5th Oct 2014, 13:04
Hello my name is Michael. I first saw the Venture in Seattle, and took my mom to see it and I said I would own one someday. I bought one in 1987 and it was an 83 model, and was black and gold stripes like the one I saw in Seattle. I owned it until 1989, and I gave it to a friend and I bought an 89 model 2 tone blue. I have been all over the USA with it. I bought the other model of that year, which is 2 tone maroon in 2010. Since then I have added another 89 model, so now I own 3 of them and love them all. So good riding, and I too wish they had never stopped making them in 1993. Those was the golden years for me... I am 50 now and still ride god bless.
Michael
16th Oct 2011, 15:00
I rode a 91 Venture Royale until July 16th 2011, when I hit some stupidly resurfaced road work, where the highway department left reflectors on the lower level, and left slits about 4 inches wide and four feet long around every reflector. Caused a high speed wobble that demolished the bike and sent me sliding 240 feet and to the hospital.
This was undoubtedly one of the best bikes I've ever owned, but nothing was as good as the original 1983 to 1985 Ventures... the finest motorcycle ever made by the hand of man.