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I used that black aluminum strap I made to hold mine together, you could probably use automotive strength double sided tape to hold them together. I was not overly happy with the asthetics of the pieces, but once they in there you can barely see them. I put mine on within the first year I had the bike and they stayed there for the next 6 years and 70,000 miles never had a problem. I considered the drill and tap to add the handle bar simulating piece that Dion mentioned, but with the risers being such a critical part of the bike control system, if one would fail because of that hole, you would be in a world of hurt. So my conservitive nature would not let me do that mod.

YUP, what Freebird said.

Sorry to hear it happened, glad to hear you are ok.

When I put risers on my 07 , I went to the auto parts store and got a pack of those hard rubber spacers people put in between the coils of springs in the suspension to get a little bit of lift. The rubber is really hard, I shapped them using a disc sander fitted to my wood lathe, took a bit of fiddling around, I think I used the original dampers for the top because it was shaped to fit the handle bars and then attached the ones I made to them with an aluminum piece I painted black.

No there are no tips for Gen Venture mufflers, the Tour Deluxe muflers have a set of threaded inserts in the tail cone of the muffler that are designed to accept the screws that hold the removable tips that come on that model, they are more like slash cuts, but can be rotated to two or three positions. If you saw actual turn down tips or mufflersa they were after market. I had a set of Kromwerks on my 07, those were made originally to fit a Harley of some sort but Krome Werks made up a bracket to adapte the Harley attach points to the Venture , tey were a little unique because Krome Werks made the tips interchangeable and they sold a few diffeent styles. The turn downs could be rotated 90 degrees to make them turn outs, that is how I had mine set up. There was also another company, maybe Jardine , that made a set of slipons that wee strickly turn downs, the tips were part of the muffler outer shield and could not be turned or changed. Krome Werks is as far as I know not making those muflers any more and not very many people are making slip ons or exhaust systems for the Royal Star line anymore.

So here is a very simple thing you can do to determine if it is the battery self discharging , like it would do if it had a bad cell or internal short, or if it is the bike drainign the voltage. Get the battery chatged up, test the voltage and record it, leave the battery disconnected from the bike and leave it over night or better yet for 24 hours, check the voltage again, if it has dropped significantly then you have a bad battery. If it has not dropped , then hook it back up to the bike and repeat, if you find after the hold time the voltage has dropped, it must be something on the bike. Could be a shorted diode in the rectifier / regulator I have seen that happen on cars many times.

So if you want to get a heads up on if Mother Yamaha is bringing out a new model, Venture or otherwise, click on this link and go to the bottom of the list. This is the official list of bikes that have been checked by the state of California for emmissions, this is likely to be the first place any hint of a new model will show up. http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/hmc/2016/2016.php 10 models so far on the list, all existing models best I can tell.

Walt, Both #7 and #8 are seals that have to be replaced, I am pretty sure Yamaha sells and overhaul kit for that operation, should include seals, bearing(s), pins and "C" Clip(s). If you have to replace one seal you may as well do both while you are in there. Make sure you get the gasket and the O-ring seal also, I forget if the gear comes as part of the kit, but I recall replacing mine on my 98, maybe just to be safe while I was in there.

Dion, I got this.

There is a stainer built on to the petcock,the tubes that stick up into the tank have a very fine mesh screen on them. Drain the tank and pull the petcock and inspect and clean.

If you do and the dash is cracked or sticky, take it in to the dealer and find out if you qualifiy for the extended warrenty campaign they have going for that problem. Just about a week ago i had a guy give me a quote to fix the cracks in the dash of my wife's Solara Convertible , he told us there was a recall on Lexus for the cracking dash issue and suggested we check with Toyota about it. Well the very next day I got a letter in the mail from Toyota saying they were offering to replace dashes that were sticky or cracked on the model we have. Took it in to the dealer today, letter in hand ready for a fight, but no hassel at all, service writer looked it over, took the needed info and said I will order it and call when it is here, schedule you in, give you a loaner car for a few days. Before I got home, he had called to tell me the dash was on order and they would get back to me. I am glad , because te repair quote was $600.00 with the likely hood that the cracking will continue after the repair.

Jack, Just remind her that "Resistance is futile" the leak gremlins will be assimilated.

How deep do have plant those things to be sure they grow? Do you put them in heads up or heads down?

I would take the time to remove the harness, there was a member just the other day wanting to buy one, they go for abouut $20.00 on ebay, I paid $75.00 for the first one I bought from a local audio shop. If you do just whack it, make sure none of the leads are shorted together there are 12 or 13 wires in there.

Get a hold of Dion, djh3 here on the forums, he should be able to fix you up. this link should get you to his profile. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/member.php?10574-djh3

Classic signs that the seal on the driven shaft for the water pump is shot. There are only two places here the oil and coolant can mix, unless you have blown a head gasket. One is the shaft that comes out of the crank case and drives the impeller on the water pump, the other place is in the twinkie. The shaft seals have been known to go out, had it happen on my 98 Tour Classic, my regular mechanic that is a big time V-Max guy, said he had never seen it happen before he saw mine. What is supposed to happen is if one of the seals goes bad, either the one that seal the oil in or the one that seals the coolant in, the fluid should drip into the cavity the shaft passes thru, there is a small drain hose just behind the water pump housing, the fluids should drain out that hose and alert you as to which one is shot. That does not always happen. I am not sure I have ever heard of the heat exchanger (twinkie) going out, so I would lean towards the water pump shaft seals.

Here is one on E-bay http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Clarion-C-BUS-Extension-Cables-CCA329-/160392215178?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25581efa8a The cable is a Clarion CCA-329, I bougt one from a local auto audio shop when I first got my Venture and then yeas later when that one got pinched I bougt one from Sierra, E=Bay is the obly place I saw them this morning, do check the end connectors to be sure they are the corect gender,I do not recall what the Venture cable had.

My 07 started to do that, I had to drain the master cylinder and remove the piston and clean everything to remove all the old sediment. Also did as Marcal suggested and lubed up the pivot point when I pit it all back together.

I would do As Carbon one suggesed, Tack weld them up on the bike, remove them and finish welding them off the bike, and yes diconnect the battey at least.

I just survived a lay off where i work, took out 40 people, just about 10% of the work force, not sure they are done yet. Took 2 of he 5 people that work in my department. So I am looking a little , not a lot here in Daytona that pays decent.

Dion, go here and poke around, free to join so you can ask questions, but may take a couple of days to get a voice aproved. http://hondaf6b.com/forum.php

Good deal, you wil not regret it, now get over to GL1800Riders forum and stat reading about all the stuff you can do to Goldwings. Ride Safe.

I find the wing much easier to handle, low speed handling is much better. The ride is stiffer on the wing, but it is more responsive and the power is awesome. I have Baker like wings on mine and it is much cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. The stereo system is better and more advanced, no cassette player, no CD player just put music on a thumb drive and play it. Al in all I am glad I made the switch.

Good on you guys. Have fun and stop by Edgewater next time you are in Florida.

Yeah, but how do you get the magic blue smoke back in once it is let out?