1999 Yamaha Royal Star Venture review from United States of America

So far the only things to go wrong with the motorcycle have been premature tire wear. Replaced the stock Dunlops with Metzeler ME880 tires - awesome upgrade.

Replace the final drive - covered under the dealer warranty.

Replace the clutch basket - covered under the warranty.

After riding a Suzuki Intruder LS for 6 months, I was so frustrated at the lousy performance that I stopped into a Yamaha dealer to look around. I sat on a 99 Venture that was a dealer left over. I traded the Suzuki and bought the Venture with the CD option for $13,000, about $3,000 off the original price.

This bike handles like a dream and is exceptionally comfortable, I am 6'4" and 360 lbs and this bike fits me well, more comfortable than any other big bike I have tried.

The power is amazing, it is a v4 with 99HP, I can go 120 in 4th gear on this heavy machine.

The stereo system rocks on this bike, the only drawback is that the CD player skips on bumpy roads, so I use tapes or my MP3 player which plugs into a built in auxiliary jack.

You can't beat Yamaha's 5 year warranty/roadside assistance program- simply the best around.