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Good evening fellow riders. My Bro-in-law and I made it back home this afternoon after a trip down to Natchez MS on the Natchez Trace. We got on the Natchez Trace Parkway a little SW of Nashville TN and took 2 days to get to Natchez, with a night in Tupelo MS. We crossed the Mississippi River and stayed in Vidalia Louisiana Thursday night. I have been up and down the Mississippi River hundreds of times in my career as a towboater and driven through Vidalia several times chasing boats down for crew change but never spent the night there. We were blessed to stay in a hotel that was right on the river.

We had great weather, And the old Venture just purred all of the way just like it wanted to get there as much as I did. Its been a few years since I did the ride. Plenty of good roads stopped for some good burgers and home to set around the campfire. Just don't get that many days like that to get out and enjoy. I guess that's what makes them so great to have. Still a couple more to plan a route for before the weather changes. Orlin

Got his orders from the devil. There really is a battle going on that we can't really see except in the results. That battle has been going on since day 1 and will soon be over. The King is coming!

I bought an economy, long range scope based on a couple YouTuber's reviews a couple months ago. When I received it, I was impressed with the apparent build quality so I decided I would build a new long range whole punch to go under it. I was considering my options and leaning toward a Ruger Precision Rifle in .308. It looks to be a great system out of the box and reasonably priced, though still expensive. While down in VA for a family reunion, I found a new bang stick shop and spent a few hours trading lies and drooling on their stock when the proprietor asked me what I would say if he could show me .308ish ballistics from an AR15 platform. He then went on to educate me on the 6mm ARC from Hornady. After a few minutes googling the round, I decided to buy the parts to build a Upper in 6mm ARC. After gathering everything up, the nice young man offered to assemble the upper free of charge. BONUS! I ended up with an Aero Precision upper receiver(no forward assist) and Aero Precision 12.5 M Lock forearm with a Ballistic Advantage 18" barrel, rifle length gas tube and adjustable gas block. Capped with the Silencer Co. QD muzzle device. OH, some nice Trump 2024 graphics on the dust cover. Here it is mounted on my Fight! lower with the 30cal JK suppressor and Magpul bipod.

Hello Friends. I have been riding a Yamaha Venture since 2004 when I bought my first one brand new. I stopped riding in 11 after a bad accident and bought this one in spring of 21 and have managed to put 30,000 miles on it since, even having to take a year off due to back surgery. I did some checking and realized I had ridden all but 8 states in the lower 48. Patricia and I decided we should ride the others on a Venture before I give up the ghost and get a Goldwing trike next spring. Sooooo, Patricia and I headed out, Yeah, she TOOK the Spyder from me, from Hopkinsville KY on Friday, 9/26/25 heading east to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We got on the Parkway at Roanoke VA and rode up to the end of Skyline Drive. That beautiful ride was already the best part of the trip. I can wait to get into the more northern states to see the beauty there. We are now in the suburbs of Pittsburgh for the night and are going to go into Delaware and New Jersey tomorrow morning to get our first two. From there we will head north to get the other 6. Or 7, my geography lessons school were slept through when I did go to school.🙄 I will update everyone as we make a few more states. Steve.

Good morning to you! Been awhile since I've been on the site. No ride for me either, dropped the baby off at my sister's but have been riding the rest of the week. We put about 275 miles on last Sunday. My mom bought a 2003 Goldwing with 77k miles for 3 grand for my brother in law-and sister to ride, hoping they ride more. We all had a great time! Thanks continuing to post on here, you're doing a big part keeping the site alive!

I’m thinking that the oil came from under your garage floor… there’s an oil well there just waiting for you to start drilling!🛢️🛢️🛢️

I just saw a video, today was #143 2 to go.

Naah, they’re arguing synthetic vs Dino.

They have sold to Cypress Creek Motorsports. Dave and Ruthann are staying on staff for a three year transition before fully retiring. The Venture was never a huge seller for them but I don’t see very many people willing to invest that much $$ into a bike that’s been out of production since 2013. He did tell me they’re hanging on to the molds. The trike market is falling just like the touring market, younger people aren’t buying them. I use the same powder coater as Hannigan, he told me a couple years ago that he gets trailer and side car frames but very few trike frames anymore. They have a 3rd gen in right now getting a sidecar fitted to it. Cypress Creek builds a ground up trike using Chevrolet V8s and automatic transmissions. Called Challenger Trikes.

