Well, this is the new ride, 2005 Yamaha Venture!


Before I forget about Barrie Harley, let me give a little sidebar about these characters. After they have your money and the deal is done, so are your chances of any help. My bike came wired and mounted for a GPS, and it would be a lot easier to replace the unit (Ebay) if I knew the company or model #, so I called up and asked if this information could be obtained for me from the previous owner. I didn't think it was a big deal, but after 2 weeks of no answer I call back up and get told the salesman is on holiday, so I ask to speak to the Sales Manager and relay my story and also the fact that my 30 day warranty is almost up, so I can imagine the great help I'm going to get when "out of warranty" time rolls around. Dam manager threatened to hang up on me, wait till I win my millions, nothing is spent at Barrie HD.


My arrival home wasnt without a bit of an adventure, anyone who has a Venture can profess to their "top heaviness" so as I pulled up to the top of my driveway I have a covered porch where I store the bike out of the elements. I have to do a little "back & forth" in order to wheel it in place, so as the wife is standing back I proceed to wheel it back and forth and then tilt the handlebars too much and weight takes over....OMG she is going over!! Thank god for highway pegs and floor boards.... they held the sucker up until the wife dashed in to help bring it back upright. Heart attack or what! But she was under the roof and out came the Mr. Clean Car Wash System (highly recommended), Gold Classic Leather Cleaner, Mothers Car Wax and finally Blue Diamond chrome polish. Took a few hours for the initial cleaning but what a difference, the bike looked brand new.