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    The "S" model took the place of the Midnight (black) a few years back. The "S" and the Midnights had extra chrome, mostly on the front end, fork tubes and maybe clutch / brake levers. They were always more expensive than the standards. If you decide to get it, just keep your eyes open on this forum and the Delphi forums, someone will be selling tank badges in short order. One post requesting to buy tank badges will most likely result in several offers to send you some for shipping costs. I would not worry about the rear brake pedal, I am sure you will adapt to it and never give it another thought, funny how that sort of thing works it self out.
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    Here is a little data to chew on for what it is worth. Currently on CycleTrader.com there are 12 2008 Ventures for sale. The average price is $12014.00 The high is $13,999.00 The low is $9995.00 Kelly Blue book lists the avreage retail for a 2008 Standard as $11,150.00 and the "S"model; as $11,845.00. There are 9 1996 Royals on Cycletrader.com. The average price is $5492.00 The high is $8000.00 The low is $2950.00 You will almost always get a beter price selling your bike to a private party rather than using it for a trade, but you have to be prepared to wait until someone wants to buy your 96. I opted to keep my 98 when when I bought my 07 Venture and try to sell it , it took me 5 months to sell it, I did get about $2000.00 more than what the trade in offer was, but it took a while. It looks to me like you have a fair deal, not great but at least fair. Good luck.
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    My 07 Venture did just about the same thing when I opened up the air boxes. After I reshimmed the diaphram needles by one washer, it was back to normal no more hesitation.
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    I am not sure what it was all about, I put it back together tonight , idled it till it quit for lack of fuel, put about 1/3 of a can of Seafoam in the tank, turned the petcock on let it run at idle, no pops no leaks. Ran about 10 miles, about half way through shut the petcock off again and let it run till it started to sputter, back on with the gas, no problems. Got back to house no leaks, dry as a bone. I will take it out tommorrow for a good long run and see what happens. If it breaks, I have roadside assistance.
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    Hey Goose thanks for the info, yeah some of my nomeclature is not the same as yours, but you IDed the parts I was talking about, the backfire was not thru the carb, I guess the correct term is after fire, because it was a popping from the left exhaust. Like I said once I got it apart to where I could see what may have been leaking there was nothing obvious. I am going to put it all back together , less the chrome carb covers so I can see a bit better and run the carbs dry and see what happens. if there is anything meaningful to photograph I take some some pics.
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    I pulled the tank, the left carb cover and the left top air box, nothing obvious. It was definatly raw fuel on the outside of the lower carb boot, wiped it with my finger and did the sniff test, plus there was a very stong odor of fuel in the garage for a long time after. The vent line for the overflow is tee'd into both carbs just about middle of the black covers on the carbs, it possible that the float stuck and one of those joints on the tee leaked causing the fuel to flow onto the black cover, which was also damp with fuel. The bike has set for a few weeks, I ran it to work yesterday and today , about 50 miles round trip, it did not happen until I was low on fuel, so I may have picked up a bit of trash, but with the screen on the feed tube in the tank, the filter and the screens in the carbs it does not sound very likely, probably varnish that broke loose. Bike runs fine under throttle, so I am thinking it is sticking float needle valve. I was thinking about running carbs dry to try and flush them, I will probably run some Seafoam through it and see if that helps. The bike is still under warrenty, but am sure this will be judged normal wear and tear issue not covered by the warrenty. It may end up back at the dealer, I do most of my own maitenance, but I learned a long time ago that carburetors don't like it when I work on them. Thanks for the help, I will update when I know something.
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    I stopped for gas today after a short fast run down the interstate, when I was idling waiting for a pump the left pipe starts backfiring. When I got home one of the the left carb boots had raw gas running down it. What is tke likely cause and repair. Thanks
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    Best of luck Don, will be praying for you, hope for a fast recovery.
