Prairiehammer

The CLASS air is in a different bladder/section of the shock. The stock shock is an air assisted deCarbon shock absorber. deCarbon shocks are nitrogen charged, with the intent to prevent oil foaming. The CLASS air does not affect the oil or foaming.

I agree, if the bike performs well when ridden then there is no problem.

Thank you for this helpful information, Paul. Your description and commentary will be added to the 'comments' section of your specific VIN in the database. However your submitted VIN is incomplete. Thanks. Kevin

Interesting. There was no 1983 Venture in blue intended for the US market. Apparently, if your "spring of 1983" assertion is correct, there may have been a two-tone blue 1983 Venture imported to Canada. I would be very, very interested in your friend's Venture VIN. Do you or he recall if that Venture was a Standard or a Royale? Does he still have it?

Aww. The end of an era. Seriously, though. You are prolly right. The competition is tough. Perhaps you might have been better off charging dollars to join? Added some exclusivity to the Harley touring forum known as 'Touring Hogs'.

There were three different two-tone 'blue' colors. The 1984 and 1987 Standard had a two-tone 'blue' scheme. It was actually called "Orion Silver" and "Aurora Silver". The Yamaha color code was 0GA for the darker 'blue' Orion Silver and 0FY for the lighter 'blue' Aurora Silver. The 1989 and 1990 'blue' bikes were "Dull Blue Cocktail" (Yamaha code 08B) and "Dark Greyish Blue Metallic" (code 09B). Finally, the 1992 and 1993 'blue' bikes were "Star Blue Metallic" (code 08E) and "Enticer Blue Metallic" (code 0WW). But as Paul says, the years have taken a toll on the colors of any bike and even if you found the correct coded paint, it is unlikely the new paint would match the old paint. Get the part that you have computer scanned and you will get a concoction very close to your faded blue.

True. However, there are four header pipes and just two muffler inlets. The collector acts as, ...well, a collector, to combine four into two. That would, I think, complicate things. Are you thinking about four mufflers? Like the early Royal Star? Zagger's rat bike has four straight pipes (no collector). I think that set-up might ruin the 'touring' experience, though. Actually, the stock collector does a good job in a compact way to channel four into two. Having said that, I would be interested in your ideas and the resultant fabrication. Maybe something along the lines of the Second Gen? No collector but there IS the Y-pipe on either side and the Second Gen rear header pipes exit the head already going to the outside of the bike. Perhaps, Second Gen heads and pipes and mufflers?

Thank you Brett. Do you wish a copy of the database to date? If so, PM me your email address and I will forward you the .xlsx file.

Nahhhh. I can NOT believe that.

Another trick I use to determine exhaust pipe temp is to touch the exhaust pipe with a crayon. One can even determine relative differences in temperature. The crayon may melt instantly and even smoke a bit if touched to a good cylinder pipe and may melt slightly slower on a not so good cylinder. The key is to touch each exhaust pipe in the same position relative to the head.

The Yamaha Service Manual shows the same gasket as yours, ie. holes instead of oval slots. The Yamaha part number for the 1983-1985 XVZ12 head gasket is: 26H-11181-00-00. Is that what you received? Below is a pic of an engine block with the head gaskets still attached. Note that the head gasket holes do not match the coolant ports in the head in shape.

Don, my eyebrows shot up when I read what the past member had to say about your alleged Yamaha bashing. I've never read anything from you bashing Yamaha or ANY bike. Aside from the disgruntled member's accusation, I think there is more to this than his perception of your attitude toward Yamaha. I suspect he is hiding behind the accusation of Yamaha bashing as an excuse for some other perceived slight.

That is incorrect. The 1983 carb is unique in that the vacuum advance (Boost Sensor) is hooked to a spigot on the carb body NOT to the intake boot as on the later years. So as Randy stated, if you used 1984 and later carbs on the 1983, the TCI must be changed as well. Perhaps one could drill into the carb body of a later carb (there is a blank boss where on the 1983 the vacuum pickup is installed) and add the spigot for the Boost Sensor and retain the 1983 TCI. The 1983 TCI is unique to that year, too.

Thank you, puc. You had already provided the VIN, but the narrative was not included in the previous submission.

You may leave the "Boost Sensor in the stock location It makes no difference to the TCI which side is up (once it has been relocated to the top of the air box.). Once I had removed my TCI, I cut off both ears (since I was never going to return it to its old location). Removing the ears insures that you can fit the TCI under the cover easily and without any interference. On yours, if the TCI has been working well, I wouldn't mess with the diodes since you are not comfortable with their replacement. Once the TCI is relocated, if you decide to renew the diodes at a future date, it will be easy.

Thank you, Jeff for the enlightenment. Being as we live in the boonies and don't have cable or satellite, I was unaware of the Monty Python 'Lumberjack Song'. I still don't understand, though what Monty Python's Lumberjack song has to do with "The Holy Grail"? Yes, the rock I live under is vewry, vewry dark and HEAVY. PS: I am still living in 1998 with Dial-Up Internet. 56K is supposed to be here soon.

Campfire said (in response to "the Holy Grail"): 'Lumberjack'. Can you explain that please?

salver

So. If I drop in at 0300, I can use your bathroom? Kewl! Um...I won't get shot will I? Oh, BTW, I actually determined the GPS coordinates to your place.

It has been my experience that any lost item from that general area ends up on the swing arm in front of the tire. If you fail to find it: any 10mm bolt will fit. Banjo bolt, etc. Don't forget to add a sealing (crush) washer under the head. FYI: the size of the bolt can be determined from the Yamaha part number. In this case: '10015' translates as a 10mm diameter bolt, 15mm long.

ham (Cudahy)

"maybe"

Flyinfool, on the other hand, has indicated his place is in the Police Station in Cudahy. [ATTACH=CONFIG]96584[/ATTACH]

Depending on the care a member takes when placing their respective location pointer when updating the Member's Map, one can determine the member's location by zooming in on the map. If the pointer is placed accurately, zooming in will reveal the street and location on that street. And I doubt that any bot will be able to obtain a street address. For instance: I found where Cowpuc lives (is this your place?): complete with a covered motorcycle by the garage.