I've got a 96 Adventurer, Love it. Anyone else have one?
Michael
Yep, got a 99 Adventurer. I also love the bike. Plenty of power for my little butt. Blows my friends Honda out of the water by 2nd gear. I have the " off road " pipes on it which makes it sound great also. Very distinctive. Did a little to personalize it. Bought the " 900 " badges for the side, gen-mar risers for the handle bars and a license plate holder that says " Does this bike make my butt look fast? " Need some new tires since I plan on making the Kootani Raid in Nelson BC in July. Hopefully I will see other Adventurer owners to BS with. Just wanted to let you know, your not alone.
Butchster
I have a 98 Adventurer. Had it from new, and other than the design of the airbox (hard to get the filter changed/cleaned, and fragile plastic-brass inserts for the side cover that has to be removed to remove the other side cover to service the battery), the only complaint I have is it is very top-heavy. It is vey cumbersome at low speeds, but once moving above a trot, it handles better than some other cruiser types because it has excellent ground clearence.
The sparkplugs are a little difficult, but no worse than similar type engines from other manufacturers, plus there are only 3 plugs as opposed to 4. I use Iridium plugs and have not had to touch them for 4 years now.
The coolant overflow tank level can not be read with the gas tank on because of its opaque color, and I had to repair mine the first time I pulled the gas tank off and gouged it putting the tank back on. It was an easy fix though, a little plastic welding.
The battery could have been a little bigger as far as capacity goes. I am on my 4th battery in 8 years, which is about normal, but it must have a good charge to crank the engine on a cold day.
Lastly, bleed the hydraulics often (f&r brakes and clutch)! Trust me I know about this one.
I have slash-cut O.R. "silencers", sissy bar, saddle bags, Nat. Cycle fly screen, as well as enough parts to rebuild the front end completely, used swing arm, a spare K/Q seat, and a single seat/luggage rack combo so I can alter the looks of the bike in less than an hour.
I have had about 14,000 trouble free miles, other than my previous mentioned observations/quirks.
dschief
Michael
Yep, got a 99 Adventurer. I also love the bike. Plenty of power for my little butt. Blows my friends Honda out of the water by 2nd gear. I have the " off road " pipes on it which makes it sound great also. Very distinctive. Did a little to personalize it. Bought the " 900 " badges for the side, gen-mar risers for the handle bars and a license plate holder that says " Does this bike make my butt look fast? " Need some new tires since I plan on making the Kootani Raid in Nelson BC in July. Hopefully I will see other Adventurer owners to BS with. Just wanted to let you know, your not alone.
Butchster
I have a 98 Adventurer. Had it from new, and other than the design of the airbox (hard to get the filter changed/cleaned, and fragile plastic-brass inserts for the side cover that has to be removed to remove the other side cover to service the battery), the only complaint I have is it is very top-heavy. It is vey cumbersome at low speeds, but once moving above a trot, it handles better than some other cruiser types because it has excellent ground clearence.
The sparkplugs are a little difficult, but no worse than similar type engines from other manufacturers, plus there are only 3 plugs as opposed to 4. I use Iridium plugs and have not had to touch them for 4 years now.
The coolant overflow tank level can not be read with the gas tank on because of its opaque color, and I had to repair mine the first time I pulled the gas tank off and gouged it putting the tank back on. It was an easy fix though, a little plastic welding.
The battery could have been a little bigger as far as capacity goes. I am on my 4th battery in 8 years, which is about normal, but it must have a good charge to crank the engine on a cold day.
Lastly, bleed the hydraulics often (f&r brakes and clutch)! Trust me I know about this one.
I have slash-cut O.R. "silencers", sissy bar, saddle bags, Nat. Cycle fly screen, as well as enough parts to rebuild the front end completely, used swing arm, a spare K/Q seat, and a single seat/luggage rack combo so I can alter the looks of the bike in less than an hour.
I have had about 14,000 trouble free miles, other than my previous mentioned observations/quirks.
dschief