Hate to say. it but winter is quickly arriving here in NE Ohio. It was 35 this morning. Still supposed to get to 70 later today so riding is not over but I can feel it coming.

I respectfully disagree Don. Riding season is not coming to a close even riders like me and to anyone else in the east coast go through during the winter months. Cold weather riding is my favorite and I hope it is to ‘some’ riders out there as well. I never sweat. 😀. Please don’t get me wrong. I am not saying to anyone to go ahead a ride during the winter months. This is all about the rider’s decision to hang it up for the winter and wait for Spring or if you are like me, I ride during the winter months barring good road conditions free of snow, salt, grime and unsafe debris. I get it…some riders just don’t like cold weather and I understand that completely. However every time I see a rider all geared up and riding at 30° temps, I feel excited and I say to myself…if he is having fun, I can also have fun during the winter months. I am not responding to criticize or belittle anyone or make me look good and sound good. This is just me and I’ve enjoyed cold weather riding ever since. So FWIW, riding in the Spring, Summer, Fall and winter always have all the inherent dangers. It is important to ask yourself, ‘Are you ready to ride or not?’ If the answer is no, please don’t ride. Follow your gut, because Spring is only a few months away after all. With that said and if you have watched ‘Games of Thrones’, it is inevitable that WINTER IS COMING!

This'll be my last full Winter as a werkin' man. Took my RSV to "MY Guy" for carb work yesterday and I definitley felt Fall in the air. I guess I'm not a real Venturerider, "cause 35 is a bit chill for riding. I do get the folks that like to ride in cooler weather, but I don't get those who ride with snow / ice on the road...

Believe me. I get it.

What kind of nut are you? We of the Venture riding persuasion laugh at 35°!!! It’s still summer! It has to be since I haven’t gotten enough riding in yet! That makes sense, right?🥶🥶🥶

Congrats on your trip and I'm happy you made it home safely. That is also on my bucket list as well, to hit the lower 48 states. Good on your wife to take the plunge and do the ride herself! You two sound like quite the couple!

Starting to feel that chill here, getting down into the mid 40s in the mornings. I wont be riding the bike for a few days. They are doing some repairs to our apartment building's parking lot, so I wont be able to access the garage.

You are right. This site was not down at all. It was a browser issue on my home computer that simply needed a to closed and reopened. Sounds like you and your fellow riders had a great time despite the crosswinds and 460 miles is truly satisfying to most riders including myself. Rode today and tomorrow will be a little chilly... must gear up appropriately. Ride safe.

Good evening to all. Glad to be able to access venturerider tonight. I could not login last night and this morning, but looks like everything is back up and running. Rain in the forecast. Ride tomorrow instead.

Drive Weather. It will give temperature, rain / snow, wind, fog... and you can set your departure time and as you adjust it - it will change the weather along your route. If you add a stop - it will adjust your forecast. Free version only lets you plan a couple days in advance. Paid version lets you plan a couple weeks in advance.

I use Weather Underground and search on various cities on my route. It shows results 10 days out

Happy Friday to you too. TGIF! It has been a long work week since I was called in last weekend. I am crossing my fingers that I don't get called in tomorrow or Sunday. I have lots of things to do around the house.

Good morning everybody. Happy Friday!

It looks like beautiful country out there! Let us know a date and I'll see if I can make it!

Good morning. Planning a 500 mile ride this Sunday. We're planning on having the kiddo dropped off at my sister's and on the road by 7am. We'll leave Omaha and take Highway 75 up to Sioux City, then Highway 20 west to Highway 12. That'll take you north and west past Ponca (cool native history there). We'll stay on Highway 12 across the river hills until we hit Highway 81 and go north. Then we'll get to the south side of Yankton and cross Gavin's Point Dam. From there we'll take Highway 52 into highway 50 west across the South Dakota plain until we reach the west side of Wagner, South Dakota. We'll continue west and have lunch at Radar Hill, which is where the Fort Randall Casino is. It used to be called Radar Hill because there was an old Army radar station set up there. We'll continue west into Pickstown and cross the Fort Randall Dam and continue west on Highway 18 until we reach Highway 281 and travel south til highway 12. We'll then take highway 12 to highway 81 and take that south to highway 275 and head home! I'm really looking forward to it!

I am interested as I have now moved permanently to Madison. I have attended at least a couple of your rides in the past and have enjoyed them

Safe travels and enjoy your trip! I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures!

