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Yea, he rebuilt mine 2 years ago and it is great

It needs to be compatible with aluminum

Where did you purchase your catch can?

Work with member Skydoc. He has a shim kit and the necessary special tool. You can purchase the gaskets from him too

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls You can enter your VIN number there this was copied from an old thread on our site: Make / Models : Model/Build Years: YAMAHA / VMX12 2007 YAMAHA / XVZ13CT 2007 YAMAHA / XVZ13TF 2007 Service Bulletin Number : 2007015 NHTSA Item Number : 10023799 Summary Description : YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE - 2007 XVZ13TF (ROYAL STAR VENTURE), XVZ13CT (ROYAL STAR TOUR DELUXE), VMX12 (V-MAX) -- INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENED CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS.

Did you check with your dealer to see if this bike was involved in a recall? I believe I had 2006 or 2007 RSTD that had a recall on the head bolts. If was a truly a recall they should repair it for you

could it be spraying coolant upwards towards the frame from a leaking coolant hose?

https://www.ryanfuneralservice.com/obituary/Dale-Baldwin great guy, I will miss him

If at first you don't succeed... don't try skydiving

Ram mount for my phone with blue tooth into my helmet. Charger wired in and mounted inside fairing with lead out to the phone. It does music, phone calls, navigation, and intercom

I have owned some property along a state hiway for nearly 30 years and the trash, while it has always been occurring, has gotten worse in the last 10 years or so. Always beer cans/bottles but now the fast food cups and wrappers along with dirty diapers. It’s hard for me to understand why people do this.

Not sure either Papa Fred - Please keep on posting as you have. I enjoy your posts and the corrections/progress you have made

In the years Harley was putting the catalytic converter in the muffler it was in the right side. The left was pretty much free flowing. You want to avoid those model years or do as I did. I had a set given to me for free and the right side had the cat. I tried to remove it and ended up ruining the muffler so I bought another left side muffler on eBay for $15. So I am running with two left mufflers, made my own brackets, and bought a couple of chrome clamps on eBay. The left muffler on the right side has a small indent for the Harley side stand but since it is down low and under the saddle bag it is not noticeable

if it were mine I would take that battery to an auto parts place and have it load tested. Start there before I went any further

My 2006 had the whine even after the basket change near the end of the five year warranty. Didn’t mind it and traded it on my 2012 that has very little whine (or maybe I don’t even notice it)

I have used that extra wire with the white connector (removed it) to power my passing lamp relay. As for a power port I have added a cigarette lighter type socket with a rubber weather resistant cover to the small plastic panel near the passenger foot rest. I have done this on my last two Ventures. It has a dual purpose. My wife plug her phone in while riding with an adapter to make it USB and it will power my small air compressor I carry with me. Besides providing power I can use the same port to plug in my battery maintainer. I put it in the right side as that is closest to electric outlet in my garage. Just have to be sure to unplug it when leaving. The wiring is direct to the battery terminals with an in-line fuse

I watched a young woman, maybe 100lbs, pick up a Venture at a bike show several years ago. As has been said, it is more technique than strength

The added "compensator" adjusts the single electric signal that is sent to the speedo/odometer unit. The interpretation of that electric signal is taken by both speedo and odometer and adjusted but not independently. My current Venture (2012 model) and previous (2006 model) were both similarly off.

I replace mine without removing the tank. Just take the front mounts off and you can get to them. Taking the tank off is only 5 minutes and it does make it easier but is not necessary.

Neil, Does the device need to be removed to add/remove air from the tire? Are the batteries unusual or readily available?

I like counteract better. They are made of glass or porcelain or something like that. The process and principle are the same as the dynabeads. They last longer as in they are more easily reused when you change tires

I change mine every two years and use a coolant suitable for aluminum radiators. Simply remove the fuel tank to get to the coolant fill. I always take the fake cooling fins off the sides of the engine as they are really easy to do. A spark plug has the correct threads on the top to thread into the coolant plugs. Just thread it in and giver 'er a yank. I use a piece of a plastic one gallon milk container to fashion somewhat of a shield to place under the location of the coolant plug as I pull them out to mitigate the spilling of coolant down the side of the engine. I don't mess with draining it at the water pump since there is such a small amount there. I also take the plastic overflow bottle out to dump the coolant and rinse it as well.

Slow speed handling is improved by raising the rear slightly or lowering the front. The smaller front tire will do the same but you may sacrifice some stability at highway speeds. If you are taller, the raising of the rear would seem to make sense over the other two options. None of these will make it great but it is what most of us have done. (lowering the front is the easiest since you just slide the front forks up in the triple tree) The rear is raised by shortening the "dog bone" links in the rear suspension. They can be fabricated and there be some that members have already made for purchase. There is procedure described in the tech section for both making them and installing them.

That helps - that 's a V-4 not a V-Twin

Vehicles falling are scary indeed. I used to be an auto tech and later, service manager, and through 25 years in that business I personally experienced 4 cars/trucks fall off lifts. Fortunately, nobody was injured in any of them but some were very close calls. As far as using these jack stands in only the fully lowered position, while it is true there would most likely not be a failure, it is conceivable that at some point in the future, and possibly in the hands of another future owner of the stand, someone could unknowingly extend it during use. Glad to hear Earl is still going to pursue replacement of his.