Dan.....I posted earlier that my brother did get the Venture Royale that he was after. We're suppose to go and get it this Thursday. We're picking it up in Michigan not 50 miles aways from where I bought my VT800 a few years ago. So I'm making the exact same 8 hour trip to pick up the bike. My brother wants to ride it back, so we're hoping that it is in the good shape the owner says it is to make this trip. I'll bring my jacket and helmet and I might get to ride it for a couple hundred miles. Should be fun to ride a fully dressed motorcycle with all the bells and whistles.

I'll pass along the information about the forums. I think that my brother knows about one of them already but not the other. I'll also pass along your offer to help. My brother has been in love with this bike for a number of years and I am happy for him to have finally gotten something that he has wanted for so long. I'll post some pictures when we get back.

alepel

"Ride with the Spirit always, and in all ways"....hombldr