venturejoe

Picking this one up for less then $500 with all the body parts in place, runs smooth, other then the 2nd gear issue. Mostly want to use it for my 100 mile round trip on the hwy to/from work so I can give my other bike a rest.

Good to hear. Guess I will pick it up tomorrow, good to know I can ride it until I get around to tearing it apart to fix 2nd gear. Thanks guys!

I am looking at an 84 venture and it is beginning to have the second gear issue, currently when you shift into second and go past half throttle. My question is, how long can I ride the bike, shifting from 1st to 3rd before I have to fix the issue, and will shifting from 1st to 3rd cause any other damage? I will eventually fix the issue, if I purchase the bike, but was wondering the above. Thanks for your help.