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    Check your coolant overflow bottle. Sometimes if the oil seal on the water pump goes bad it will pump oil into the cooling system. Had that happen on a 98 Royal Star, I do not think I ever lost 2 quarts. It is very unusal for Royal Stars to use or lose any oil.
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    I vote we stay away from A1a or any place around Mainstreet, it is always a mess and hard to get to anyplace in that area. The old Sly Fox in South Daytona is as good as any. As stated above good parking, not crowded, good place outside to sit and BS. Just my 2 cents.
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    I wil be there, it is only a 25 mile ride. Hey Ruffy, you want to do the same as last year, or should we find a new place? I know a little Italian place in Edgewater where you can get a cannoli.
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    Sorry I did not get his name or card. Wish I could help.
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    I found my lower left fairing cracked on my 07 just before Bike week here in Daytona. Stopped at the dealer I purchased it from in Daytona. The service manager said it should be a warrenty issue and if I wanted quick service I should go over to the speedway and find the FL rep for Yamaha. Armed with his name I found him, he looked at the bike , said yes it is covered by the warrenty. He called the service manager at the dealer while I was standing there and told him to order the fairing. Within 10 days I had it replaced and was good to go. yes it is covered by the warrenty.
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    The "S" took the place of the Midnight a few years back. The "S" has more chrome than the standard. The front forks are chromed, I think the master cylinders and levers are chromed and maybe the triple tree. Basically the diference is more: chrome = more $$
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    I did not see anyone recomend installing the leveling links. They do a lot for the low speed handling characteristics of the Venture. I must say it is a bit of time in the saddle syndrome also, the more time you spend riding the bike the more comfortable you will be. I typically get about 10,000 miles per year on my bike, if I lay off riding ro a couple of weeks I notice that I am not as sharp or comfortable with the bike as I am when I ride daily or weekly. Trailing the rear brake during slow speed manuveres helps a lot, one thing that will definnatly get you in trouble with thses bikes is using the front brakes as slow speeds during a turn. By trailing the rear brake and using the clutch to help maintain or control or speed you can improve your low speed handeling. Link to Ddiamond R accessories for leveling links http://www.diamondraccessories.com/indexpage.php
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    I received the same with mine back in 07, I believe they are the same as the ones in the load on the CB antennae , not sure why they would give extras, but I have talked with a few owners who also got them and no explanation. I asked the sales guy about them when I picked my bike up, and he was clueless. Figued they wer just extras. possible that Yamaha includes extra screws because they are so small that they could get lost easy before they are installed. I will also say that more than one person has reported losing their CB antennae, maybe they are just in case you find a set screw missing before the antennae departs the bike, that way you will be able to replace the scew and keep the antennae intact.
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    A very special cat (see link) needs rescuing in Columbus. http://www.devonrexbreedclub.com/rescue2.html Devon's are very special, I should know I have two. They love people, purr like crazy and are the best bed warmers for those cold winter nights. They shed very little and many folks that are alegic to regular cats can have Devons with no ill effects. Take a look at the link , If you can help you will not be sorry. http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/royalsteve/MickeyandI2.jpg
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    I had a similar problem on my 07 and it turned out to be an out of round front tire. Was a little hard to detect, the dealer had to put it on the balancer and spin it while watching the top surface. It did not show up as a problem with the balance. Some times while riding it was more noticable that others.
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    One difference between conventional automobile oils and motorcycle oils is the addition of friction inhibitors in the automobile oils. For motorcycles with wet clutches that share the same oil for the clutch and the crankcase ( like the Royal Star line) you can get clutch slippage form those oils with friction inhibitors. There are lots of threads on this and other forums that talk about this, should be easy to get as many diferent opinions as you care to read pretty easily. Me; if it does not say "formulated for wet clutches" , it is not going in my bike.
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    Name of Restaurant JB Boondocks Street Address 704 South Lakeshore Blvd. City Howey-in-the-Hills State or Province FL Website (Optional) http://www.jbboondocks.com/index.html Quality of Food Great Quality of Service Good Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Burgers, sandwiches, fish Alcohol Served? - Additional Comments Great location right on Lake Harris. Try the Swamp Gems appetizer.
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    Try this link to the tech ection on this web site [ame=http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=494]Splitting the Fairing - VentureRider.Org[/ame] If the link does not work then look on the left hand side bar of the the page and look for for VR tech, then find Second Gen Royal Star Tech Library, lok in the Body,Plastic and Paint section.
