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I leave tomorrow at 6AM flying into Phoenix, where I’ll spend a few days getting to know my new to me 90 Venture before riding it 1500 + miles home to the pacific northwest. A HUGE thank you to Captain Murph for the loan of his CLASS control unit. I hope I can get it working before I head for home Friday morning. I try to take some pictures along the way and post them when I get back. My plan is to head west to 395 and then follow 395 north to Washington. Keeping my fingers crossed that nothing breaks down along the way Wish me luck Al

I ‘m amazed, for a bike that hasn’t been produced for 15 years this is a very active forum. I sold my Valkyrie in February and got a 1000 V-Strom which I absolutely love, except for riding 2up. It’s a bit cramped with a passenger on the back. So I started looking for an older touring bike. The older Goldwings were to expensive and I had pretty much narrowed it down to a Kawa Voyager. Until a few weeks ago while on an overnight trip on the V-Strom I saw a group of 1st gen Ventures riding in eastern WA. They were such cool looking bikes and from that point I was sold and had to have the Venture. Seeing how much everyone loves these bikes and how active this forum is I think I made the right choice. The bike is currently being stored at my wife’s uncles house and we plan to spend a few days visiting before I head off for home and she will be flying back. I found the thread that outlines how to check circuit board so I will bring a soldering iron with me and see if I can fix it before I head out. Thanks, Al

Thanks guys, for all the replies. I was a bit concerned about riding the bike if the CLASS wasn't working. I'll have a few days in Sun City visiting relatives so I'll see if I can figure out the issue is. If not I’ll just ride it as it is. I'm not 100% sure of my route yet, I'm trying to see if I can get a few extra days before I have to get back to work so I don't have to head straight home. My general idea is to head in a northwesterly direction through AZ, NV ID OR to WA, but I may cut over to CA and ride some of the great roads in Central and North CA. Thanks again for all the words in encouragement. Al

I am in the process of buying a 90 Venture Royal with under 20K miles from out of state (the Phoenix area) and plan on flying in and riding it home to the Seattle area. The bike has been at the mechanics for several weeks getting a complete going over. They have fixed leaky fork seals and petcock replaced all the brake pads and fluids. New battery, cleaned and serviced the carbs and a number of other smaller issues. The tires are reported to have good tread but are about 6>8 years old so I plan on having those replaced before I make the ride back. I just learned that there may be a problem with the air shock system (CLASS?). I’m not sure what exactly but my guess is that it is not allowing you to adjust the air pressure. I have no experience with the 1st gen Venture’s my questions is. Can you still ride the bike if the CLASS system doesn’t work? Can you manually pump up the shocks and just leave them at that setting? My other option is to have the bike shipped to me which is actually a bit cheaper, but not nearly as much fun as a 1500 + mile ride home through some “new to me” states. Thanks Al