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On Saturday my wife and I took a new 1800 out for a demo ride. I’ve been riding a 91 Venture for the past 11 years and this was my first ride on the 1800.
So…… WOW! What a machine! It was a bit of a shock to ride a fuel injected bike again (I had an fuel injected sport bike a few years back). The instantaneous throttle response takes a bit to get used to. The torque is just friggin’ unbelievable!!
I pulled out of the dealer parking lot and hit the throttle what I thought was a bit softer than I normally would to get the Venture up to speed on a 50 mph road and HOLY COW……….. My wife was instantly pressed back hard against the backrest from the acceleration. Her words "holy crap! I thought you were going to pop a wheelie there!"
It's amazing how fast the revs come up. You sure have to be ready to shift quickly if you're on the gas.
The bike sits a lot lower than mine and the center of gravity is WAY low by comparison. I was pretty tentative leaning it into corners since I was two up, I wasn't used to the bike and it wasn't mine but it seems to handle extremely well.
The heated seats pretty much sold my wife on the bike right away.
It looks like my Venture has been sold to a fellow in the Northwest Territories. He’s sending me ½ the money today and will pick up the bike in a week or two.
So it was an exciting weekend. When the Venture goes I’ll be one big step closer to being a GL1800 rider!
Just needed to share…………
Cheers,
Steve
So…… WOW! What a machine! It was a bit of a shock to ride a fuel injected bike again (I had an fuel injected sport bike a few years back). The instantaneous throttle response takes a bit to get used to. The torque is just friggin’ unbelievable!!
I pulled out of the dealer parking lot and hit the throttle what I thought was a bit softer than I normally would to get the Venture up to speed on a 50 mph road and HOLY COW……….. My wife was instantly pressed back hard against the backrest from the acceleration. Her words "holy crap! I thought you were going to pop a wheelie there!"
It's amazing how fast the revs come up. You sure have to be ready to shift quickly if you're on the gas.
The bike sits a lot lower than mine and the center of gravity is WAY low by comparison. I was pretty tentative leaning it into corners since I was two up, I wasn't used to the bike and it wasn't mine but it seems to handle extremely well.
The heated seats pretty much sold my wife on the bike right away.
It looks like my Venture has been sold to a fellow in the Northwest Territories. He’s sending me ½ the money today and will pick up the bike in a week or two.
So it was an exciting weekend. When the Venture goes I’ll be one big step closer to being a GL1800 rider!
Just needed to share…………
Cheers,
Steve