Steve S

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.

Happy Birthday Freebird. I pray you have a wonderful day and many more to follow.

Yep. its too cold and way too much snow to ride in Western Kentucky. I have headed for Daytona at 28 degrees, but the high today is 22 with snow everywhere. So, I will wait a couple of weeks before I brave a ride.

If the trailer is well built it should handle the Venture well. I have hauled mine on a 10 foot trailer without any problems. Actually I have hauled 2 Ventures on this trailer. If you don't have a front wheel chock, you may want to put a couple of 2X4s on each side of the front tire when you load the bike. I have Condor Chocks I use for hauling mine.

Good morning Venture Riders. It's a brisk sunny 9 degrees in Hopkinsville Kentucky this morning. I do believe it would be a wonderful idea to fire the bike up and go for a ride. Oh WAIT, I still have a broken ankle, and I can't ride yet. 😢 I guess I will have to wait a few more weeks so I can put my boots on and ride. 😁

Oh yes. I've been over it several times and under it a few times.

Hello VentureRiders. It's been snowing in Western Kentucky most of the day. It got pretty heavy after lunch for a few hours, but it's about stopped. We may have 3 inches around my house. What's happening in your town?

Happy New Year to all of my Venture Rider friends.

I'm sorry but it's not. Everything has been disposed of.

It's been a wonderful day kicked back in the recliner with my foot propped up on pillows while my beautiful wife made a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner for us. I pray everyone has had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Ronnie check out the pictures I posted on My Ride post.

Update on the broken leg. I had surgery Wednesday, and it was a very simple short surgery. The doc made to small pokes and put 2 screws in the broken part of the leg bone. Thankfully it wasn't part of the weight bearing bone and I am still able to hobble around in a boot without having to use a wheelchair. It looks like I may be back to walking in 6 or 8 weeks. Evidently the foot got under the saddlebag and the saddlebag rail impacted the ankle. When the bike fell, it came down hard and I hit the concrete pretty solidly. I was stunned and it took me a minute to even think about getting up. My biggest concern was my back due to the surgery I had back in January. Thankfully I have not had any pain from my back after this fall. My biggest problem is having to sit in a recliner with my foot above my waist all day. I got really bored after the first day of this. 🙄 If you will look closely at the lower right side of the leg bone, you will see the fracture of the extended part of the bone. That is what he screwed down. On the left side, there is a crack in the other bone that was not totally fractured, so they didn't do anything to it feeling it will heal properly on it own.