Arby Posted November 26, 2016 Share #1 Posted November 26, 2016 ..I maybe be the new owner of a '99 Venture. The salesman say's it has 20,000 miles on it - the ad say's 24,000. I've been asking a lot of questions on the General Tech Board, and received a ton of useful info. I'm curious... the ad says it's an XVZ 13T FL. I figure the 13T denotes the engine size and Tourer. What does the rest mean? (Or is that Top Secret?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 26, 2016 Share #2 Posted November 26, 2016 Somebody may be able to tell you what the "F" stands for but I'm not sure. I can only tell you that the 13 TFL is the standard model and the only one offered in '99 except for the TFLC which designates California model. They later came out with the TFLS which stands for "Special". It was different in that it had more chrome. Front forks, brake reservoirs, etc. are chrome. Actually, the "Midnight" model came out before the Special. It too had the extra chrome but also all the Midnights were black. There were no Midnights or Specials in '99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamagrl Posted November 26, 2016 Share #3 Posted November 26, 2016 The FL means it was manufactured in Florida and the T indicates Tampa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 26, 2016 Share #4 Posted November 26, 2016 LOL...that's more of an answer than I have found. I wondered if the F stood for Four Cylinders but I found a Yamaha FL snowmobile and it is three cylinders so that idea is out the window. Maybe Full Luxury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arby Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted November 26, 2016 Thanks, Guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWa Posted November 26, 2016 Share #6 Posted November 26, 2016 A little more research on those serial numbers might be in order. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeWa Posted November 27, 2016 Share #7 Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Try this. For XVZ13TFSXC XVZ13TF (M = Midnight...S = polished stainless forks) (M,N,X etc. = year code)(C = California emissions) ..Body series..................Digit.........................................Digit............................Digit.............. XVZ = Base Series frame 13 = Engine 1300 TF = Venture: Possibly Touring Full dresser. (A, AT, LT are different) Edited November 27, 2016 by MikeWa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baylensman Posted November 28, 2016 Share #8 Posted November 28, 2016 Actually Larry Struass was the american engineer working for yamaha when the venture came out. He was the one who thought digital tapes were making a comeback so suggested the US edition have a tape deck. everyone thought he was joking so FL means Funny Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted November 29, 2016 Share #9 Posted November 29, 2016 Hey, it's around Christmas time, it may have been built around the same time! Everybody knows FL stands for Fa-La-La la la, la-la la la... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamagrl Posted November 29, 2016 Share #10 Posted November 29, 2016 Hey, it's around Christmas time, it may have been built around the same time! Everybody knows FL stands for Fa-La-La la la, la-la la la... LOL...that's more of an answer than I have found. I wondered if the F stood for Four Cylinders but I found a Yamaha FL snowmobile and it is three cylinders so that idea is out the window. Maybe Full Luxury? My point exactly... we market the snowmobiles directly to the "Snowbirds" around places like Dade City and Sarasota! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted November 29, 2016 Share #11 Posted November 29, 2016 Well Arby, tomorrow came and passed. How about a photo of that new treasure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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