BlueSky

What? No pics of you and your co-rider?!

You might be cooler if you remove the side covers entirely.

Dang! She can ride that thing!

Surely sounded like my childhood in the 50's!

Take a look at the side effects of any meds you are taking. I know from personal experience that the diuretic Triam/HCTZ blood pressure medication will worsen my arthritis. I do pullovers on a Total Gym and pushups 3 times a week to prevent the arthritis in my shoulders from getting worse.

Here is a video of how to do it.

Check the front tires often if you drive it very far coming back. With the alignment off, a tire could wear out and blow very quickly.

Wise decision maker you are. No need to ride in weather like that.

Cee Baileys still sells a selection of windshields for the Gen 1s, so I'm sure they have a selection for the Gen 2s.

Sounds like it is time for another trip to the Texas border and see some more National Parks.

A motorcycle rider trying to po a guy driving a 2 ton plus vehicle. Not very bright. If you had a screw loose too, he could have been mangled in his MC.

I don't like it either, but my opinion doesn't count!

I think the problem is when the bike sits a long time with gasoline that has 10% ethanol. As long as you ride often, probably no detrimental effects. And thanks for all the diagrams Great White. Only comment is about the fuel petcock is that up is Reserve and down is ON.

I run premium in my 89 because I can buy alcohol free premium at any of many of the local GoGas stations cheaper than I can buy alcohol free regular at the only other gas station that sells alcohol free gas in my area. The GoGas 87 octane has alcohol. I also use it in all of my yard tools and both cars we have which require premium.

I can't imagine hanging out with the Bandidos and Cossacks. Why on earth would an "innocent biker" be there?

Gumout contains polyether-amine which is best cleaning ingredient. A bottle of Valvoline Complete Fuel System Cleaner which also contains polyether-amine finished cleaning the carbs on my ZN700 and really smoothed out the engine, a whole bottle in 3 1/2 gallons of gas, and now the Gumout appears to have done the same for my Venture.

No, it is like the mafia, control of illegal drugs and prostitution of that turf.

Going from a Scooter to an 800 to 900lb tourer is a giant step if you have not ridden a motorcycle before. Having said that, the Goldwing is the safest choice if you are going to do so. It is easier to handle because it does have a lower center of gravity. They are more expensive than a Venture and that should tell you something right there. I have not ridden a second generation Venture but I do find my 1st Gen fairly easy to handle. I am 5'10" and have a 29" inseam. I did have a Kawasaki ZN700 to polish my riding skills a tad before I started riding it though. Today, I took the ZN700 for a ride and decided to sell it now that I am getting used to the 89 Venture. Good luck with your choice and safe riding!

My bad! I hadn't looked at the specs since I bought the bike a year ago. Memory is defective. At only 71, how can that be!!? 5.3 gallons is rather small for a big tourer. My 2004 Kawasaki Concours had a 7.5 gallon tank with almost the fuel range of a car. With all that gas on top of the bike, combined with very little rake, it was the easiest bike to drop in a parking lot of any bike ever built I'm sure. I think that is why they sell dirt cheap. They are very reliable bikes.

As stated in my prior post, the 89 Venture was missing occasionally on the way back from Myrtle Beach and was getting worse. Prior to going to MB, since the bike has a gas gauge, I set the fuel valve on reserve so it started sucking the sediment off the bottom. So a couple days ago, I poured a half bottle of Gumout for high mileage engines in the tank that was less than half full. Then I rode to a gas station and filled it with alcohol free premium and rode it about 25 miles. It ran more ragged the farther I went. After sitting overnight, I rode it about 10 miles yesterday and it ran much better. Today, I rode it until the gas gauge indicated empty with the fuel light on and it ran fine, part throttle, full throttle, ran fine. When I filled it, it only took 4 gallons so it should have had 2 1/2 gallons left. it got 25mpg on that tank mostly running around town and part of that tank included 24 miles of I40 at 75mph in high wind. I am also cranking on the throttle when I leave a stop sign! So, it's running too rich. But it is running great now after loading it up with Gumout for high mileage engines. Knock on Wood! I'm not recommending anybody else use Gumout, just reporting my experience with it. Use it at your own risk!

I definitely agree with you on the seal softeners. I made the mistake of putting a few ounces of TransX in my power steering pump on my 82 Firebird Trans Am and it stopped the pump seal leak. However, a year later, the pump seal was leaking again, the steering box seals were leaking and both high pressure and low pressure hoses were eaten up. I had to replace everything in my power steering system. Some Fuel Injector cleaners do work well (Gumout, techron, Valvoline). Whether they damage the ventures carbs floats I do not know. I had not read that before, just warnings about aggressive cleaners. Anyhoo, I might find out. I put a half bottle of Gumout for high mileage engines in my Venture tank yesterday because it started missing occasionally on the way back from the MB M&E. I rode it a while and the missing got worse. I had also switched the fuel valve to reserve recently so it was sucking off the bottom of the tank where anything can be on a 26 year old bike. I rode it about 25 miles. Today, I rode it about 10 miles and it ran much better, almost back to normal. I hope to run the rest of the tank out tomorrow to get the rest of the cleaner out of the tank. I bought some new plugs to install afterwards. I'll post the results. My gas mileage is terrible and my idle mixture screws are only one turn out and it starts without any choke.

#3 was a popular treatment in the old days. Maybe it actually was a high blood pressure treatment.

Can't blame a guy for buying a Goldwing and it is beautiful!! That's the bike Yamaha should go after with the new edition of the Venture, not a Harley lookalike!

I'm not bored at all. I have plenty of projects to work on and toys to play with. I did work a contract job last year for 4 1/2 months. Since Oct, I've been working on my projects. My wife is much younger and she is still working. I think she is envious. It's not supposed to be that way. The husband is supposed to be working and the wife is supposed to be having leisure days!! I may work some more contracts or may not.

I've used a screwdriver on many car oil filters. Seems some folks tighten them too tight and they are almost impossible to get off. The screwdriver does work. The worst I've ever experienced was a Miata filter. I tore that oil filter all to pieces before I finally got it off and not having much room to work in with that tiny car didn't help.