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Looks like everything that Yamaha should have done for the new Venture.

I rode one yesterday at Biketoberfest in Daytona, really disappointed in Yamaha's effort, it vibrates, the grips are too far forward and too wide for my liking, the floorboards are just plain ridiculous, kept getting my heel caught on the back edge. The left side cubby in front of my knee would not stay closed, had to kick it while riding to make it stay closed. Yamaha is not getting any of my money for that bike, no matter what they call it, I think they should call it a Stratosourous with that air cooled V-twin. It does have good power and the touring/sport mode is pretty cool and the electronics are good, but all of that could have been incorporated into a platform that was powered by the 1700 V-4 V-MAX engine.

True, but if you have contacts close by in the states that could mail it for you and then I could mail back to them, that would not be to bad, just drop it off next time your south of the border and pick it up some time later.

If you still have it and want me see if I can fix I will be glad to look at for you.

Go here, http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?62016-Audio-System-Tech-Bulletin-M2008-003

Found one blown 180 ohm resistor and two blown LEDs, the resistor was first in that particular circuit and the two blown diodes where in series right behind it. The board is set up with one 180 ohm resistor for every 4 LEDs. There was no evidence of heat or arcing, so I am not sure what the initial fault was.

I just found a premade bulb base with pig tails so that is on order, I have spare resistors and LED bulbs if any one else needs one repaired, now that I know how to do the repair and what parts are needed it will be easy to repair others.

OK I have it basically repaired, it is working I am just not happy with how I grafted it on to a bulb base to make it plug and play, a bit more effort and research on that part is required.

Will do as soon as I can, USPS did not deliver it as expected, should be here on Monday. Steve

Thanks, I have been getting tracking updates from USPS shows arriving Saturday.

Go to the second gen read only tech forum here on Venturerider a Vgoose did a very good write up on how to set the float heights on those carbs.

Agreed, these are much better solutions to tapping off a wire. Less intrusive and if you need they come in a water tight version.

Power is back on after 5 plus days, life is good, hope everyone else affected by the storm is well.

I came across this item from Big Bike Parts over on a Goldwing forum. thought maybe some folks here may be interested. http://www.bigbikeparts.com/templates/product.aspx?ProductGuid=13-311&GroupGuid=16 Here is a link to an E-bay seller that has them cheaper. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Show-Chrome-Accessories-13-311-Universal-Electronic-Fuse-Block-/262836006644?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 I have not tried this, but it looks like a great product for adding extra lights and what not, but please if you buy one, throw away those wretched blue clamping style taps. Instead get a hold of me about making some plug and play jumper harnesses to tap into the systems.

Freebird, maybe I am confused, since I do not have the Venture any more to check, on my 98 royal I needed both a flat and Philips, so I have a long one of each. I was thinking I only used one type on the venture, guess I remembered wrong, either way the longest thinnest shank you can find in the correct configuration is what you need.

Me too, I bought the longest flat blade screwdriver that Craftsman sells, just wish it had a light at the end of it, cause it is dark in there sometimes. If I still had my Venture, I would fit a flat LED to the drivers shaft, something like this, https://www.oznium.com/12v-motorcycle-led-light-bulbs. I put one of those in my cup holder and they give out a lot of light, see.

Here is something to remember the next time a storm threatens to turn off the power, or you evacuate or just go on vacation and want to see if you lost temp in the freezer. Freeze a coffee cup full of water, place a quarter on top of the ice in the cup. When you return or have a chance to check the freezer, check out where the quarter is. If it is still on the top of the ice, then your freezer maintained temp and did not thaw out. If it is half way through the cup of ice then you lost temp for a period of time and chances are the food is probably still good. if the quarter is on the bottom of the cup, then your freezer thawed out and the ice melted. throw out your food.

If memory serves me well, the stratoliner/roadlinner were in the same boat when they first came out, only rear tire you could get in the correct size was the OEM stock tire. Not sure if is the same tire as the new Venture or not, but I pretty sure that eventually other manufacturers started making tires for the stratoliner/roadliner, there may be hope, but could take a while.

Just talked to Dion AKA djh3, he is fine, just no power, no internet and cell service is spotty. He and his wife are fine, house took a little hit, but nothing major.

I have not heard from him on this site or Delphi since the storm. Many with out power down here including me, I have a generator, but most of yesterday was without internet, he may be in similar shape.

OK storm is gone and continues to head north, everything is fine, a few limbs down, no power. Generator is on, boards are off the windows. Hope everyone else in Florida is OK.

Elizabethton and Roan Mountain are nice small towns, we have spent time volunteering at a ministry there a few times. We have talked about moving up that way from time to time.

Be careful over there, she just made landfall in Marco Island and she is now moving at 12 MPH north, watch out for downed power lines and such when it is gone, people get hurt during clean up also.

Here is a link to our tech section , it has the Yamaha Tech Bulletin on the audio system, it may help. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?62016-Audio-System-Tech-Bulletin-M2008-003