Freebird

I know for sure that the one posted by Dragonrider is an '88. Not an '87. I always called it white because that's mostly what it is but you are correct, it is a two tone. It was my favorite of all the first gens and was the first Venture that I ever owned. Here's a picture of the one that I had. The colors listed are actually Creamy White / Ceramic Ivory. It's the only thing close to white that they ever made in a first gen model.

It's still there. Just click "History" in the upper menu bar.

WHAT '87 is the same color? The white was ONLY available for 1988.

I don't think so. The VStar and the Stryker are both existing models.

I have the opposite story. I bought my second bike when I was 15. A '66 or '67 250 Harley Sprint. I was flipping burgers at a local Sonic Drive Inn in NE Texas to make the payments. For some reason that I didn't understand at that moment, my dad decided that he should drive me to work that day. Later in the evening I look out the window of the Sonic and there was dear old Dad, circling through the parking lot on my bike and waving at me. He deserved it though because he helped me a LOT keeping that old bike running.

Just post a link to your album.

No need for jet skis.

There have been some bad fuel pumps but that doesn't sound like his issue. From what it's saying, it runs fine at speeds ABOVE where he has the problem.

I know you probably have tried but just to make sure, have you made sure that your headset is actually working properly through both speakers? Otherwise, I have to wonder if there is a problem with the head on the tape player.

I'm usually free on the weekends but travel during the week. Would be happy to sync them for you. I doubt that the fuel filter is bad on a 2007 but with some of the gas we get today, it is possible. They are a pain to change. We can sync them first and see if that helps. One more thought that I just had. I only have one or two thoughts a week so this is very rare. What do you mean by "didn't want to run". If you were running in 5th gear at those speeds and expecting it to accelerate strongly, it's not going to happen. 5th is a true overdrive and at those speeds, you are going to need to downshift for any good hills, passing other cars, etc. At any rate, my cellular number is in my profile so give me a call sometime when you want to head this way. If you want to find somebody closer, there are some members nearer to you that might be willing to help. I don't know his schedule but I'm tagging @Dano in this post. Maybe he will see it and could lend a hand.

I also did some research on them. If you go to the Indian forum, you will find a lot of praises but also a LOT of complaints about various things. HEAT is a big one that folks complain about. Probably no worse than my Harley but much worse than the Venture. Also some other fairly major issues and folks waiting a LONG time for the dealers to get repair parts and etc. New bike and related early model issues I'm sure but things to be aware of right now.

The other way is to upload them to the VentureRider Photobucket page. There is a link in the upper menu bar in the drop down menu under "community".

I'm in Oberlin, OH. Wish I had known you were sort of in the area and I could have done it for you. If you get up this way, I would be happy to. Not sure that's your problem though. Out of sync carbs will usually cause a bit of buzzing in the handlebars but I've not seen it to cause them to not want to run. You don't have your bike information in your header so I don't know the year model but you may consider looking at the gas filter.

We just like white vehicles. I think that every car we have purchased for the past 20 years has been white. My last truck, the avalanche, was a sand color simply because I didn't find a white one at the time. By the way, we took the skis over to Berlin Lake today. Stayed out about 2 1/2 hours. It was OK but neither of us were a fan of that lake. Ramps were terrible and there are no places to eat anywhere around the lake. Not one we will go back to.

Samson made some turn outs. Don't remember if they made turn downs or now. They were part of the pipe and could not be turned. I once had a set but they were WAY too loud for me. Also had a set of the Khomewerks where you could rotate the tips. I had those turned out also and liked them that way better than down. They were loud but not nearly as loud as the Samsons. I finally with with a pair of RSTD mufflers with the tips that would be turned in any direction. Liked them a lot. Some people have bought just the tips and drilled holes and mounted them on stock RSV mufflers.

Find somebody with a Corbin and sit on it. I think you will find that it does NOT push you up on the tank.

It was a long day yesterday. I bought these skis from a dealer in New Haven, MI. About 4 1/2 hours from home. Left here about 10:30 yesterday morning and got home with them about 10:30 last night. Plan to take them out later today. Bought them from http://www.vanderzeemotorplex.com Don't know much about this dealer but I can say that it was a very pleasant transaction. Some of the nicest folks I've ever dealt with.

I agree that the seating position is entirely different. That's why I was personally much more comfortable on the second gen. That being said, I loved the backrest on my '88 also. I will also add that it worked fine with my wife on the passenger seat on both bikes. The '88 did have the Ventureline backrest.

Not yet. Don't even know if they are available but if they are, I would sure consider it.

I'll just say this. If not for the drivers backrest, I would just quit riding. Period. It's always the very first thing I add to a bike.

I keep getting emails from you asking why you can't post. You are getting irritated because you say that I am NOT replying. I AM replying and have answered you three times. You can't post because your membership has expired. You need to click on "settings" in the upper right corner of the forum and then scroll down to "paid subscriptions" in the left menu to renew.

I wouldn't expect any of them to be called the International Rally. I don't think he said that either. Just asked if it could be extended and any of the others could be also if somebody wanted to.

No, you didn't say too much at all and your input is appreciated. They have been held various places. Arkansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Alabama, Indiana, New York, Illinois, Ontario Canada...... Probably missing some but that's a good sample.

I'll answer a couple of the questions so far. As for starting a thread asking people to suggest a location and etc. I think we have done that every single year. The problem is that there is never a HUGE majority of one place over another and many just choose places that are a shorter distance for them. The biggest thing is that a LOT of people have good ideas but few ever step up to the plate and offer to organize it. As for the highest attendance. I'm not 100% sure but it was probably Colorado Springs. We had a great crowd there.

I've never tried one but people on the Road Glide forum that have them swear by them. Now there are two camps in regards to how they look. Some like it, some HATE it but most agree that it works well.