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    I just checked the assembly manual and the owners manual, see below for what I found. Assembly Manual: M. Front Fork Adjustment 1.0 Elevate the front wheel by placing a suitable stand under the engine. NOTE: When checking and adjusting the air pressure there should be no weight on the front end of the motorcycle. N. Rear Shock absorber adjustment 1.0 Elevate the front wheel by placing a suitable stand under the engine. NOTE: When checking and adjusting the air pressure there should be no weight on the rear end of the motorcycle. Owners Manual Adjusting the front fork Adjust the spring rate as follows. 1. Place the vehicle on the side stand. NOTE: When checking and adjusting the air pressure there should be no weight on the vehicle. Adjusting the shock absorber assembly This shock absorber assembly is equipped with an air valve for adjusting the spring rate. Adjust the spring rate as follows. 1. Place the vehicle on the side stand. NOTE: When checking and adjusting the air pressure there should be no weight on the vehicle. Ater getting two different sets of instructions I was afraid to look at the maint manual, my life is complicated enough, I do not need to know if there is a third method. I will say this, I am not a fan of setting the shock or the forks to 0 psi when the bike is on the side stand. My thought is if they are at 0 psi with the weight of the bike on them, if the shock of forks are ever extended, while riding or servicing there will be a potential for a slight negitive pressure to be created in the shock / fork. This could allow moist air to enter the air chamber. I normally run 7 psi in the forks and 30 in the rear shock.
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    Ruffy Parts sent, FED EX.
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    Ruffy I have a pair from my 07. Tell how you want to do this, meet you someplace or mail them to you?
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    October 2010 issue.
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    One thing I stated to Mark was it is almost impossible to distinguish the rear end noise from the clutch noise when you are riding, the readers problem may have well been the clutch whine. Send Mark an email tell him about your experiences.
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    I just read the tech section in my October issue of Motorcycle Cruiser. A reader wrote in to ask Mark Zimmerman in the Shop Talk section about a Royal Star that has a whine in the rear end. The reader talked about proper shimming and all of his experience. Mr Zimmerman's response was "I'm not aware of any specific or generic problems with the Royal Star's final drive..... I did a quick internet search and nothing jumped out at me, so if you have info to the contrary please let me know so I can find out what's going on." I emailed him instantly, gave him a list of web sites to investigate , including Venturerider.org, If you have any information for Mr. Zimmerman reguarding a whine in a Royal Star I think he deserves an email at zimmemr@aol.com. Lets see if he can make good on his promise to "find out what's going on."
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    57, but who is counting, I have an 07 with 40,000 miles in 3.5 years
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    Hey Walt, Not trying to be critical here, but 14,000 miles on a set of motorcycle tires is a lot of miles. Many brands will only get you half of that. I have been guilty of changing my tires way before they needed changed if I were taking a long trip, especially if I am taking the wife and the trailer. Just some food for thought next time you are planning a trip, calculate the milage you expect to travel on the trip and add that that to the miles on your tires, if it is more than 12,000 to 13,000 miles I would consider changing them before I left. I have been stuck on a trip for blown tires ond other malfunctions out of my control, so I know it is no fun. take care on the rest of your trip.
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    One thing that I was told by factory reps at a Yamaha breakfast, was that the clear plastic cover that is on the switch is supposed to be taken off by the dealer at time of delivery, it is only there to keep the switch and bezel from getting scratched before delivery. They said it is often the cause of problems with igition switches getting fouled. they did not offer any solutions to remove the stuff if it got in the mechanism.
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    David You have mail.
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    I have got right at 40,000 miles on my 07, but Mr. T in Orlando had something north of 250,000 miles on his 99 when I saw him last in March at Bikeweek in Daytona.
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    Never had any issue with burning feeling even in the Florida heat, been using Grip Puppies on my Venture since I first found them in 2007, only problems have been they wear out after a couple of years and start to split and when they start to get old they will chaulk off on your hands and make your palms black. They cured the numbness I used to get in my hands during long rides.
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    Problem would be the mileage would not be any more accurate than the ones for the US postal codes, I have a few tell me it only 500 miles from my place in Florida to someplace in Michigan or New York, I pretty sure that is not right. I am not sure what data base the system uses, but it needs updating I think.
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    Walt I just emailed you the service bulletin on aligning the rear wheel to ensure there is no popping noise while backing up. Other than that I am not aware of any "alignment" procedure. Good luck.
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    Saturday, 12 June 2010, about 4PM sighted a 2000 Millennium edition headed north on US. Was it anyone here?
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    Mom

    M61A1MECH replied to 1BigDog's topic in In Memory Of

    Jeff My thoughts and prayers are with, lost my mother about 4 years ago so I know a litttle bit of what you are going through. Take care.
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    I am not aware of a reciever style hitch from Bustec except for the Goldwing, but here is a link to there web site. If John is still with them since the buisness was sold he will answer your questions if you email them. From their web site: "If you have a question about a specific application, please call (423) 562-9900 or send an e-mail to csr@bushtec.com." http://www.bushtec.com/ I would still be up for showing ypu the hitch set up in person if you like, it is no problem riding south is a good a direction as any around here, actually a lot better than trying to go east.
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