Prairiehammer

Seriously? Totalled? We have a 2005 Magnum with 180,000 miles and aside from the very noisy front end, we love our 'sport utility' wagon, because "the rod box fits".And I off road it occasionally. The 20 inch wheels help in the rocks....but not in the snotty mud.

The subject was breached recently by @videoarizona , but the matter of the required different heads seemed to be a non-starter. Besides, why would one want to slow down a First Gen?

Bet it got some gears turning in that young whippersnapper brain of yours, though.

The Peanut Butter Conspiracy-It`s A Happening Thing and Frijid Pink

What!? You don't like this?:

From the Service Manual:

The Garmin 765 has a SD card which I load with my MP3 files, there is thus no need for a separate MP3 player. I listen to the MP3 song and when there is a Garmin direction command, the directions command overrides the music.

The 1983 carbs will be marked with an inked stamp on the float bowl as "26H" The 1983 carb butterflies will have "135" stamped on them. The 1984 carb butterflies will have "140" stamped. The 1986-1993 carb butterflies will have "130" stamped on the butterflies.

Vito, the auxiliary I was talking about was the auxiliary audio jack on the RSV. The original post was asking about a GPS for the RSV, so I mentioned the auxiliary hookup. On my 1990, I connected the 765T audio out to a cassette adapter. Worked well for me. On my 1991, I will be using a Venture Audio Link. https://ventureaudiolink.wordpress.com/

Puc, there were more than one manufacturer of Venture rider backrests, back in the day. It sounds like you have a MARKLAND backrest installed on your bike. The MARKLAND utilizes a sliding tubular adjustment. The VENTURELINE (by Drag Specialties) uses the diamond shaped holes in the bracket to adjust fore and aft. The MOUNTING BRACKETS are different for the VENTURELINE MKI and MKII. The MOUNTING BRACKETS are different for the MARKLAND MKI and MKII. (Yes, I am shouting). To further complicate the identification issue: there are two different styles of MARKLAND backrests; one style uses screws that have to be removed and replaced to adjust fore and aft and the other uses the aforementioned sliding adjustment. I have a VENTURELINE on my 1991 (identical to KIC's (and soon to be David's) and I had a MARKLAND on my 1990. I removed the MARKLAND on the 1990 because I could not obtain enough fore and aft adjustment (needed more 'aft') with the Markland. The Markland I have is for sale. It is for a MKII Venture and will not fit a MKI Venture. Clear as mud?

No, KIC's backrest is a VentureLine 1986-1993 backrest, complete with MKII (1986-1993) appropriate pad and mounts. The MKI pad has a diamond pattern. And the VentureLine MKI backrest mounts to the saddlebag crash bars. David... you and KIC have MKII bikes. Simple swap. I don't understand the confusion.

Here is a closeup pic of the non-VentureLine brackets (my guess: these brackets are Markland brand) for the MKI. As you can see Puc, there is prolly no way to adapt to a MKII. But never say never.

There is a connector between the pick-up coils and the TCI. Confirm that this connector is good. Check pick-up coil resistance at this connector and again at the TCI connector. There should be no variation in the two readings.

In this thread, http://www.venturerider.org/forum/poor-man-tips-and-fixes/75225-5-replacement-discontinued-radiator-hose-3-a.html luke000 claims that a hose from Auto Zone, (PN A71651) will fit nicely after trimming. There are two electrical units mounted to the 'joint'. One is the 'thermounit'; it is the 'temperature sending unit' for the temperature gauge. The other thing is the 'thermoswitch'; the thermoswitch switches the fan on when a preset temperature is reached and switches the fan off when the coolant temperature has cooled sufficiently. The thermounit has a single bullet connector. The thermoswitch has two spade connectors. Make sure that the connection is clean and tight. One can remove the thermoswitch and using a VOM and a pan of hot water on the stove, test that the thermoswitch is working. A picture of the thermoswitch:

On eBay there are a few sellers offering the net filter (PN. 1J7-14994-00-00), albeit the filter is not cheap. I would think you could reshape the deformed screen and reuse it, provided the plastic collar is intact. IF the flooding and pooling is the result of a too high fuel level in the float bowl and IF the too high fuel level is a result of fuel leaking past the float valve seat, then replacing the float valve seat, needle valve and O-ring should fix the flooding. If, however the fuel level is NOT out of spec, then you should investigate some of the other causes for the flooding, ie. jet block rubber plugs shrunken or improperly vented bowl or main nozzle worn into an oval shape. Have you checked the float bowl fuel level? I don't know which 'hole' you are referring to.

The caps may be 'staked' like this: If so, try to remove or mitigate the protrusions that help to hold the cap in the carb body. Then using a punch, drive the float valve seat out. The valve seat should push the cap out as the seat is driven out. The net filter will be squashed, but the new float valve assembly should include a new one. Here's how to drive the valve seat out:

As a true MacGuyver, Puc, I suppose you could make anything work, but seriously, the mounting brackets are completely different and mount to the bike in truly different ways.

On my first Venture (1983 Royale) when we were touring, I would detach the bags and trunk and carry them into the motel room as luggage. Plopped the dirty 'luggage' onto the bed and opened as if suitcases. Probably caused some housekeeping crew some grief. On my current '83, I almost always ride it with the trunk removed. The '83 is my 'sport tourer'. For full bore two-up camping/touring, I prefer the '91.

Yes. But, to remove the float valve seat, one must remove the aluminum plug (Yamaha calls it a "cap") that is staked to the carb body. This plug also has an O-ring, and depending on how you remove this plug, the plug and its O-ring may require replacement as well. The retaining plug part number is 41R-14118-01-00. The part number for retaining plug O-ring is 1FK-14147-00-00.

Mine did that once. A teeny shot of WD40 on the push buttons and it was good as new.

It sounds to me that you are not drinking enough Apple Pie. That stuff will clean ANYTHING clogged up. If you think this is the case, I still have a quart of the stuff I can return to you. Free. Just to help a friend.

Brenner, thank you for the heads up. You are correct; the backrest for the 1985 is unique, due to the difference in mounting brackets. On all the MKI Ventures the VentureLine backrest mounts to the saddlebag guards. However on the 1985, the saddlebag guards are different from the 1983-1984 (and of course, the 1986 onward). The VentureLine part number for the riders backrest for the 1985 is: ABA-26HCD-20-00 whereas the VentureLine part number for the 1983-1984 backrest is: ABA-26HCD-17-00. Both are in brown. The 1983-1984 VentureLine backrest in black has a part number of ABA-26HCD-17-20. There was no 1985 offering except in brown. Thank you again for the clarification. I just learned something new today.

The backrest will work, but the brackets won't. And, depending on how particular he is, the 1984 backrest pad is embossed in a diamond pattern, correct? The diamond pattern matches the MKI seat. The VentureLine backrest pad for the MKII has different embossing, more of a rectilinear or horizontal pattern. MKII pattern. MKI pattern

The pictured backrest is the VentureLine/Drag Specialties version. The difference between the MKI and the MKII VentureLine backrest is the mounting brackets and the backrest pad color and vinyl embossing pattern. If one obtains a VentureLine backrest sans mounting brackets, one is halfway to having a backrest. Only need to find the correct mounting brackets for your year Venture. MKII VentureLine brackets MKI VentureLine brackets

Got mine yesterday. Thank you Don.