The stolen Venture

[eusa1]

Just thought i would share with you folks.

I went to look at a 1999 venture that was recovered by the local sherrif in a road side ditch last March.

it had no plates, no saddle bags and no trunk or antennas, battery and drivers seat gone too.It had a correct key broken off in the ignition switch and covered in some type of machine or brake dust as thick as cardboard.

 

other than a crack on the upper and lower fairing it appeard to have no rash or evidence of crash other than where it had been abandoned in a grass ditch.

it had stock tires and stickers still on the tank and windshield so i took a gamble and bought it cheap from the county with all the papers needed to make it clean clear title due to no claim from last registerd owner.

 

So i trailer it home, fish the broken key out of the ignition and get the hardware store to cut me a couple new ones.

i put a fresh battery in it and it registers just over 3 thousand miles!!

it cranks over and wants to start, i look in the tank and find 18 year old fuel (yuck)

so pull the carbs and they are spotless !

i dump the tank, clean it and put a fuel filter on it, change the stock factory oil and filter and it starts rite up and idles perfectly!

i have extra parts, wheels and tires, put it together without the tour pack and it run 110% !

 

i tracked down the original owner and he tells me it was stolen when it was a few months old in 1999 2 hours away from where it was dumped off 18 years later! ??

Insurance paid it off 18 years ago and he has no wish to ride anymore.

sounds fishy? Yup , do i care ? Nope i got the highest mile 03 venture and the lowest mile 99 venture !

ride safe! Ride often! Mike

[eusa1]

100 miles later

[Yammer Dan]

Sweet!! I never had that kind of luck but I did get a set of Bag Latch trim CHEAP!! Dude wouldn't put a price on it.......

[eusa1]

dude must have liked you?? maybe a screw loose?? maybe he knew the p/o wanted the personalized parts back?? hmmph??

[Yammer Dan]

I see a dent in the tank? Harbor Freight sells a little thing that is supposed to pull out small dents?? I've wondered about it. I got a 750 tank with small dent. Migt have to look at it again...

[saddlebum]

Nice find Mike.

[Yammer Dan]

dude must have liked you?? maybe a screw loose?? maybe he knew the p/o wanted the personalized parts back?? hmmph??

 

Yeah I've heard he may have a screw or two that could need attention......

[turtle]

Nice looking ride looks good without the tour pack.

[BG Hawks]

That's awesome!!