Though it looks similar to certain other American-made engines, the factory threw in a tuned counterbalancer to tame the vibrations for low-fatigue cruising.Īn over-head cam times quad-valve, dual-plug heads with a transistor-controlled ignition to manage the spark. It doesn't just look big this sucker runs 100 mm bores with a 118 mm stroke for a total displacement of 1,854 cc, or 113 cubic-inches. Yamaha really veers into H-D and Indian's lane on the Star Venture with the big, air-cooled V-twin mill that serves as the beating heart and anchors the look for the rest of the bike. All-in-all, a rather uninspiring suspension system, but one that is, unfortunately, all too common on American-style tourers.
Even though the factory took steps to try to reduce rotational inertia through mass centralization, there's no arguing with the steering numbers, and this bike feels a little reluctant in the corners.Ī pair of 46 mm forks support the front end on 5.1 inches of travel, but offer nothing in the way of adjustment while the rear shock gives up 4.3 inches of travel and only the obligatory preload adjustment. The steering comes raked out quite a bit at 31-degrees with 5.7 inches of trail, so the Venture is quite stable in the straights and comfortable over the long haul. A die-cast subframe finishes the skeleton with an eye toward mass-centralization, though that seems a bit futile if you consider the effect of a load in the tour-pack, but I guess they had to at least make an effort. The Star Venture weighs in at 963 pounds, so the factory went with steel members for the main frame to support all that stress.
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