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Dan, Stan, & Fred.
Thanks for your responses re; the Venture.
Stan, how old were those top-heavy Ventures? Fred, how old are the Ventures with the load gear whine? I think they changed the Venture in the very late 90's, and they've kept it virtually the same since then. Sitting on the bike at a stealership, it seemed pretty well balanced and the salesman said the designers at Yamaha went to a lot of trouble to get a low center of gravity. I saw a used one on line about 45 minutes from where I live in Wisconsin (and it has a hitch.) There's no way I will buy one without riding it. If it's top heavy, I won't get it. My wife wieghs under 150, and a few years back I had her take an experienced riders course with me as a passenger. It's bad enough when she throws her weight around at home. Throwing her weight around when she's on the back pad just couldn't be tolerated.
The Venture's about 1300 cc and its a V-4 with two into one pipes on each side. The spec sheets says the bike wieghs 807 pounds and it generates 96 horsepower, that's about a 70% increase in hp over my T.
The dealer says they get about 50 mpg. I know the Harleys and 1600 Vulcans are getting that kind of mileage, but they are fuel injected and the Venture has carbs. My suspicious nature is telling me the salesman might be lying to make a sale.
I think I'll look on a Venture forum. I can ask about the gear whine as well. (I bet loud pipes would solve that problem anyway.) I'm getting a good wi-fi signal in the RV, and I'm here for a couple of days yet.
I don't see tons of used Ventures for sale, and the ones I see seem to be holding their value really well.

We've been in Florida since November. Being from Wisconsin, we would laugh when people down here complained it was cold at 50 degrees. Less than 6 months after we got here, my wife pointed out that I had been FLORIDIZED when I complained it only got up to 68 one day. Actually, if I never see snow again, it will be too soon.

I just got back from a little sightseeing and a new RV pulled in... towing an old Venture. I'll have to pick his brain, but it's the newer style that interests me.

Dan,
I've seen that Audiovox install on the Web before. It's the same unit Tony put on his T. My understanding is that there is more room for the servo motor on the Valk.

My problem is with the radial nerve. It starts with the thumb and forefinger and spreads to everything except the pinky.
(Maybe we should stop with the "old guy" health issue stuff. Skip might make us start a geriatric health care thread.)