A little Confused about Generations--

[sho_greg]

Wouldn't the 99-13s really be the 3rd generation of ventures??

 

83-85 or so 1st gen

86/87 to 93 2nd gen

99-13 3rd gen

[MiCarl]

You can call stuff anything. Our common way is 83-93 1st gen., 99+ 2nd gen.

 

While there were some incremental changes along the way the 83-93 are pretty much the same motorcycle. We call them as follows:

 

83-85 - 1st gen MKI

16-93 - 1st gen MKII

99 + 2nd gen

 

3rd gen is a mythical beast that lives with Sasquatch and unicorns.

[aharbi]

...3rd gen is a mythical beast that lives with Sasquatch and unicorns.

:crackup:

[camos]

3rd gen is a mythical beast that lives with Sasquatch and unicorns.

That's the one we are all wishing will come out any year now. We have all helped Yamaha with the needed design features but it appears they won't manufacture the 3rd Gen until they can figure out how to make it play music now there is no longer any support for cassettes.

[brummers]

I must have a 1.5 Gen then.

[MiCarl]

I must have a 1.5 Gen then.

 

Sorry. If you haven't got a cassette deck it isn't a Venture.

[rickardracing]

[quote=MiCarl;95663:

 

3rd gen is a mythical beast that lives with Sasquatch and unicorns.

 

Actualluy it lives in the dreams of Ventureriders never to become a reality.

[Karaboo]

I saw the 3rd gen last week. They beamed it up before I could get a picture, though.

[cowpuc]

Wouldn't the 99-13s really be the 3rd generation of ventures??

 

83-85 or so 1st gen

86/87 to 93 2nd gen

99-13 3rd gen

 

4th http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery%20%20A/Yamaha%20XS%20Eleven%20Venturer.jpg

http://www.xs1100-frw.de/HOMEPAGE_03/XS_MODELLE/XS11_81ER_H.JPG

[syscrusher]

Exactly as software releases are numbered (Major).(minor), I have a Gen 1 Mk2, or Gen 1.2.

A major difference was indicated with Gen 2 when the Venture went from a sport tourer to a cruiser.

The differences between 83-85 and 86-93 were much smaller and so it was a minor update to Gen 1.2.