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  • Birthday 06/04/1961

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    Matt

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    Winfield Missouri, United States

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    Winfield Missouri

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    MO

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  • Bike Year and Model
    1993 Venture Royale
  1. goatman123
    I just replaced the shift shaft seal over the weekend and it seemed to go well. I rode 40 miles to work today no problem. On the way home I needed to downshift for slowing traffic, and I could not push the shifter down to get into 4th gear. The only odd thing I noticed when putting the clutch basket assembly back together was that when I put the splined thrust washer on after the clutch basket, the place on the shaft where the thrust washer ends up has no splines. I thought that was strange, but I know I put the washer on in the correct order, after the basket but before the rest of the assembly. The clutch pull at the handlebar did seem not quite as firm tonight, but that could have been my imagination as I was looking for possible causes as I rode. Each time I could not downshift, I waited a few seconds and tried again and it worked. I upshifted with no problem. Any ideas?
  2. goatman123
    I recently did this job, and the worst part is taking off the body panels. Replacing the cables themselves is not hard, just take your time. I took some pictures as I went just in case, but did not need to reference them.
  3. goatman123
    Mine is on hwy 70 somewhere, in pieces I'm sure. I'll keep on eye on ebay and see what happens. I see one of the original style ones on there now at a crazy price, about $200 if I remember right.
  4. goatman123
    With help from this forum, I finally got my 93 on the road. When I got home from my second ride on it, the reflector on the top case was gone. I have the optional light bar that has the built in turn signals. The 2 amber pieces of the light bar stayed stuck, but I am missing the center red portion. Just wondering if anyone has one of these laying around.(fat chance I know). Thanks.
  5. goatman123
    I followed Skydoc's advice, and removed the battery and battery box, the whole procedure took less than an hour and went better than I thought it would. Unfortunately it still runs poorly, acts like either a vacuum leak or low speed jets clogged. I thought I had both these issues addressed, but back to the drawing board.
  6. goatman123
    Happy New Year to you to Earl, and thanks much for your advice which I intend to follow. I will post results.
  7. goatman123
    Thanks, I will try with just false cover removed and see how it goes. I have had upper fairings off in the past before I realized the plug wires and caps were corroded, and don't really want to take them off again, if you know what I mean.
  8. goatman123
    This is hopefully the last thing I have to do before getting this bike finally on the road. Looking for advice so I don't remove anything unnecessary. What all do I have to remove to get all the plug wires changed out? Thanks.
  9. goatman123
    An answer in two minutes, that's a record. Thank you very much.
  10. goatman123
    I changed my tires, and when putting the rear one back on, I forgot where one of the washers goes. On the right side, there is a washer that goes on one side of the brake mounting bracket or the other. Can someone tell me which side? This is a washer that goes on the rear axle, and it will either be up against the wheel on the right side, or between the swingarm and the brake mounting bracket. I put it up against the wheel, but is seems like there may be too much drag from the brake when I spin the wheel. Thanks for any help.
  11. goatman123
    Thanks for the replies. I went with the emgo, ordered it from dennis kirk for 18.99 with 3.00 shipping.
  12. goatman123
    I need to replace my air filter and am looking for advice. I find I can get a K&N filter for less than the OEM filter, or an Emgo replacement for less than that. Any bad experience from using K&N as far as flowing too much air for the stock set up? Any bad experience with the emgo? Thanks for any advice.
  13. goatman123
    From what I've read about the Shinko's, I expect them to be great in the handling department, and not so great in the high mileage department. But for what I paid for them 5000 miles out of the rear tire would still be a good deal, especially if they stick and handle well.
  14. goatman123
    Just an FYI, I bought a set of Shinko 230 tourmasters from Bikebandit today for $119 delivered to my door. That is with free shipping and 10% discount for being an AMA member. They are even throwing in a free set of Motion Pro tire irons. Seemed like a pretty good deal.
  15. goatman123
    The battery is under the false gas tank cover. Open the lid on the cover and unscrew the one screw that is towards the seat. Then push the cover forward towards the dash so the rear of the cover can clear the seat. Pull up and there's the battery.
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