Top 10 things I love about the Yamaha Royal Star Venture
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- My most recent purchase: 1999 Yamaha xvz1300 aka Royal Star Venture. join me as I go thru the top 10 reasons why I purchased this very special motorcycle. #yamaha #royalstar #xvz1300 #venture
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Think I just bought identical bike. Ignore complaints about top heavy. This bike rides great. No buffering smooth ride. 3700 for 34k miles can't beat it. Easily serviced. Guy at bike week hade older one 360k miles. Original engine.
I watch this video 2 days ago and I check Facebook market and found one in mint condition and got it today cant wait to ride thanks for the video
Very nice! looking forward on hearing your thoughs after your first ride
@@stepseven thouhts on my first ride heavey as fuck but hoily madness shes amazing ride wow feel so good very good going to do cluth upgrade for smother shifting this week
Thats a beauty. I love that color of them. Its been well cared for too it appears
Got 83K miles on mine, just rode it from San Diego to Houston along the Mexican border in the desert, these things are bulletproof
I've got a 2005 and just love it. I just recently completed a 1500 mile ride and plan on doing more have 39k miles on it
A Royal Star Venture was my first touring bike. I had it for 8 years and 88K mikes, doing a lot of touring on it. I loved it and I towed a 2 person pop-up camper with it too. The club I belong to requires its road captains to have CB radios, so having one even if just to listen is very helpful. The bike does have good performance and handles well. Stopping power could be better. I only had a problem once with its carburetors due to a load of bad gas. Otherwise, the bike was very warm blooded and ran well in the winter. The charging system is not adequate for a touring bike. Two-up with electric clothing will be a problem as it only has a 30A alternator. For comparison my 2003 Harley Electra Glide has a 50A alternator, and a Gold Wing will light a small city. The electrical switches and connectors are not entirely water proof. I recommend going through the connectors with di-electric grease. The cruise control switch in particular would go bonkers after a good rain. My Corbin saddle for this bike was a big improvement, and looked better too. You will break the windshield trim when you try to remove it, no matter how careful you are. The engine and transmission are flawless and reliable. Everyone will love your speedometer, but you will always wonder why there isn't a rev counter. Use a torque wrench on your trunk mounting hardware. You'll never get it to stay until you do. Removing the rear wheel is easier than you think. You lose more power through that driveline then you think. While the passenger hand rails are strong, I never put highway pegs on the crash bars because they are so flimsy. You have a 1999 like I did. The antennae were re-designed. Yours might still be the screw-down locking collar, where the newer ones used a spring loaded pull-up locking collar. The older ones were prone to breakage. The cruise control is very sophisticated and can self diagnose using a procedure called out in the service manual. Get one. Have fun!!! Go look at my channel.
wow, thank you for all the detailed and usefull info. will keep this all in mind. i went from an FZ1 as my first bike to an an MT10. And then last year i got this as well. So its a big re ajustment.
This is the direction that Yamaha should have went with the new Venture
If I had the cash I would take a new vmax motor and cram it in a new venture.
There’s a lot of young guys looking and buying these bikes because they can go on long distance trips with ease and they are quite cost effective.
I bought it cuz i wanted the most confortable backseat for my gf. very cost effective indeed. can run on regular gaz and has great range. my other bike the gaz light comes on after 175km... I have a sorta touring bike, the Fz10, but RSV is next level confort.
@@stepseven dude I know exactly what your talking about I have a Kawasaki Vulcan voyager very similar bike with all the amenities you get on these japanese bike for such a low cost I'm shocked Harley is not out of business I paid $8k for mine it's a 2011 a Harley same year would cost $15k and have a ton of mileage I only had 15k in mileage on mine but you can't go wrong with these tourers
I got 2015 and I loved it.
