20 Most Recent 2008 Yamaha Royal Star Venture - Page 8 Questions & Answers

If your float stuck in your carb the engine could fill with gas causing the oil to overflow and the engine to smoke.Try changing your oil.If it comes out smelling like gas thats your problem.

Make sure you have fuel getting to the carb/injectors. If you have fuel and you say you fiddled with the ignition switch and it worked, you might need a new ignition switch. I hope this helps. Rod

Under the rider's seat. Bob If you need further help, I’m available over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/robert_beef7390c57fac0d

you can get a wiring schematic at bikebandit.com

behind the battery .. access from the left if memory serves

Check the flasher ...

is it a single shok or does it have 2

An impact screw driver with the correct size tip may salvage the screws enough tho get them out.
If no luck, next step is drill the heads off the screws, with aprox 5mm drill bit, if you drill enough just to remove the heads, when the cover is off, there will be enough screw left to remove with pliers.
Worst case, try the bike dismantlers for a newclutch cylnder or cover, many of the yamahas are the same.
And as for the original problem, the seal is probably gone in the clutch slave cylnder down on the engine, as the fluid has gone somewhere, and its quite common for that age bike.