Well, I have been having second thoughts about my 07 Venture for quite some time and finally made the decision to trade it in. My wife is starting to get interested in her own bike so I figured I could make this a win-win situation. Not so much. I had in place a deal to trade in my 07 Venture for a new 06 Honda ST1300 for me and a new 07 Honda VLX Deluxe for my wife. I was getting a very, very good deal from Toledo East in Toledo, OH. Was in the garage lastnight and made the comment to my wife that I have to get the Venture preped to take to the dealer. She asked "why"? I said because I'm trading it in for the two new bikes. Her comment was, "You can go buy me the one I want, but that one isn't going anywhere, it's too comfortable and I like it". So, needless to say, I said fine, changed the oil and installed my levelling links. Now maybe my first Yamaha will want to stay at home since my wife likes it so much and not want to spend so much time at the dealership getting worked on. The hangman's noose is put away and I have become re-dedicated to my Venture once again:) AND I don't have to be subject to the wrath of my wife and let me tell you, she has plenty of wrath to go around but seems to only spend it on me:) Hope to see some of your guys out this summer.