix the problem for a little while. I really don't know what to do.
The other problem is a nagging oil leak coming from the seal around the clutch shaft behind the master cylinder. I have had the seal replaced twice and it still leaks. The shaft feels smooth as it can be, no burrs at all. The second time the seal was replace liquid seal was put around the opening where the seal goes in case there might be a casting problem. But it is still leaking oil!!!!!! It is slower that what it was but I DON'T LIKE LEAKS and I don't think this bike should be leaking oil with this few of miles on it.
Has anyone had either of these problems with their bike and what is the cure? I told my dealer that I have 2 more years of warranty left on this bike and it will be back for the next two years if this oil leak isn't fixed. But I am really running out of patience. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Damon Cates
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How about posting a picture of all that. I have been wanting to do something like that to my bike.
Ironhead782
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I clicked on this website and then clicked on RSV Hitch. I can't find anything that has anything to do with a RSV motorcycle hitch. What am I doing wrong? I have ordered a Road Dog Aluminum GT trailer and it will be here in a couple of weeks. I will be in need of a hitch soon. Does this person still build these hitches. If not, can anyone recommend a good hitch for my 2008 RSV.
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I have 3 questions. Is there a way to make my back blinkers stay on all the time like the front blinkers do. I also have a lighted spoiler on my trunk. I would like to know if there is a way to make that blink, with my blinkers. Also is there a way to make led light in the spoiler and the brake light flash when I apply the brake. Any help would be appreciated.
Ironhead
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Contact Overby's Two Wheel sound in Murray KY. He has Arai, Nolan and another brand. I just bought two full face Arai helmets there this past Friday. They are older helmets but new in the box. They are the Arai, Signet Series. Very light, very comfortable. I live close enough, fortunatley that my wife and I went there and tried the Arai on. He fitted us properly with the right size cheek pads. We gave $250/helmet. These were over $500.00 before they were discontinued a couple of years ago.
You can call them at (270) 753-4092 or 1(800) 992-4092. There email is info@twowheelsound.com and there website is twowheelsound.com.
Sincerely,
Damon
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I would like to share my experience with everyone on here about jetting the carbs on a Venture. My Venture happens to be an 08. My advice is DON'T DO IT!!!!! I put on a set of Roadhouse slip-on exhausts which I really like. Good deep throaty sound. I thought I would have to have my carbs jetted, and my Yamaha guy wanted me to jet my bike even before the exhaust change, because of how cold collared the Ventures are. My fuel mileage kept getting worse with every tank. I went from 42-44mpg to 35mpg the first tank and then finally down to 32mpg! That was enough for me. I went back to all stock settings. My first tank on stock settings was back up to 42mpg and that was with 2up for about 80-100 miles on that tank! I would advise anyone who has one of these bikes not to go through what I went through. I can't tell one bit of difference in the throttle response from jetting to stock. The only thing I saw from jetting the carbs was that I didn't have to choke my bike and let it warm up. I could just crank it and go, just like if it was FI. Now some people out there might want that, but for me I want the fuel mileage. The Venture has plenty of power as it is for my style of riding.
So that is my opinion about jetting the carbs! I WOULD NOT DO IT!!!!!!!
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I put a set of Roadhouse Slip Ons on my 08 Venture. Love the sound. Get many compliments about it. My Yamaha service guy has been telling me since I owned the bike that the carbs need to be jetted because the Venture is so cold collared. So after putting on the slip ons I had the carbs jetted. Lost 7 miles to the gallon! Went from 42 to 35mpg! I hate that. Any ideas on how I can keep my sound and get my mileage back? If I go back to the original jets what will that do? I DO NOT want my bike running so hot the it blues my exhaust!
. And it does looked like a crap load of fun to strip the bike down to install it.
Stock 07' pipes for RSV
in Royal Star Venture Tech Talk ('99 - '13)
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I have a set off of my 08 Venture, if you are interested. Check out my ad in classifieds and just let me know