The fastest ventures of them all. 12 sec quarter mile times.. I know they are not race bikes, and the gold wings were smoother running.. but I chose the Venture back in 1986 after they had improved second and fifth gear oiling, they went to the diaphragm clutch like the v- max, improved the water pump, increased the saddlebag capacity, and increased the displacement slightly over the first generation.. I kept my 86 Venture for 138,000 trouble free miles, 16 years. The only reason I sold it is, it was 16 years old.. I shopped around for a couple years, and I ended up buying a BMW K 1200 LT. My very first BMW after three decades behind bars. I tried to get used to that BMW and all of its quirks, like that weird front end, the grinding noises from the rear brakes, Pouring clouds of burning oil out the exhaust if I parked the bike on the side stand and restarted it, final drive bearings failing for riders around the world, very distorted optics on the windshield, The cost of parts, The weird electric/hydraulic ABS brakes, ECT, I finally gave up after two years. I will never buy another BMW. then I try to GL 1800 Goldwing. Perfect machine. Except for the gas mileage, and the difficulty in getting at the engine components to do basic maintenance such as, five hours to get to the air cleaner to change it. That’s what they charge in the shop at $125 an hour labor. I was not gonna pay that, I did it myself and it did take me five hours… after working on that machine, I was concerned about how difficult it is just to do basic maintenance, everything is buried & such a pain to get at to.. so I went back to a Yamaha royal star venture. Easy to access the clutch, water pump, alternator, slave cylinder, you don’t even have to remove the gas tank or the fairing. You can practically work on those components using just the tool kit… currently I have a 2008 Yamaha royal star venture that I was able to find used with only 30 K miles on it from the original owner. Much roomier than my gold wing, actually a softer ride because of the air suspension. I realize the air is not the most up-to-date technological suspension, but it is the softest ride..And that’s what I wanted
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7 жыл бұрын
why your Venture is so short?? my is 60-70 cm longer...
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