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I firmly believe if Yamaha had put fuel injection, 6 speed transmission and a CD player on the Venture it would still be selling today. Steve

Ever since I sold my VStar 950 Tourer, I've regretted it. Comfortable, nimble, fast, sips gas, great for touring around the state. Kawasaki ( among others) are bringing back mid size cruisers. Yamaha? Nope. This W800 retro looking cruiser with ABS and other modern goodies for under$10k is a fantastic opportunity for the K group. I am doing some serious thinking in this direction. Why Yamaha dropped the VStar 950 and the VStar 1300 is beyond my thinking. A touch of modernization and they would have kept the market position they enjoyed with those two cruisers! Anyway, enjoy the picture. Kawasaki has outdone the British with this bike! From pipes to wheels! David

I'm not sure that one makes a whole lot of difference from another. I fixed my 85 trunk with 15 minute epoxy on the road one year, just to get us back home. It never let go after that. Be sure to scuff the repair before adding the fix, I think that is the most important.

@Steve S I successfully fiberglassed my trunk bottom on my 87. I did that naïve of fixing the ABS along with a strong background in fiberglassing. I know there is a strong support for using plastifix also I just bought a heat gun that has the ability to plastic weld different compounds it’s a Steinel https://www.eastwood.com/poly Vance-plastifix-kit-white-50-ml-2501.html?wickedsource=google&wickedid=Cj0KCQjwqoibBhDUARIsAH2OpWjZf_CqMgfeTMJ9rVyukBRNo2a09y1EWG8QnXb8D8VS2KuQDSmLDgYaAgxlEALw_wcB&wickedid=629946432706&wcid=18669317217&wv=4&wickedsource=google&wickedid=Cj0KCQjwqoibBhDUARIsAH2OpWjZf_CqMgfeTMJ9rVyukBRNo2a09y1EWG8QnXb8D8VS2KuQDSmLDgYaAgxlEALw_wcB&wickedid=629946432706&wcid=18669317217&wv=4&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqoibBhDUARIsAH2OpWjZf_CqMgfeTMJ9rVyukBRNo2a09y1EWG8QnXb8D8VS2KuQDSmLDgYaAgxlEALw_wcB

And hopefully the whine would be eliminated.

When I dropped mine it was at a gas station. Wife likes to stay on the pillion when I fuel. I get back on the bike and 1\2 way through bringing up the kick stand my wife wiggled left and with my left foot in the air bike just dropped. The funny part was me telling her to get off the bike and she says" I am holding it up for you " I almost pee'd my pants laughing so hard. When I composed my self I told her the bike is on the ground and she is not holding it up. She was so surprised they her leaning off the side of the saddle wasn't holding up 900 pounds. Still makes me chuckle. VentureFar ...

for me, 2nd gear is around 65 (indicated) and third is close to 90 mph...still trying to find the elusive 4th gear limit!