My Feelings On 2nd Gen Venture

I Will Tell You After Owning 85 Venture And 2001 Springer Harley

That After One Week Of Owning 2000 Mm Model Was Ready To Sell.

I Have Corrected Riding Position On This Beast To Make Me

Feel Confident In Riding This Bike And Maybe Giving Up My 85.

I Have Tinnitus ( Ringing In Ears) And This Bike With 1/2 Helmet

And The Motor Whine It Produces Almost Made Me Get Rid Of It.

I Used A 3/4 Helmet And It Really Reduced Whine Noise I Hear

With 1/2 Helmet.

The Other Thing I Did To Make This Beast Not Feel So Heavy On My Skinny Arms Is Take Handle Bars Off And Press Them Wider.

Went From 32" To 34 1/2" Wide And What A Difference In The Feel

Of This Bike For My Long Arms.

When I Purchased This Bike Compared To 85 And Harley Is That

My Arms Felt Like They Were In Center Of Bike And Did Not

Have The Leverage For Such A Top Heavy Bike.

Will Even Say Pushing Bike Into Garage Is So Much Nicer With

The Wider Bars And The Leverage The 2 1/2" Wider Gives.

Will Tell You I Bought A New Bar But Was Way Off And So Decided To Spread The Stock One With Fear Of Kinking Bar.

I Saw No Kinking With Flatening The Bar On Plywood.

Will Also Say Do Not Go Any Farther Than This For Cable And

Wires Just Make This Distance Of 34 1/2" Wide.

I Am Really Thrilled With The Way This Has Changed The Feel

Of The Bike And Give Me The Confidence .

I Did Do A Panic Stop With Grilfriend Aboard And Scared The

Hell Out Of Her But I Needed To Know I Had A Feel Of Confidence

In Riding And Stopping after changes made..

The Beast Is So Top Heavy Compared To Any Other BikeS I Have Owned..

But The Ride And Looks Of This Bike Are Beautiful.

But You Have To Ride The Level And Speed The Bike Is Geared

For..this Bike Is Know 85 Venture But My Girlfriend Loves

The Ride Over 85 Venture And My Harley Springer...lol

I Know Every One Will Not Agree With How I Feel But This

Has Made The Bike That Much Nicer For Me And Wanted To

Share My Findings Of This Bike In One Week Of Owning It.

Joe In Nj

GOOD NEWS!!!!

Now go out and take a motorcycle riders safety course on your RSV, to feel even more confident on it