![]() I have a buddy that has a 2003 with 26,000 that includes a piggybacker trailer for $7000. It is the only tourbike to my knowledge that has a passenger seat the moves front to back like a seat in a car for rider adjustment and has a trunk that moves forwad and back to give the passenger more room. All methods of travel have a luxury class. Parts are readily available both new and used the only component I have ever had go out on a voyager was an alternator and it took 15 minutes to change, the center stand is very easy to use, oil changes take 15 minutes and can be done with the bike on the center stand, Final drive same way. An open-road comparison of the best and the biggest in full-dress touring. I will say this and I am sure I will be scolded, but The Kawasaki Voyager XII is the best bang for your buck in tourbiking. ![]() Claimed horsepower was 94.94 HP (70.8 KW) 7000 RPM. It could reach a top speed of 119 mph (192 km/h). The Yamaha XVZ12 is a touring motorcycle produced by Yamaha between 19 and more commonly known as the Venture Royale. Let me say I have never ridden the VR, I have ridden several voyagers, the air suspension is good but The progressive suspension gave me more confidence and I felt my bike handled much better in the curves and the corners than when it had the Standard air suspension. Test Driving Yamaha V4 Tour Bike (Royal Star Venture). Plus newly registered users are granted a 14 day free full membership to see what we are all about. If you are not already a registered user, please consider signing up today. Buought right for the condition and you can't go wrong with either. The Venturers Technical Support Library is for all Venture owners and brought to you as a free public service of The Venturers M/C. Since you can do anything you want to a 20+ year old bike you can make either into what you want. Their comments on the Kawi were it was nice with a lot of features while not as well sorted out package as some of the others. Nothing but the Yamaha could come close to the BMW in the twisties. Nothing but the BMW K100 could come close to keeping up with the Yamaha in straight line acceleration. High marks for power and riding position. I found this puzzling since they had big problems with the Gold Wing's air suspension and had to continually stop to air it up.Ĭycle Guide rated Yamaha's "Highway Hotrod" as they called it #1 and GW a close second. The Yamaha XVZ12 is a touring motorcycle produced by Yamaha between 19 and more commonly known as the Venture Royale. ![]() I was asking myself the same question so bought 1986 back issues of Cycle World and Cycle Guide from E-bay with comparison tests of the Venture MkII to other tourers of the day (GW, Voyager, Cavalcade, HD FLH, and some others) to see what folks said when these relics were new.Ĭycle World was predominantly Gold Wing with Yamaha coming in a close 2nd to the reviewers. ![]()
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