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  • Welcome to VentureRider.  What started as a simple site for riders of the Yamaha Venture, Royal Star, Royal Star Venture and the Star Venture has turned into so much more than that.  Though the great Yamaha Venture motorcycles are still our primary focus, we have many members who have eventually moved on to other brands/models or who have stopped riding altogether but still remain members dud to the lifelong friendships they have made on this site.  

    Whether you have questions about your bike, looking for parts, or just wanting to talk motorcycles and riding, this is the place to be.  Our members are friendly and welcoming to all.  My name is Don, Freebird in the forums, and I started this site around 15 or so years ago.  I have met many of our members at our various rallies and meets and some I only know from their posts here on the site but am proud to call them friends, brothers, sisters.  I like to think of this as our club, not MY club.  I try hard to implement features that the members request.  It's not always possible but I do try.

    This is a subscription based club.  You can read messages in most cases but can't post, search, and etc. without becoming a supporting member.  We do offer a free 2 month trial however so you are welcome to check us out before paying the small $12.00 per year dues.  Upon expiration of your trial membership, you will lose the ability to post messages.  At that time, you can click on "Store" and then "Subscriptions" if you wish to continue.  We hope you like what you find here.  We have few rules but the major ones are no religious debate, no political debate, and no "X" rated content, nudity, dirty jokes, etc.  We are a family oriented club so please keep things PG or at least PG-13 rated.

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    • N3FOL
      Good Morning/Good Afternoon/Good Evening

      Good afternoon to all!

      Rode today and will ride until Wednesday even when it goes down to freezing in the morning.  Need the heat for sure on this one.  My body is still acclimating to the cold air and is getting better every day that pass by.   @ChaharlyEnjoy quality family time.  Sounds like your little man is picking favorites now.  lol

      I will have to give the RSV a spin sometime this week, because these bikes do not like to sit too long in the garage.  As always, Gear up and Ride Safe.  

    • ragtop69gs
      Winter is almost here

      My electric riding gear is good down to about 5°  IN DRY WEATHER  not that I'll see those temps here in NW South Carolina. 

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    • Freebird
      Yamaha Star woman’s coat. 75.00

      Very nice Yamaha Star woman’s motorcycle coat.  No rips or stains.   Very lightly used.  Size medium.  Says woman’s size 10-12.  These are very hard to come by.  Local pickup in Pittsfield Township.  75.00.   12.00 shipping. 

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    • RDawson
      Black Cherry's home.

      Gotta love an honest business. Glad you got her back in shape. 

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    • uncledj
      Black Cherry's home.

        Took my 06 RSV into a local shop last Spring for new tires an oil change and to resolve an occasional miss.

        They told me they replaced a fouled plug and that resolved the miss.   OK....   Didn't sit right with me as I'd replaced the plugs maybe 4k ago, but whatever.   She ran pretty good but I still got an occasional bit of smoke from the one side, ...same side as before.    I ran it for about a thousand miles with no change.   Very rideable but I knew something was still a bit off.   Trailered it to Vogel and rode it the first day, but the second day the miss became a problem to the extent that I didn't trust it.   Lisa and I went "antiquing" instead.

        I took it back to the same shop...(I trust these guys)....They had it for a week and I just picked it up and it ran better than it had in years.   Smooooth idle, good throttle response.   So I obviously asked what was going on and they said there was a fouled seat on a carb and leaking crossover tubes?   I'm guessing those are the tubes that carry fuel between the carbs.   Anyhoo,   The owner said they should have looked into it a little better when they last had it, and since I've been a good customer, NO CHARGE.

        Cool.   I'm a mechanic myself, so I understand how this stuff goes sometimes, so I was willing to pay for service they hadn't provided before, but was happy to see that customer service isn't dead.

        So....A shout out to Mobile Cycle Works in Ashley, Ohio.

        Thanks to John and Dane (Owner and son) for doing what it takes to keep customers happy.😀

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