Yes RIDE SAFE

Update on the trip. We spent last night in West Chester PA about 5 miles from the Delaware state line. When we left this morning, we drove south a little way in Delaware, stopped and fueled up, then headed north back to Pennsylvania. We stayed away from Philadelphia, so we headed NE for a few hours then turned east on federal roads that went from rural 2 lane to 6 lane parkways and back to 2 lanes rural in just a few miles. We got out of PA into New Jersey and are now staying in Goshen NY. Our plans are to make Conn and Rhode Island tomorrow. I have a niece in Mass. that we are planning to visit if she has time to fit us in between school and work. The best thing about the trip is the beauty of the trees and scenery and in the small old towns. So many majestic old buildings along the road. We want to stop and look them all over, but we keep moving on.

Back in the saddle for another work week, will probably be riding all week as well. We're planning on a long ride Sunday. Keep the shiny side up!

You will never regret getting a Goldwing, you will be surprised at how well it handles, not sure I am sold on the newest models with DCT transmission and revised front suspension, but then I never did ride one, visit the GL1800Riders forum to get acquainted with the bike. I sold mine after Covid when I realized my attention to details when riding had been compromised by by Covid and lack of riding during the pandemic, sometimes I miss it, but when I do I just take the Vette out for a drive and all is fine in the world.

I bet they both have been watching videos and noticed the CanAm has come out with a Spyder and they are discussing if it will mean total demise for the likes of them.

Hi John, so you are looking for the cable that attaches to the carbs then. Be aware the cables from the handle bars dont directly connect to the carbs but connect to a Throttle cable housing. This housing is where the two cables from the handle bars connect and the two cables from the carbs connect and the cruise control cable connect. check out this link.. https://www.partshark.com/oemparts/a/yam/50042d37f8700209bc789f1e/handlebar-cable items 21 - 29 are the throttle cable housing.. So if you are looking for the cables that connect to the carbs directly, check out this link.. https://www.partshark.com/oemparts/a/yam/50042d30f8700209bc789f02/carburetor-california-model Dont mind the california model carb and the non calif doesnt have an image.. but the part you are looking for is item 59 or 60.. and the good news is that yamaha is listing them as available. Personally if I was replacing one I would do both since the replacing is the hard part as you need to remove the left side fairing to access them cable housing. If you havent, down load the service manual as it will assist you in doing this if you never have done it before. go to here to down load it.. https://www.venturerider.org/manuals/1986-1993 Yamaha Venture Service Manual.pdf Check out page 3-83 in the service manual for how to install the cables correctly. I personally use Partshark.com to buy most of the my factory parts as they have a great price on them. let me know if you have any questions. Good luck.. Rick F.

You know where Shirley is gona stay.

I'm glad I found her a good home. Feels like she's still in the family. Did Hannigan give it a checkup?

I wonder what those two bikes are saying to each other, looks like they are having a conversation about Ronnie. 😊

I've been on segments of the Natchez trace and wouldn't mind doing the whole route. First time on it we were passing quite a few. In talking to and Attorney I work with he let me know to not get caught speeding on it because it's a federal road. Getting a ticket on is not just paying a fine you have to show up in federal court. Good thing we didn't get caught 'cuz we hit some of it pretty hard.

I did an I.B. Lake Michigan Loop as my 40th Birthday "bucket list", got home in 18hrs and joked with my riding buddy that we should have planned the 1,500 Gold ride just in case. 5yrs later and my knees hurt every morning and hands getting numb on the commute to work....and I wonder how I did it with such ease.

The Natchez Trace is very close to my sisters’ home in Franklin! I envy you!

Sounds like a great ride. Wish I could have been there.

So I have given up on the huge, ugly air box on my 98 RSTD! I have ordered pods. I will restrict the air flow for what's left of this season, which likely means increasing the fuel flow as well, but enough, is enough! I will rejet the carbs over winter to match the pods and get the carbs synced. Now the next step, relocate or bypass the ignition switch. I'm sick and tired of the bike quitting when the switch gets heated. I love this bike, but Yamaha really screwed the pooch on some of the designs on this generation. I have already relocated the fuel filter. Good thing I'm retired and have the time to do this shite! I'll let yall know how the pod things goes.

Sad news. I don’t know what to say. I’m sad, I’m angry, I pray for his family.