Nice 99 I have the 07 Blue/ Black. I have had it a year and a half it had 19000 miles on it when I got it and it rides like a dream. the six gallon tank is a plus when most bike are just 5 gallons. The drive shaft is awesome just make sure you keep a close check on the rear gear oil. you will have to remove the left luggage bag to check or add gear oil, have someone help you or buy a wheel chock so bike is upright when checking or adding gear oil and engine oil. Ride Safe and enjoy your new ride maybe I'll see you on the road one day. picture of mine.
Very cool video. Love your enthusiasm. Enjoy..
Just got myself a 09& I love it
I have TWO...2003 and 2006...Midnight Ventures....that STEREO!! Great value.
Two? thats cool, you keep one for parts?
I got the midnight star venture 2007 , I drove a Roadstar 1001 for 13 years for a daily driver, love yamaha's cool video
I've had two of those. 1999 and 2008. Most comfortable bikes I've owned. I just sold the 08 in April to get a can am spyder. Now I'm trying to sell the spyder to get another Venture. Enjoy brother.
I rode a 2005 for ten years. They're fantastic bikes in spite of their antiquated technology. I have a 2018 Transcontinental Venture now and it's as different as night and day. Both are great bikes and there are things I like better about both.
The previous styled Yamaha Star Venture may have had some antiquated features however the Japanese bikes tend to be more reliable and dependable in nature like their cars.
Royal Star is a very cool bike! love mine!
Awesome bikes….I had a ‘99 that I sold with 40K plus on the clock after I had bought an ‘05 & swapped all my bling & upgrades over to the new one. The ‘05 is at 60K now without so much as a hiccup from either other than an ignition switch on the ‘05 while riding up the Hwy 1/101 coastline in Cali. Also put 8400mi on a 12day trip down to the coast at Mazatlan, Mx. from Ark. They are Awesome & Very Comfortable long haul bikes. A Little known secret upgrade that you would LOVE should you ever decide to….. You can do a direct bolt up swap out to Yamaha V-Max rear end gearing and considerably bump up your low end acceleration while also getting rid of that sluggish feel of the 2 top gear overdrives !! I had originally put one in the ‘99 & I then swapped it straight over into the ‘05….and the ‘05 now has 60K mi. on it at present.
Still going Strong !!
Beautiful Motorcycle. It's definitely a keeper.
I have a 2007 Royal Star tour deluxe and love it. I actually was going to a dealer to buy a 2005 Venture, got there and it was sold. The 2007 bike I own was parked next to it in their showroom. I took it for a test ride and came back thinking, "I'm not leaving here without this bike having a sold tag with my name on it like the Venture".
I myself had the 07 Royal Star n it is a Beast>I 40 thru Arkansas doing 140 no sweat response was great 👍n. It ate up some road. Great Bike
Nice bike and dependable at utmost
Awesome looking machines
You are way more than lucky to find such a mint condition bike for that cheap!!! Enjoy it man!!
especially now with the Covid tax these prices are impossible these days
Just bought a 2000. Love it
Enjoy it, Im starting to appreciate it alot more the more I drive it. Road test video coming up soon.
Hope you're still loving your bike. I have a 2008 and I love it. I've taken some longish trips on it and I call it the "Sofaglide." Next yeae I'm going cross country.
How did it go? Or, are you still planning your trip?
Thing i hate most about the Venture, is removing the rear wheel, apart from that they are a great bike. with there being only around 30 - 35 of these bikes on the road in UK ( and half of them have been imported recently . mine is a UK bike ) very few people know what they are when they see it. they usually say i thought it was a harley, to which i say wash your mouth out with soap
i got a 2006 venture,49000miles,clutch slips,paid 3000 for it,it is one beautiful bike,and like riding your sofa down the freeway
Thing should be in a museum 😮
Funny he mentioned the "Mexican credit card" (a siphon hose) 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the review. How tall are you? Do you still have the bike and what do you think now I’m buying one today look forward to hearing from you.
I got a 2004 white Yamaha Royal Star Venture 1300 like it better than a Harley I had.
