Congratulations on the new Eluder, Tom! ItÂ’s a beauty!!
Thanks for for your review, and thanks to VentureFar for the Death Valley Eluder excursion report and the more recent StoneButt review of the Venture.
I’m obviously a total newb here...I’m a Roadliner guy and migrated here mostly to see what you guys think of the new Venture/Eluder. The new bike really seems to be the answer to the few shortcomings most of the ‘liner guys felt existed...need for a sixth gear and a legit fairing, mostly. Engine wise, the original 113 is a reliable monster. Still blows me away w/ stock performance. If they really did improve upon it, we may have vtwin nirvana on our hands.
One thing I don’t get from a lot of the other reviews online are the rev limiter complaints. I’ve had my ‘liner 10 yrs and have never touched 4200 rpm. Why would I? Massive torque down below...if I’m in 4th at 75 (which I wouldn’t be) and I wanted to MOVE, hell, I’d *upshift* to 5th. Thing about the Yammy 113 is you’re just about always in the best powerband because max power is ALSO where it’s smoothest and most comfortable. SOUNDS to me like they’ve provided even more of a good thing in this regard. We’ll see, eh?
No major heat issues on the ‘liner 113, other than any air-cooled bike in 90+ will get somewhat uncomfortable...hope VentureFar has a sensitive left thigh underside and Yammy didn’t screw up on that left-side exhaust....
Anyhow, thanks, congrats, and I look forward to hanging around. This Cowpuc dude looks to be a *character*. ;-)