So the 2022 Road Glide Limited is gone. I had strongly been considering saying goodbye to my riding days for some time now. The Road Glide Limited was a great long range touring manchine but now that I've turned 70, it sure was feeling heavy on these. short rides around home. So it was time to let it go. So my riding days are over. But Nay Nay say I. Today I picked up a slightly lighter bike. It is still HEAVY but feels 300 pounds lighter than the limited due to having no tour pack and them lightening the fairing by about 20 lbs. One test ride was all it took and I was sold. It has three factory ride modes. Sport, Rain, and Highway. Plus another one that you can customize to your liking. The salesman told me that in sport mode, Harley has everything dialed up to about 80%. He created a custom mode for me where he set throttle response and everything to 100% and the performance was amazing. It is really too much unless you really want to play hard. I actually put it back into Sports mode and even highway mode on the way home. So what did I buy? A 2025 Harley Road Glide and I have to say I love this thing. It has the new 117 Cu In motor with 105 HP and 130 lbs of torque. It actually feels even stronger. All the modern goodies. ABS, Traction Control, etc. Apple car play, navigation, etc. 12" digital screen that you can customize to your liking. They upgraded the front and rear suspension and added an additional 3 1/2 " travel to the rear. I am just completely impressed with this bike. I got them, to throw in a passenger backrest and a taller "Klock Werks" windshield. Since taking these pictures, I added a riders backrest and the nearly new highway pegs that I took off the '22. I also took the nearly new Vance and Hines mufflers off the '22 and put the stock mufflers on it. The Vance and Hines are the same for this bike also. It is surprisingly loud as is but I''ll probably swap them tomorrow to see how they sound on this bike. I think they had a deeper tone. I went back and forth on the color but ended up buying Iron Horse Metallic.

speaking of metzler i have just had some fun and will never get another. this is a story i put into our ULYSSES magazine warning others about metzler and there tyres . the cracks run right around the tyre NOT A HAPPY CAMPER After our round trip with cub camper behind our Royal Star Venture + sidecar to Alice 7500ks I decided the trusty Avon Venom rear tyre was looking a bit sad. Yes i could get another 1000 to 1500ks left in it, but the Wodonga trip was to be about 3000ks [no pillion this time and no cub camper but did have a very small bike trailer 4’x4’ containing tent and some water and food. Start time was getting close so went online to Evilbay looking for a good cheap replacement rear tyre. I found Motorcycle Tyre Warehouse had a METZELER ME880 MARATHON at a good price delivered. It showed 3 days later, good looking tread and meaty, just what I need for my outfit. I then ripped the old Avon off and fitted the new tyre, left the bike in the shed and didn’t get it out till it was time to go to the boat for the trip to Melbourne. After getting off the boat and heading for Wodonga the bike was just not right so we continued on to Wodonga at a steady speed in no hurry. We cruised up the Hume at about 90kph. We got to Wodonga about 2:30 Tuesday 24th. Wednesday morning we started looking for the problem with the bike. New plugs fixed the slight miss in the motor but still had a grinding noise at takeoff. We decided it must be a crook universal so we spent the rest of the week sitting around the campsite not wanting to put too much pressure on the uni. It was decided then not to do the long trip home via the coast but have a slow trip back down the Hume to Broadford for the Easter bike bonanza [what a great weekend ]. The grinding noise was found to be not a crook uni but a broken stay on the sidecar grinding when the sidecar wheel moved so returned home all running well and normal .Then the fun began in the shed. I checked the rear tyre to find deep cracks in the base of the tread [the tread was lifting off the case] so i sent an email to motorcycle tyre warehouse with photos [no reply]. A few days later I sent another [still no reply].A couple of days later I phoned [oh yes we got your email can you send more pics] so sent more close-ups. A week later I sent another email asking what is happening. Then got an email can I phone them. They asked me was I towing a trailer, said yes, to be told Metzeler do not cover any warranty for a bike towing a trailer. I said the trailer puts 15kgs extra weight on the bike they don’t care they found a way out for a badly made bike tyre. I have since sent an email to Metzeler but still no reply. I would have been better off leaving the old avon on the bike .By my GPS I covered 1142ks with a top speed of 115 kph turned out not to be a cheap tyre so if you are thinking about a new tyre and want to tow a trailer DO NOT buy a Metzeler

I stopped in at Hannigan’s factory today, one of the office guys told me they dropped the RSV and a few other bikes out of their lineup this year. I don’t know if it has anything to do with the selling of the brand or not.

Not only that we need to find out who backed him. Some reports of up to 70K transferred to him in the weeks prior. Some reports said it was from shadow companies of the Socialist Democrat party. To be clear not the Democrat party. This is the one Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are a part. If this is actually true it would shake up parts of the congress and senate as well as NYC.