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Its been 4 years now since I sold my last touring bike and after two Goldwings and the Triumph Trophy, I'm kind of missing a long distance machine. The Guzzi and the Kawasaki are great bikes for their purpose, and they're both keepers, but neither have that long distance comfort that I've been craving lately. I ran across this 45 year old fully loaded classic at a very attractive price that's hard to resist. At $1700 dollars, I could at least get my money back parting it out. I spoke to the owner and he says everything works on the bike except the cassette player (but the stereo does work), and always stored indoors. Has a lot of OEM extras such as led lighting, his and hers back-rests, new tires, oil & filter change, differential fluid changed, custom pinstriping, and he says its ready for the road. We'll see tomorrow. Honestly I don't know a lot about these bikes other than what I've been reading up on, but apparently these bikes have quite the following and are considered pretty bullet proof. I know a few things to look out for such as checking the air ride system for leaks, charging system for proper charging voltage and the normal stuff like brakes, cables, instruments on the dash and such, but is there anything else I might need to look at on such an old bike like this?
1984 Yamaha Venture XVZ12
9400 miles
$1700.





1984 Yamaha Venture XVZ12
9400 miles
$1700.




