IMO five gears is plenty for that bike because it has a higher rpm powerband than a v-twin, so it's designed to operate in the higher range because that's where it's power and torque are. If it had a sixth gear it could only be used on downhills or long flat stretches at 75+ mph speeds, and would have to be downshifted on any kind of grade or to pass. As for the bike sitting for long periods, adding Stabil and Lucas ethanol treatment to the gas should eliminate carb issues. It would be interesting to hear your experience with the SVT vs the RSV.

That's awsome

I just traded my 2009 Road King for a 2000 Millennium - straight trade. LOVE the Yami. Smooth acceleration and really fast excel. Gets a lot of looks for a 19 year old bike.

Not to mention cost of ownership is lower and a better bang for the buck.

I loved my Royal Star Venture. The Goldwing has an uncomfortable (too low and too upright) seating position for me. I prefer the Yamaha all day long. The Goldwing is too much like riding in a car. They even have them with automatic transmissions now! Popular bikes, just not for me.

Russell Cyr I know what you mean. I had a Victory Vision that weighed over a thousand pounds, I rode it back from Atlanta to Chattanooga Tennessee and it wore me smack ass out! It was one of the nicest bikes that I have ever owned, but I couldn't imagine keeping it to ride on a daily basis.

Try riding my ultra classic you will change your mind about your Yamaha my friend changed the clutch basket and it was a good bike keep riding and have fun

I never scraped a peg on mine either, but I did experience the death wobble once when I took a curve too fast and just kept trying to lean my way through it, lol. I learned my lesson that day... do not exceed the geometric limitations of lean angle, lol.

F I would be better

Yes sir..for sure...amen

You are my kinda guy..sir...amen

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I have a Venture and the only problem I had with it was that damn own whine. Other than that, the thing was perfect for long trips.

But you still want the road King lol.🙂

a little cheaper , not buuy much and definatly not more reliable. lets see it hit 100 k miles and compare. the harley will still be going strong for at least another 100k and you will nedd twom more yamahas at least to match that.

@MrZep420 If you compare the service histories you will see that the Road Star has far fewer issues. An H/D salesman even admitted that to me.

@@daddski1 I was referring to fewer service issues, which is true if you compare service histories. The Harley's are hardy bikes and can be overhauled many times and stay in use. The Road Star should have no problem hitting 100k. I had a 1978 Yamaha XS-1100 and put 93K miles on it before a crash. I only did routine fluids, tires etc... Not many Harley's would do that.

@@tmann0901 Sound?? Been drinking too much H-D Kool-Aid. Looks? Sure, most of the H-Ds look great, but too small. After $25K do I need to spend more to make a bike fit me? Have a funny story about an H-D guy who would not ride a great road because he thought his brakes could fail.

@@tmann0901 H-Ds are great, just many other choices. Sound?? You are probably too busy listeing to the "Eagles" on your Glide to hear / see me passing you on my K1600KTL.

I'm 55 and still dreaming of a goldwing in my garage. Go do it young man before marriage. Do it now! Enjoy yourself. God is happy when his children are at play.

lol no its not. but it is nice

Try bmw :)

check the drain plugs, behind the fins. a trick is to place a small coin over the plug and replace the fins, which will putt a little pressure on the plug. if you need to change them a spark plug fits the threads, so you can pull them out to replace them

@@BigBadLoneWolf, been there, done that. I discovered that’s it not coolant!! I had put Yamalube oil that’s comes out blue poured from the bottle, but when it leaks out of the engine, it’s green, GREEN! So when I observe a green drip on my white tray, I just took it as coolant! So with that, I think the source is the neutral switch. UGH!

Throw a set of good slip on mufflers on it, and it sounds like an old v8 hotrod. I have a set of road king mufflers on mine that I bought on eBay for $50.

jim wortham metric bikes don’t really need a huge dealer network due to their reliability.

I don't think so. If anything HD has an undesirable reputation nowadays with shrinking sales. Sure, you still have the dyed in the wool HD fans showing up at Sturgis and all the other drunk fests, but let's see how they accept the Livewire & Pan America. For that matter I don't see any Streets on the road or even in the showroom floor. If HD continues guessing (and flopping) at what younger riders want, more HD riders will continue to switch over to Indian ...just my two cents.

@Penetrator ...but HDs are and my point was that a lot of the stigma of owning a metric came from HD owners. Remember the Tshirts that read "I'd rather push my HD than ride a Honda"? Second, now that HD failed to sell sufficient quantities of small displacement Streets, that were manufactured in India, I predict it they won't sell any electric $30k Livewires and time will tell if any HD owners will buy a ADV bike called the Pan America. Why would I want an unreliable, unproven HD ADV bike when I could buy a BMW GS or a KTM 1290 Adventure? Shit, a Suzuki Vstrom is a better alternative - even an Africa Twin. When HD finally recognizes their horrible mistake trying to capture younger riders manufacturing hhitty bikes nobody wants, I bet a bunch of HD owners will give up and make the switch to the other American offering. BTW, both sell over priced motorcycles - not many millennials will fork over $30k+ for a Roadmaster or a Chieftain.

Ron Friedman - H-Ds mistake has been letting the dealers push anything non-traditional into the corner and steer new/potential buyers away from them.