Steve S

Patricia and I had to come home Saturday morning and didn't get to go see the crew before we left. It was a wonderful trip and I was thankful to get to meet some fine people. I pray everyone makes it home safely. Steve.

My wife and I came down the Blairsville GA for the Vogal Venture Rally. I rode my Venture and she rode the Spyder. She has only had a license to ride for a week and did some riding around our home area. On the way to Blairsville, her FIRST trip on it, she told me I was to keep myself OFF of it. If I wanted a trike, I could go buy another one!!!!! Sooooooo, I guess I will be looking for another trike if I feel I must have one. BUT, I am very comfortable riding the Venture alone, so it may be a while before I buy anything else. 😁

Patricia and I made it down. Several people down and dodging the random rain storms.

Thank you, Ronnie. We aren't Coming down until Wednesday so I'm pretty sure it will be here. If it doesn't, I'll get a short bolt that size, put a rubber seal on it and run it with that until the plastic one comes in. Can't leave a steel bolt in the radiator very long. It may not come out again.

Hello Venture Crew. I rode the Venture last week and noticed some coolant dripping on the ground after riding for an hour. (Really thought I had a leaking radiator hose.) I finally got around to checking for the problem yesterday and found the leak was coming from the radiator drain plug. I put a wrench on it to tighten it, and the head of the plastic plug broke off. Thankfully I had a left-hand drill bit and was able to spin the threaded part out without any problems. A new one has been ordered, and I will be able to ride it to Vogel next week.

The wife and I rode to lunch after church yesterday afternoon. DAMN, IT WAS HOT!!!! We got about 100 miles in before we found the shortest way home and put it up. It was a fun ride, but very different than a bike and was even different from the Venture Trike I had. I will get used to it and am looking forward to our first long trip. Probably to the Northeast so I can ride in the 7 states I haven't ridden yet. 😁

Yes, I am Ronnie. What are the dates for it? If I go alone, I will ride my Venture.

This past Monday I picked up a used 2021 Can Am Spyder RT Limited. It was well maintained an in EXCELLENT condition with only 362 miles on it. A fine older gentleman and his wife had a pair, and he sold his due to neck problems. I am very lucky to find one in this condition for a decent price.

I have ridden 2 175-mile trips in the past week and did really good with the Venture. I'm going to keep riding it solo for a while but want a Spyder to ride with the Wife. Going to look at one Sunday and I'll share how that goes next week.

I'm still riding the Venture but going to look at a Can Am Spyder Sunday for making trips with the wife. I'm planning a trip to the Northeast states soon with the Venture. I need 7 states to get all of the lower 48 on a motorcycle and I don't want to count any of them on a Trike. I don't want to stop riding just cause I've gotten old...☹️

I checked Ebay and there were some Venture parts on there. Crash bars and cowling parts. Good luck finding what you need.

Hello Venture friends. I only got one short ride in last year, on November 19th, and broke my ankle that same day. It has rained so much this spring that I didn't try to ride until this week. I got 180 miles in on 2 different days and they were great rides, BUT I realized yesterday that I am going to have to go to a trike instead of the Venture. Between the back surgery and arthritis in my hips, it is a real struggle to manage the heavy weight of the Venture. I do ok when I get moving but getting on and off and moving around in tight places is very hard. I will be asking for advice or suggestions on different rides to check out. I want to stay with a touring ride, so a Goldwing trike looks good, but I am going to look at a Cam Am Spyder as well. Good luck to all. Steve.

I checked eBay and found several sets of Venture handlebars. I used 2 inch Riser extensions to get mine to set back farther. That may be an option for you if you can find a set of Flanders.

I have always Run Metzlers on my Ventures and generally got around 20 to 22,000 miles out of them. The rear tires I may get 11,000 if I make sure I keep them inflated properly.

My local Yamaha dealer orders my Metzlers for me. I run the 888s with good luck and just replaced the front one last week.