The bike wouldn't start one morning. Called a mechanic, he said the "black box" was at fault, I needed to find another one. He did manage to get me back on the road, with the advice to sell it while it was running. That sounds shady to me. I have half-heartedly been looking for whatever it is that makes it work, not being much of a mechanic. (The Venture was a gift from dad who's too old to hold it up, or pick it back up should the need arise.)
Yesterday, beautiful sunny day, it started sputtering, the tach would occasionally go to zero, then jump back to where it belonged. When I got home, I twisted the throttle to see if it would run smoothly in neutral, but no. So now I'm scared to take it out, and am stuck in an old PT Cruiser.