eusa1 Posted July 7, 2017 #1 Posted July 7, 2017 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
Yammer Dan Posted July 7, 2017 #3 Posted July 7, 2017 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 Posted July 7, 2017 Author #4 Posted July 7, 2017 dude must have liked you?? maybe a screw loose?? maybe he knew the p/o wanted the personalized parts back?? hmmph??
Yammer Dan Posted July 8, 2017 #5 Posted July 8, 2017 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...
Yammer Dan Posted July 9, 2017 #7 Posted July 9, 2017 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 Posted July 11, 2017 #8 Posted July 11, 2017 Nice looking ride looks good without the tour pack.
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