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    See this link http://www.gizmag.com/page/6/ about half way down the page to see a photo MOTORCYCLES Yamaha set to launch hybrid production motorcycle for 2010 By Ben Purvis 02:35 June 22, 2009 PDT Back in 2005, Yamaha showed the wacky 2005 Gen-Ryu hybrid concept bike at the Tokyo Motor Show amidst a raft of other very non-conventional two wheelers such as the aptly named FC-Me fuel cell bike, the ingenious Deinonychus elec tric reconfigurable motorcycle, the Chivicker, Passol and the Maxam two-wheeled limousine. Now it appears certain the bike will become a showroom model in 2010. A series of patent applications detail the new motorcycle which uses the YZF-R6 600cc engine to turn a generator which in turn powers the rear wheel. History shows that every Yamaha styling patent published over the last 20 years has resulted in a full production machine, so there's little doubt this one is also heading for a showroom near you in the very near future. You can expect to see it in the flesh for the first time at the Tokyo Motor Show later this year. Read More
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    Here is a link to a similar patch, I just googled "ride to eat eat to ride" and this is one of the first hits. probaly lots more out there. http://www.christianbikersupplystore.com/site/1561731/product/DOTSEATTORIDE
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    Name of Restaurant GATOR'S RIVERSIDE GRILL Street Address 4255 PENINSULA POINT City SANFORD State or Province FL Website (Optional) http://www.gatorsriversidegrille.com/ Quality of Food Great Quality of Service Good Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Local Florida Fare, Gator bites, fish and Burgers Alcohol Served? Yes Additional Comments Great atmosphere like an old fish camp, complete with local gator that folks toss bits of food to. Seating is on a covered deck that overlooks the St. John's River.
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    Marco; The KROMWERKS on my 07 were actually made for a Harely, KROMEWERKS just adds the adapter bracket so they will bolt up to the Venture muffler hangers and sells the kit as part number 68050. The installation instructions say the mufflers are for F/L 85 to 98 and Touring models. The brackets to adapt them to the Venture is part number 680855 (left) and 680856 (right) along with the nut plate part number 2099801 (one needed for each side). If you can find a used set on Ebay or someplace else you may be able to order the brackets and nut plates from Kromwerks.
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    Does the noise change if it is idling in neutral and you pull in the clutch lever? My 98 Royal Star Tour Classic had a noise similar to what you have described and it would change or go away when ever I pulled in the clutch lever. Never really worried about it and rode that bike for 96,000 miles and as far as I know she still being ridden on a regular basis. But it is hard to know with out hearing it.
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    Yeah we need someone on the left coast or central FL to step up, everything I have been to since I got involved here has been over here on the the right coast.
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    Anyone in FL that wants to tour the back country of Volusia, Seminole, Lake, Marion, Sumter, Pasco or Hernando counties just let me know. I have ridden just about every back road from Daytona to Cedar key down to Tampa and back to th eeast caost across thru Lakeland and on to Orlando. I am just about always up for ride on the weekends.
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    If you go to the STAR web site you can find the owners manuals for both the Venture and the Tour Deluxe, if you look at the specifications page you will see all of the gear ratios listed. The Venture and the Tour Deluxe have the same ratios for 4th and 5th. 4th = 24/25 or 0.960, 5th = 22/28 or 0.786, technically any ratio that is less than 1 is an overdrive, so both 4th and 5th are overdrive gears, albeit 4th is just barely.
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    Craig I have the same issue, usualy with a little adjusting of the mirrors I can get to where I can see just a bit of it. I have thought about maybe getting a couple of flag holders and putting them on the handle, but never did more than think about it.
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    BUB (http://www.bubent.com/index.cfm) made full systems for 98 Royal Star, a few years ago. They do not show them on the web site , but you could contact them, in today's economy many companies are taking what ever work they can get. Otherwise check E-bay and the Delphi forums someone may have a set they are selling. Check Royal Star Riders over on Delphi, look for this post in the for sale / wanted section. From: FireANDIron May-6 9:04 pm To: Stogie (stogie2u) (4 of 7) 7371.4 in reply to 7371.3 I posted an ad for some I have if your interested shoot me an email and If you want I can send ya some pics bub headers about 300 miles and two sets of screaming eagle exhaust pipes that slip right on
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    Check out this link http://www.restockit.com/Cordless-Inductive-Tachometer-(ESI325).html
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    Yep that is the overflow, float is stuck or the needle valve has trash in it., Try shutting of the pet cock and running the carbs dry, then a good dose of seafoam.
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