Love mine
Same colour as mine 2000 Yamaha RSV xvz 1300 TF
Love the band-gauge....is that original? It would be great on a Stratoliner too
What is the cell phone holder you have on the tank? I just bought an 06 and was looking around at accessories. Also curious what kind of Bluetooth device people have been using with this bike.
This looks like a realy nice way of doing a cross country road trip for a few weeks :D
Thats the plan, since covid hit I got to find new ways of exploring. This is the perfect tool for the job of eating up miles
@@stepseven Nice, all the best to you sir, God Bless
This will be my next bike. Right now i ride an MT01
How is the center of gravity? I'm a shorter rider (5'6", 30" inseam). I've had a Yamaha Stratoliner, and a Goldwing. Both bigger, heavy bikes, but they were very manageable with their center of gravity. Thanks for the video. Your enthusiasm for the bike is pretty cool!
It's good, im 5'6 myself. the hardest part is lifting it from the stand while stopped. Once rolling i dont even feel the weight of it anymore
@@stepseven Thanks dude. The closest for sale is an hour or so away from me just to be able to throw a leg over, so your input is appreciated.
@@stepseven I’m sure you’ve figured this out since it’s been a year since you’ve posted, but a little hack to make it easier is to turn the handlebars to the right to make it easier to lift it up from the stand.
These bikes are under rated monsters! In a street battle stock they keep up with twin cams all day long so far the new "8" motor might be able to beat a venture. Now the statue of limitations is up: I've ridden from west NY to martha's vin MA in 5.5 hours including the 45min boat ride and a 20min lunch stop.
i have venture 1300 from 1986 its best of the best i was thinking about this motorcycle but dont know what is better in it...i have more space torque horses etc...if u never ride moto like this take it easy beckause....
I have one blue color
Love my 2005 but hard getting used to the popping and backfire.
my 2007 doesn’t do that
@@OACSOME my 07 Royal star tour deluxe does. I actually think it sounds cool. I have a set of Sharkroad megaphone slip on pipes so it sound mean and the little bit of backfire makes it even meaner. I get compliments all the time.
@@kman-mi7su i just got stock pipes, no tips
Read up on that problem. If you have the bime its an easy fix. Dont remeber exactly but i read an article on it. Great bikes
i have the same bike,mine is year2000,but the main fuse has blown changing the battery,,says its under the left panel took the floor back rests off both sides but not there,where is the main 30amp fuse any idea..mike
behind the Right side cover right above the passenger foot rest. uses the number 4 torks to remove the two screws. hope this helps
it is under the battery box and is part of the starter relay, access from left side , take the left passenger floorboard off and 1 screw and the cover comes off
Muy linda.
gracias
Se vé genial. Vi una en venta en Costa Rica a un precio rasonable pero con un color horrible. Si la llego a comprar fijo la pinto por que no me gusta el color, es lo único reprochable que le veo a la moto aquí en CR.
You should get uninsured motorist protection
If someone hit you and doesn’t have insurance it’s very in expensive
if someone hits me and they dont have insurance it will be alot more expensive for them than me
Brother y cuantos mpg agarras con esa moto? Me venden una en 4,000 con 42,000 como vez, Vale la pena?
va hasta mas o meno 5 L per 100 km. puedo hacer con la gasolina regular tambien si es nessesario. me perase que 4000 es un buen precio por todo las cosas que offrese esta moto
Price...??
Cuánto vale
Floorboards...not pedals😉
Start it up next time..that's all I came for
I'm reading they are more comfortable to ride than a Goldwing.
nope.
@@G-Money1 It was said your feet are further forward. Also you're in less of a tucked position?
@@philzail2532 Is body positioning the only factor you're using to measure comfort?
@@G-Money1 as of now I can only go by what others have said. I'll be in the market soon. I'll make sure I sit on more than one type. I've ridden for hours on an uncomfortable bike before. Don't want to do it again.
I'm also a Yamaha fan. Also concerned about some back support.
Like you talk like a 15 year old like you know