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Read all the older posts about adding a luggage rack to a 2nd gen. YIKES! Drilling holes in a perfectly beautiful Tour Pak??!! Looks like I would have to drill the holes, provide the sealing and back plate to strengthen, etc.. The only question is the two stores mentioned in the previous posts no longer carry the part I guess....no hits. Only choice seems to be direct from Yamaha at a premium price. Anyone have any recent experiences with purchasing a Yamaha luggage rack for a 2nd gen? Thanks, david

E1 and E4 error codes on the air system mean the computer board has some loose solder joints. Super easy to fix. There are step by step directions with pics on this site. I can't find it now...but I know it's there...I fixed mine. Took longer to take the computer apart than to fix. About 20 minutes total. My first time too! It's as simple as taking the screws out of the top right panel. You will see a multipin connector going to the air computer panel...unplug. Take the computer panel off and put it on the workbench. Grab a beer. Relax. Take the little box apart. There is a circuit board where the multipin plugs into. Look on the solder side of those pins. Grab your soldering gun and reheat those connections...maybe adding a little solder if they look dry. That's it. Put it together...walk over to bike carrying beer...plug in the multipin connector...turn bike key to accessory position and watch the panel. If it goes through it's stuff...you've solved the problem. Take a swig while patting yourself on the back(don't spill the beer)...and put bike together. Two additional thoughts. 1: Air system only works in Acc position 2: The little computer is slow...so when you select the "front"....wait until you see the word "front" on the panel, then choose the air pressure....same with rear. Always set the front first. I use the "auto" settings...Low, medium, high. OH....if the above doesn't solve the problem....go through the circuit board resoldering all the connections on the solder side of the board. Take your time and don't get things too hot. Just touch the solder point and once it flows...stop. Majority of the E code problems in the air controller board are broken solder joints from vibration and age. David

Brian, Ed can talk about his products...but I originally used the stickum that came with the lights I bought. Didn't hold well...started to sag in middle. So I tacked them on with little spots of epoxy. They will come off if you carefully pry them....seem to not hurt the plastic (don't ask). But I figure they are there to stay. So far, they have not moved. BTW, I wired mine directly to ACC circuit so they come on with bike. If I had to do it again, I would wire to battery with a switch. Reasoning...they would be great camp lights until camp is setup. They really do light up the area around the front of the bike...and the LED drain would not be enough to worry me...

Blue...that's true. Shinko/Yokohama makes good tires. They bought Yoko's technology and make them in Korea. They stick like glue but wear faster. Trade off...like everything else...

They make vacuum restrictors...really cheap...most auto stores. Cut hose, insert restrictor into hose.done. http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search.oap?keyword=vacuum+restrictor

My 1st gen is doing 75mph with speedo doing 78. Seems to be -3mph across the board. Haven't gone over the century mark... yet.... so can't tell ya about that.

Teeny rant on: I long for the day when police officers no longer accept "I didn't see him" as a valid excuse when a car hits a motorcycle. To my way of thinking....when a driver gets in an accident because he/she "didn't see him", it should not matter whether they hit a bike, a cycle, a train, a plane, or a person....they still hit him and they should be cited! Rant off. Glad you are up and running with a new scoot!

I added a strip on each side to my 1st gen two months ago. I like the look...Plus...it adds light directly in front of me when I go scooting across the desert at night....

Thought: When I first got my 89, I was shifting at the low end of the rpm range. Found my mpg's weren't the best. I didn't feel I was lugging the motor...but knew I wasn't working her in her power range. Since then, I've slowly upped my shift points and enjoy watching the tach climb up a bit before I shift. I'm also leaving it in the lower gears around town. One thing for sure, my mpg's have gone up! From 36ish to 39-42ish. Big difference. Been an interesting transition for me. I also really enjoy 3rd gear...about 30mph...then roll on the throttle. Easy acceleration until the tach gets 1/2 way up there ... then the power comes on in rush! YIKES! I do have a little trouble with shifting memory as I also have a VStar 950 twin...but it's redline is like the Venture..7500! Yet it pulls nicely at low RPM's and gets good mpg's too. I shift low...and the scoot seems to like it.... Glad you are settling down into the Venture. I'm with you...I feel it's going to be an excellent long distance machine. david

Did he give you credit for your work?

Wonder how it would do against an early 1st gen?

I ran what Yamaha said and got cupping then separation. Suggest go to the max on each tire...

Hmmm...why wash the scoot? Doesn't get "dirty" out here where I live...just dusty. When that happens, I go faster...blows the dust off.

Wishes for fast healing! Prayers Up! david

Took off this morning for a ride to Rio Rico, Nogales, Sonoita and back to Green Valley. o windy to continue to Tombstone! Saw this Jag in Sonoita. Driver stopped by and said he loved the Venture. I said I loved his Jag. No, I didn't want to trade! Breakfast at little diner in Rio Rice. Omelets, packed with anything, $7.50. Good ride... david

So Du-Ron...are you saying if we get the kit and not use the full plate (use half plate)...we will get the best of both worlds? IE, strong clutch with wide friction zone? david

Hmmm...went for a ride on my 89 1st Gen yesterday. I see different numbers... 75 mph indicated is 4100 rpm...or a tad less. 80 mph indicated is around 4500. Running stock type tires at stock sizes. I think my speedo is about 3mph off...75mph indicated is 72mph. FYI. david

Well at least that is good to hear! The heat issue would really bother me...here in Arizona!

Been there, done that. Got the T-Shirt. Always happens. But hope you can sit back and smile that it wasn't the rear wheel....or front wheel...or handlebars...or.... Grins!

I do like the Natchez Trace road. Would like to make the ride some day. Be nice on a bike....cruising on the Trace at a simple pace.

I understand the economics of business. But going to an air cooled V-Twin is a step backwards in my opinion. Going to run hot, going to vibrate to much...etc., etc..Plus a huge investment in total redesign. When you have a motor that is as well designed as our V4, Yamaha should be testing the market with a fuel injected version of the 2013 2nd Gen first. Far less investment to add FI, CD, MP3, and bluetooth to an already proven design. Simply modernizing the 2nd Gen would have kept them in the marketplace...and if they advertised it (of course) it would give them time to find out if the market will bear a modern V4 touring machine. Plus, if they made it adaptable from Touring to Cruiser with quick-disconnect windshields, Tour Packs, saddlebags....it would be a "convertible to boot. One model, small investment, some advertising...and see how the market responds. Then make the economic decision whether to continue with a V4 or change to a V Twin and change the model completely. Well...in my business experience...large corps do not necessarily think clearly...management by committee wins again. BTW, I worked with Hitachi many moons ago. They sent one of their engineers to my business for a year. He was consistently amazed at the ideas we came up with that Hitachi never had thought of. We made some cool changes to their products based on simple conversations about how products were used. This was with respect to the Broadcast industry. Hitachi was a huge player in that industry...still is worldwide. I think Yamaha made the mistake 4 years ago by not modernizing their Touring product line. If they had done that...they may have found out the v4 concept could have kept them going(and be a unique motor for marketing) for years to come. My .02 cents worth... david P.S. On the plus side...no hard valve adjustments. Grins.

Do all 2nd Gens have the aux input inside the cassette compartment? If not, what year did Yamaha start putting them in? Thanks, david

Late to the thread but I have a K&N filter system on my 1st Gen. I like the fact that I can clean it at any time, re-oil it and be back on the road. So if the Arizona dust storms get me, I can do a quick clean and oil. No running to store to buy air filters! Yea, more expensive...but the quality of the product is well known. david

Thanks for the update! get well! Prayers Up!