I found an ad in Craigslist for an 86 Venture Royale, i have an 89 i absolutely love, more so than the Goldwings, i called the guy up, he wants $2000 for it, or a trade for a smaller bike, i have a 95 Virago 750 in pristine condition, low miles, we send pics over the phone, i like the Venture though not with the open pipes, he bought it that way.
We make a deal, he gives me the Venture and $500 for my 95 Virago. He wants a smaller bike, i want another 1300 i can possibly add some Vboost parts to.
So i rode the Virago 50 miles into Anchorage sunday morning, made the deal and rode the Venture back, awesome bike, plenty of power just as is, will need to chuck the E3 tires, do a little bit of radio fixit work, the antenna bracket is broken. He said to go ahead and keep the nice all leather saddle bags from the Virago, i would love to have something on the Vmax to hold gear but the Supertrapps blow exhaust straight against them, will have to keep looking.
But anyway now i have a second 1300 Venture and a Vmax parts bike with all the engine parts.