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Dion and I were talking yesterday, two other things that can cause a low voltage condition are how much extra load do you have on the electrical system such as powered accessories, additional lights and so forth, as well as low idle RPMs. Increasing the idle speed slightly may help with the drop in voltage at idle. Just thinking out loud.

Attached is a snipet I took from Dingy's wire diagram in the tech section, this should answer your question. generator wiring.pdfgenerator wiring.pdf

My experience with my Venture was that the regulator went bad and over charged the battery. The regulator should be inside the chin fairing, I did not have to remove the radiator on the Venture, The stock system is plug and play should not require any soldering, just unplug the harness and remove the rectifier, replace and plug back in. I would inspect the contacts in the plug to be sure they are not corroded or burnt. Here is a link on the forum for the tech section that should apply to your bike, https://www.venturerider.org/forum/forums/forum/16-royal-star-venture-and-royal-star-technical-library-99-13-read-only/ I never got into the charging system much on the Venture, but my first suspicion for low voltage word be a failing stator/generator, I think with the rectifier/regulator disconnected you can check for voltage coming direct from the stator/generator, the service manual should tell you how to do that, I do know it puts out 3 phase AC voltage, so make sure your meter is on the correct settings. Hope this helps a little bit.

I started shooting hand guns just about a year ago and on the suggestion from our good friend Barrycuda, I tried out the Walther line and found they fit me well and work very well. Currently I have 3 all in 9mm, a PPQ, a PDF-F model and a CCP I also picked up a CZ P 10 ported barrel along the way. I would be interested to here from others that are shooting the same or similar Walthers.

It is working here.

Looking at what McMaster-Carr offers and poking around on some machinist websites I find , you are correct that 1/4" or 1" ACME are typically made with 4 threads per inch and 1 1/8" ACME are typically made with 5 threads per inch. I agree with Ronnie, search out a local machinist to verify what you have, It is possible the vice manufacturer made their own proprietary thread form, that is not really an uncommon practice. The other possibility is maybe it is not a true ACME thread form, could a Buttress thread or a square thread, they look similar to ACME and are similar in strength and would be suitable for the lead screw on a vice. Again a half decent machinist would be able to tell you.

Some pictures as promised. Venture rear lighting breakout harness. 5 wire trailer harness with isolator 4 wire trailer harness with isolator.

I build various break out harnesses for lighting systems, rear brake and turns, inside the fairing turns, aux power system and behind the rear tag jumper adapters. Also I have a rear light bar system that mounts under the trunk. I also build trailer harnesses for 4, 5 and 6 wire systems, completely plug and play no cutting or splicing of wires. Photos to come in the near future. PM me for details.

No not in the neighborhood, but I do have one at work, I am planning on taking my 2 year old Mini Aussie and the new Toy Aussie to work on Thursday, will see how that goes. My mini does have a red herding ball that he will chase around the yard until he just about drops.

We went and picked up our new 8 week old toy Australian Shepard today, she weighs all of 1.9 pounds.

You will never regret getting a Goldwing, you will be surprised at how well it handles, not sure I am sold on the newest models with DCT transmission and revised front suspension, but then I never did ride one, visit the GL1800Riders forum to get acquainted with the bike. I sold mine after Covid when I realized my attention to details when riding had been compromised by by Covid and lack of riding during the pandemic, sometimes I miss it, but when I do I just take the Vette out for a drive and all is fine in the world.

Just to be clear on this, the level in the sight glass is with the bike vertical, not leaning on the side stand. When I had my Venture and my Royal Star, I used a mechanics mirror with an extendable shaft, so I could see the sight glass while straddling the bike to hold it vertical. Alternately a 1-1/2" to 2" thick piece of wood under the side stand will hold it almost vertical, just be careful not to bump the bike or turn the handle bars, as it could cause the bike to fall over to the right side .

Brakes are not linked on Royal Star Ventures. May be a collapsed line somewhere. Start at the outlet of the master cylinder break that connection and press on the pedal, if fluid freely flows, reconnect and work your way down the line until you find a point where the flow is diminished, if you get to the bleeder valve on the caliper and do not find an issue, maybe the calipers are stuck or dirty to the point they will not move freely.

The original Royal Stars(1996 to 2001) hade 28 mm carbs. Venture style Royal Stars including the Venture (1999 to 2013) and the Tour DeLuxe (2005 to 2010) had 32 mm carbs. From AI Key Dates for Yamaha Royal Star: 1996: The initial Yamaha Royal Star model was introduced. 1996–2001: This period included the initial Royal Star cruiser and the Royal Star Tour Classic, a version of the Venture with some features removed. 1999: Yamaha launched a new full-dress touring version called the Royal Star Venture. 2005: The Royal Star Tour Deluxe was introduced, which was a standard Royal Star Venture model with no touring features like a fairing, radio, and trunk.