The Venturers - Yamaha Venture Technical Support Library Technical support library for the Yamaha Venture Royale and Royal Star Venture motorcyles Everything from changing oil to changing your engine Need mechanical assistance This is the place!
The Venturers - Yamaha Venture Technical Support Library Over the years, this amounts to at least 30 Ventures Specifically what he does (without knowledge or approval of Yamaha) is drill 2 1 inch holes in the front next to the battery and 2 on the opposite side near the gas filler and place round mesh plugs available from any dirt bike shop
The Venturers - Yamaha Venture Technical Support Library Now, the main reason the clutch starts slipping sooner than expected is because of the tolerance limit in the diaphram clutch that they put in the V-Max in 85 and then in the Ventures in 86 Previous models used the spring set-up we have all known from previous bikes, which is a pain to adjust for even friction
The Venturers - Yamaha Venture Technical Support Library The 83~85 model Ventures require a dipstick (included in the original tool kit) for checking the final drive oil level 1986 and later Ventures require the final drive oil level to be filled to the top of the filler hole The oil check and replacement procedure is explained below along with the early model dipstick dimensions, as many have been lost over the years A replacement dipstick can
The Venturers - Yamaha Venture Technical Support Library The 1983, 1984 and some 1985 Ventures have a tendancy to overheat when the water pump becomes older This is because these early Ventures were built with a plastic composite impeller which wears out The replacement impeller is metal This repair was done summer 2005 Place bike on centerstand Set radiator drain cock (at bottom of radiator) to the ON position Place a catch container under
The Venturers - Yamaha Venture Technical Support Library I have read the articles in you site regarding different ways of adjusting and modifying the head bearings and ring nuts on ventures There is a Yamaha technical bulletin m83-016 that addresses steering head noise